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The new high Jump landing mat set for a graceful landing by Hamish Kerr in his attempts to break his own Cooks Gardens stadium record at the Cooks Classic on Saturday evening.

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Vintage weekend fitting way to end Cooks Gardens Classic

16 Jan, 2020 5:00am
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Records are expected to fall if conditions are right at Cooks Gardens on Saturday evening.

International Kiwi sprinting sensation Edward Osei-Nketia will open the track events at the annual Cooks Gardens Classic in Whanganui on Saturday evening.

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International stars to shine in annual Cooks Gardens Classic athletics meeting

15 Jan, 2020 5:00am
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The action is not confined to the track and also features class performances in the field.

Sophie Williams headed both the 100m and 200m under 18 rankings setting a New Zealand Schools record over 100m and a North Island record over 200m. Photo / Photowellington

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Athletics takes a look back to look forward - and it's looking good

9 Jan, 2020 5:00am
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Whanganui athletes had an outstanding season with the second half yet to come.

Genna Maples jumped and ran to be named Multi Event Athlete of the Meet at New Zealand Secondary Schools and win her third consecutive New Zealand Schools singlet.

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NZ Schools athletics: Whanganui athletes figure strongly

19 Dec, 2019 5:00am
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The numbers do not lie - again Whanganui leads the way at the NZ championships.

Whanganui High School's Maggie Jones had an outstanding national schools championship winning both the 80 metre and 300 metre hurdles in the junior grade at the weekend.

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Record medal haul for Whanganui athletes

12 Dec, 2019 5:00am
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The highest medal total achieved by Whanganui schools in the history of the event.

Injury has limited quality sprint work for Collegiate's Emma Osborne so she steps up to 800m at NZ Schools this weekend instead of defending her senior girls 400m title.

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Gold rush for athletes at NZ champs

5 Dec, 2019 5:00am
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Whanganui has the numbers and the talent to bring home gold from the NZ Schools Champs.

Sophie Williams, left, and relay partner Genna Maples in sprint action. Photo / Rob van Dort

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Whanganui athletes retain regional title

28 Nov, 2019 4:50am
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Hopefully missing athletes will be available for New Zealand Schools championships.

The junior girls section of the Whanganui Collegiate team led by Sarah Lambert, left, board the restored London bus for Saturday's special training at Cooks Gardens.

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Only film of Peter Snell's mile aired

21 Nov, 2019 5:00am
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The Whanganui Sports Heritage Trust owns the only film of Snell's record-breaking mile.

Tayla Brunger set a Whanganui Collegiate 400m record at round 2 of the Regional Athletic League meeting in Palmerston North at the weekend.

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Athletes nearing peak

14 Nov, 2019 5:00am
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Breaking records and posting personal bests augurs well for the nationals.

Travis Bayler, although narrowly beaten in the 400 metres at the Regional Athletic League in Inglewood, should be delighted with his time (50.86).

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Athletics Whanganui: Expectations exceeded

7 Nov, 2019 4:00am
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The small group of Whanganui athletics exceeded expectations in Inglewood.

Middle distance runner Liam Back (735) is coming into good form for December's New Zealand Schools Championships.

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Athletics: Run like the wind

31 Oct, 2019 5:00am
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Athletes are battling strong winds on club nights as they get back to full fitness.

WHS' Maggie Jones won the 80m hurdles in a slick time on opening club night in Whanganui last week.

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Athletics: Run like the wind

24 Oct, 2019 5:00am
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The wind may have been strong but so were many of the performances on opening club night.

Whanganui athletes attended a highly successful pre-season camp at Tauranga.

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Encouraging start to athletics season

16 Oct, 2019 11:29am
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American athlete Joe Kovacs uined Kiwi Tom Walsh's party and claimed his world shot put title at the IAAF World Championship in Doha. Photo / AP

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Lessons learned from inspirational world champs

10 Oct, 2019 5:00am
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Whanganui athletes can draw inspiration from the IAAF World Championships in Doha.

Christian Coleman (USA) reacts after winning the men's 100 metre race during the World Athletics Championships in Doha. Photo / AP

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Young athletes inspired by Doha world champs

3 Oct, 2019 5:00am
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"Doha has made me want it even more and I am prepared to put in the hard work."

Tom Walsh will defend his title at the World Championships in Doha this weekend. Photo / Getty Images

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Athletics: Season of two halves

26 Sep, 2019 12:10pm
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A season of two halves for northern and southern hemisphere athletes.

