Wyatt named in NZ Squad Team

Jonathan Wyatt has been added to the NZ squad for the world mountain running champs in Sauze D'Oulx, Italy in September.

The Valleys runner, currently preparing for the Athens Olympic marathon in Austria, has been given the opportunity to try for a fourth world title in mountain running, although the NZ selectors are leaving the final decision as to whether to run up to Wyatt. The Athens Olympic marathon is just a week prior to the 4 September mountain running event at the Italian ski resort near Turin.

Wyatt won his third world mountain running title in 2002, the last time it was an "uphill" event. Seaton Meredith of Auckland has been named as the reserve for the team of six.

The 2005 world mountain running championships will be held on Mt Victoria in Wellington.

The 2004 team is

Men:
Callum Harland [Waikato Bay of Plenty],
Kim Hogarth [Manawatu/Wanganui],
Joe Piggin [Otago],
Alistair Snowdon [Taranaki]

Additions -
Jonathan Wyatt [Wellington]
Michael Wakelin [Wellington],

Seaton Meredith [Auckland], [Reserve]

Women:
Moana Burt [Auckland],
Shireen Crumpton [Otago],
Rachel Penney[Auckland],

Addition -
Belinda Wimmer [Tasman]

Anna Frost [Otago] - [Reserve]

Junior Men:
Hayden McLaren, [Otago]
Bevan Stevens [Otago],
Hamish Clareburt [Wellington]

Addition -
Matthew Singleton [Wellington],
Flynn Morris-Clarke - [Reserve]