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The usual northerly greeted secondary school runners in road champs at Westpac Stadium. Mariana Alletson (WHS) was the clear winner of the 3k race for Year 9 girls. Rongotai's Selemun Gebretsadik won the boys' race over the same distance by 5 seconds over Sam Sygrove (WC).

In the under 16 girls' race over 4k, old rivals Lauren Feyen and Tessa Hunt (HVHS) were the leaders with Lauren building a 14-second lead. David Candy (Scots) led in James Thorstenson (HIBS) for the U16 boys 4k race.

In the senior girls grade (4k), Alice Mason was the first of four Wellington Girls College students leading in the field. Katie Fenton was second.

The boys 6k event saw a tight tussle between Wellington College's Terefe Ejigu and Naenae's Abdulahi Guled and Tawa's Tim Hodge.

All told, 231 athletes turned out for the road championships, well up on last year's 137. The races were organised and results compiled by Don Dalgliesh. Starter was Athletics Wellington president Bruce Perry, while Noelene Perry and John Turner were the time keepers.

Apologies: The team results appearing after the Under 16 Boys results belong to the Year 9 Boys race.

Here are the missing Under 16 Boys team results:

	3-person teams race
1	Scots College	16
2	Wellington College	26
3	Hutt Valley High School	43
4	St Patricks College Town	56
5	Hutt International Boys School	65
6	Upper Hutt College	75
7	Taita College	103
8	Heretaunga	133

	6-person teams race
1	Scots College	69
2	Wellington College	84
3	Hutt Valley High School	133

Road Champs 2004 (.pdf) | Road Champs 2003 (.html)

Photos by Rowan Greig

Mariana Alletson (Wellington High) takes no prisoners in the Year 9 race

Rebecca Bewick (Tawa) in the Year 9 race with Upper Hutt College girls slightly back

Rongotai's Selemun Gebretsadik was eventually to win the Year 9 boys race

Sam Ritchie and David Reynolds of Wellington College Year 9 team

Lauren Fayen (Hutt Valley High School), first in the girls under 16 race

Tessa Hunt, second

David Candy (Scots) leads James Glass (Rongotai) in the U16 race

Sam Oughton, Scots College, happy that the finish is in sight

Part of the large contingent of Upper Hutt College participants enjoying themselves, and according to one of their number, keen to come back next year

The leading triumvirate in the senior boys 6k race: Terefe Ejigu (Col), Abdulahi Guled (Naenae) and Tim Hodge (Tawa), on the last lap positioning themselves for the run into the wind towards the stadium
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