South Island Cross Country

South Island Cross Country Champs

The South Island Cross Country Champs are held at QE II Park, Christchurch every year and organised by Christchurch Avon Athletic Club. From 2016, they are held on a new course at nearby Ascot Golf Course

The event started in the 1930s as the Kennett Cup. It became the South Island Champs in the 1990s.

The masters women run two and a half laps for just over 5km. The masters men younger than 65 run an additional two laps and complete 9km. From 2015, the older men had a shorter distance, with M65-79 covering 7km and M80+ running the same course as the women.

The race is usually held on the first Saturday in July or the last in June.

The next event will be held in 2023.

	M35	W35
2022	29:40 - Alex Kelliher 31:14 - Simon Kerr 32:38 - Nathan Hey	19:42 - Fiona Crombie 26:14 - Helen Bealey 28:29 - Fiona Dowling
2021	31:32 - Ryan Kiesanowski 32:33 - Simon Kerr 32:35 - Chris Kelly	not contested
2020	29:02 - Blair McWhirter 31:48 - Michael Anderson 35:17 - Jacon Wilcock	23:26 - Jennifer Zhou no second or third place
2019	32:48 - Damien Cook 32:53 - David Catherwood 34:30 - Karl Baxter	22:39 - Jennifer Zhou no second or third place
2018	36:57 - James Wellacott 36:59 - Karl Baxter 37:19 - Tim Wells	21:03 - Tina Cox 23:59 - Jennifer Zhou no third place
2017	32:35 - Nathan Jones 33:34 - Danny Carmine 34:05 - David Slater	21:33 - Bex McLean 21:51 - Shannon-Leigh Litt no third place
2016	32:04 - Nathan Jones 33:27 - Danny Carmine 34:34 - Karl Baxter	19:41 - Mel Aitken 20:27 - Johanna Buick 21:04 - Natasha Mitchell
2015	35:56 - Allan Staite 36:45 - Karl Baxter 37:33 - Kevin Willers	21:19 - Natasha Mitchell 21:38 - Ruth Love-Smith no third place
2014	32:57 - David Fitch 35:54 - Tim McClurg 38:53 - Joel Brittenden	22:42 - Ruth Love-Smith 22:46 - Natasha Mitchell 26:00 - Philippa Smith
2013	33:17 - David Fitch 35:33 - Ian Reeves 36:44 - Mark O'Reilly	21:48 - Rachelle Connolly 22:37 - Sia Svendsen 25:48 - Zarnia Morrison
2012	31:16 - Tim Bolter 32:00 - Allan Staite 33:26 - Stefan Fairweather	21:55 - Gail Harvey-Heyward 22:25 - Sia Svendsen 23:15 - Zarnia Morrison
2011	31:11 - David Fitch 32:36 - Simon Ralph 32:45 - Allan Staite	22:05 - Katherine Fitch 22:43 - Ronalda Reid 27:32 - Roanne Kinney
2010	31:50 - David Fitch 36:13 - Julian Gudsell no third place	21:53 - Gail Harvey-Heyward 23:23 - Ronalda Reid 23:51 - Lidia Belles-escrig

