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Welcome Message Athletics New Zealand On behalf of Athletics New Zealand, I would like to welcome all athletes, officials, coaches, volunteers and spectators to the 2021 New Zealand Cross Country Championships. Athletics NZ would like to acknowledge and thank Margaret Knox and the team at Athletics Otago for hosting this competition. A big thank you also to the officiating team and to Technical Delegate Ruth Liong. Almost 400 athletes from across the country will be competing at these championships and relishing the chance to go home with the title of 2021 New Zealand Cross Country Champion. Special thanks to our event sponsors Pub Charity, Kiwi Gaming Foundation, The Lion Foundation, Bendigo Valley Sports & Charity Foundation and AON for their support of this event. Enjoy the day and run well! We will be cheering you on. Pete Pfitzinger Athletics New Zealand Chief Executive Welcome Message Athletics Otago Athletics Otago extends a warm welcome to all athletes, coaches and officials attending the 102nd New Zealand Cross Country Championships. We return to compete on the Chisholm Links Golf course to stage the 2021 Championships. It is the same course used for the Athletics NZ Cross Country Challenge last year when the Covid pandemic impacted the planned national cross country events. We acknowledge the goodwill and co-operation of the Chisholm Links Golf Club in staging these Championships. The management and golf community have gone out of their way to enable us to race over their fine terrain. These Championships, first held in 1903, have over the decades seen the nation’s best distance runner’s feature. Victors include Olympians Billy Savidan, Murray Halberg, Sir Peter Snell, Bill Baillie, Dick Tayler, Sylvia Potts, Lorraine Moller, Allison Roe, Mary O’Connor, and Diane Rodger. Otago has contributed handsomely to these Championships with the first individual male winner George McKnight in 1910 and Sylvia Potts in the women’s race in 1970. Team racing has always been a feature of these championships and once again this year there will be keen competition for provincial honours. Thanks must go to the Local Organising Committee for the astute course selection and thorough preparation in staging this event. The efforts of Margaret Knox and her team is acknowledged. Enjoy the competition and companionship the 2021 Championships offer. Best wishes, Kim Blackwood Athletics Otago Board Chairperson Event Information 2021 New Zealand Cross Country Championships Event Details Saturday 7th August 2021, Chisholm Links Golf Course, Dunedin Course Availability The course will be available for athletes to complete a walk around on Friday 6th from 3.00pm to 5.00pm. Access to the course is available on Saturday morning until 9.30am. The course will be closed at this time and will only open for competition. Chisholm Links Golf course have requested people stay off the course if there is a frost. Once this has gone you will be able to gain access. Carparking There is plenty of carparking available at the venue and in the surrounding streets. Team Packs Centre Team Packs will be available from the Chisholm links Clubrooms from 3.00pm -5.00pm on Friday the 6th and on Saturday morning from 8.30pm through to 9.30pm Team Tents Team tents will be available and allocated to all centre teams. Athlete Numbers Numbers will be available from your team managers. Individuals can collect their numbers from the desk within the Clubrooms. Grades getting livestreamed will have a bib with a race number for their front and a bib with their last name for the back. Grades not getting livestreamed will just have the bib with race number for their front. Live Streaming In keeping with best practice around the broadcasting of younger athletes, we will only be live streaming Grade U16 events and above through the Sky Sport Next YouTube channel. Food and Refreshments The café and bar within the Chisholm Links clubrooms will be open. There is a lunch menu available with hot and cold options on offer. There will also be a coffee van on site. There are plenty of local cafes nearby to purchase food and refreshments. Showers Showers are available at the venue. Please bring your own towel and understand that other athletes may also want to use these showers so ensure they are not excessive in length. Athletes • Arrive at the main entrance only and follow signage from the carpark area to your team tents. • Contact tracing details for all entrants has automatically been recorded using your registration and Athletics New Zealand Membership data. • Please ensure you have weather appropriate gear. Leave any non-essential valuable items at home. • Warm-ups should only take place in the designated area. • Athletes to report to the start