In the American NCAA cross country regional meetings over the weekend, Fiona Crombie won the Northeast Regional 6km at Franklin Park Boston in 20m 27s. Leonora Joy was 12th in 21m 12s and Dana Hastie 22nd in 21m 38s. In the men's 10km at the same meeting Max Smith was fifth in 30m 5s and Shaun Krawitz 48th in 31m 33s.
In the Midwest Regional meeting in Iowa City, Mary Davies was fifth in the 6km in 21m 1s, Michelle Prowse 26th in 22m and in the men's 10km Edwin Henshaw was 54th in 32m 45s.

Jessica Penney's journey from Wellington to Hamilton was rewarded with a qualifying long jump of 6.27m, for selection to the world junior championships in Beijing China next August.
Competing at the national teams competition northern region qualifying round, Penny was seeking top competition against Chantal Brunner and Jenni Dryburgh.
With a perfect tail wind of 1.8 metres per second, Penney easily exceeded the qualifying standard of 6.10m.
The 17 year old now has her sights set on the Commonwealth Games target of 6.50m.

Brunner, who has qualified for the Commonwealth Games won the long jump with 6.30m. Brunner also won the 100m in 11.70s, beating Jane Arnott. Arnott later won the 400m in 54.45s and the 200m in 23.94s. Angela McKee, who has achieved the Games selection height of 1.86m, was over the high jump at 1.83m.

National 100m sprint champion James Dolphin of North Harbour gave his chances of making the Melbourne Games a major boost, with his 200 metres time of 20.79s, just under the selection standard of 20.80s for the Games. But unfortunately the following wind was 3.1 metres per second. Dolphin had earlier won the 100m in 10.62s.
The depth of top sprinters from Bays was evident with James Mortimer winning the B division race in 10.47s and Carl Van der Speck heading in a star studded open field in 10.53s.
Andrea Miller and Mortimer showed potential in making it to the Melbourne Games in the sprint hurdles. Miller was through in 13.62s in the 100m hurdles and Mortimer recorded a swift 13.89s in the 110m hurdles, both times were wind assisted.