	M40	W40
2022	31:32 - Mark Toplis 32:13 - Daniel Stouffer 33:18 - David Sewell	21:40 - Jo Van Rensburg no second or third place
2021	32:26 - Nathan Jones 32:30 - Dayle Mclauchlan 32:45 - Brendan Sharratt	20:26 - Nicola Handley 20:46 - Tina Cox 24:14 - Amy de Wit
2020	30:09 - Vajin Armstrong 31:41 - Damien Cook 32:17 - Allan Staite	20:42 - Jo Ramsay 23:36 - Amy de Wit no third place
2019	30:17 - David Fitch 34:12 - David Sewell 36:28 - Paul Brouwers	20:39 - Jo Ramsay 23:59 - Sia Svendsen no third place
2018	31:56 - David Fitch 33:09 - Nathan Jones 33:59 - John Newsom	19:55 - Johanna Buick 21:13 - Jo Ramsay 22:29 - Gail Harvey-Heyward
2017	30:45 - Dwight Grieve 30:46 - David Fitch 33:21 - Allan Staite	33:30 - Lee Grieve no second or third place
2016	32:15 - Allan Staite no second or third place	23:30 - Ronalda Reid no second or third place
2015	32:26 - Chris Mardon 33:37 - Paul Angland 35:54 - Mark O'Reilly	23:30 - Katherine Ewer 25:56 - Cathy Forrest no third place
2014	32:28 - Chris Mardon 40:32 - Conan Young 44:19 - Peter Bayliss	23:45 - Ronalda Reid 24:10 - Lee Mcculloch 25:06 - Rachel Clark
2013	35:49 - Paul Johnston 36:43 - Julian Gudsell 41:16 - Aaron Reid	20:35 - Karen Muller 20:36 - Fiona Gilroy 23:08 - Katherine Fitch
2012	30:55 - Axel Reiser 34:13 - Andrew Abakhan 34:22 - Paul Johnston	20:36 - Fiona Gilroy 21:44 - Mary Hart 22:08 - Lee McCulloch
2011	30:18 - Martin Lukes 30:28 - Axel Reiser 30:41 - Gavin Hawke	19:48 - Fiona Gilroy 19:59 - Karen Muller 21:21 - Mary Hart
2010	28:07 - Phil Costley 30:03 - Kerry Faass 30:54 - Gavin Hawke	20:16 - Fiona Gilroy 21:04 - Ros Hadler 21:48 - Sabine Schweitzer

	M45	W45
2022	34:49 - Ben Clark 38:40 - Mark O'Reilly 38:46 - Kerry Gordon	27:52 - Philippa Cope no second or third place
2021	32:54 - David Fitch 35:02 - Bevan O'Brien 35:59 - David Grimes	25:15 - Katherine Fitch 27:55 - Philippa Cope no third place
2020	31:11 - Granantan Boyle 31:23 - David Fitch 34:22 - Tim de Ridder	24:13 - Ronalda Reid 24:47 - Christina Freeman no third place
2019	33:30 - Jason Baillie 33:40 - Simon Ralph 37:12 - Morgan Strong	20:31 - Lisa Brignull 21:18 - Jin Flanagan 21:26 - Ngaire Baker
2018	32:25 - Chris Mardon 34:10 - Jason Baillie 34:32 - Martin Lukes	23:40 - Ngaire Baker 24:23 - Katherine Fitch 24:35 - Ronalda Reid
2017	31:32 - Chris Mardon 32:33 - Jason Baillie 32:54 - Axel Reiser	21:02 - Tracy Croft 23:49 - Katherine Fitch 24:08 - Ronalda Reid
2016	30:23 - Chris Mardon 32:04 - Martin Lukes 34:29 - John Marshall	19:46 - Maggie Chorley 21:08 - Julieana Findlay 21:32 - Leesa Edge
2015	32:10 - Kerry Faass 32:55 - Jason Baillie 34:43 - Malcolm Cornelius	20:33 - Maggie Chorley 21:09 - Leonie Kaywood 22:11 - Leesa Edge
2014	32:48 - Kerry Faass 33:46 - Darren Hoolahan 34:31 - Andrew Reese-Jones	20:42 - Karen Muller 21:45 - Fiona Gilroy 22:36 - Christine Rowe
2013	32:15 - Richard Bennett 33:20 - Kerry Faass 33:40 - Andrew Reese-Jones	21:54 - Leesa Edge 22:17 - Robyn Perkins 22:51 - Christine Rowe
2012	30:34 - Richard Bennett 33:06 - Andrew Reese-Jones 33:36 - Ian Courtenay	20:20 - Leonie Kaywood 21:23 - Kath Atkin 22:15 - Tessa Holland
2011	30:27 - Roger Lamb 31:12 - Richard Seigne 33:11 - Alistair Cory-Wright	21:20 - Kath Atkin 22:08 - Robyn Daly 22:58 - Sue Haines
2010	29:37 - Richard Bennett 34:26 - Dave Collie 35:16 - Garry Jones	22:14 - Robyn Daly 22:45 - Sue Haines 23:05 - Jane Manthorpe

