Athletics Wellington Announce Large Team for National Cross Country in Taupo

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Cross Country Team Announced

Athletics Wellington have selected 60 athletes with 34 men and 26 women to compete at Spa Park next weekend. It  is expected a number  of the  clubs will field teams on the Sunday in the Mixed Relay Championships for Clubs. Last year Wellington collected three team medals  but the team  look strong in youth grades and the women once again and Masters grades should  feature in the  35+grade and 50+ garde

Wellington champions Seamus Kane in the Senior men’s and Sarah Drought in Senior Women shoudl represent AW with credit. Drought, the top NZL women’s finisher at the World Cross Country in Bathurst back in February  look set to carry her good form to Taupo and should be a top prospect. 

The full team is here