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2nd New Zealand Secondary Schools' Road Race Relay Festival 2025
The 2nd NZ Secondary Schools’ Road Race Relay Festival will take place Thur-Fri 28-29 August, 2025, at the Pakuranga Sailing Club. |
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Cross Country Championships, 14-15 Jun 2025, Whangarei
Livestream & Results Links Note: livestream footage now fully reloaded. Merchandise Merchandise associated with the championships is available to order at the link below. Orders close 26 May.
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NZSSAA Tour to Australian All Schools Cross Country Championships 2025 - Gold Coast
New Zealand Secondary Schools Athletics Association are proposing to take a New Zealand Schools representative team to the 2025 Australian Schools Cross Country Championships to be held in Runaway Bay, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. Selection timeline
EOI for Assistant Team Managers The NZSSAA tour to the 2025 Australian All Schools Cross Country Championships will be held in Runaway Bay, Gold Coast, Queensland, from September 6th to 12th. Following strong interest from athletes, NZSSAA is now seeking expressions of interest from individuals who are willing to support tour leader Brad Smith in the planning and management of this tour. We are looking for team managers with the following key attributes: flexibility, the ability to work collaboratively as part of a team, a strong sense of duty of care (24/7), effective communication skills, initiative, reliability under pressure, and the ability to relate positively and professionally to young people. Responsibilities while on tour may include (but are not limited to): driving team vehicles, preparing meals, supporting athletes with specific needs (e.g. dietary requirements, injuries, or illness), supervising the group across a variety of settings, and responding effectively to any situations that arise. If you are interested in being considered for a team management role, please complete the form below.
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South Island Cross Country Festival Results
The third running of this Event took place on Sunday, May 25th at Ashbury Park, Timaru in cool, fine conditions. With nearly 60 schools represented from all over the South Island there were excellent fields and competitive racing across all grades, particularly for the High School runners just three weeks out from National Secondary Schools. Siena Mackley retained her Senior Girls title with Millie McFadzien second and Abby O’Boyle third. James Weber took out the Senior Boys race from Daniel Wordsworth and Thomas Newsom. In the Under 16 races Tayla Cox was the girls victor from Milla Boulton and Isabel Prescott with Luke Angland holding off Jack Scoon and Billy Nelson in the boys race. Year 9 titles went to Charlotte Hawkes from Elodie Wightman and Eva McLean in the girls and Brock Smith was the best of the Year 9 boys from Caleb Dobier and Henry Ridd. For the Intermediate races Ally Moir won the Year 7 girls from Aubery Mitchell-Milmine and Rosie Johnson with Olivia Johnson the Year 8 girls champion from Penelope Hodgson and Mila McSkimming. Lockie Lampe won the Year 7 boys with Logan Angland second and Nathan Parkes third, while Jacob Radcliffe dominated the Year 8 race with Ethan Kaina second and Isaac Johnston in third place. Our South Island para champions were Charlotte Walker in the girls and Sam Churchill in the boys. Paul Dominikovich |
NZSSAA Cross Country Tour 2026
NZSSAA is looking to send a representative cross country team to an international destination in 2026, likely beyond the oceania region to compete in a significant event(s) or the ISF World Schools’ Cross Country Championships. We have no detail yet on the confirmed location or competition structure of the 2026 ISF event (i.e. specific event details including location, dates, team makeup, etc.) as information for the ISF championships is yet to be released. However, it is important for athletes to be aware that once event information is known for the ISF event or another event(s) and NZSSAA involvement confirmed, team selection will be based on results from the NZSSAA Cross Country Championships in Whangarei. Other school, club, and ANZ event rankings will also be taken into consideration. Once a tour is confirmed expressions of interest will be advertised on the NZSSAA website and Facebook page. Such a tour will be for those senior students attending secondary school in 2026 and would take place in the first half of the year. |
2025 NZSS Track and Field USA Tour - Selected Team
UPDATE: Please see the team’s results below. New Zealand Secondary Schools Athletics Association is pleased to announce a tour party of 16 athletes for their inaugural tour to California from 9th April to 22 April 2025. We were very pleased with the athlete interest in the tour and thank the selectorial team for their work in naming the selected team. |
Australian Age Group Championships Perth Western Australian Championships - Selected Team
