Athletics Wellington Winter Series Championship
This Championships Series is competed for over 7 races (6 for U18 grades & below) with athletes best 5 (4 for U18 & below) scoring events counting to their individual total in the series.
Points Scoring Events eligible are
- Shaw Baton Relay
- University Cross Country Relay
- Vosseler Shield
- Dorne Cup
- Wellington Cross Country Championships
- Wellington 5km Road Championships
- Wellington 10km Road Championships ( Under 20 grade an above only)
WINTER SERIES POINTS
Championship medals are awarded to the top 3 overall in each grade, of the series after the points are aggregated from the best 5 races (except Under 18 it will be 4 events) out of the 7 events by an athlete. Points are awarded to 1st place in a grade receives 100 points, 2nd 99 points, 3rd in each 98 points, 4th 97 points until all athletes awarded points up to a maximum of 100th place.
Winter Series Championship places are determined by an athlete’s accumulated points. Therefore, to place in the medals, an athlete would likely need to compete in all 4 of the seven possible races in order to accumulate enough points.
In the event there is a tie on points for any athletes in a grade with their points from the best score of 4 races then the countback will be the higher placed athletes in the Road Championships.
- For seniors and masters, an athlete’s age on the day of the Vosseler is used to determine their grade for the two relays.
- For seniors and masters, an athlete’s age on the day of the Vosseler is used to determine their grade for the two relays.
- For seniors and masters, an athlete’s age on the day of the Vosseler, Dorne, XC Champs and Road Champs will determine their grade for points from those races. For example, if an athlete turns 50 between the Dorne and XC Champs, they will have points in the Masters 35 grade for the first 4 events, and points in the Masters 50 grade for the final 3 events.
- However, new for 2025: an affected athlete can notify Daryl Bloomfield (Results Manager) of their wish to remain in the grade they are for the Vosseler for the whole series.
Also new for 2025: an athlete can notify Daryl (before the Vosseler) of their wish to be counted in a higher grade for the whole series (eg a master elected to remain a senior.) - For juniors, age as at 31 December 2025 determines their grade for the whole season
- If an athlete is not registered in the GameDay registration database by the date of the Vosseler, they will receive no points from the Shaw Baton and University relays.
