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. 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 planned to be a student function on Thursday evening – details to be announced. Both relay events will be 4 person teams running a total of 10 km. Day 1 – Thursday 5 September – NZSS Individual Schools Road Relay Challenge Event Day 2 – Friday 6 September – NZSS Interprovincial Teams Road Relay Challenge Event (similar format to NZXC Interprovincial Relay) Further information including entry online process, entry fees and course maps and full timetable will be available soon. |
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. |
NZSSAA Tour to Australian Schools Cross Country Championships 2024
New Zealand Secondary Schools Athletics Association are proposing to take a New Zealand Schools representative team to the 2024 Australian Schools Cross Country Championships to be held in Yarra, Victoria, Australia. Yarra is approximately 1 hour from Melbourne. |
South Island Schools Cross Country
The South Island Schools Cross Country was held at Ashbury Park, Timaru on Sunday, May 26th. Over 200 athletes participated across the various races and more than 40 schools were represented. Three weeks out from NZSS Cross Country was the perfect time for South Island runners to race hard over a challenging course in cold, but excellent conditions. Individual results are below. There were also 3 person teams results in all of the races and Shields for the top schools. Local schools Timaru Boys’ and Craighead Diocesan were able to claim these and Fairfield from Dunedin were the standout Intermediate school winning both boys and girls overall best school. |
NZSSAA Team to the 2024 ISF World Schools Cross Country Championships, Nairobi, Kenya, 9-14 May 2024
Congratulations to our team who competed at the World Schools Cross Country Championships in Nairobi, Kenya. The competition format was changed from past events where there had been races for individual athletes representing their country and races for athletes representing their selected school. This year everyone ran in age grade races for girls and for boys. Our athletes, who were selected according to the previous format, performed well in very competitive circumstances. Juliet Moorhead placed 22nd in the U15 event. The New Zealand Girls team placed 6th overall in the U18 event. The individual results were: The New Zealand Boys team placed 5th overall in the U18s. Individual results being: |
NZSSAA U17 and U18 Team to the Australian National Championships, Adelaide, April 15-19 2024
Congratulations to our team for their fine performances at the Australian Athletics Championships recently held in Adelaide. The Australian Athletics Nationals Experience in Adelaide 2024 was a fantastic experience for our U17 and U18 athletes. Some incredible results from our team of athletes. Highlights have to be Imogen Barlow who took out a trifecta of Gold Medals for the WU17 800m, 1500m and 3000m, and each time she was well ahead of the next runner. Para Athlete Charli Gardiner-Hall also had a number of medal successes with a Gold in the F37 Discus, Silvers in the F37 Shot Put and Javelin. Cooper Wightman also with his Gold in the MU18 800m and followed that up with a Silver in the MU18 1500m. Our other medalists included a silver for Kendra Scally-Tu’I for WU17 200m; bronze for Zarah Rattray in the WU18 400m Hurdles, Karmen Maritz with a Gold in the WU17 Discus, Melelosaline Lose with a bronze in the WU18 Discus, Asher Robertson with a Silver in the MU17 High Jump competition, Noa King bronze medal in the MU17 400m and Jacqui Nasrabadi with a bronze in the WU17 Long Jump. The level of competition in Australia was of a significant standard, and this was certainly appreciated by all of our athletes – because of this, the athletes achieved new PBs and were very close to podium placings. The overall experience for our team was incredibly valuable, and it is my hope the athletes and their families continue to seek out international competition as they progress through their athletics journey in coming years. Special thanks to Assistant Team Managers Owen Westerhout, Annmarie McDonald and Team Physio Tony Snell. Judy Revell |
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PINNED NEWS
50th NZSSAA Cross Country Championships and the 8th NZSSAA Cross Country Relay Championships, QE2 & Ascot Parks, Ōtautahi Christchurch, June 15-16
Last Chance for Merchandise Orders
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North Island Champs, Palmerston North, 6-7 April
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South Island Champs, Timaru, April 5-7
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Assistant Team Manager/Coach Positions at 2024 Australian Track and Field Championships
Expressions of interest are called for the position(s) of an Assistant Team Manager/Coaches for the NZSSAA team to the 2024 Australian Track and Field Championships, in Adelaide, Australia. The team will travel from Saturday 13th to Saturday 20th April 2024. These positions will be to support the Team Leader Judith Revell and a selected NZSSAA Under 18 team. Experience at major track & field championships is recommended. Interested applicants should make an EOI before the 31st of January 2024. |
Australian Junior (U18) Track and Field Champs Team
Congratulations to the following athletes who have been selected to compete in the NZSS Track and Field team at the Australian Junior (U18) Track and Field Championships in Adelaide, 15-19 April. |
New Zealand Secondary Schools Team for Classics Internal Tour
The following team was named to represent NZSSAA across the Classic meetings in January and early February. |
17 June 2024 5:00pm 
