Superseries Points Update

Racing travelled South over the weekend, as the Bivouac Southerly Storm hosted round 3 of the 2012 Silva Superseries. A long race at Orton Bradley, a Sumner sprint and a loops race at Pines Beach made up the 3 races of the round. A big group of Northerners travelled down from Auckland, joined by a scattering of Central Scorchers runners.

Round 3 coincided with the NI and SI Secondary School Champs, meaning this would not count for the Junior Superseries. In the elites however, the race was on for Superseries Points! After Nationals. Greta Knarston had grabbed the lead in the women. She was chased by a trio of Central runners - Kate Morrison, Amber Morrison and Lizzie Ingham. With none of them being able to race in Christchurch Greta was poised to grab a lead. In the mens field, Toby Scott demonstrated his versatility with a solid lead over sprint specialist Tim Robertson. Tane Cambridge was the best placed Southern runner in 5th.

In the teams competition, the Northerners and Scorchers held a big lead over the Storm. A few races in Christchurch would hopefully have them back in the hunt.

Check back for race reports from the weekend. In terms of overall points there was a bit of a shake up. Toby and Greta both staked claims to the title and hold commanding leads in the respective individual grades. Only Tane, Tom and Tim can mathematically beat Toby, once dropped races come into play at the next round it could be a very close run competition.

In the womens, Laura and Georgia Whitla are still in the race behind Greta, with Kate Morrison and Imogene Scott still in with an outside chance of a win Across in the teams race, the Northerners have benefited from a big points haul down south and now have an almost unassailable lead, with 640 points to the Scorchers' 511 and 450 for the Storm. Full points below.

The 2012 Silva Superseries winds up at Queens Birthday Weekend in the Manawatu. Will Toby and Greta be able to hold the lead or will we see a bolt from one of the others. Keep an eye on the blog for more stories and reports.

Points after 9 of 12 races
Superseries Men
Toby Scott Northern 91
Tane Cambridge Southern 66
Thomas Reynolds Northern 63
Tim Robertson Central 52
Jourdan Harvey Northern 41
Karl Dravitski Central 39
Chris Forne Southern 36
Carsten Jorgenson Southern 35
James Bradshaw Northern 30
Greg Flynn Northern 25
Bryn Davies Central 20
Jamie Stewart Central 18
 Michael Adams Southern 17
Matthew Ogden Northern 15
Nick Mead Northern 12
 Michael Smithson Southern 12
Darren Ashmore Northern 11
Josh Campbell Southern 11
Gene Beveridge Northern 8
Nick Hann Central 8
 Greig Hamilton Southern 6
Martin Peat Northern 5
Riki Cambridge Southern 5
Ryan Batin Southern 4
 Eugene Campbell Southern 4
Thomas Eatson Central 4
 Brent Edwards Northern 4
 Liam Patterson Central 4
Alistair Richardson Southern 4
 Kieran Woods Northern 4
Aidan Elmers Northern 3
 Nick Harris Northern 3
Simon Jager Northern 3
Tim Farrant Southern 3
Conal Bowland-Bristow Southern 3
Paul Jensen Central 2
Scott McDonald Central 2
Andrew Johnstone Southern 2

Superseries Women

Greta Knarston Northern 90
Laura Robertson Central 68
Georgia Whitla Southern 66
Kate Morrison Central 52
Imogene Scott Northern 50
Lizzie Ingham Central 45
Amber Morrison Central 42
Angela Simpson Northern 40
Tessa Ramsden Central 36
Katie Bolt Southern 19
Anna Gray Northern 17
Penny Kane Central 16
Piret Klade Central 15
Jenni Adams Southern 10
Rachel Smith Northern 9
Jula McMillan Northern 8
Yvette Baker Central 7
Cosette Saville Northern 7
Sara Bailey Central 6
Sarah Gray Central 6
Selena Metheral Southern 6
Emily Wall Southern 6
Claire Flynn Northern 5
Renee Beveridge Northern 4
Emily Dinsdale Central 3
Katalla Kramer Northern 3

Silva Superseries Teams

 Northerners 640
Central Scorchers 511
 Bivouac Southerly Storm 450