Ana Brabyn leads from Ashleigh Alabaster in the Intermediate Girls 600m at the Whanganui Collegiate Inter House Indoor Athletics in Jubilee Stadium. Photo / Rob van Dort

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Decision time for athletes as summer beckons

19 Sep, 2019 5:00am
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Winter leaves are making way for summer athletics activities in Whanganui.

Andres Hernandez on his way to running the fastest lap, which helped Whanganui Collegiate Scool retain the Senior Boys Team title at the annual Round the Lake Relays in Whanganui on Monday. Photo / Rob van Dort

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Wellington schools shine in Round the Lake Relays

12 Sep, 2019 5:00am
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Numbers down in Round the Lake Relays dominated by Wellington schools this season.

Rebecca Baker, Sarah Lambert and the rest of the NZ Under 20 Girls team with their 5x2km relay gold at the Australian Schools cross country championships.

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Athletics column: Whanganui medals at Australian Cross Country Championships

29 Aug, 2019 1:22pm
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Strong comebacks in relay races after some were off the pace in individual events.

Marseille Bowie has tapped her Collegiate athletics coach Alec McNab for information on a reaserch project she is working on. Photo / Rob van Dort

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Sport: Physical and emotional development

22 Aug, 2019 5:00am
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Leadership and emotional development are vital for healthy sporting development.

Collegiate teenager Ashleigh Alabaster in the Kiwi team to compete at World Secondary School Cross Country champs in Slovakia next year. Photo / Rob van Dort

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Wait over for Ashleigh as Slovakia cross country team named

15 Aug, 2019 5:00am
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Two Whanganui Collegiate athletes make Kiwi team for World Cross Country Champs.

Whanganui middle distance athlete Liam Back (centre) retained his New Zealand under 18 Cross Country title in the Hutt Valley at the weekend. Photo / Richard Drabczynski

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Cross country: Liam wins back-to-back

8 Aug, 2019 5:00am
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Five in-form Whanganui athletes are in 24-strong Kiwi team for Australian Champs.

Liam Back, left, George Lambert, Andres Hernandez and Sarah Lambert will run for Whanganui at the NZ Championships this weekend, the fifth member of the team, Rebecca Baker (WHS) is not competing.

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Cross Country: Strong team for nationals

1 Aug, 2019 5:00am
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Whanganui has 11 athletes competing at Athletics NZ Cross Country meeting this weekend.

Josh van Dalen finishes the strongest after a tough run in the Whanganui Collegiate senior boys' 800m championship/open at Cooks Gardens in 2007.

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Athletics chat with Alec McNab

24 Jul, 2019 12:00pm
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Whanganui's Alec McNab on the subject of athletics, both international and domestic.

Collegiate athlete George Lambert, seen here leading the 10km Round the Bridges race last year, has been added to the New Zealand team to compete at the Australian Schools Cross Country Championships in Wollongong in August.

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Whanganui athletes' form around the globe

18 Jul, 2019 5:00am
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Whanganui athletics coach Alec McNab reflects on form around the globe from England

Alec McNab said it was a pleasure to return to Shetland where he had been on holiday more than once and on this occasion watching Elliot Jones finish second in a park run. Photo / Supplied

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Athletics: Jones an excellent runner-up in Scotland

4 Jul, 2019 5:00am
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It has been a busy two weeks for Elliot Jones running in both New Zealand and Scotland.

Talented newcomer Lucy Monckton in action at the Whanganui Collegiate Championship.

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McNab reports on Whanganui school athletics from Scotland

27 Jun, 2019 5:00am
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Team competition has immense value for individual track and field athletes

Whanganui athlete Liam Back ran a canny race to win the Senior Boys' title at the New Zealand Secondary Schools Cross Country Championships in Timaru at the weekend.

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Whanganui success at NZSS Cross Country Championships

20 Jun, 2019 5:00am
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Considerable Whanganui success at NZSS Cross Country Championships in Timaru.

Liam Back, green top, leads off Andres Hernandez, blue, at the Collegiate Inter House Cross Country. Both are bound for the NZ Secondary School champs in Timaru.

WHANGANUI CHRONICLE | Sport

Collegiate runners book the last spots for Timaru

6 Jun, 2019 9:53am
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Inter House Cross Country decides the final names for the NZ Secondary School champs

Whanganui Collegiiate internationals Andres Hernadez, left, and Liam Back finish the Whanganui Secondary Schools Cross Country last week. Photo / Taegan O'Hara

WHANGANUI CHRONICLE | Sport

Form dominates cross country

30 May, 2019 5:00am
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Whanganui Secondary Schools Cross Country goes to form

Whanganui High School middle distance runner Rebecca Baker is sure be among the leaders at the New Zealand Schools Cross Country in June.