	M50	W50
2022	23:45 - Chris Mardon 25:47 - Kevin Muir 27:37 - Tom Sharpe	20:45 - Tracy Croft 22:05 - Jin Flanagan 22:29 - Fiona Gilroy
2021	31:43 - Chris Mardon 34:17 - Kevin Muir 34:24 - Martin Lukes	23:09 - Fiona Gilroy 24:31 - Wendy Richards 26:12 - Raechel Keepa
2020	32:08 - Robert Howell 33:48 - John Marshall 34:32 - Scott Whitley	20:54 - Jin Flanagan 21:45 - Fiona Gilroy 25:48 - Iona Powell
2019	33:01 - Richard Bennett 33:56 - Malcolm Cornelius 34:05 - Alistair Cory-Wright	19:44 - Maggie Chorley 21:18 - Fiona Gilroy no third place
2018	32:16 - Richard Bennett 33:49 - Malcolm Cornelius 36:32 - John Fitch	20:35 - Maggie Chorley 21:56 - Ariana Summers 27:39 - Birga Ruder
2017	33:38 - Malcolm Cornelius 35:32 - Alistair Cory-Wright 37:25 - Phil Keelan	20:06 - Maggie Chorley 22:08 - Tessa Holland 22:17 - Robyn Perkins
2016	31:27 - Richard Bennett 34:09 - Richard Seigne 34:11 - Malcolm Cornelius	22:04 - Jane Pairman 22:41 - Robyn Perkins 23:04 - Carolyn Forsey
2015	34:54 - Richard Seigne 35:15 - Chris Rae 36:13 - Dave Collie	21:31 - Robyn Perkins 22:25 - Jane Pairman 23:51 - Carolyn Forsey
2014	36:24 - Dave Collie 36:28 - Anthony Rogal 36:54 - Tim Graham	22:37 - Robyn Perkins 23:34 - Robyn Daly 26:32 - Ann Wells
2013	33:27 - Richard Seigne 34:56 - Paul Schaapveld 35:56 - Dave Collie	22:32 - Maree Greig 23:38 - Robyn Daly 23:53 - Annette Campbell
2012	32:44 - Ricky Gutsell 34:51 - Paul Schaapveld 35:44 - Thomas Jarman	24:31 - Annette Campbell 27:59 - Dorothy McPhail no third place
2011	32:43 - Anthony Rogal 34:11 - Thomas Jarman 35:33 - Rod Hibberd	21:31 - Meg Christie 23:02 - Annette Campbell 25:22 - Jean Cory-Wright
2010	34:02 - Anthony Rogal 34:31 - Clive Kitchingman 35:18 - Thomas Jarman	21:26 - Maree Greig 25:02 - Mary Jones 25:58 - Christine Bycroft

	M55	W55
2022	24:47 - Richard Bennett 33:25 - Stephen Graham no third place	22:35 - Mary-Clare Delahunty 26:20 - Robyn Daly 26:42 - Louise Martin
2021	33:21 - Richard Bennett 33:49 - Robert Howell 34:51 - Trent Hiles	24:18 - Robyn Perkins 24:32 - Jane Pairman 27:11 - Robyn Daly
2020	33:21 - Richard Bennett 34:58 - Trent Hiles 36:11 - Dave Collie	22:45 - Robyn Perkins 23:57 - Annette Campbell 27:30 - Birga Ruder
2019	33:43 - Anthony Rogal 35:04 - Dave Collie 37:21 - Peter Cameron	21:32 - Mary-Clare Delahunty 21:53 - Robyn Perkins 22:20 - Jane Pairman
2018	36:07 -Richard Seigne 36:48 - Peter Richards 40:11 - Peter McLeod	23:44 - Carolyn Forsey 24:16 - Jane Pairman 24:23 - Annette Campbell
2017	37:37 - Merrett Richard 38:39 - Clive Kitchingman 39:45 - John Gamblin	22:26 - Jane Pairman 23:04 - Carolyn Forsey 26:23 - Kerry Newton
2016	34:27 - Anthony Rogal 36:44 - Philip Chapman 36:54 - John Gamblin	23:23 - Adrienne Smith 24:29 - Dianne Davis 26:28 - Wendy Fox-Turnbull
2015	37:34 - Clive Kitchingman 39:12 - Rod Hibberd 39:29 - Jamie Hawker	23:45 - Adrienne Smith 27:47 - Wendy Fox-Turnbull 31:40 - Dorothy McPhail
2014	36:19 - David MacDonald 38:31 - Philip Chapman 39:44 - Eric Cox	22:51 - Maree Greig 24:15 - Adrienne Smith 30:29 - Wendy Fox-Turnbull
2013	39:27 - Barry Finch 39:32 - Gary Burgess 39:40 - Paul Clark	23:46 - Judith Taylor 24:53 - Louise O'Connell no third place
2012	38:40 - Rodger Ward 39:06 - Mike Baxter 39:39 - Gary Burgess	22:46 - Judith Taylor 29:05 - Sue Johnson no third place
2011	34:49 - Mike Summerlee 35:50 - Barry Finch 36:21 - Ron McTaggart	25:45 - Christine Bycroft no second or third place
2010	35:53 - Denis Christmas 37:05 - Daniel Reese 39:36 - Len Millward	not contested

