Updated to finalise Squad on 20/11/2021
Following the recent La Sportiva National Youth and Masters Bouldering Championships in Queenstown, we are pleased to offer athletes places in the Climbing New Zealand Youth Development Squad.
Selection into the Youth Development Squad provides athletes with the opportunity to seek further selection into a New Zealand Team in 2022. With current Covid-19 uncertainties further development squad activities are uncertain at this time.
Development Squad List
| Junior Male | Henry Booker | |
| Junior Male | Oliver Shanks | Discretionary |
| Junior Female | Kiri Shibahara | |
| Junior Female | Abby Gebert | |
| Junior Female | Phoebe Kenderdine | Discretionary |
| Youth A Male | Oskar Wolf | |
| Youth A Male | Antony Death | |
| Youth A Male | Fin Newton-Howes | |
| Youth A Male | Nat Warburton | |
| Youth A Male | Julian David | |
| Youth A Female | Lucy Sinclair | |
| Youth A Female | Willow Cook | |
| Youth A Female | Azaria Briscoe | |
| Youth A Female | Bella Domaneschi | Discretionary |
| Youth A Female | Isabella Shanks | Discretionary |
| Youth A Female | Meredith Butcher | Discretionary |
| Youth A Female | Rebecca Hounsell | Discretionary |
| Youth B Male | Spencer Menzies | |
| Youth B Male | Wilfred Browne | |
| Youth B Male | Keiran Death | |
| Youth B Male | Tama Huston-Jefferies | |
| Youth B Female | Jasmine Arnold-Clark | |
| Youth B Female | Mischa Boorman | |
| Youth B Female | Sophia Cook | |
| Youth B Female | Florence Smith | Discretionary |
| Youth B Female | Grace Hansen | Discretionary |
| Youth B Female | Dixie Whiting | Discretionary |
| Youth C Male | Jamie Birchler | |
| Youth C Male | Cooper Robinson | |
| Youth C Male | Cooper Gibson | |
| Youth C Male | Fletcher McGrath | |
| Youth C Male | Alex Mitchell | |
| Youth C Male | Conrad Bolger | |
| Youth C Female | Katie Chinn | |
| Youth C Female | Alisa Schenk | |
| Youth C Female | Fia Warburton | Discretionary |
| Youth C Female | Xanthe Saunders | Discretionary |
| Youth D Male | Tobin Priestley | |
| Youth D Male | Tristian Jayasuriya | Discretionary |
| Youth D Female | Anna Evans | |
| Youth D Female | Charlotte Chinn |
Reminder of the criteria for selections:
Automatic selection of the top 40% of the eligible athletes invited to be a member of the 2021/22 NZ Youth Development Squad. Discretionary selections can also be made, refer to the policy for details.
Climbing New Zealand selection processes are documented in our selection policy page on our website, please refer to this in the first instance if you have questions. The actual policy document is on our web page here.
Note on changes from the original Squad published: Sabrina and Riley Butler are not eligible for New Zealand selection and were both removed from the list. Fia Warburton and Xanthe Saunders were added to the squad as discretionary selections on appeal.
Congratulations to all those athletes selected.
Richard Waldin
President
Climbing New Zealand