Oceania Cross Country Championships
Competition in international cross country running
| Oceania Cross Country Championships | |
|---|---|
| Status | active |
| Genre | sports event |
| Frequency | biennial |
| Location(s) | various |
| Inaugurated | 2008 (2008) |
| Most recent | 2022 Oceania Cross Country Championships |
| Next event | 2024 Oceania Cross Country Championships |
| Organised by | Oceania Athletics |
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 it's member federations.
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
| 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
Men's Results
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 (3 km) | Gregory Fosailafu  Solomon Islands | 10:16 | Christopher Magtoto Guam | 10:30 | Jeofry Limitaco Guam | 10:54 |
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| 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
| 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 |
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| 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
- ^ 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
- ^ "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) - ^ "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) - ^ "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) - ^ "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) - ^ "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) - ^ "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) - ^ "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) - ^ "29.10.22: Oceania Cross Country Championships" (PDF). OAA. Oceania Athletics Association. 29 October 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
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See also: Modern pentathlon • International Cross Country Championships (1903–1972) | ||
