The last day of summer was also the last day of the Friday Night Walk, Run and Socialise Program. The venue for the evening was the beautiful Beach Road in Gerroa National Park. As the French would say, a ‘petit’ number of runners took advantage of the cool evening and the magnificent bush track course. …
Erin & Kerrie break records as T & F draws to a close
Wednesday night Track and Field competition is drawing to a close and our athletes are going out with a bang. Last Wednesday on 26th February, Kerrie Jones threw 16.66m for a new 70+ discus record, bettering her previous record of 16.16m. This comes on the back of her recent nomination for NSW Masters Athletics Multi-event …
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NSW Masters Championships 2025
2025 NSW Masters Championships took place at SOPAC over 3 days, 21st–23rd February where Nowra Athletics Club was represented by 8 athletes. Kerrie Jones started off Nowra’s successful campaign on Friday night with a silver medal in the women’s 70-74 years weight throw, throwing 7.75m. In the hammer throw Kerrie also took silver with a …
Palm Beach Walk/Run/Socialise Event 21.2.25
Husky Running Festival and the NSW Master’s Championships limited Friday Night Walk, Run and Socialise participation to a small, but keen contingent of walkers and runners on Friday 21st February. Cool weather and vista views of St Georges Basin were a feature of the evening and were enjoyed by all. The newly completed million dollar …
Albie Thomas Mile 2025
The Albie Thomas Mile was held on Thursday 20th February 2025 at The Crest Athletics Centre. Hugh Thirwall kicked off the competition for Nowra in the 800m F race. Hugh was just off his PB with 2.14.95. Next up was Airlie Stevens in the 800m D race. Airlie ran a very gutsy race, demonstrating a …
Kadance spears new javelin record
Kadance Naylor speared a new javelin record in the 14-15 years group on Wednesday 19th February, with her throw of 35.72m. Kadance also had a good throw in hammer with 19.99m, edging out mum Lauren Naylor who threw 19.73m. Anne Boatswain recorded the biggest hammer throw of the night with 20.39m. In the junior discus …
Isla, Maiya & Kerrie compete at NSW competitions
Illawong High Velocity IV took place on Saturday 15th February 2025. Junior members Isla Bailie and Maiya Donougher both contested the sprint events and long jump. Isla ran well to clock 13.68 in the 100m and 28.39 in the 200m whilst she jumped 4.32m in long jump. Maiya also had a good competition with 14.19 …
Bernie Reagan Event on Valentine’s Day
Bernie Reagan was the venue for the Valentine’s Day event on Friday 14th February 2025. There was a real positive social buzz as runners waited for the 2km and 5km events to start. Runners also welcomed back Leith Babian to the club, after a lengthy stint in Wollongong. Leith was happy to be back in …
4 records set on February 5th 2025
It was an exciting week of competition on February 5th with 4 new records set. In the field, Kadance Naylor speared 34.87m for a new 14-15 years javelin and Anne Boatswain threw 27.74m in discus for a new 40-49 years discus record. Meanwhile in high jump, Kate Wagner cleared 1.35m for a new 30-39 years …
2025 Regional Championships
Coles Region 4 Championships were held at Griffith over the weekend of 8-9th February 2025. Nowra Athletics Club was represented by 13 athletes. They achieved awesome results, reaping the rewards of their training and dedication. Flynn Kelly came away with 3 gold medals in the Under 14 group. In the long jump, Flynn recorded the …
Run/Walk/Socialise at The Wharf – February 7th
In competition with the local Nowra Show, the last of the holidays and some uncomfortable hot humid weather, only a small group of runners ventured out to Friday Night running at The Wharf on February 7th. 2km The 2km event welcomed back club legend and stalwart Rob McDonald. Rob’s recovering from knee surgery and followed …
Walk/Run/Socialise at UOW
Walk/Run/Socialise kicked off for 2025 on Friday 31st January at the the Shoalhaven campus of UOW. 2k Deb Sansom continued her winning form, crossing the line first, in a winning time of 14.46. This was Deb’s best time since returning to running. Sky Martin, Terry Bailey, Lisa Caroll and guest Vicki Sansom all enjoyed a …
800m racing at Milers VI
Milers VI was held at Bankstown on Thursday 30th January 2025 with fantastic results for 3 Nowra junior athletes. Airlie Stevens clocked 2.23.02 in the Open 800m, which was close to her PB and just 1 second off the National qualifier. Hugh Thirwall ran an 800m PB of 2.11.34 and earned himself a National qualifier …