Manawatu Whanganui Championships

Here is the program for the MWA Championships. If you wish to compete at nationals in March then you must qualify through the Centre Champs. You must be a full member to compete. 

FREE BUS

The club will provide a free bus to the championship round in Palmerston North on the 18th February. The bus will depart from Whangnaui Collegiate Chapel gates at 4.30pm follwed by a final pick up at Cooks Gardens at 4.45pm.

If you wish to travel with the team on the bus then please notify Alec Mcnab at Club night or via text: 021421145. 

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MWA Track and Field Championships Programme- 2025


Tuesday 4th February 2025 - Preliminary Day

Palmerston North - Hammer                    Whanganui - Steeplechase


Tuesday 11th February 2025 - Day 1 in Whanganui

  (Field Events MWA Only – Track includes normal Club Night events)

6-30 pm              Long Jump   Males     Javelin Female         High Jump Female

6-45 pm              300 m Hurdles   Female   MWA

6-48 pm              300 m Hurdles  Female  Club

6-55 pm              400 m Hurdles Female MWA and Club

7-00 pm              300m Hurdles Men MWA and Club

7-05 pm              400m Hurdles MWA

7-10 pm               800 m MWA Female

7-15 pm               800m MWA  Male

7-20 pm              800m Club

7-25 pm              200m Female MWA

7-30 pm              200m Male MWA         Long Jump Female       Javelin Male    High Jump Males

7-35 pm              200m Club

7-45 pm              3000m/5000m MWA and Club  (5000 m Runners will wear numbers)


Tuesday 18th February 2025 - Day 2 in PN

5 45pm Discus G10/G11/G12 60m All grades

6 00pm Discus B10/B11/B12

6 15pm 100m All grades AMW

6 30pm Discus AMW/Shot AMW/Triple Jump AMW

6 45pm 80mH/100mH/110mH AMW

7 00pm 400m All grades AMW

7 20pm 1500m All grades AMW


​​​​​​​Centre Awards

The Centre is introducing an annual awards event.

This is planned to be on 13th April 2025.

Nominations and more information will come out at the end of the month.


2025 Central League Team Meetings

Central League Teams Competition - Meeting Information

Entries

Please note that individual athletes or parents are not to contact Mark Harris about entry for the Central League Comptition and are encouraged to contact their local club / team administrator for further information.  Team contact names are listed further down the page.

Health Rules

​​​​​​​If you are unwell, we encourage you to not attend the event.

Officials

Officials Meetings will be held at the start of each programme. Officials will be co-ordinated into event teams and allocated walkie talkies for the day where required.

Teams are reminded they should supply two officials (minimum) to assist with officiating requirements.

Venues

ALL VENUES

Please be aware that any valuables you leave in your vehicles will be at your own risk.

INGLEWOOD

The venue is called TET Stadium, 1 Elliot St, Inglewood.  There is parking around the venue, please be courteous.  There will be no parking wardens or such that will issue you with a ticket.

WHANGANUI

The venue is called Cooks Gardens, Maria Place, Whanganui.  There is parking around the venue, please be courteous.  There may be parking wardens that may issue you with a ticket.

MASTERTON

The venue is called Colin Pugh SportsBowl, Blair Street, Masterton.  There is parking around the venue, please be courteous.  It is unlikely that you will be issued any tickets, but we do suggest you park sensibly to avoid any disappointments at the end of the day.

HASTINGS

The venue is called Mitre 10 Park Hawkes Bay, 42 Percival Road, Hastings.  There is parking around the venue, please be courteous.  There will be no parking wardens or such that will issue you with a ticket.

PALMERSTON NORTH

The venue is called Manawatu Community Athletics Track, Athletic Track Access Dr, Massey University, Palmerston North.  There is parking around the venue, please be courteous.  There will be no parking wardens or such that will issue you with a ticket.

WELLINGTON

The venue is called Newtown Park, Newtown, Wellington.  There is parking around the venue, please be courteous.  There will be parking wardens that will issue you with a ticket, so we suggest you park sensibly.  


Athlete Entry

Entry fees are $8 per athlete.  Teams will be invoiced for their teams entry fees at the end of the three events.  Whom ever completes the entry in the entry system, will be the person invoiced.  Entry fees will be distributed to the relevant teams once all payments have been made by teams.

An entry portal will be sent to all clubs in the lead up to the three events.  If you dont recieve one, please email mark@maharris.co.nz to gain access.  All entries must be completed by the team, individual entries are not accepted.


Spike Length & Type

  • HASTINGS
  • INGLEWOOD
  • WHANGANUI
  • PALMERSTON NORTH
  • MASTERTON - The spike stipulated for the Masterton track is CONE only
  • WELLINGTON
  • The recommended length for track races / Long Jump / Triple Jump is 7mm.
  • The recommended length for High Jump /Javelin is 9mm.


Scoring

The scoring will be based upon the following point’s allocation, with a maximum of 2 Athletes per Team per Event

9, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1

To find 2 per Club athletes will be ranked upon performances over the number of heats contested, athletes in heat 2 or more may earm the points if their performance is good enough to rank highly to justify points being allocated.


    Team Contacts

    The following are the names known and have codes setup in the Athletic.Net system.  While we endeavour to keep this list up to date, it is not always as simple as it seems.

