News

12 December 2023 • Announcement

Lloyd Christie (JP (Rtd))

11 September 2023 • Announcement

Athletics New Zealand Awards

5 September 2023 • Announcement

Waikato-Bay of Plenty team for NZ Road Championships

28 August 2023 • Announcement

2023 Life Membership Awards and Service Awards

1 August 2023 • Announcement

Eva Guy

5 July 2023 • Announcement

Mhyre Oman

8 May 2023 • Announcement

IPs U16/18 2023 Update

2 May 2023 • Announcement

2022 – 2023 Year of Athletics Slideshow

24 March 2023 • Announcement

Children’s Mid Winter Forum and AGM

3 February 2023 • Announcement

Like a Girl – Run Jump Throw

31 January 2023 • Announcement

Board Member vacancy

16 November 2022 • Announcement

OFFICIALS RECOGNITION FOR OUR RETIRING OFFICIALS

23 September 2022 • Announcement

Marcia Petley, MNZM

12 September 2022 • Announcement

2022-2023 Track & Field Summer Handbook

8 September 2022 • Announcement

2022-2023 Children’s Summer Handbook

5 September 2022 • Announcement

Athletics NZ Awards

5 September 2022 • Announcement

2022 NZ Road Champs – Results of the WBOP Team

2 September 2022 • Announcement

Athletics WBOP Officials Training Courses 2022

1 September 2022 • Announcement

Track Officials Training Day – 18th September

4 May 2022 • Announcement

Board announcement

28 February 2022 • Announcement

IPs U16/U18 2022 – week 6

21 February 2022 • Announcement

IPs U16/U18 2022 – week 5

11 February 2022 • Announcement

IPs U16/U18 2022 – week 4

1 February 2022 • Announcement

IPs U16/U18 2022 – week 3

25 January 2022 • Announcement

IPs U16/U18 2022 – week 2

18 January 2022 • Announcement

IPs U16/U18 2022 started last weekend

11 January 2022 • Announcement

WBOP Children’s Champs

9 November 2021 • Announcement

Officials training days cancelled

23 September 2021 • Uncategorized

Board Member Vacancy

27 August 2021 • Announcement

Officials Training Days

5 August 2021 • Announcement

Officials Training Days – Whakatane

20 May 2021 • Announcement

Retirement of Ray Young

14 May 2021 • Announcement

Secondary Schools Cross Country Information

13 April 2021 • Announcement

Participant voice survey

6 April 2021 • Announcement

WBOP team for North Island Secondary Schools

25 March 2021 • Announcement

North Island Secondary Schools entry

9 November 2020 • Uncategorized

Athletics NZ AGM Awards

2 November 2020 • Announcement

Waikato- Bay of Plenty Team for NZ Road Race

18 August 2020 • General

Officials Course

6 March 2020 • Announcement

2020 Road and Cross Country Handbook

17 February 2020 • Announcement

Porritt Classic

25 May 2023 • Announcement

2023 North Island U16/U18 Inter-Provincials WaiBOP Team Results

There were some exceptional results, massive PBs and everyone looked fantastic in their event shirts.

  • The 2022 Team was 37 athletes, 18 females and 19 males, with a total of 82 known PB’s.
  • The 2023 Team was 40 athletes, 19 females and 21 males, with a total of 159 known PB’s.

Keep an eye out for the event Merit and Excellence awards, on the event Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=north%20island%20u16%20%26%20u18%20interprovincials%20competition 

Team results Summary:

U16 Competition WaiBOP came 1st overall [Girls 2nd and Boys 1st]

U18 Competition WaiBOP came 1st overall [Girls 2nd and Boys 1st]

We are still waiting for the relays to be compiled, this takes a mathematical genius to work out.

Team and individual certificates will be coming soon.

WaiBOP competition results:

We award athletes for PB’s as they progress through the competition season. This is the reason why we ask for the PB’s prior to the competition starting. These people will all be getting awards. Personal bests list.

Placing

U16 Girls

U16 Boys

U18 Girls

U18 Boys

1st

Hannah Hickson

David Mora

Lillian Muir

Fletcher van Heuven

2nd

Mia de Jager

Jack Marra

Madison Rattray

Zack Conroy

3rd

Amelie Wood

Keyden Theron

Saskia Rhind

Henry Mayston

4th

Hayley Koppens

Jake Lomas

Holly Fausett

Callum Murray

From a personal perspective, seeing progress in development and performance is worth celebrating.

Competition individual results summary:

We are just listing the top 5 athletes placings here. When we have the certificates we will let you know more about the excellence and merit awards.

AGE GROUP                    PLACES

Grade 14 females             3rd Hannah Hickson

Grade 14 males                4th Kayden Theron

                                            5th Jake Lomas

Grade 15 females             1st Boh Ritchie

                                            2nd Mia de Jager

                                            3rd Holley Fausett

                                            4th Melelosaline Lose

                                            5th Maia Poutawera

Grade 15 males                2nd Jack Marra

                                            4th  Hamish Murray

Grade 16 females            2nd Teeka Randell             

Grade 16 males                3rd Jaxon Woolley

                                            4th Wiremu Knowles

Grade 17 males                2nd Louie Endres

                                            5th Callum Murray

Massive well done for Boh Ritchie who had the biggest point score for the competition, and Mia de Jager was just behind her.

Prizes:

We have been very fortunate that this 2023 season has brought about our best level of sponsorship for our team. Some of these companies have supported us for a couple of years now. Please support them as well.

Prizes will be awarded to:

  • All athletes listed on the Personal best list (all 16 of you)
  • Boh Ritchie – top competition point scorer
  • Maddison Rattray – designing the event shirt
  • Jaxon Woolley – for looking awesome on TV in Australia!
  • Louie Endres – for contribution to the survey – Athletes voice
  • Maia Poutawera – for contribution to the survey – Athletes voice

There are certificates for all team members coming. 

Well done to the whole team, it was a great result and there are changes planned for next season. Thank you to those that filled in the survey, we needed this information to help us.

Athletes working group:

Those athletes that have voiced that they would like to help with a working group, we will be in contact with you to organise a web meeting for you to participate in. For anyone else that has not stepped forward but would like to be involved, please email Berny on dkoppens@xtra.co.nz