Tākaka Athletics

16/04/2026

Here’s a great look back in time with our local legend Toni Hodgkinson and a quick mention of her first coach, the great Brian Jacobsen. Toni had another great coach in between Brian and John, that was the legendary Kerry Hill.

A Kiwi Olympian's records have stood the test of time.

23/03/2026

🏃‍♀️ Takaka Athletics Prize Giving – Tomorrow! 🏃‍♂️
📅 Wednesday 25 March | ⏰ 5PM

Come along for a fun night to wrap up the season! 🎉
Obstacle course, tug-of-war, dress-ups (wear your team colour + get creative!), face paint & prizes for best dressed 👏

🏅 Celebrating all our athletes with awards, medals & certificates
🌭 Free sossie, drink & treats
🍬 Lolly scramble to finish!

If you can’t make it, please let us know.

Let’s make it a great night – see you there! 💚

10/03/2026

Can we please have as may helpers tonight and next week so we can record every event before prize giving so the kids have every opportunity to better their times or distances.

We will be running hurdles as an extra tonight at 4.30pm for any 12+ kids that would like to run them one more time before the season ends. Need to be there and ready to run at 4.30pm.

Otherwise see everyone else at 5pm

09/03/2026

Hi all, can we please have all uniforms (singlets and tracksuits) washed and returned on Wednesday's club night.
Can we also request all trophies/cups from last year's prize giving to be returned this week aswell. Thank you!

02/03/2026

What an absolutely amazing weekend our athletes had at the Tasman Champ at Saxton Field! 🌟

We are so incredibly proud of every one of them — their effort, sportsmanship, and determination across the whole weekend was awesome to see. A very special congratulations to Charlie Foe, who was named Overall Tasman Champion for 6 Year Old Boys, Liam Hitchcock, who was named Overall Tasman Champion for Para Athletes, and Lucas McCleely who was 15 year old boys Tasman Champ. Bree Dell was also awarded 3rd overall for 13 year old girls. What an incredible achievement to you all.

Here are all their fantastic results:

Charlie Foe (6)
🥇1st: 60m, 80m, 100m, Long Jump
🥉3rd: Discus, Shot Put

Charlie Edmondson (6)
🥉3rd: 100m
4th: 60m, 80m
5th: Discus, Long Jump

Zienna Baigent (7)
7th: 60m, 100m, 200m
4th: Discus
8th: Shot Put, Long Jump

Raz Ormsby (8)
🥈2nd: Discus, Shot Put
🥉3rd: 100m
4th: 60m, 200m, Long Jump

Chase McKay (9)
8th: Long Jump
10th: 60m, Shot Put

Charlie Baigent (9)
6th: 200m
7th: Shot Put
8th: 400m
9th: Discus
10th: Long Jump
11th: 60m
12th: 100m

Nelson Molloy (9)
12th: Shot Put
13th: 60m, Long Jump

Myla Ormsby (10)
🥈2nd: 100m
4th: Discus, Shot Put, Long Jump

Mazzy Evans (10)
🥉3rd: 100m, 1500m
4th: 200m, 400m, 800m
5th: Shot Put
6th: Long Jump

Jude Molloy (11)
4th: 800m
6th: 200m, Discus

Liam Hitchcock (12 – Para/Ambulatory)
🥇1st: 100m, 200m, 400m, Discus, Shot Put

Bree Dell (13)
🥇1st: 400m
🥈2nd: 1500m, Long Jump
🥉3rd: 80m Hurdles, 100m, 200m, Shot Put
5th: Discus

Blake McCleely (13)
🥇1st: 1600m Race Walk
🥈2nd: 800m, 1500m
4th: 100m, 200m
5th: Discus, Shot Put, Long Jump

Warren Hitchcock (14)
🥉3rd: Discus
4th: Shot Put, Long Jump

Lucas McCleely (15)
🥇1st: 100m, 200m, 800m, 1500m, Discus, Shot Put, Long Jump

What a weekend for Takaka Athletics, we couldn’t be prouder!

23/02/2026

Tasman Champs is on this Saturday & Sunday 28th February & 1st march at Saxton Track, Richmond. Entries are open, and will close tomorrow night (7.30pm Tuesday)

Enter using the link in the email sent out to all parents.

10/02/2026

Reminder: Entries for the Winstone Cup on this Sunday 15th February at Saxton Track, Richmond are open, this is the time to increase your personal bests!

Entries will be open until 8.30pm on Tuesday 10th February (tonight).

Enter using the link in the email sent out to all parents.

18/01/2026

Colgate Games Report – Competition Day 2 (Saturday)

Another wet start!

Mazzy got us underway with a very fast-paced 1500m, finishing with a personal best time, then backed it up in heat 2 of long jump.

Jude stepped into the discus ring and came away with a new personal best. Nelson and Charlie B both long jumped their way to finalist ribbons.

Sophie had a tough, very fast 1500m race, then jumped her way to equal her high jump personal best.

Liam stepped onto the track for the para boys 200m, finishing with a personal best time and another silver medal.

Karter threw his way to a 2nd place flag in shot put.

Mazzy was back again in discus, finishing in the middle of the field with a personal best.

Katara sprinted her way to a new personal best in the 100m.

Sophie and Bree both came away with personal bests in the 100m, with Bree narrowly missing out on a semi-final spot by just one place.

Liam was also up in para boys shot put, once again coming away with a silver medal.

Lexi ran the 100m and long jumped her way to finalist ribbons.

Zienna threw her way to a 3rd place in shot put.

Warren headed off to discus, where he threw a new personal best. He then had to re-do his entire age group discus event after it was discovered the wrong weight discus had been used. He increased his personal best twice in three throws.

Sunday is shaping up to be another action-packed day, with the promise of fine weather!

17/01/2026

Colgate Games Report – Competition Day 1 (Friday)

The day started out wet but warm. As the day went on we had a mix of passing showers, then it turned hot, and our little team’s results were almost as hot.

To start us off were Warren Hitchcock and Charlie Baigent in shot put. Warren came away with a personal best in a very competitive field, while Charlie earned a finalist ribbon.

Next up were Katara Kraay in long jump and Bree Dell in the 400m and discus. Katara finished towards the bottom of a big field. Bree finished halfway up the field in the 400m with a personal best time, and towards the bottom in discus.

Karter Solly stepped up to the discus circle and came home with a 3rd place flag.
Sophie Nalder took to the track in the 1600m track walk and finished 4th.

Zienna Baigent ran the 200m, earning a finalist ribbon, then picked up another finalist ribbon in discus.
Liam Hitchcock competed in discus in the para section and won a silver medal.
Lexi Kraay ran the 200m and earned a finalist ribbon.

Jude Molloy ran an 800m race in the heat, finishing with a personal best time. Mazzy Evans also ran the 800m in a very quick field and finished with a personal best.

The younger kids (7, 8 and 9 year olds) results aren’t published, so any possible PBs are unknown. They are awarded flags for top 3 placings in each heat, with others receiving finalist ribbons.

The 10–14 year olds compete in heats, with the top 24 progressing to semi-finals in sprints, then the top 8 to finals. Distance races are timed finals, and field events are decided on the top 3 measurements across all heats.

Medals are awarded for the first 3 places, with finalist ribbons for placings 4–8.

Genevieve

17/01/2026

Some amazing efforts and results from our team at the Colgate Games so far! 👏🏼 🏃🏼‍♀️