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Silver and bronze

9 May, 2019 5:00am
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All that glitters is not gold, especially lower down the athletics podium

Genna Maples has 9 individual medals (5 gold 4 silver), 6 relay medals (4 gold 2 silver), North Island long jump record and part of the NZSS Junior record-holding 4 x 100m team.

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Track and field glory for Whanganui athletes

2 May, 2019 5:00am
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Whanganui athletes eclipse all other sporting codes with 64 podiums at three major meets.

Sophie Williams at pre-season athletics camp in October. Little did she know the progress that lay ahead.

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Whanganui athletes ranked

25 Apr, 2019 5:00am
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Young Whanganui athletes have featured significantly in the New Zealand rankings

Tayla Brunger on her heat-winning way in San Diego.

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Alec McNab: Past, present, future

18 Apr, 2019 5:00am
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The past, present and future with Whanganui athletics guru Alec McNab.

Genna Maples, Sophie Williams, Sophie Redmayne and Tayla Brungers won 10 individual medals at North Island Schools while also winning in the 4 x 100 metre relay.

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Record medal haul for Whanganui athletes

11 Apr, 2019 5:00am
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Whanganui Secondary Schools athletic team made history at the North Island champs.

Karl Loebe will start as one of the favourites in the Intermediate boys at the North Island Championships and his German qualifying time set at last week's club night could prove hard to beat in that grade.

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Whanganui athletes attack the North Island

4 Apr, 2019 5:00am
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Whanganui sends the largest team of athletes ever to the North Island Champs.

Distance runner Liam Back cuts a lonely figure winnimng the 3000m at the Whanganui Secondary Schools Championships at Cooks Gardens earlier this month.

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Leading athletes on show

28 Mar, 2019 5:00am
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Leading Whanganui athletes in action in major meetings at three different venues

Travis Bayler in action in Dunedin in December where he won the NZ Schools 400 metre title.

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Cream on top

21 Mar, 2019 5:00am
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Top atheletes in each grade emerge from Whanganui schools championships

Whanganui Collegiate schoolmates Sophie Williams and Genna Maples in hot form on a cold day the nationals.

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Whanganui features at nationals

13 Mar, 2019 7:35am
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Whanganui athletes shine at Jennian Homes NZ Track and Field Championships

Whanganui export Brad Mathas looks set for his eighth straight national 800m title at the New Zealand Championships in Christchurch after a solid outing in his hometown last weekend.

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Athletes primed and ready

7 Mar, 2019 5:00am
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Snell International meet prepares Whanganui athletes for weekend nationals in Christchurch

Liam Back (blue), recovering well from injury, has produced a series of recent good performances since returning to the fray. Photo / Peter Preston

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Heat goes on athletes

21 Feb, 2019 5:00am
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Focus on Whanganui as we move into the business end of the athletics season

A group of young Whanganui Collegiate athletes enjoy a selfie with Dame Valerie Adams at the Porritt Classic in Hamilton. Photo / Valarie Adams

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Porritt Classic success

14 Feb, 2019 5:00am
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Whanganui athletes enjoy success at the Porritt Classic in Hamilton and again back home

Athletics is finished at the Downer New Zealand Masters Games with the final medal presentation saved for Jim Blair who won the hammer throw. Photo / Stuart Munro

WHANGANUI CHRONICLE | Sport

Athletics: Fitting last medal presentation in Masters Games

7 Feb, 2019 7:13am
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86-year-old Jim Blair received gold for winning the hammer throw final

New Zealand Secondary Schools track and field team captain Andres Hernandez (109) has made a good start to his Whanganui Collegiate School career.

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Young 'uns and the masters

31 Jan, 2019 5:00am
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Youngsters mix it with the oldies at the NZ Masters Games in Whanganui

Maria Naime part of the Aspiring athletes Tout on top of the podium at the Sola Power Throws Meet at the weekend.

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Athletic meets reviewed

24 Jan, 2019 5:00am
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Athlete and spectator numbers down, but times quick at Classic series

The 3000m Men's race at the Cooks Classic on Tuesday night.

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Wind doesn't deter top Cooks Classic performers

17 Jan, 2019 4:55pm
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Alec McNab looks at some of the big achievers from Tuesday night's action.

