Sending our best wishes to the NZ athletes competing in the World Cross Country Championships this coming Saturday, 10 January 2026 in Tallahassee, Florida, USA.World Cross Bound 🇺🇸🌳🏃‍♀️

27 Kiwis are heading to Tallahassee for the 2026 World Cross Country Championships on the 10th of Jan 2026 ⛽️

Congratulations to today's selected team 🌿

Senior Women’s (10km)
Katrina Andrews (Night Ninjas, Greg Darbyshire)
Sophie Hicks (Whippets, Sam McLean)
Katherine Camp (UC, Craig Kirkwood)
Rebekah Aitkenhead (Hill City, Craig Kirkwood)
Eva Pringle (Whippets, Craig Kirkwood)
Hannah Gapes (Lake City, Laurie Henes)

Senior Men’s (10km)
Will Little (Whippets, Sam Mclean)
Taonga Mbambo (UC, Craig Motley)
MacCallum Rowe (Egmont Athletics, Brandon Bonsey)
Toby Gualter (Olympic, Alastair Leslie)
Oli Chignell (Hill City, Adam Didkt)
Connor Melton (Whippets, Sam Mclean)

Non-Travelling Reserve
Craig Lautenslager (Nelson, Greg Lautenslager)

U20 Men (8km)
Corban Holmes (Athletics Tauranga, Brit Townsend)
George Wyllie (Athletics Tauranga, Craig Kirkwood)
Redd Scampion (ACA, Nick Codyre)
Bede Colbourne (UC, Craig Motley)
Caleb Wagener (Pakuranga, Chris Oates)

U20 Women (6km)
Denika Clooney (TTT Runners, Lisa Cross)
Brynne Gordon (Port Hills, James Ansell)
Eleanor Pugh (Tauranga Ramblers, Craig Kirkwood)
Poppy Healey (Whippets, Evan Cooper)
Siena Mackley (Queenstown Athletics, Neville Britton)
Scarlett Robb (ACA, Graeme Holden)

Cross Country Mixed 4x2km Relay
Alison Andrews-Paul (Wairarapa, Brit Townsend)
Tillie Hollyer (Whippets, Sam Mclean)
David Lee (Whippets, Sam Mclean)
Christian De Vaal (Pakuranga, Michael Byrne)

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Athletics Auckland

6 days ago

GO! Series is back for 2026!

https://athleticsauckland.co.nz/competition/events/

Junior athletes, you are invited to be part of the second Sunset GO! Series event at Mt Smart Stadium from 6.30pm to 9pm on Friday 23 January. Be part of an evening full of athletics fun, camaraderie and enjoyment as the sun sets and the lights go on topped off with hot chips and our wonderful GO! Series friends. It doesn’t get much better than that.

All athletes receive a wristband and complete three or more GO! Days and your athlete receives their very own GO! Series medal.

Earn points for your club to go towards your club being crowned GO! Series Champions.

The GO! Series is a teams-based athletics initiative launched by Athletics Auckland to provide opportunities for youth (5-14) athletes to participate in inter-club athletics competition.

After three rounds of the GO! Series, Pakuranga Athletics Club leads the Trophy Standings while Lynndale lead the Shield standings. Where will your club be after Round 4 on the GO! table? The more athletes who attend, the more points your club earns.

All club registered athletes (5-14 years) can enter the GO! Series.

$12 entry per individual day.

GO! Series is back for 2026!

athleticsauckland.co.nz/competition/events/

Junior athletes, you are invited to be part of the second Sunset GO! Series event at Mt Smart Stadium from 6.30pm to 9pm on Friday 23 January. Be part of an evening full of athletics fun, camaraderie and enjoyment as the sun sets and the lights go on topped off with hot chips and our wonderful GO! Series friends. It doesn’t get much better than that.

All athletes receive a wristband and complete three or more GO! Days and your athlete receives their very own GO! Series medal.

Earn points for your club to go towards your club being crowned GO! Series Champions.

The GO! Series is a teams-based athletics initiative launched by Athletics Auckland to provide opportunities for youth (5-14) athletes to participate in inter-club athletics competition.

After three rounds of the GO! Series, Pakuranga Athletics Club leads the Trophy Standings while Lynndale lead the Shield standings. Where will your club be after Round 4 on the GO! table? The more athletes who attend, the more points your club earns.

All club registered athletes (5-14 years) can enter the GO! Series.

$12 entry per individual day. ... See MoreSee Less