Whilst many of the Nowra athletes were at Miranda on Saturday 27th May competing in the NSW Cross Country Relays other competitors still enjoyed the local competition at Longreach course for Round 8. In the 1km course Emily McLaren was first across the line yet again with Micah Proctor second and Saxon Egan third. In …
Miranda Relays 2017
The 27th NSW Cross Country Relay championships were conducted at the Miranda course for the 19th occasion on Saturday 27th May. This year we were treated to glorious sunshine and very warm temperatures, an unusual occurrence for Miranda relays which are typically plagued by rain and mud. Nowra entered 5 senior teams and 8 junior …
Willandra for Round 7 20.5.17
Round 7 of the Nowra Athletics Winter Cross Country Competition was held at Willandra on Saturday 20th May. The forecast rain didn’t eventuate and the weather was both exceptionally warm and dry. In the 1km there were 18 eager athletes but it was Emily McLaren who crossed the line first. Noah Dyball ran in second …
Round 6 at Timberhills 13.5.17
Nowra Athletics conducted Round 6 of the Winter Cross Country competition on Saturday 13th May at the picturesque Timberhills course. The round also served as The Bill McKinnon Memorial Run. This year it was the 2km Division 1 that was decided as selected distance with Cameron Harrison taking out the win and therefore the honours …
All Schools 2017
There were over 1,700 students who competed in this year’s 2017 2XU NSW All Schools Championships! Some of our junior Nowra athletes competed with great results. There was an amazing display of athletics at it’s best, and we congratulate all our local athletes. We had a number of steeplechase competitors with Victoria Kennedy bringing home the …
McCaffrey Challenge Match 29.4.17
Saturday 29th April was the first of two cross country matches against Kembla Joggers for the 6th annual McCaffrey Challenge. The Challenge is named in honour of Frank McCaffrey who was instrumental in founding the Nowra club in 1960. The match was a golden opportunity to test runners abilities on not only one of the …
57th AGM & Presentation 6.5.17
The 57th Annual General Meeting of Nowra Athletics Club was held on Saturday 6th May at Illaroo Road Public School. Nominations for positions on the committee were accepted and the new committee was welcomed in with Scott Johnson remaining as President, Alison Havadjia Treasurer once again and Lisa Carroll accepting the position of Secretary. General …
Round 5 at Longreach 6.5.17
Round 5 of Nowra Athletics cross country competition was held at Longreach on Saturday 6th May. It was another fine sunny afternoon, perfect for running. First across the line in the 1km was Emily McLaren followed by Darcy Greenhalgh and Lacey Baker. In the 2km Division 1 was taken out by Cameron Harrison. In second …