38TH MITSUBISHI MOTORS PNZ NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
The 38th Mitsubishi Motors PNZ National Championships were held in Hamilton over the weekend of the 3rd – 6th November 2011.

This was the first time that the event had been held in Hamilton since 1999 and it was a huge success not only for the 160 athletes who took part, but for the organisers, volunteers and students who got involved.

This bi-annual event is an opportunity for representative athletes to compete alongside developing athletes and provides many with the chance to compete at a national level for the first time, and has proven to be the breeding ground for future Paralympians.

Overall award winners for performances at the event were Francis Dick in the sport of Equestrian winning the Mitsubishi Motors Trophy for outstanding performance and Nikita Howarth who won the prestigious Graham Condon Future Paralympian Award for her performances in the sport of Swimming. Francis finished with gold medals in the FEI Novice Test, the FEI Championship Test , the FEI Musical Freestyle Test and the FEI Team Test. Nikita Howarth finished the meet with four medals breaking four PNZ records on her way.

The team from Central North Island (Waikato and Bay of Plenty) won bragging rights for the next two years in claiming the Regional Team Trophy – their first team trophy since 1991. Second place was the Auckland-Northland region followed by Canterbury in third place.

PNZ National Championships Results

	2011 PNZ National Championships - Hamilton
	2009 PNZ National Championships - Wellington
	2007 PNZ National Championships - Auckland
	2005 PNZ National Championships - Christchurch

2011 Regional Team Trophy Standings

1   Central North Island
2   Auckland-Northland
3   Canterbury
4   Southern North Island
5   Otago-Southland


Regional Team Trophy - Winners Over The Years

Last Updated | Thursday, 23 February 2012