Monique Williams and Andrea Miller will return to the World University Games to be held in Belgrade in early July keen to improve on their performances at the last World University Games in Thailand. They have been selected along with eight other athletes to represent New Zealand at the biennial Games.
Williams, who had a sensational season this year, has been selected for the 200m, 400m and 4 x 100m relay. In Thailand Williams was seventh in the 200m final. In the last track season Williams won the triple sprinting crown for the third year in a row and also set fresh New Zealand records in the 200m.
Miller was also seventh in Thailand in the 100m hurdles setting a then New Zealand record of 13.20s. Miller has since lowered this record to 13.12s.
Also in the team are:
- Andy Moore - 200m and 400m,
- Brent Newdick - decathlon,
- Stuart Farquhar - javelin throw,
- Jeffrey Thumath - 100m and 200m,
- Sarah Cowley - heptathlon and 4 x 100m relay,
- Andrea Koenen - 100m, 200m and 4 x 100m relay,
- Johan Smalberger - javelin throw,
- David Ambler - 100m.
Farquhar has competed at two Olympic Games, a world championship, a world cup, two world junior championships and the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games where he finished seventh. Newdick was fourth in the decathlon at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.
The 25th summer Universiade will be held in Belgrade Serbia 1-12 July.
ATHLETICS
New Zealand Athletic Team
World University Games
Belgrade, Serbia
1-12 July 2009
Men
- David Ambler (Canterbury) - 100m,
- Stuart Farquhar (Waikato) - javelin throw,
- Andy Moore (Otago) - 200m and 400m,
- Brent Newdick (Auckland University of Technology) - decathlon,
- Johan Smalberger (Auckland) - javelin throw,
- Jeffrey Thumath (Auckland) - 100m and 200m.
Women
- Sarah Cowley (Massey) - heptathlon and 4 x 100m relay,
- Andrea Koenen (Auckland) - 100m, 200m and 4 x 100m relay,
- Andrea Miller (Canterbury) - 100m hurdles and 4 x 100m relay,
- Monique Williams (Waikato) - 200m, 400m and 4 x 100m relay.
Manager
Martin Macdonald (Wellington)
