NSW Milers Meet was held at The Crest Athletics Track on Saturday December 23rd. The middle-distance runners had a huge night with Personal Best’s galore! In the Opens men’s 2000m steeplechase, 16-year-old Hamish McLaren contested the 84cm steeple height and had a great run with 6.53.55 for 2nd place. Meanwhile 14-year-old Cameron Baxter competed in …
Christmas Track and Field 2023
We had a really good turn-up for our last night of Track and Field on Wednesday 13th December. There was a lovely, relaxed vibe and plenty of Christmas colours and attire. The night on the track commenced with some 70-metre handicapped sprints which were well received, especially by Anne Boatswain who sweet-talked the handicapper and …
NSW Masters Heavy Weight Pentathlon
Thrower extraordinaire Kerrie Jones competed in the NSW Masters Heavy Weight Pentathlon on Sunday 17th December in Penrith at the Parker St Oval. Kerrie enjoyed the challenge of this event which consists of 5 different weights. With a total of 15 throws, it certainly tested the athletes strength and endurance. In the 3kg weight Kerrie …
AUSTRALIAN ALL SCHOOLS GLORY TO NIC MCGILL
The Australian All Schools Athletics Championships took place from 8th-10th December in Perth, Western Australia. Nic McGill contested the U16 2000m steeplechase at the Championships and won in an outstanding time of 5:55.38, just missing the 21-year-old meet record held by NSW’s James Matthews at 5:55.06. This was a 15 second PB for Nic and …
December thrower records
There were 2 new records set in the field on December 6th. In the 40-49 years discus, Anne Boatswain continued her throwing streak with another new record for her throw of 24.56m whilst Kerrie Jones also added another record to her name with her throw of 13.30m in the 70+ years javelin. Congratulations to both …
A weekend of athletics
There was a hive of athletic activity over the weekend of 3rd-4th December. A large contingency of junior athletes competed at Little Athletics Mid South Coast Zone Championships, held over 2 days at the Shoalhaven track. A huge number of Nowra athletes medaled, meaning they have now qualified for Regional Championships. Five athletes competed at …