Track and Field Pointscore kicked off on Wednesday 20th September.
Toby Dyball had a great opening run to take out the senior 600m in 1:29.92. Darcy Davis was 2nd in 1:33.53 and Harrison Baxter was 3rd in 1:34.97. The junior race was won by Archie Higgins in 1:54.11 whilst Mikaela Monkerud was 2nd in 2:03.81 and Thor Jackson was 3rd in 2:05.51.
In the 1500m, Toby Dyball was again the victor, crossing in 4:39.40. Darcy Davis was 2nd again, in 4:45.30 and Hamish McLaren was 3rd in 5:20.79. Scott Martin had a great run to finish 4th in 5:25.86 and Archie Higgins was 5th in 5:40.89.
There was plenty of enthusiasm in the sprints and some close finishes. Max Marshall was the fastest over 60m, clocking 7.61. Also clocking good times were Toby Dyball 8.19, Tom Brookes 8.35, Tahj Webb 8.40, Darcy Davis 8.74, Erin Smart 8.89, and Archie Higgins 8.90.
In the 100m, Toby Dyball demonstrated his early season fitness with another solid run of 12.92. Tahj Webb ran 13.34, Darcy Davis13.87, Erin Smart 13.89, Alisha Mustapic 14.14, Archie Higgins14.55, Harry Thomson 14.58 and Dennis Smart 14.91.
In the field, Kerrie Jones had a great opening week, setting 2 new records. Kerrie speared 11.54m in the javelin for a new 70+ record and in the shot put, Kerrie achieved 6.23m for another record.
Meanwhile 9-year-old Riley Sandstrom also collected 2 new records in the field events. Riley threw 33.89m in discus and 8.27m in shotput for new records in the 9 years and under category.
BIG congratulations to both Kerrie and Riley!
There were a number of new athletes giving track and field a try on the first week, including Phil Ansah, Skyla Jackson, Skylah Reilly and Jamie Overton, all who had great results. Current member Emerson Boatswain was also joined by siblings Aurora, and Nakita and mum Anne Boatswain, who have all decided to join the club this year. This is a great example of the family involvement that we welcome and embrace at Nowra Athletics Club.