Athletics Wellington Melrose Shield Relays Meeting

Athletics Wellington MELROSE SHIELD RELAYS Meeting

The Melrose Shield was presented to the Lower Hutt Amateur Athletic and Cycling Club in 1948 by the late A (Bill) Melrose for interclub competition for relay races and teams events. The annual competition was held during twilight hours at the Lower Hutt Recreation ground. Kiwi was the first club to win the shield in 1948. Current holders are Upper Hutt Club. Bill Melrose’s daughter-in-law, Dawn Melrose is a long serving Wellington athletic official, and her sons have been prominent local athletes.

An Interclub relay points meeting to determine Melrose Shield winners for 2024.
Points allocated for Men and Women 20 and Over and Under 20 grades plus Open Mixed teams. 

Any club may register a team.
The competition will have points for teams in two  age grades

• Open (Seniors & Masters ) for Men, Women and Mixed gender teams ( mixed teams must have at least 2 females)
• Juniors (Athletes eligible aged Under 20) for Men, Women and Mixed gender teams ( mixed teams must have at least 2 females)
  Track Relays: Clubs will be asked to enter the designated track relay teams, athletes can be added to team on day at least 30 mins prior to start time.
  Field Team: Athlete are asked to register as Individuals and then your club is required to group you into teams. Each field team may be made up of 2, 3 or 4 athletes to cover the four field events for the team to score as a field team.

The entry Link is available  on    Here

Current Shield holders : Upper Hutt Athletics Club 

RELAY EVENTS: TRACK 4x100m, 4x400m, 4x800m, DMR Relay (1200/400/800/1600m),

FIELD RELAY: 2024 will feature a FIELD TEAM Relay of 4 events  – 2 jumps/2 throws  – can be made up of between 1 and 4 people 

Open Events:300m/400m Hurdles and  5000m Track Walk