Cross Country Round 2 was held at Hollyhill on Saturday 24th April. There were five enthusiastic runners in the 1km event with Leah Kelley leading the way home. Jade Kelley was second and Sam Kelley was third. Lhiam Crook was fourth and Aidan McLaren rounded out the field in fifth place. In the 2kms Lana …
Jye is bound for Tokyo
FORMER Nowra Athletics Club athlete Jye Edwards is off to the Tokyo Olympic Games, after taking the win in the Opens 1500m at this week’s Australian Track and Field Championships. Jye was a talented junior with Nowra Athletics Club for many years before moving away to Canberra. In 2017 Jye took out the Frank McCaffrey …
Nowra athletes compete at Australian Track and Field Championships
The 2021 Australian Track and Field Championships and Olympic Trials have now drawn to a close after eight days of competition. Whilst it was super exciting to witness Australia’s open age athletes compete in pursuit of Olympic and Paralympic berths it was just as exciting to watch Nowra’s junior athletes making their mark on the …
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State Silver for Kerrie
The 2021 NSW Masters Athletics Throws Pentathlon State Championships were held on April 18th at Wollongong. The Throws Pentathlon consists of 3 attempts at each of the five throwing events in the order of Hammer, Shot, Discus Throw, Javelin, Weight. Nowra’s Kerrie Jones performed well earning herself a State silver medal in the 65 age …
Cross Country kicks off
Cross Country officially kicked off at Longreach on Saturday 17th April. Aiden McLaren was the sole competitor in the 1km for Round 1 however there were eight contenders in the 2km event. Finn Goddard took the win with Zoe Musson second and Tim Musson third. Isobella Mitchell was fourth, Miller Bell fifth and whilst Airlie …
Kerrie takes State Title in Heavy Weight Pentathlon
NSW Masters held their Heavy Weight Pentathlon State Championships on Sunday March 14 2021 at Kerryn McCann Athletics Centre. The Heavy Weight Pentathlon consists of 3 attempts at each of 5 weighted throws and is contested in 5 year age groups. Nowra’s Kerrie Jones took out the State title in the Womens 65 years category …
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Champion efforts at Championship events
The Track and Field season might be coming to an end, but it’s certainly not going to fade out quietly! It was a weekend of hot competition and great results for Australian athletes, including many homegrown athletes from Nowra Athletics Club. The Canberra Track Classic was held on Thursday night 11th March 2021. The Canberra …
2021 NSW Open Championships
The NSW Open Championships were held on the weekend. The championships attracted NSW’s finest and competition was fierce. Four of Nowra Athletics Club athletes competed in the Championships mixing it with the best! On Friday night, after an extended hiatus from the competition arena, Samantha Peace, stepped back into the discus circle. Sam has been …
Track and Field numbers low but enthusiasm high
Numbers were low as Nowra Athletics Club returned to local competition on Wednesday 3rd March after several weeks of wash outs. In the 600m senior event there were just five competitors. Scott Martin took an easy win in 01:51.33 followed by Hamish McLaren in 01:58.14 then Sam Keogh, Darlene Musgrove and Lisa Carroll. The junior …
2021 Country Championships
The 2021 NSW Country Track and Field Championships were held at Mingara from 26th to 28th February 2021. After a slight hiccup with a postponement and reschedule of this year’s Championships it was great to see the competition go ahead. For those who attended and competed I’m sure they will all agree there was a …
Athletes shine in AACT Championships and NSW Masters Championships
It was a huge weekend of athletics for Nowra athletes over the weekend of 12th-14th February. Three local athletes travelled to Canberra to compete in the 2021 AACT CHAMPIONSHIPS. A record 700 athletes entered the championships, with many events equal to a nationals final, making it the best domestic track and field meet for 11 …
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Geoff jumps to new heights!
Last Wednesday night 10th February Geoff Crook leapt to new heights when he set a 60-69 years high jump record, clearing the bar at 1.15m. Geoff took some tips from Paul Musgrove who advised he has plenty of jump left in him to increase that effort! Geoff also broke the javelin record spearing 30.70m, furthering …
NSW 5k Champs
NSW 5k Champs were held on 6th February at SOPAC Warm Up Track. It was a highly competitive race with a number of well credentialled athletes competing for the title. The front runners set a solid pace, with the winner Kieren Tall clocking 13:59.23 and second place Matt Hudson 13:59.92. With the first two runners …
Nowra takes on the ACT at Woden Park
Eighteen of Nowra’s best athletes travelled to Canberra on the weekend to compete in the Athletics ACT Summer Series No 10 at Woden Park. The squad of athletes earned plenty of PB’s along with race experience and as always, there was fantastic Club spirit and comradery. In the 800m, the first event on the program, …
January running and throwing
Some of our Nowra members participated in the Australia Day Bush ‘N Beach Fun Run & Walk hosted by Victory Runners at Seven Mile Beach in Gerroa on January 26th. For the second year running, Bradley Sawyers took out line honours in the 5k event, clocking 19 minutes which bettered his 2020 record time by …
Illawarra Track Challenge 2021
The 2021 Illawarra Track Challenge was held at Kerryn McCann Athletic Centre on Saturday 16th January with fantastic results for both locals and representative athletes. In the 100m Rohan Browning broke the magical 10 second barrier, just the second Australian to run under 10 seconds electronically. An hour later, Rohan was back on the track …
Records fall on return to Track and Field
Nowra Athletics Club returned to track and field competition on Wednesday 13th January 2021. Numbers were down, but this is typical for this time of year when athletes and families take Summer holidays. For those athletes in attendance, the Summer performances were hot! Geoff Crook speared 31.01 metres for a new record in the 60-69 …
January Competition brings success for Nowra athletes
With covid restrictions easing somewhat, the Summer of Athletics is heating up. The Illawong High Velocity Meet was held at The Ridge Athletics Track on Saturday 9th January. Sprinter Lachlan Kaszonyi successfully competed in three sprint events. Lachlan finished 5th in his 60m heat in a time of 7.42. In the 100m he crossed in …
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T’was the week before Christmas
As our year draws to a close, I thought I would end it with a light-hearted Christmas-theme poem. The year has been a tough one, with many obstacles to jump over to get us to the finish line, but we made it! So, enjoy the festive season and here’s to a much calmer 2021. …
Albie Thomas Mile event
Bankstown Athletics Club hosted the Albie Thomas Mile event on Saturday 19th December at The Crest Athletics Track. In what has been a challenging year, the final meet of 2020 provided some solid performances for our Nowra athletes. Hot on the heels of his recent award, Cam Musgrove ran well for his season opener in …