	M60	W60
2022	26:33 - Peter Richards 29:16 - Philip Chapman 30:57 - Nick Rutter	not contested
2021	35:39 - Peter Richards 43:00 - Victor Gamperle 43:42 - Dave Tyrell	24:24 - Annette Campbell 24:43 - Maree Greig 33:16 - Dorothy McPhail
2020	34:40 - Peter Richards 35:17 - John Gamblin 38:28 - Philip Chapman	not contested
2019	34:42 - Peter Richards 36:22 - John Gamblin 37:18 - Philip Chapman	22:01 - Bernadette Jago 24:23 - Adrienne Smith 31:31 - Dorothy McPhail
2018	39:34 - David Macdonald 45:49 - Peter Davidson 46:36 - Dave Tyrrell	not contested
2017	41:45 - Eric Cox 44:27 - Grant Jeffreys 44:59 - Peter Davidson	28:13 - Christine Bycroft no second or third place
2016	38:21 - Rod Vardy 41:03 - Rodger Ward 41:18 - Grant Jeffreys	28:00 - Sue Johnson 28:30 - Christina Bycroft no third place
2015	38:10 - Mike Summerlee 38:36 - Rod Vardy 40:52 - Rodger Ward	not contested
2014	38:29 - Ron McTaggart 39:05 - Rodger Ward 41:00 - Iain Chinnery	26:43 - Lyndsay Gough no second or third place
2013	37:24 - Mike Summerlee 37:52 - Rod Vardy 38:35 - Rodger Ward	32:01 - Shirley Rolston no second or third place
2012	36:29 - Mike Summerlee 40:24 - Iain Chinnery 42:43 - Laurie O'Neill	27:52 - Lyndsay Gough 31:45 - Shirley Rolston no third place
2011	37:39 - Greg Harney 38:26 - Iain Chinnery 40:24 - John Christie	28:49 - Shirley Rolston no second or third place
2010	32:51 - Tony McManus 38:00 - Iain Chinnery 41:10 - Laurie O'Neill	not contested

	M65 (7km from 2015; 5km from 2022)	W65
2022	21:26 - Rodger Ward 21:48 - Rod Vardy 23:36 - Frank Walsh	32:10 - Sue Johnson no second or third place
2021	30:48 - Rodger Ward 31:58 - Mike Summerlee 33:06 - Ron McTaggart	not contested
2020	28:44 - Rod Vardy 30:58 - Ron McTaggart 32:29 - Nick Braithwaite	not contested
2019	28:49 - Rodger Ward 30:25 - Mike Summerlee 32:31 - Grant Jeffreys	not contested
2018	30:10 - Rod Vardy 31:22 - Mike Summerlee 32:11 - Ron Mctaggart	26:57 - Margaret Flanagan no second or third place
2017	28:07 - Tony McManus 29:15 - Mike Summerlee 35:14 - Iain Chinnery	not contested
2016	27:27 - Tony McManus 33:05 - Graham Batchelor 36:50 - Laurie O'Neill	25:21 - Margaret Flanagan no second or third place
2015	31:22 - Iain Chinnery 31:28 - Greg Harney 32:19 - John Sheddan	24:36 - Loris Reed no second or third place
2014	43:23 - Graham Batchelor 46:18 - Peter King 46:26 - John Shivas	not contested
2013	45:02 - Don Mitchell 46:00 - Peter Daly 52:23 - Jos Galavazi	not contested
2012	47:58 - Mervyn Burt 49:31 - Jos Galavazi 53:33 - Peter Coughlan	25:41 - Anne Kennedy 30:36 - Lindsay Evans no third place
2011	40:00 - Michael Bond 45:15 - Jos Galavazi 46:03 - Bernie Calder	25:00 - Anne Kennedy 29:03 - Lindsay Evans 30:00 - Helen Wells
2010	40:07 - John Shivas 44:34 - John Souter 46:05 - Mervyn Burt	24:52 - Anne Kennedy 28:41 - Helen Wells 35:25 - Lindsay Evans