area 10 minutes prior to their race start time. • While racing please avoid spitting or discharging mucus from your nose while close to other competitors. Anyone deemed to be spitting in an offensive manner may be disqualified. • Athletes are not permitted to wear headphones/earpieces while in the starts area or while competing. These may be worn while warming up. • There will be no pacing allowed by any athletes. • When you have finished your race, place your chip in the buckets provided prior to leaving the finish area. • Medal winners will be asked to stay back for their presentations and may be asked for interviews (for the livestream broadcast). • Drug testing will take place during the event. Covid-19 This event is being held under Covid-19 Alert Level 1, meaning there are no government restrictions. Additional health and safety measures will be in place at the event, including Government Covid-19 QR code scanning posters and sign in forms prominently displayed at entrances, as well as hand sanitisers located at all main entrances, toilets, and catering areas. Please stay home and avoid attending the New Zealand Cross Country Championships if you are: • Unwell • Waiting for a COVID-19 test result • Self-isolating Race Timetable 2021 New Zealand Cross Country Championships Race Age group Start Time Distance 1 Girls U14 10.00am 3km Boys U14 3km 2 Masters Men 65+ 10.20am 6km Junior Women 6km Masters Women 6km 3 Men U18 11.05am 6km Women U18 5km 4 Junior Men 11.35am 8km Masters Men 8km 5 Ariki Kids Race 12.20pm up to 2km - under 12 (on the day) 6 Open Fun Run/Walk 12.40pm 4km/2km 7 Girls U16 1.20pm 4km Boys U16 4km 8 Senior Men 1.50pm 10km Senior women 10km Officials List 2021 New Zealand Cross Country Championships Local Organising Margaret Knox Committee Chairperson Local Organising Kevin O'Sullivan, Robert Homan, Brent Halley, Kevin Murphy, Committee Raylene Bates, Greg Johnston, Karen Palmer Technical Delegate Ruth Liong Jury of Appeal Joan Merrilees, Ruth Liong Meeting Manager Margaret Knox Event Manager James Ollerenshaw Entries James Ollerenshaw, Karen Palmer Health & Safety Officer Raylene Bates Referee Lilian Tudor Assistant Referees Belinda Leckie, Bryce Watt Course Manager Greg Johnston Starter Bevan Mears Starters Assistants Stephen Palmer, Paul Tyson Umpires Dave Crewe, Mark Peters, Alex Merrilees, Donal May Lap Marshal Paul Tyson Finish Shute Judges Stephen Palmer, Mike Weddell Ariki, Caversham, Civil Service, Hill City University, Course Marshals Leith and Taieri club members Chief Photo Finish Craig Brown Photo Finish Judge Shona Brown, Henry Tudor Manual Finish Recorders Karen Dunlea, Dyani Shepherd-Oates, Shaun Cantwell, Trinity Bradford Manual Timekeepers Laurie Hill Results Craig Brown Greg Johnston, Brent Halley, Margaret Knox, Kevin Murphy, Rob Homan, Course Set Up Dave Crewe + Club Volunteers Ceremonies Coordinator Bruce Cowan, Glen Ward Joan Merrilees, Peter Pftzinger, Oli Chignell, Myrtle Rough, David Rush, Medal Presenters Dick Taylor, Blair Martin, Shireen Crumpton Social Media James Ollerenshaw, Karen Palmer Live Streaming Jason Cameron, Hayden Shearman Announcer Kevin O'Sullivan, Murray McKinnon Medical Pro-Med, Kevin Whitney Venue Vendors Denise Tetlow, Deetee Catering, Drew,Smith Coffee Volunteers Manager Janice Finnie Registration & info Desk Lyn Mackay, Shelley Walker Start Lists 2021 New Zealand Cross Country Championships Girls U14 - 10:00am - 3km Bib Number First Name Last Name Representing 139 Imogen Barlow Pakuranga Athletic Club 140 Amani Farry Lynndale Athletic and Harrier Club 141 Scarlett Robb Auckland City Athletics 142 Kobi Maslin University of Canterbury Athletic Club 143 Kotomiyo Cowell Ariki (Dunedin) Amateur Athletic and Harrier Club 144 Lila Rhodes Hill City-University Athletic and Harrier Club 145 Bea Christie Athletics Invercargill 146 Libby Fox Fiordland Athletics Club 147 Ava Hindrup Winton Athletics and Harriers Club 148 Holly Kempthorne Fiordland Athletics Club 149 Marley Sampson Stratford Runners and Walkers 150 Eva Green Hutt Valley Harriers Boys U14 - 10:00am - 3km Bib Number First Name Last Name Representing 101 Ty Gonzales Lynndale Athletic and Harrier Club 102 Harry Hardwick Lynndale Athletic and Harrier Club 103 Ben Oxford Pakuranga Athletic Club 104 Leo Wright North Harbour Bays Athletics 105 Otto Church New Brighton Olympic Athletics Club 106 Dardy Harrington Christchurch Avon Athletic Club 107 Dylan Collins Queenstown Athletic Club 108 William Harrex Athletics Taieri 109 Henry Hodgson Caversham Harriers & Athletic Club 110 Lewis Blay St Paul's Harrier & Amateur Athletic Club 111 Finlay Collard St Paul's Harrier & Amateur Athletic Club 112 Jake Lomas Hamilton City Hawks 113 Kayden Theron Te Puke Amateur Athletics Club 114 Blake Miscall Hutt Valley Harriers Masters Men 65+ -