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. |
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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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. |
9 December 2024 9:30am 
