Senior Track & Field

 SENIOR TRACK & FIELD
Update Newsletters for Senior Track & Field

Update # 3  

ROSTER ENTRY PLATFORM:  BIB ROSTER for AW Senior Track & Field meets  – Shoe Clinic branded bibs
Check the list HERE for your number  – if you are not listed you will be issued with one on check in 

2025 – 2026 SUMMER CALENDAR FIXTURES
 HERE   as @ 26 September
This Calendar includes Athletics Wellington Events,  Regional Events, Major National Events and Major School  events.
Please note these dates are subject to change and there will be variable start times yet to be confirmed and along with an event grid  for each event as events are  confirmed 

Senior Track & Field Event Grid – HERE   Draft Events until end of December 2025 

2026 Athletics New Zealand National Track & Field Championships
Auckland, 5th – 8th March 2025
Athletics Wellington Track & Field
Representative Team – Senior, Under 20, Under 18 and Under 16 athletes
Athletics Wellington Selection POLICY  – coming soon 
Athletics Wellington Selection Guideline Performances Here
Athletics Wellington Team Selection Expression of Interest  Here

 Athletics Wellington wishes to select a strong team for these championships.
All Athletes are reminded they must make their own individual entry to the Championships via the Athletics NZ website entry portal when Open in the New Year.

Athletics Wellington Senior Track & Field Selectors
Athletics Wellington is calling for expressions of interest to have selection panel of three people for Senior Track & Field teams for 2024-2025 season. 
Please complete the following document and email to gm@athleticswellington.org.nz expressing your interest.
The Terms of  Reference for Selectors HERE

Further information for the event will be updated as available.

EVENT PROGRAMMES
Full programme timetables will be available  on each of the Event Calendar individual event page sites. Predominantly Athletics Wellington sanctioned meetings are held on a Saturday afternoon and on occasion mid week twilights are staged as per the calendar.
Each meeting will have a specific timetable of events published in advance on this website  closer to the time of each event.
Updates and notifications will also be posted on AW Facebook.

LOCAL COMPETITION RULES for NEWTOWN PARK
updated 9 October
Please READ HERE  

OVERVIEW
Athletics Wellington Senior track and field meets are predominantly at Newtown Park Athletics Stadium or the  Colin Pugh Sportsbowl, Masterton.  On occasions Junior [Under 14] athletes will compete alongside Seniors.  There is a wide range of events in other locations that may be of interest in the Lower North Island region and nationally significant events  throughout  New Zealand for senior athletes. Senior athletes are almost always welcome to compete in other centre meetings throughout the country if you are a registered club athlete for Athletics Wellington club. 

ENTRY & PRE REGISTRATION  

Entry Information for this year’s Senior Track & Field events at Newtown Park Athletics Stadium is on each event page where you can find events, timetable and entry link
All Events in 2025-2026 require Pre Entry through the LINK on Event page which directs you to ROSTER Platform. Entry is required for each Meeting and the the Athletics Wellington Championships.
Specific
ONLINE ENTRY  will be events such as, The Agency Group 10,000m, Team Ledger Harcourts Capital Classic, The Sola Power Academy Throws Meeting. These also will have an online pre-entry system  in place with links provided on their event page sites.

ELIGIBILITY  and ENTRY FEES

The basic points of “eligibility” for our senior Track & Field meets are:

  • Entry to the meet is open to all athletes of college-age and above
  • Entry fee will be $7.00 per athlete per meet Twilight or Mini Meet and $9.00 per athlete Open Saturday meetings for those athletes who are financial members of clubs. Athletics Wellington Championship events will be $13.00/ event. 
  • College Athletes who are not currently a member of an affiliated club are welcome to participate but under specific conditions for some meets – email  trackfield@athleticswellington.org.nz 

CENTRAL ATHLETICS LEAGUE TEAMS COMPETITION
The Central Athletics League is a Regional Teams Competition for clubs  held annually across three meetings prior to Christmas.
All information on the Central Athletics League Teams Competition [CAL] is HERE