IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Punta Unbria – 20 March 2011 Senior men 12km, Jake Robertson 61st 36m 41s, Zane Robertson 93rd 38m 8s, Alex Parlane 107th 40m 39s. Won by Imana Marga of Ethiopia in 33m 50s. 111 finished. … [Read more...]
Athletics New Zealand Appoints Events Manager
March 15, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Athletics New Zealand Appoints Events Manager Athletics New Zealand has appointed Will Stewart to the position of Events Manager in its national office. Stewart, a Sports Marketing graduate of the University of British Columbia (UBC), was captain of the UBC Cross … [Read more...]
Cochrane gets New Zealand hurdles record
March 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment
AUCKLAND - Athletics, Mt Smart Stadium – 12 March 2011 Michael Cochrane finally grabbed the New Zealand M19 110m hurdles record outright after a slashing sprint over the sticks in 14.06s on Saturday evening. The Tauranga athlete, who is now resident in Auckland … [Read more...]
Debbie Strange receives Oceania Award
February 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Debbie Strange was presented with an Oceania Athletics Association Merit Award at the Porritt Classic meeting last week by the Executive Director of Oceania Athletics Yvonne Mullins. Debbie is a leading New Zealand throws coach for over 20 years. Among the athletes that … [Read more...]
Auckland Track Championships 2011
February 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Auckland Track & Field Championships, Mt Smart Stadium – 26/27 February 2011 In her first competition of the season Olympic and world shot put champion Valerie Adams set a fresh New Zealand allcomers and resident record of 20.33m at Mt Smart Stadium yesterday. … [Read more...]
Bill Baillie admitted to the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame
February 15, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Bill Baillie joins 28 others from the sport of athletics in being inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame. Baillie, now 76, was admitted at the Halberg Awards dinner in Auckland on Thursday evening and his induction certificate was presented by Sir Murray … [Read more...]
Smith breaks New Zealand Half record
February 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Kimberley Smith runs fastest half marathon by a woman on American soil and breaks New Zealand record – 13 February 2011 Kimberley Smith sliced 19 seconds off her New Zealand half marathon record in winning the New Orleans half marathon by over three minutes in 1h 7m 36s. … [Read more...]
Ankrom Steps Down
February 11, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Ankrom Steps Down Athletics New Zealand’s Performance Director Kevin Ankrom has announced his resignation after nearly 4 years in the role. During his tenure, Ankrom has reformed the structure of Athletics NZ’s high performance programme … [Read more...]
Dick Tayler’s 10,000m Record Under Fire
February 1, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Leading American distance runner Galen Rupp will race a special 10,000m event to be added to the International Track Meet programme on Saturday 26 Feb at QEII Stadium in Christchurch. Rupp, who has a career best 10,000m time of 27:10.74, is likely to shatter the New Zealand … [Read more...]
Eight New Zealanders in World Top Fifty
January 21, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Eight New Zealand athletes feature in the top fifty in the Athletics world rankings for 2010. The ATFS rankings just released have three New Zealand men and five women in the world top fifty in their events. Shot Putter Valerie Adams is the highest ranked at second, … [Read more...]