Kiwi Olympia Nick Willis will attempt to set a new 1500m stadium record at Cooks gardens on Tuesday night.

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Records likely to fall

15 Jan, 2019 5:00am
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Stadium records are set to tumble at the Cooks Classic at Cooks Gardens in Whanganui

The moment of glory in 2006 for Kiwi Nick Willis recording the fastest mile time recorded on Cooks Gardens beating top-notch Australian Craig Mottram.

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Willis cooks up a plan

10 Jan, 2019 1:00pm
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Kiwi Olympian Nick Willis returns to Whanganui to set new records at Cooks Gardens

Andres Hernandez (1865), pictured at New Zealand Schools in Dunedin in early December, moves to Whanganjui this year.

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Major athletics meets loom

4 Jan, 2019 11:00am
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No time to relax as busy time for Whanganui athletes looms

Former national junior champion Rebecca Baker (WHS) is now second seeded senior middle distance runner and Whanganuui's best.

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Looking back to look forward

20 Dec, 2018 2:00pm
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Whanganui athletics guru Alec McNab analyses season performances before looking ahead

The silver medal winning New Zealand Swedish Relay team, Genna Maples, left, Emma Osborne, Tayla Brunger and Analies Kalma celebrate in Cairns.

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Athletes battle tropical rain

13 Dec, 2018 10:00am
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Whanganui athletes in Kiwi team perform at Australian All Schools Champms in Cairns

Genna Maples overtakes young Collegiate rising star Sophie Williams in the 100 metre final. Williams took silver and later bronze in 200m while Maples won both to add to her Long Jump win.

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Athletes rise to the challenge

6 Dec, 2018 8:00am
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So much more to celebrate after the NZSS champs than Whanganui's nine gold medals

Ana Brabyn was all class easily winning the junior 800m at the NZSS Championships in Dunedin.

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Whanganui athletes shine at nationals

4 Dec, 2018 9:30pm
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New Zealand Secondary Schools Championships a medal-fest for Whanganui athletes

Genna Maples in winning form at the North Island Schools at Cooks Gardens in April.

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Hopeful NZSS athletes fly south

29 Nov, 2018 11:00am
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Large contingent of Whanganui athletes head to National Secondary School Champs in Dunedin

Grace Godfrey (captain) and Sophie Redmayne (left) receiving the Junior Teams Award at the Ray White Whanganui Sports Awards at the weekend on behalf of the relay squad. Photo / Stuart Munro

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Whanganui wins Regional League

21 Nov, 2018 10:00pm
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Whanganui athletes win all three regional league meetings to take the club title.

Fourteen-year-old Ana Brabyn (blue) is a young athlete with enormous potential and is clearly one to watch.

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Whanganui rule the regionals

8 Nov, 2018 6:00am
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Whanganui athletes rule the regionals ahead of the national secondary schools champs

The award for the largest improvement in personal best performances came from Jessica Johnstone on club night at Cooks Gardens.

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The pace goes on

1 Nov, 2018 8:00am
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Pace quickens as Whanganui athletes prepare for the busy part of the season

Whanganui's leading middle distance specialists Liam Back and Rebecca Baker make early season statements on Tuesday night.

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Athletes hit early season form

24 Oct, 2018 8:00pm
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Top Whanganui athletes make early season statements on club night at Cooks Gardens

The winning Whanganui boys and girls team at the Rotorua Ekiden Relay at the weekend.

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Athletics season opening sizzles

17 Oct, 2018 8:00pm
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Whanganui athletics season opens with some sizzling performances.

Cooks Gardens will again take centre stage this summer with a plethora of athletics events scheduled in Whanganui.

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Cooks Gardens focal point of busy season

11 Oct, 2018 3:30pm
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Busy athletics season places Cooks Gardens in Whanganui on centre stage

Genna Maples wins the 40m sprint from Sophie Williams (green) and Yasmin Chrisenhusz at Tuesday's Indoor Athletics Team Match at Jubilee Stadium. Photo / Rob van Dort

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Summer athletics season looms

20 Sep, 2018 11:00am
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One Whanganui athletics season ends and another is poised to begin

The early stages of the combined Intermediate Schools, Year 9 and Junior B race. Leaders Wellington East went on to win the Year 9 grade, while Whanganui schools the intermediate and junior divisions.

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Whanganui schools dominate Lakes relays

13 Sep, 2018 10:00am
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Hometown teams won five of the 10 titles at the Round the Lake Relays in Whanganui.