The month that was – September 2025

The month that was – September 2025

• Coach Achievements

ATHLETICS – WORLD ATHLETICS DIAMOND LEAGUE FINAL. ZURICH, SWITZERLAND

• James Sandilands coached Hamish Kerr – 1^st in the High Jump.
• Hayden Hall coached Tom Walsh to 5^th in the Shot Put.
• James Mortimer  coached Zoe Hobbs to 6^th in the 100m’s.

ATHLETICS – MANCHESTER INVITATIONAL. MANCHESTER, UK.

• Scott Simpson coached Olivia McTaggart to 1^st in the Pole Vault.

CYCLING – UCI MTB CROSS-COUNTRY WORLD SERIES. FRANCE.

• Sam Thompson  coached Sammie Maxwell to 3^rd.

CYCLING – UCI PARA-CYCLING ROAD WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS. BELGIUM.

• Brendon Cameron coached Nicole Murray to 3^rd  in the C5 Time Trial & 4^th in the C5 Road Race and Rory Mead to 4^th in the H2 Road Race & 4^th in the H2 Time Trial.

WEIGHTLIFTING – COMMONWEALTH CHAMPIONSHIPS. INDIA.

• Tina Ball coached David Liti to 2^nd  in the110kg+..  

CANOE RACING – 2025 ICF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS. MILAN, ITALY

• Jernej Regent coached Aimee Fisher to  4^th in the K1 500.

SQUASH – PSA LONDON SQUASH CLASSIC FINAL. NORTHERN LONDON, LONDON.

• Robert Owen coached Paul Coll to 2^nd.

TENNIS – US OPEN WOMEN’S DOUBLES FINAL. NEW YORK, USA.

• Neil Carter coached E. Routliffe (NZL) & G. Dabrowski (CAN) to winners of the US Open.

ATHLETICS – WORLD ATHLETICS CONTINENTAL TOUR. BEIJING, CHINA.

• Mike Schofield coached Maddie Wesche to 4^th  in the Shot Put.

HOCKEY – VANTAGE BLACK STICKS MEN OCEANIA SERIES.

• Greg Nicol coached the Black Sticks Men to first.

Vantage Black Stick Men have qualified for the 2026 World Cup

HOCKEY – VANTAGE BLACK STICKS WOMEN OCEANIA SERIES.  

Phil Burrows coached the Black Sticks Women to first.

Vantage Black Stick Women have qualified for the 2026 World Cup

CYCLING – MOUNTAIN BIKE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS. Valais, Switzerland

• Sam Thompson coached Sammie Maxwell to 2^nd  in the Cross Country Olympics & 5^th in the Cross Country Short Course..
• Christian Stauser coached Sam Gaze to 12^th  in the Cross Country Olympic & 5^th in the Cross Country Short Course.

NETBALL – Taini Jamison Series. Auckland, New Zealand

• Yvette McCausland-Durie coached the Silver Ferns to a series win against South Africa.

CYCLING – UCI Mountain Bike World Cup. Lenzerheide, Switzerland

• Sam Thompson coached Sammie Maxwell to 6^th in the Cross Country Olympic & 5^th in the Short Course.

CYCLING – UCI BMX World Cup. Santiago del Estero, Argentina

• Kurt Pickard coached Rico Bearman  to 5^th & 11^th  and Megan Williams to 11^th & 12^th

SWIMMING – World Para Championships. Singapore

• David Hayden  coached Gaby Smith to  2^nd  in the100m Breaststroke SB9

ATHLETICS – World Championships. Tokyo, Japan

• James Sandilands  coached Hamish Kerr to 1^st in the High Jump.
• Dathan Ritzenhein  coached Geordie Beamish to 1^st in the 3000m Steeplechase
• Mike Schofield  coached Maddie Wesche to 3^rd  in the Shot Put.
• Hayden Hall  coached Tom Walsh to 4^th in the Shot Put.  
• Kirsten Hellier  coached Tori Moorby to 7^th in the Javelin.
• Scott Simpson  coached Olivia McTaggart to 8^th in the Pole Vault.
• Kirsten Hellier  coached Connor Bell to 10^th  in the Discus.
• Scott Simpson  coached Imogen Ayris to 10^th in the Pole Vault NZ placed 5^th= on the medal table.