Hugo Beamish Wins New Zealand 5000 National Title

Hugo Beamish seizes NZ 5000 Title


Former Villanova distance man Hugo Beamish -- a two-time Big East champion over 5000 meters -- won the New Zealand national championship at that distance today at the 2013 National Track & Field Championships.  Beamish, coached by Adrian Blincoe (Villanova's former NCAA 3000 meter champion, assistant coach, and reigning NZ National Record holder over 5000 meters), out-kicked Malcolm Hicks over the final 250 meters to take the win in 14:01.09. Hicks was second in 14:04.16, with Aaron Pulford about 12 seconds back in third, 14:13.48.  Hicks and Beamish hit the 3000 meter mark in about 8:34, but it was Beamish's 57-second closing lap that won him the title.  The race video is above, thanks to Rees Buck of the NZ Run website.

5000 meters -- Senior -- Top 10 Finishers

 1.  Hugo Beamish              14:01.09
 2.  Malcolm Hicks             14:04.16
 3.  Aaron Pulford             14:13.48
 4.  Tim Hodge                 14:15.55
 5.  Matt Baxter               14:24.19
 6.  Evan Cooper               14:30.53
 7.  Ben Barry                 14:32.01
 8.  Oska Baynes               14:32.16
 9.  Jonathan Jackson          14:32.59
10.  Stephen Lett              14:35.66