{"id":160,"date":"2011-04-19T05:45:10","date_gmt":"2011-04-19T05:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.time-to-run.com\/nz\/?p=160"},"modified":"2011-04-19T05:45:10","modified_gmt":"2011-04-19T05:45:10","slug":"grand-prix-winners-found","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.time-to-run.com\/nz\/featured\/grand-prix-winners-found","title":{"rendered":"Grand Prix Winners Found"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>New Zealand Track and Field Grand Prix<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div id=\"attachment_161\" style=\"width: 541px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.time-to-run.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/track-nz.590.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-161\" class=\"size-full wp-image-161 \" title=\"track-nz.590\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.time-to-run.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/track-nz.590.jpg?resize=531%2C225\" alt=\"New Zealand Track and Field Grand Prix\" width=\"531\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.time-to-run.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/track-nz.590.jpg?w=590&amp;ssl=1 590w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.time-to-run.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/track-nz.590.jpg?resize=300%2C127&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 531px) 100vw, 531px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-161\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">New Zealand Track and Field Grand Prix<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The inaugural Asics Athletics New Zealand Track and Field Grand Prix winners have been found following the New Zealand Track &amp; Field Championships in Dunedin, the final round in the series.<\/p>\n<p>The format of the competition was revised slightly with the cancellation of the penultimate round, the International Track Meet in Christchurch, but was still contested over six key meetings from January to March.<!--more-->The sixteen winners will all receive vouchers for a pair if Asics shoes.<\/p>\n<p>Event Winners:<br \/>\n400m Men\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Alex Jordan<br \/>\n1500m Men\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hamish Carson<br \/>\n400m hurdles Men\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Michael Cochrane<br \/>\n2 x 100m Men\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Joseph Millar &amp; Ryan Howe<br \/>\nHigh Jump Men\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Billy Crayford<br \/>\nShot Put Men\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tom Walsh<br \/>\nCombined Events Men\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Brent Newdick<br \/>\n400m Women\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Louise Jones<br \/>\n800m Women\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Angie Smit<br \/>\n100m hurdles Women\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sarah Cowley<br \/>\n2 x 100m Women\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mariah Ririnui &amp; Tracey Hale<br \/>\nLong Jump Women\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Marissa Pritchard<br \/>\nDiscus Women\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Leesa Lealaisalanoa<br \/>\nCombined Events Women\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sarah Cowley<\/p>\n<p>The best individual performances during the series based on the IAAF points tables were Andrea Miller (100m hurdles), Michael Cochrane (400m hurdles), James Mortimer (400m hurdles) and Alex Jordan (400m).<\/p>\n<p>Athletics New Zealand Rio 2016 Manager Terry Lomax said the Grand Prix Series achieved its aims, encouraging athletes to compete at multiple rounds of the classic events and rewarding both consistency and performance during the summer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a very successful series. We had just over two hundred athletes scoring GP points over the six meetings\u201d said Lomax. \u201cNext season we will be fine tuning the concept and looking at the mix of events.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Zealand Track and Field Grand Prix The inaugural Asics Athletics New Zealand Track and Field Grand Prix winners have been found following the New Zealand Track &amp; Field Championships in Dunedin, the final round in the series. 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