UPDATE: Please see the team’s results below. New Zealand Secondary Schools Athletics Association is pleased to announce a small tour party of three athletes for their tour to Australian Track & Field Championships in Perth Australia. |
South Island Cross Country Festival, 25 May, Timaru
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South Island Champs, 4-6 April, Nelson
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Assistant Male Team Manager/Coach Position at 2025 NZSSAA Track and Field USA Tour
The New Zealand Secondary Schools Athletics Association is looking for applicants to fill the role of a male assistant team manager for the above tour. The successful applicant will support the team leaders Ang Russek and Judy Revell. The team will involve a group of 16-18 athletes to tour to the USA, West Coast in April 2025. Exact dates to be confirmed, approximately 9-22 April. Expressions of interest should be emailed to Tony Rogers, NZSSAA Chairman by Monday 24th February using tony@acesports.co.nz. Please provide a brief resume of your experience with secondary school track and field athletes and events. Your expression of interest should be headed “USA 2025” in the subject line. |
North Island Champs, 5-6 April, Hamilton
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Australian Age Group Championships Perth Western Australian Championships 4-13 April 2025
NZSSAA are looking for expressions of interest from Para-athletes to be selected for the above Championships as part of a small para team to travel to Perth Western Australia. All para-athletes selected in the 2024 NZSSAA Championships team will be eligible for this tour. Any additional selections will take into consideration performances at the NZSSAA Championships in Timaru backed up with subsequent performances up to 2 February 2025. Any para-athlete who did not compete in Timaru will only be considered for the Tour if they were unable to attend the Championships for reasons such as injury (medical evidence required) or family reasons such as bereavement. This is a self-funded tour with NZSSAA enabling use of your Championship team travel subsidy grant of $250.00. Expressions of interest are required by 11.59 pm Sunday 2 February. Please note a deposit of $250 is required as part of the expression of interest. This will be refunded to those athletes who are not selected. Payments need to be made to account number 03-0791-0598976-002 referencing your surname. Alec McNab (Convenor of selectors) |
NZ Central Classics Tour 2025
UPDATE: Congratulations to the athletes selected into the Central Classics Team 2025. NZSSAA are looking for expressions of interest to be selected for the above tour. All athletes selected in the 2024 NZSSAA Championships team will be eligible for this tour. Student Officials Opportunity NZSSAA are also looking for EOI for up to four Student Officials who would represent NZSSAA in an officiating capacity at two or more Classics meets. Student officials need to have demonstrated some local officiating experience within the current season and provide a referee from their athletics centre supporting their application. Similarly, please complete the EOI above for Classic Tour to indicate your wish to be considered. |
Track and Field and Road Race Selected Team
Congratulations to the athletes named in the Track and Field and Road Race Selected Team. Athletes selected should complete details for NZSSAA T-shirt order from SAS. Athletes are also reminded to make their Expressions of Interest for the NZ Classics Tour for January and USA Tour for April. |
NZSSAA Track, Field and Road Race Championships, 6-8 December, Timaru
The NZSSAA Track & Field Championships are to be held over two and a half days, commencing on Friday 6th December 2024 at 12.00 pm at Trust Aoraki Athletics SC All Weather Track, Aorangi Park, Timaru and being completed at approximately 5.00pm on Sunday 8th December. The Road Race Championships will be held at Caroline Bay, Timaru on Sunday from 8.00 am-11.00 am.
Programming Updates: @ 6.00pm Saturday Friday:
Results and Livestream/Live Results Links
Note: We now only accept payment for entries by bank deposit. Entries are confirmed when payment is received. Unpaid athletes will not be able to compete (i.e. competition bibs withheld) without the Entry Secretary’s permission. Please attend to entry fees payment with urgency after entries close. Merchandise
Orders have now closed until just prior to the Championships. A window will be available for online orders just prior and after the Championships and orders will be able to be taken at the Championships. All orders made online by 8 November will be available for pick up at Timaru. |
2025 NZSS Track and Field USA Tour
Expressions of interest are now open for the 2025 NZSS Track and Field USA tour. Please note a deposit of $250 is required as part of the expression of interest. This will be refunded to those athletes who are not selected. Payments need to be made to account number 03-0791-0598976-002 referencing your surname. Closing date for Expressions of Interest is Monday 16 December at noon. |
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