Oceania Cross Country Championships

The Oceania Cross Country Championships are a biennial international cross country running competition. Organised by the Oceania Athletics Association, it is the area championships for the region and participation is for its member federations.

Oceania Cross Country Championships
Statusactive
Genresports event
Frequencybiennial
Location(s)various
Inaugurated2008 (2008)
Most recent2022 Oceania Cross Country Championships
Next event2024 Oceania Cross Country Championships
Organised byOceania Athletics

The championships were inaugurated in 2008 in Saipan and the venue for the championships changes every two years. It was initially conceived as an annual event; however, after the third edition in 2010, the championships changed to a biennial event.

Unlike the World Championships for the sport, the Oceania Cross Country Championships consists of races in age categories, with separate senior, under-20, and under-18 races for both male and female athletes.[1]

Editions edit

Edition Year City Country Date Venue No. of
Countries
No. of
Athletes
Ref
1st 2008 Saipan   Northern Mariana Islands 25 June Laolao Bay Golf Resort [2]
2nd 2009 Christchurch, Canterbury   New Zealand 1 August [3]
3rd 2010 Brisbane   Australia 21 August [4]
4th 2012 Hamilton, Waikato   New Zealand 4 August [5]
5th 2014 Tumon, Tamuning   Guam 16 October [6]
6th 2016 Auckland   New Zealand 7 August [7]
7th 2018 Maleny   Australia 25 August Maleny Golf Course [8]
8th 2022 Mangilao   Guam 25 June George Washington High School [9]

Results edit

Men's Results edit

Year Gold Silver Bronze
2008
(6 km)
Aunese Curreen
  Samoa
21:05 Brendan Whelan
  Australia
21:09 Lavi Sam
  Vanuatu
21:14
2009
(12 km)
Timothy Rowe
  Australia
38:13 Andrew Davidson
  New Zealand
38:13 Edwin Henshaw
  New Zealand
38:25
2010
(12 km)
Martin Dent
  Australia
36:49 Liam Adams
  Australia
37:05 Jeffrey Hunt
  Australia
37:20
2012
(12 km)
James Nipperess
  Australia
39:05 Samuel Wreford
  New Zealand
39:36 Alex Parlane
  New Zealand
40:29
2014
(12 km)
Nicholas Wightman
  Australia
41:13 Callan Moody
  New Zealand
41:34 Simbai Casper
  Papua New Guinea
42:56
2016
(10 km)
Nicholas Wightman
  Australia
33:00 Jonathon Jackson
  New Zealand
33:05 Daniel Balchin
  New Zealand
33:12
2018
(10 km)
Andrew Buchanan
  Australia
32:15.00 Riley Cocks
  Australia
32:29.00 Edward Goddard
  Australia
32:48.00
2022
(10 km)
Ryan Matienzo
  Guam
34:41.80 Arthur Toves
  Guam
35:08.63 Derek Mandell
  Guam
35:30.42

: Edwin Kaitany from   Kenya running as guest was 1st in 38:54.

Women's Results edit

Year Gold Silver Bronze
2008
(3 km)
Salome Dell
  Papua New Guinea
11:08 Marie Benito
  Guam
12:20 Nicole Layson
  Guam
12:31
2009
(8 km)
Melinda Vernon
  Australia
28:52 Fiona Crombie
  New Zealand
29:07 Kellie Palmer
  New Zealand
30:10
2010
(8 km)
Jessica Trengove
  Australia
28:00 Clare Geraghty
  Australia
28:28 Tamara Carvolth
  Australia
28:38
2012
(8 km)
Celia Sullohern
  Australia
29:33 Mikayla Nielsen
  New Zealand
29:37 Nicki McFadzien
  New Zealand
29:43
2014
(8 km)
Courtney Powell
  Australia
28:55 Rachel Kingsford
  New Zealand
29:37 Elodie Mevel
  French Polynesia
33:25
2016
(10 km)
Laura Nagel
  New Zealand
38:08 Rosa Flanagan
  New Zealand
38:28 Karinna Fyfe
  Australia
39:02
2018
(10 km)
Madeline Hills
  Australia
37:32 Caitlin Adams
  Australia
38:49 Lara Hamilton
  Australia
39:23
2022
(10 km)
Ongan Awa
  Papua New Guinea
41:55 Denise Meyers
  Northern Mariana Islands
43:45 Ayuri Sugahara
  Guam
50:54

