Hawks

Gilchrist Rose Bowl
2025-06-07 12:30 - 15:30 (Pacific/Auckland) | Hawks Road and XC Clubrooms, Hamilton City Hawks Grantham Street, Hamilton, 3204
Gilchrist Rosebowl fun cross country held on the grassed area on the eastern side of he Hamilton Lake. 2 x 2km laps in total to get your hands on the Gilchrist Rosebowl trophy.

Doors open and registrations at 12.30pm, at the clubrooms before a warm up run to the lake.

Children’s 2km race at 13:00.
Race starts at 13:15

Bring a plate for afternoon tea back at the club rooms!

Reduction Relay
2025-06-14 12:30 - 15:30 | Hawks Road and XC Clubrooms, Hamilton City Hawks Grantham Street, Hamilton, 3204
A cross country relay where runners run, 1,2 or 3 laps of a 2km course, one runner drops off each lap. Random teams picked on the day.

Doors open and registrations at 12.30.
Children’s 2km race at 13:00 and relay race starts at 13:15 (teams picked at 13:10).

Bring a plate for afternoon tea back at the club rooms!

Hawks past results

Club Cross Country Champs
2025-06-28 12:30 - 15:30 | Minogue Park, Minogue Park, Forest Lake, Hamilton, 3200
Hamilton City Hawks Cross Country Championships – held at Minogue Park, meeting at the end of Tui Avenue.

Please register at https://hamiltoncityhawks.wufoo.com/forms/w1579clz007qf8i/

The course covers a 3 km lap and/or a 2 km lap, with a 1 km lap for the younger juniors.
It is a challenging course with some hills and it can be wet and muddy.Suits Spikes or Trail shoes (or bare feet for the brave).

Junior runners can only run up one grade, and we limit anyone to running one race on the day.

Please wear your Club Singlet as this is an open event to all Waikato Bay of Plenty Athletics Clubs.
Bring a plate and hot water flask along for afternoon tea at Minogue Park.

Race Times:
12:30 Registrations open13:15 Under 10s and under 12s13:45 Everyone else
Distances per age grade are:U10 boys and girls – 1kmU12 boys and girls – 2 kmU14 and U16 boys and girls – 3kmU18 boys – 6kmU18 girls – 5kmU20 men – 6kmU20 women – 5kmSM 20-39 – 9kmSW 20-34 – 6kmMM 40-49, 50-59 & 60+ – 6kmMW 35-49, 50-59 & 60+ – 5km
The age grades will be sorted by age on the day.

Event History
We have used the Minogue Park since the club’s inception in 1928 with a few years except in the late 70s & 80s. There have been various course changes over the years. In the late 60s, for example, the Centennial Pools (now Waterworld) were built smack bang in the middle of our course. It was a good running course then (with a heap of high fences) as is our current course. Yes, it does get a bit wet during the rainy season, but, hey, that’s cross country. Merely running the course, we are steeped in history. The current course was designed by Gordon Speirs in the mid-90s, with only minor changes since.
