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. |
NZSSAA Teams Announcement
2024 NZSS Track & Field and Road Championships Team 2025 NZSS Track & Field Classics Tour 2025 NZSS Track & Field USA Tour |
North Island Champs age group changes
The date for determining age grades at the North Island Champs has changed from being under a particular age on January 1 to December 31 in the year of competition. This change has been made to align with World Athletics, Athletic NZ and NZSSAA using December 31 as the determining date for all their age grades. See the attached for further information. |
NZSSAA AGM – Online 22 August – 4.30pm
Second call for an AGM of NZSSAA – Thursday 22 August 4.30pm Due to not quite convening a quorum on Wed 7 August we will be calling a second meeting at the above time and date. Please register to access a meeting link if you didn’t previously. The 2024 NZSSAA Annual General Meeting will be held online at 4.30pm 7 (now 22) August. All delegates are asked to register to receive the Meeting Link. Documents available for the meeting: |
NZSSAA Inaugural Road Relay Festival, Pakuranga, Auckland, Thursday 5th & Friday 6th September [WTW]
New Zealand Secondary Schools Athletics Association will hold its first two-day Road Relay Schools Festival Event during this year 2024 Winter Tournament Week hosted by Pakuranga Athletics Club with the event hub being at the Pakuranga Sailing Club, Howick Auckland. Results Event information The event is only a team event with relays for Individual School Teams on day 1 [Thursday afternoon] and for Interprovincial Regional Teams [like Cross Country] on day two Friday morning. There is a planned student welcome dinner on Wednesday evening – see details below. Both relay events will be 4 person teams running a total of 10 km.
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NZSSAA Cross Country Championships Team 2024 Christchurch
Congratulations to the athletes selected into the NZSSAA Cross Country Championships Team 2024. |
Selected team to compete at the All Schools Australia Cross Country Champs, Yarra, Victoria 19th - 24th August
Congratulations to the athletes selected for the team to compete in the 2024 All Schools Australia Cross Country Champs, |
Assistant Team Manager/Coach Positions at 2024 Australian All Schools Cross Country Champs
Expressions of interest are called for the position(s) of an Assistant Team Manager/Coach for the NZSSAA team to the 2024 Australian All Schools Cross Country Championships, in Melbourne, Victoria from 19-24 August 2024. NZSSAA will be looking to appoint at least one female for this role. These positions will be to support the head of Delegation Brad Smith with the Boys and Girls teams. Expressions of interest should be emailed to Tony Rogers, NZSSAA Chairman by Monday 2nd July using tony@acesports.co.nz. Please provide a brief resume of your experience with secondary school cross country athletes and events. Your expression of interest should be headed “AUSXC 2024” in the subject line. If you have any questions, please email Tony Rogers – tony@acesports.co.nz. |
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