Under-20 Men's Results edit

Year Gold Silver Bronze
2008
2009
(8 km)
Aaron Pulford
  New Zealand
26:11 Alex Parlane
  New Zealand
26:31 Michael Banks
  New Zealand
26:38
2010
(8 km)
Ethan Heywood
  Australia
25:18 David Ricketts
  Australia
25:22 Rhys Jones
  Australia
25:24
2012
(8 km)
Matt Baxter
  New Zealand
26:20 Antoine Bonnet
  New Zealand
26:30 Michael Sutton
  New Zealand
26:45
2014
(8 km)
Avikash Lal
  Fiji
29:22 Ravnil Kumar
  Fiji
31:11 Magdano Marquez
  Micronesia
33:55
2016
(8 km)
Cameron Avery
  New Zealand
26:51 Matt Prest
  New Zealand
27:09 Harry Ewing
  New Zealand
27:13
2018
(8 km)
Haftu Strintzos
  Australia
26:42 Chekole Getenet
  Australia
27:04 Jackson Sharp
  Australia
27:20
2022
(6 km)
Hugh Kent
  Guam
20:20.00 Rynier DiRamos
  Guam
21:07.10 Alexander Clark
  Guam
21:07.30

Under-20 Women's Results edit

Year Gold Silver Bronze
2008
2009
(6 km)
Hannah Newbould
  New Zealand
21:35 Danielle Trevis
  New Zealand
21:44 Olivia Burne
  New Zealand
22:25
2010
(6 km)
Danielle Trevis
  New Zealand
21:00 Grace Musgrove
  Australia
21:42 Celia Sullohern
  Australia
21:59
2012
(6 km)
Kara MacDermid
  New Zealand
22:42 Georgie Grgec
  New Zealand
23:28 Grace McConnochie
  New Zealand
23:36
2014
(6 km)
Jenny Albert
  Papua New Guinea
25:16 Aria Perez-Theisen
  Guam
29:35 Mika Rosario
  Guam
30:17
2016
(6 km)
Hannah Miller
  New Zealand
23:49 Grace Wood
  New Zealand
23:57 Jess Kikstra
  New Zealand
24:09
2018
(6 km)
Ella Heeney
  Australia
23:07 Brielle Erbacher
  Australia
23:15 Rose Davies
  Australia
23:26
2022
(6 km)
Jordan Baden
  Guam
24:05 Patricia Miclat
  Guam
28:06 Bekah Tavarez
  Guam
28:13

Under-18 Boy's Results edit

Year Gold Silver Bronze
2008
(3 km)
Gregory Fosailafu
  Solomon Islands
10:16 Christopher Magtoto
  Guam
10:30 Jeofry Limitaco
  Guam
10:54
2009
2010
2012
2014
2016
(6 km)
Isaiah Priddey
  New Zealand
20:25 Kalani Sheridan
  New Zealand
20:31 Trent Dodds
  New Zealand
20:38
2018
(6 km)
Murdoch McIntyre
  New Zealand
20:14 Matthew Rankin
  Australia
20:27 Jude Thomas
  Australia
20:30
2022

Under-18 Girl's Results edit

Year Gold Silver Bronze
2008
(3 km)
Laura Nagel
  New Zealand
10:49 Danielle Trevis
  New Zealand
11:30 Jackie Gatland
  Norfolk Island
12:06
2009
2010
2012
2014
2016
(4 km)
Hannah O’Connor
  New Zealand
14:48 Tessa Webb
  New Zealand
15:26 Liliana Braun
  New Zealand
15:38
2018
(4 km)
Nikita Moore
  Australia
14:40 Keely Small
  Australia
14:55 Kirstie Rae
  New Zealand
14:59
2022

References edit

  1. ^ Championship Index – 3 Cross Country – Oceania Cross Country Championships OCXC, World Junior Athletics History, archived from the original on March 5, 2013, retrieved March 16, 2013
  2. ^ "25.06.2008 - Oceania Cross Country Championship (NMI)" (PDF). OAA. Oceania Athletics Association. 25 June 2008. Retrieved 15 May 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "01.08.2009 - Oceania Cross Country Championship (NZL)" (PDF). OAA. Oceania Athletics Association. 1 August 2009. Retrieved 15 May 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "01.08.2010 - Oceania Cross Country Championship (AUS)" (PDF). OAA. Oceania Athletics Association. 1 August 2010. Retrieved 15 May 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "04.08.2012 - Oceania Cross Country Championship (NZL)" (PDF). OAA. Oceania Athletics Association. 4 August 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ "16.08.2014 - Oceania Cross Country Championship (GUM)" (PDF). OAA. Oceania Athletics Association. 16 August 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ "07.08.2016 - Oceania Cross Country Championship (NZL)" (PDF). OAA. Oceania Athletics Association. 7 August 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ "25.08.2018 - Oceania Cross Country Championship (AUS)" (PDF). OAA. Oceania Athletics Association. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ "29.10.22: Oceania Cross Country Championships" (PDF). OAA. Oceania Athletics Association. 29 October 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)