	M70 (7km from 2015; 5km from 2022)	W70
2022	23:02 - Mike Summerlee 23:44 - John Palmer 29:27 - Richard Baxter	not contested
2021	37:02 - Graham Batchelor 43:03 - Richard Baxter no third place	32:43 - Deborah Rhode 37:51 - Shirley Rolston no third place
2020	38:04 - Simon Biss 38:25 - Laurie O'Neill 29:25 - Iain Chinnery	33:45 - Shirley Rolston no second or third place
2019	33:03 - Graham Batchelor 39:09 - Laurie O'Neill 45:37 - John Mulvaney	34:18 - Shirley Rolston no second or third place
2018	35:21 - Graham Batchelor 39:12 - Ross Allen 51:28 - John Mulvaney	24:50 - Loris Reed no second or third place
2017	33:46 - Michael Bond 40:37 - Mervyn Burt 53:36 - Peter Coughlan	24:19 - Loris Reed no second or third place
2016	32:29 - Michael Bond 43:08 - Jos Galavazi 43:56 - Terry Warren	34:19 - Lindsay Evans no second or third place
2015	39:19 - Mervyn Burt 40:45 - Terry Warren 44:16 - Jos Galavazi	not contested
2014	43:51 - Michael Bond 50:44 - John Gordon 52:06 - Terry Warren	27:29 - Anne Kennedy 33:52 - Lindsay Evans no third place
2013	42:42 - Michael Bond 50:02 - Terry Warren 51:02 - Mervyn Burt	not contested
2012	51:05 - Wahren Hensley 55:29 - Bob Fyfe no third place	31:47 - Carol Thompson no second or third place
2011	46:35 - Eric Saxby 52:43 - Bruce McCallum no third place	not contested
2010	43:46 - Walter Hume 46:31 - Eric Saxby 51:56 - John Caughley	not contested

	M75 (7km from 2015; 5km from 2022)	W75
2022	24:48 - Bruce Dwyer no second or third place	not contested
2021	36:28 - Bruce Dwyer no second or third place	not contested
2020	35:05 - Bruce Dwyer no second or third place	not contested
2019	not contested	not contested
2018	42:48 - John Gordon no second or third place	not contested
2017	39:59 - John Gordon no second or third place	not contested
2016	45:23 - John Caughley no second or third place	not contested
2015	42:49 - Eric Saxby 43:47 - John Eastmond 44:23 - Bob Fyfe	not contested
2014	48:24 - Walter Hume 57:12 - John Caughley 58:42 - Bob Fyfe	not contested
2013	51:17 - Eric Saxby no second or third place	not contested
2012	48:18 - Eric Saxby no second or third place	not contested
2011	46:42 - Mike Mee 57:39 - Brian Keown no third place	not contested
2010	48:39 - Mike Mee 59:02 - Brian Keown no third place	not contested

	M80 (5km from 2015)	W80
2022	not contested	not contested
2021	35:36 - John Caughley no second or third place	not contested
2020	31:34 - John Gordon no second or third place	not contested
2019	not contested	not contested
2018	33:06 - John Caughley 33:29 - Eric Saxby no third place	not contested
2017 2015	not contested	not contested
2014	1:04:27 - Mike Mee no second or third place	not contested
2013	1:05:36 - Brian Keown no second or third place	not contested
2012	50:42 - Mike Mee 58:51 - Brian Keown no third place	not contested
2011	53:46 - Stan Gawler no second or third place	not contested
2010	not contested	not contested

These lists will be expanded if we can gather results for prior years.