    • Athletics Wanganui Alec McNab NWV75CGU8
    • Hornets Sharee Jones / Rob Strong / Richard Rutherford V5G7DARUQ
    • Kapi-Ti-Mana Kirsten Kilmister 66QYNTQUV
    • RALF (Rangitikei, Ashhurst, Levin, Feilding) Rob Dabb / Bill Twiss 9J929HWUM
    • Palmerston North George McConachy G9PJVSZUZ
    • Taranaki Jason Cressingham / Karen Gillam Green 8JW4YCQUG
    • Team Wairarapa (Wairarapa Clubs, Karori, Vic Uni) Mark Harris / Andrea Harris / Theresa Bartlett 4J7DGCJUD
    • Hutt Valley Joshua Sharkey / Meagan Hughes QXRYKB5UQ
    • WASPS (WHAC, Kiwi) Graham Cook / Julie Richards 8J5N4CQUG

    Other teams not yet registered...

    • Wellington Central ??
    • Johnsonville / Porirua ??


          ​​​​​​Event Rules

          All events will be run under World Athletics Rules except for the following:-

          1. The minimum team size for each team will need to be 8 people to compete at each event.  If you do not field 8, you will be charged for 8.
          2. Your team will be allocated bib numbers for each athlete by the entry / results administrator, please ensure all athletes have the correct number on thier hand and when they report to events they can let the officials know their bib number so their result can be recorded correctly.
          3. For field events excluding Pole Vault and High Jump, All athletes have 3 trials with the leading six having three further trials if time allows.
          4. For the Hammer Throw events, the Men and Women have 55 mins to complete their throws.  We have allowed a 10min Warmup for the Women and while we acknowldge this is limited, we have tried to accomodate everyone as best we can.
          5. For all field events, the start time for the next field event for that gender, will be the end of the field event that is in operation for that gender.  i.e. if 4 rounds have been completed for Men’s Shot Put and the Men’s Discus is to start, then Shot Put concludes and Discus commences.
          6. An athlete can throw the weight of the implement they may use at the NZ Secondary Schools Champs or as per the World Athletics rules for their age.  This in effect makes the throws a handicap event.
          7. An athlete can request a distance including hurdle heights they may use at the NZ Secondary Schools Champs or as per the World Athletics rules for their age.  The host club or region can decide if this is feasible to incorporate the request or not.
          8. If a team cannot confirm they have 2 officials at a meet, they may be excluded from the following meet.
          9. Teams under 8, will lose all points.
          10. Athletes must be a minimum of 12 years of age turning 13 by the end of the year of the competition.
          11. All athletes must report 10mins before the start of their event.  If you do not report 10mins beforehand, then you may not be able to compete.


          Programme

          TRACK PROGRAMME

          12.00pm                      70/80/100/110mH Women / Men

          12.30pm                      100m Women

          12.40pm                      100m Men

          12.50pm                      3000m Race Walk Mixed       

          1.15pm                        2000m Steeplechase Women

          1.25pm                        2000m Steeplechase Men

          1.35pm                        400m Women

          1.45pm                        400m Men

          1.55pm                        1500m Women

          2.05pm                        1500m Men

          2.15pm                        4 x 100m Relay Women

          2.20pm                        4 x 100m Relay Men

          2.35pm                        300m Hurdles Women / Men

          2.50pm                        400m Hurdles Women / Men

          3.00pm                        800m Women

          3.10pm                        800m Men

          3.20pm                        200m Women

          3.30pm                        200m Men

          3.40pm                        3000m / 5000m Mixed

          4.10pm                        4 x 400m Relay Women

          4.20pm                        4 x 400m Relay Men


          FIELD PROGRAMME

          11.00am                      Hammer Men (Finish 11.55am)

          11.15am                      Long Jump Men

          12.05pm                      Hammer Women (Finish 1.00pm)

          12.00pm                      High Jump Women

          12.00pm                      Pole Vault Women

          12.00pm                      Pole Vault Men

          12.00pm                      Shot Put Men

          12.45pm                      Long Jump Women

          1.00pm                        Discus Women           

          2.00pm                        Shot Put Women

          2.00pm                        Discus Men

          2.00pm                        High Jump Men

          2.30pm                        Triple Jump Women

          2.30pm                        Triple Jump Men

          3.15pm                        Javelin Women

          3.15pm                         Javelin Men


          2025 Central League Teams Competition Dates and Final Results (Provisional)

          25 October 2025 – TET Stadium, 1 Elliot St, Inglewood

          • Entries Close 8pm 22 October 2025
          • RESULTS
          • TEAM POINTS

          8 November 2025 – Cooks Gardens, Maria Place, Whanganui

          • Entries Close 8pm 5 November 2025
          • RESULTS
          • TEAM POINTS

          22 November 2025 – Colin Pugh SportsBowl, Blair Street, Masterton

          • Entries Close 8pm 19 November 2025
          • RESULTS
          • TEAM POINTS



          2024/2025 Athletics Events 

          If you would like to know more about joining the club so you can take part in the many events on offer next season then contact the club today.

          If you want to see what competitive events are on offer this coming season Click Here to view the latest Athletics NZ calendar.




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