The final night of Track and Field competition was held on Wednesday 28th February. The night consisted of some fun races, and throws, an exciting 4x100m relay and a medal presentation for the season’s point score winners. The junior 500m race gave runners a handicap start. From a field of 17, it was Riley Sandstrom …
A busy weekend of competition
It was a busy weekend of running and athletics for Nowra athletes. On Saturday February 4th, 2024 in Campbelltown, ANSW held their High Velocity Meet. Sam Keogh and daughter Charli both competed in multiple events. In the Opens 100m, Sam was 5th in her heat in a time of 13.96 whilst Charli was 3rd in …
NSW Milers Excitement!
NSW Milers was held at The Crest Athletics Centre on Thursday 23rd February, 2024. In the 1500m main race it was “a race for Paris” that did not disappoint! 17-year-old Cam Myers ran the Olympic Qualifying time of 3.33 with Jesse Hunt, Jake Wightman and Jye Edwards, all hot on his heels, and under 3.35. …
New hammer throw records to close out the season
Two new hammer records were set on Wednesday 21st February in the final points round of our season. Anne Boatswain set a new record in the 40-49 years event with a throw of 21.43m whilst Melinda Jennings threw 27.66m for a new 50-59 years record. Congratulations to both these athletes who are continually demonstrating developing …
Capital Athletics U14 to U18 Championships & ACT Masters Athletics Championships
Capital Athletics U14 to U18 Championships and ACT Masters Athletics Championships were both held at Woden Athletics Track from 16th-18th February. Nowra had 4 athletes travel to the Territory to compete. Toby Dyball gave it everything in the U18 800m to take the win in a great time of 2.01.28. In the sprints, Tom Brookes …
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Valentine’s Day Records
Track and Field competition was full of love for athletics on Wednesday 14th February. Erin Smart set a new record in the 40-49 years 400m, clocking 01:01.71 whilst in the discus, Anne Boatswain, set a new discus record for the 40-49 years group, throwing 25.23m. In the sprints, Hamish McLaren had a good run in …
2024 NSW 5000m Championships
The NSW 5000m Championships were held at SOPAC Warm Up Arena on February 10th. Harrison Baxter finished in a quick time of 15.33.28 in the C race, taking a massive 14 seconds off his PB and earning himself a spot on the NSW team to race in Adelaide at the National Championships.In the D race …
Two new discus records
Riley Sandstrom set a new 10-11 years discus record on Wednesday 7th February, throwing the 500g discus 36.62m whilst Layla Beck threw 33.51m for a new 12-13 years record. Also throwing over 30m was Hamish McLaren with 32.05m and Timothy Musson with 32.86m. Sylas Murphy recorded the biggest long jump of the night with 4.05m …
Bay to Bridge
Some dedicated Nowra runners competed in the Bay to Bridge run in Batemans Bay on 4th February 2024 in very hot conditions. Dean Bryce took the silver medal in the 10km 50-59 years group in a time of 45.35 whilst wife Sharyn was 5th in the women’s group with 1.05.22. Angela Bond also earned herself a …