Sam Tanner
Date of Birth: 24th August 2000
Event: 1500m
Coach: Craig Kirkwood
Club: Athletics Tauranga Inc
Fun fact: Sam loves to run but has a passion for surfing. In his youth he competed in the sport.
Olivia McTaggart
Date of Birth: 9th January 2000
Event: Pole Vault
Coach: Scott Simpson
Club: North Harbour Bays Athletics
Fun fact: Livi has a condition which makes her hiccup 20-30 times a day. Her brother is New Zealand Tokyo Olympic weightlifter Cameron McTaggart
Eliza McCartney
Date of Birth: 11th December 1996
Event: Pole Vault
Coach: Scott Simpson/Matt Dallow
Club: North Harbour Bays Athletics
Fun fact: Eliza and Kiwi singer ‘Lorde’ were friends growing up, attending the same primary school. They were even in the same netball team
Zoe Hobbs
Date of Birth: 11th September 1997
Event: 100m
Coach: James Mortimer
Club: Waitakere City Athletic Club
Fun fact: Zoe studied a Bachelor of Science in Human Nutrition and has co-founded a nutritional company, Athos.
Connor Bell
Date of Birth: 21 June 2001
Event: Discus
Coach: Mike Schofield
Club: North Harbour Bays Athletics
Fun fact: Connor used to practice throwing the discus in a paddock on the family lifestyle block.
Imogen Ayris
Date of Birth: 12th December 2000
Event: Pole Vault
Coach: Scott Simpson
Club: Takapuna Athletics and HC
Fun fact: In her younger days she was a passionate gymnast and represented her country at a Trans-Tasman international in the sport
Maddi Wesche
Date of Birth: 13th June 1999
Event: Shot Put
Coach: Mike Schofield
Club: Waitakere City Athletic Club
Fun fact: Maddi regularly sports funky sunglasses when competing. At the Tokyo Olympics, Maddi placed sixth in the shot final sporting her sunglasses, what sunglasses will she wear this year?
Lauren Bruce
Date of Birth: 23rd March 1997
Event: Hammer Throw
Coach: Dale Stevenson
Club: South Canterbury Athletic Club
Fun fact: Hailing from Timaru – the same city as shot put star Tom Walsh – Bruce was a former gymnast before specialising in athletics.
Tori Peeters
Date of Birth: 17 May 1994
Event: Javelin
Coach: Kirsten Hellier
Club: Hamilton City Hawks
Fun fact: Tori has a huge love for Pic’s peanut butter. She visited Pic’s Peanut Butter World in Nelson back in 2021.
George Beamish
Date of Birth: 24th October 1996
Event: 3000m Steeplechase
Coach: Dathan Ritzenhein
Club: Athletics Whanganui
Fun fact: George “Geordie” moved to Boulder, Colorado to pursue his running career with the On Running team where he still resides.
Hamish Kerr
Date of Birth: 17th August 1996
Event: High Jump
Coach: James Sandiland
Club: Christchurch Old Boys United AC
Fun fact: Before converting to high jump, Hamish competed at his local athletics club as a middle-distance runner.
Jacko Gill
Date of Birth: 20th December
Event: Shot Put
Coach: Dale Stevenson
Club: Takapuna Harriers
Fun fact: When Jacko was young his dad built a shot put training area at home. His son was so talented he would throw the shot beyond the 15m training area and he would strike and break the back fence.
Tom Walsh
Date of Birth: 1st March 1992
Event: Shot Put
Coach: Hayden Hall
Club: South Canterbury Athletic Club
Fun fact: Tom was a gifted cricketer at Timaru Boys' High School and played for Winchester College in England for three months.
Ethan Olivier
Date of Birth: 7th August 2005
Event: Triple Jump
Coach: Wikus Olivier
Club: Pakuranga Athletic Club Inc
Fun fact: Ethan has beat his own National Senior, U20 and U19 Triple Jump record twice in 2024
Camille French
Date of Birth: 11 July 1990
Event: Marathon
Coach: Nic Bideau
Club: Hamilton City Hawks Athletics Inc
Fun fact: Camille French competed in the 2021 Olympic Games in the 5000m and 10,000m
Maia Ramsden
Date of Birth: 23 March 2002
Event: 1500m
Coach: Alex Gibby/Dathan Ritzenhein
Club: Wellington Harrier Athletic Club Inc
Fun fact: Maia's go to coffee order is a double espresso
James Preston
Date of Birth: 8 May 1997
Event: 800m
Coach: Evan Cooper
Club: Wellington Scottish
Fun fact: James broke the 62-year-old national record in Pfungstadt, Germany with a time of 1:44.04
Athletics Schedule
| Zoe Hobbs | 100m |
Round 1 Semi – Final Final |
21:50 Friday 2 August 05:50 Sunday 4 August 07:20 Sunday 4 August |
| Sam Tanner | 1500m |
Round 1 Repechage Round Semi-Final Final |
21:05 Friday 2 August 05:15 Sunday 4 August 07:15 Monday 5 August 06:50 Wednesday 7 August |
| Jacko Gill | Shot Put |
Qualification Final |
06:10 Saturday 3 August 05:35 Sunday 4 August |
| Tom Walsh | Shot Put |
Qualification Final |
06:10 Saturday 3 August 05:35 Sunday 4 August |
| Lauren Bruce | Hammer Throw |
Qualification-Gp A Qualification-Gp B Final |
20:20 Sunday 4 August 21:45 Sunday 4 August 06:00 Wednesday 7 August |
| Connor Bell | Discus Throw |
Qualification-Gp A Qualification-Gp B Final |
20:10 Monday 5 August 21:35 Monday 5 August 06:25 Thursday 8 August |
| Imogen Ayris | Pole Vault |
Qualification Final |
20:40 Monday 5 August 05:00 Thursday 8 August |
| Eliza McCartney | Pole Vault |
Qualification Final |
20:40 Monday 5 August 05:00 Thursday 8 August |
| Olivia McTaggart | Pole Vault |
Qualification Final |
20:40 Monday 5 August 05:00 Thursday 8 August |
| George Beamish | 3000m Steeplechase |
Round 1 Final |
05:04 Tuesday 6 August 07:40 Thursday 8 August |
| Maia Ramsden | 1500m |
Round 1 Repechage Round Semi – Final Final |
20:05 Tuesday 6 August 22:45 Wednesday 7 August 05:35 Friday 9 August 06:25 Saturday 11 August |
| Hamish Kerr | High Jump |
Qualification Final |
20:05 Wednesday 7 August 05:10 Sunday 11 August |
| Tori Peeters | Javelin Throw |
Qualification-Gp A Qualification-Gp B Final |
20:25 Wednesday 7 August 21:50 Wednesday 7 August 05:40 Sunday 11 August |
| James Preston | 800m |
Round 1 Repechage Round Semi Final Final |
21:55 Wednesday 7 August 22:00 Thursday 8 August 21:30 Friday 9 August 05:25 Sunday 11 August |
| Ethan Oliver | Triple Jump |
Qualification Final |
05:15 Thursday 8 August 06:10 Saturday 10 August |
| Maddi Wesche | Shot Put |
Qualification Final |
20:25 Thursday 8 August 05:40 Saturday 9 August |
|
Camille French
|
Marathon
|
Final
|
18:00 Sunday 11 August
|
ALL TIMES ARE NZT