AAI 2023 McKinnon Shield Pre-season Meet + Auckland 10,000m Champs

*Please read the following information before entering*
 

McKinnon Shield Rules
A full list of the McKinnon Shield rules is available on the Athletics Auckland website here


Eligibility:
You must be a club registered athlete for the current 2023-2024 season. 

Grades:
Age is taken as at 31st December in the year of competition.
The following grades are eligible to compete at this meet:
U14 athletes aged 12 & 13
U16 athletes aged 14 & 15
U18 athletes aged 16 & 17
U20 athletes aged 18 & 19
Senior athletes aged 20 - 29
Masters athletes aged 30 & over

Entry fee:
Auckland club registered athletes - $8.00
Club registered athletes from other centres - $12.00
Athletics Auckland has a no refund policy

Close of Entries:
Entries close at 11.59pm Wednesday 11th October.
No late entries will be accepted under any circumstances.  
Emails requesting late entry will not be answered.

Club Names & Codes:
When asked for your club name (Team Name for Meet Manager) and club code (Team Code for Meet Manager) please copy exactly from the list here.  

Qualification Times/Distances:
When entering an event, you will be asked to enter a Qualification Standard. This is your season best or personal best.
Please note the Seed Mark format:
Track events:
SS.TSHS   e.g.  12.20, 24.73, 51.68, 75.19
MM:SS.TSHS   e.g.   2:09.00, 5:11.10, 15:29.64
Field events:
M.CMCM   e.g.   1.65, 4.60
MM.CMCM  e.g.   09.87, 32.56

Athlete Check-In:
Athletes must report to the check-in desk no later than 60 minutes prior to the scheduled start time of their first event.

Final Programme:
The final timetable will be confirmed after the close of entries and published on the event page of the Athletics Auckland website on Friday evening. It is the responsibility of each athlete to ensure they are aware of the start time of their event(s). 

Shoes:
U18, U20 and Senior athletes: competition shoes need to comply with World Athletics regulations under Technical Rule 5.  Please be sure to check that your shoes are on the approved list.  You can check on the World Athletics website here.  This list is updated regularly.  Please note that any shoes bought before 1 January 2016 are deemed to meet the technical requirements of Technical Rule 5. 

Field Events
Athletes will have three trials and the top 8 athletes in each grade will receive a further three trials.  Athletes competing in the pentathlon will have three trials.

Personal Implements
If an athlete wishes to use their own implement for competition they must be presented for inspection at least 1 hour before the start of the competition.

Results
Results will be posted at the track and published on the Track Meet Mobile app.
Full results will be published on the Athletics Auckland website after the event.
 

All entries are subject to approval by the Athletics Auckland Track and Field Committee.

 
Entry queries: competitions@athleticsauckland.co.nz

Membership queries: office@athleticsauckland.co.nz