Country Championships 2023 saw 58 Nowra athletes compete in a total of 196 individual track and field events.
We had 17 Master’s athletes, 2 Open athletes and 39 junior athletes.
Further breakdown shows:
19 junior boys, 20 junior girls
9 male master’s, 8 female master’s
The medal tally from Country Championships was:
22 GOLD
28 SILVER
35 BRONZE
In addition there were:
30 4th placings
24 5th placings
14 6th placings
14 7th placings
13 8th placings
6 9th placings
4 10th placings
4 11th placings
2 12th placings
Our gold medal winners were:
Mark Thirwall – 40-49 years steeplechase
Charli Binney – U15 shot put
Asher Chapman – U15 100m hurdles
Archie Higgins – U13 long jump
Sam Peace – opens discus
Erin Smart – 40-49 years 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m
Will Dyball – U20 800m, 1500m
Leanne O’Leary – 40-49 years hammer
Peter Dooley – 60-69 years 800m, 1500m
Akala Miller – U20 para 100m, 200m, long jump
Nic McGill – U16 steeplechase, 3000m
Amelia May – U18 1500m
Max Marshall – U16 100m, 200m
Silver Medallists –
Mark Thirwall – 40-49 years 800m, 1500m
Darcy Binney – U10 100m
Lana Crawford – U13 1500m
Madeline Oke – U13 triple jump
Asher Chapman -U15 200m hurdles, high jump
Macca Davis – U12 800m
Darcy Davis – U17 800m
Katrina Ward – 40-49 years 1500m
Harry Davis – 40-49 years 400m
Archie Higgins – U13 100m
Cooper Barrett – U18 800m
Ella Dyball – U20 800m, 400m hurdles
Gavin Dyball – 50-59 years 800m
Anna Duncan – U15 800m, 1500m
Leanne O’Leary – 40-49 years discus
Matt Reid – 30-39 years 800m
Talea Miller – U18 javelin
Nic McGill – U16 1500m
Peter Dooley – 60-69 years steeplechase
Hamish McLaren – U17 javelin, steeplechase
Emily McLaren – U16 steeplechase
Geoff Crook – 60-69 years 5000m, javelin
Bronze medallists –
Isla Bailie – U12 100m, long jump
Darcy Binney – U10 200m, long jump
Airlie Stevens – U13 800m, 1500m
Asher Chapman – U15 long jump
Katrina Ward – 40-49 years 400m, 800m
Jade Mustapic – Opens 800m
Mali Mustapic – U13 hammer
Matty Watson – 40-49 years 400m
Archie Higgins – U13 200m
Jo Higgins – 40-49 years 200m
Loretta Norris – 30-39 years 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m
Cooper Barrett – U18 400m
Toby Dyball – U17 400m, 800m
Gavin Dyball – 50-59 years 800m
Mark O’Leary – 50-59 years shot put, 100m
Leanne O’Leary – 40-49 years javelin, shot put
Liam O’Leary – U13 shot put, discus
Matt Reid – 30-39 years 400m
Darlene Musgrove – 50-59 years 1500m
Talea Miller -U18 shot put, hammer
Kynan Miller – U17 para 100m, long jump, shot put
