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Kate McIlroy carved nearly eight seconds off her New Zealand national 3000m steeplechase record in finishing third in the Australian championship in Sydney on the fourth and final day of the hampionships on Sunday.
McIlroy recorded 9m 40.20s to better her New Zealand record set in winning the New Zealand title in Christchurch last week.
The 24 year old world mountain running champion has only competed in the steeplechase on three occasions and each time has set a New Zealand record.
McIlroy was headed in by Australia's Melissa Rollison in 9m 35.46s and Donna MacFarlane 9m 40.06s.
James Dolphin won his heat of the 200m in 20.82s, but was only seventh in the final. Matthew Brown came through the heats in 20.90s and was fifth in the final in 20.99s.
Andrea Miller failed to achieve the selection standard for the Games in the 100m hurdles after finishing second in the final and Nic O'Brien was yet again just outside the Games standard in the 400m hurdles taking fourth in the final in 50.41s.
Summary of New Zealand performances Day 4:
Cameron Calkeon 6th Ht 1 200m ambulant 30.69s (-1.4)
Matt Slade 5th Ht 2 200m ambulant 26.68s (-2.0)
Daniel O'Dwyer 2nd 100m wheelchair 15.94s (+0.9) 2nd 1500m wheelchair 3m 30.64s
Jacobus Nel 8th pole vault 5.00m
Andrea Miller 1st Ht 1 100m hurdles 13.60sQ (-0.6), 2nd final 13.70s (-1.7)
Angela McKee 5th high jump 1.83m
James Dolphin 1st Ht 2 200m 20.82sQ (-1.5), 7th final 21.04s (-1.5)
Adam Somerville 5th Ht 2 200m 21.28s (-1.5)
Matthew Brown 2nd Ht 3 200m 20.90s Q (-1.8) 5th final 20.99s (-1.5)
Dallas Roberts 5th Ht 3 21.55s (-1.8)
Nic O'Brien 4th 400m hurdles 50.41s
Kate McIlroy 3rd 3000m steeplechase 9m 40.20s New Zealand national record.
source Athletics New Zealand
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