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 | |
|---|---|
| Status | active |
| Genre | sports event |
| Frequency | biennial |
| Location(s) | various |
| Inaugurated | 2008 |
| Most recent | 2022 Oceania Cross Country Championships |
| Next event | 2024 Oceania Cross Country Championships |
| Organised by | Oceania 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
editMen'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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "01.08.2009 - Oceania Cross Country Championship (NZL)" (PDF). OAA. Oceania Athletics Association. 1 August 2009. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ "01.08.2010 - Oceania Cross Country Championship (AUS)" (PDF). OAA. Oceania Athletics Association. 1 August 2010. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ "04.08.2012 - Oceania Cross Country Championship (NZL)" (PDF). OAA. Oceania Athletics Association. 4 August 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ "16.08.2014 - Oceania Cross Country Championship (GUM)" (PDF). OAA. Oceania Athletics Association. 16 August 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ "07.08.2016 - Oceania Cross Country Championship (NZL)" (PDF). OAA. Oceania Athletics Association. 7 August 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ "25.08.2018 - Oceania Cross Country Championship (AUS)" (PDF). OAA. Oceania Athletics Association. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ "29.10.22: Oceania Cross Country Championships" (PDF). OAA. Oceania Athletics Association. 29 October 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2024.