TRACK & FIELD

Masters Track & Field

At North Harbour Bays Athletics Club our Track & Field Masters athletes cover running, jumping and throwing at all levels of competition. Track & field season runs from October to March. 

Our group/s are very friendly, welcoming and social, and we warmly welcome new members to join us.  Masters athletes compete in 5 year age-divisions age for Male & Female 30 + Running events (60m to 10,000m; Long,Triple & High Jump; Shot, Hammer, Discus, Javelin, Weight. To complete in World Masters Athletics championships age starts at 35 M/W.

Numerous masters competition are held annually, including National and Auckland Championships.

To take part in Athletics Auckland meetings the athlete has to belong to a recognised Athletics club. 

NOTE: AMA is not a registered as a club and are not able to take part in AAI meetings, but can take part in New Zealand Masters Athletics North / South Island and National Championships.

For full details see Athletics Auckland; AMA; New Zealand Masters Athletics,  websites for more information.

2025 Oceania Masters Championships - Brisbane 6th - 10th Sept

Twelve NHB athletes made the trip to Brisbane from a wet & cold Auckland to be greeted with a sunny 25c degrees for the 5 days with outstanding results from the team, winning 20 Golds; 18 Silvers and 5 Bronze medals. 

Women: 55 Delwyn Smith 1 Gold 1 Bronze; W60 Jill Hayman 6 Silvers; W60 Karen Hulena 2 Silvers 2 Bronze; W75 Anne Deleiros 4 Silvers; W80 Chris Waring 3 Gold 3 Silvers.   Men: M45 Arno van der Westhuizen 2 Golds; M55 Grant Hodges 1 Bronze; M60 Mark Lett 1 Gold 2 Bronze; M65 James Thomas 6 Golds 1 Silver; M75 Tony Deleiros1 Gold 1 Silver 1 Bronze; M80 David Anstiss 7 Gold 2 Silvers. W 35 Cherie Mc Allister set two PB's in the 200m and 400m.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Records set: Five Oceania; 3 New Zealand; 9 Auckland Masters and 11 NHB's. Commiserations go out o David Blackford, Greg Boyd and Sue Gee who had to withdraw due to injury.

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 PPMG Brisbane 8th - 10th November  November 2024

Nine NHB masters took part in the 2024 meeting held at Queensland Athletics Center and were greeted to Brisbane witha heatwave of 35c for each of the 3 days, just a bit warmer than when they left Auckland. The 9 athletes won between them 13 Golds; 5 Silver and 9 Bronze medals. 

World masters Athletics T&F Championships Gothenburg Sweden 13th - 24th August 

Just the one NHB master entry : Male 45 Wayne Holroyd 100m/200m/400m.

13 August: 100m: 55 entries: Heat 6 3rd 12.26 Semi Finals H3 8th 12.71.  Q

18 August 200m: 55 entries: Heat 3 2nd 24.60 Semi Finals H3 5th 24.31 Q

21 August 400m:  46 entries: Heat 3 2nd 53.34 Q

23 August 400m Semi Finals Heat 3 2nd 52.88  Q for final

24 400m FINAL 8th 56.32

Oceania Masters T&F Championships 1st-8th June 2024 Suva Fiji.

Five NHB masters took part and enjoyed good hot condititions and top class competition in both track and field events and ended up with 10 Gold- 4 silver and 3 bronze medals between them.                                                      

​​​​​​​David Anstiss M75 had a very busy week winning Golds in the Decathlon [10 events] David won the Wortld Masters Championship in 2016] and followed by winning the High Jump; Long Jump; Triple Jump; Pole Vault; 300mH and set Championships records in all the events and Silver in the 60m. M55 Gavin Hall taking part in first Decathlon came away the Gold. M60 Mark Lett won Golds in the Pole Vault; Long Jump and Pentathlon.  Delwyn Smith W60 won Gold in the Pole Vault and Silver Hammer Throw.  Karen Hulena W60 won Silver in the 800m and High Jump and bronze in the 400m; Long Jump and Pentathlon.