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 …
ACPE NSW All Schools Championships 2020
The ACPE NSW All Schools Championships were held over 4 days from December 3rd to 6th at Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre. The Championships were conducted 10 weeks later than usual this year due to the turmoil of COVID-19 and athletes were excited to finally be back racing in a full program of events. Nowra …
Nowra represented at Illawong Summer Meet
“Illawong Summer Meet 2” took place on Thursday 3rd December 2020 at The Ridge Athletics Track. Five Nowra athletes travelled to Barden Ridge to compete. Erin Smart ran in 3rd in her 400m heat clocking 59.0 which placed her 3rd overall also. In the 100m Erin was again 3rd with a time of 13.6 and …
Awards 2020
Finally, after many false starts due to Covid-19 restrictions, our Presentation night was finally held on Wednesday 2nd December. Congratulations to our 2020 Award Winners. John Morris Junior Encouragement Award – awarded to a junior Club member 15 years of age or under competing in Cross country in the 2 or 3km distance. This is …
Nowra athletes reach the summit!
Summit Shoalhaven (formerly known as King of the Mountain) was held on Saturday 28th November in extremely hot and challenging conditions. Runners made their way through an undulating course with both gentle and steep slopes, amongst beautiful scenery of Kangaroo Valley and Mount Scanzi. The event incorporated a 55km, 40km, 23km and 13km distance catering …
High velocity and high temperatures!
Three of Nowra’s sprinters competed at the Illawong High Velocity Meet at the Ridges Athletics Track on Saturday 28th November in very steamy conditions. As the temperatures reached record highs for November, and with tailwinds (the officials turned around the race to take advantage of the tailwind) there was hot action on the track! Tsar …
Cameron Baxter claims 2km record
It was a night of celebration for young Cameron Baxter last Wednesday (25th November) at Track and Field when Cameron finally broke the 2km record for 10-11 year olds. Cameron has had his eye on this record for some time and has been edging closer and closer. Last attempt Cameron missed the record by 0.6 …
Three more Track and Field records achieved 18.11.20
Last week saw a small number of dedicated athletes competing at Wednesday night track and field. Perhaps the final game of State of Origin kept people away. Nevertheless, those who did compete enjoyed a successful evening of competition. In wind assisted conditions, Erin Smart broke the 60m record yet again in a time of 8.33. …
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Great results for Nowra at IBS Interclub
Illawarra Blue Stars Interclub competition was held on Sunday 15th November. The sprinters performed well in strong tail winds with both 100m and 200m events on the program. Ruby Marshall showed good form to finish 5th in heat 6, clocking 13.43. In the boys events eleven year old Max Marshall looked strong to finish 3rd …
A record-breaking night of Track and Field
Last Wednesday 11th November, Erin Smart achieved the trifecta of records! In the 100m Erin set a new record of 13.08, shaving off her previous record of 13.2. Then in the 150m Erin clocked 19.50, breaking her past record of 20.0, and finally to cap off the night she ran 1.01.51 in the 400m, bettering …
4 new records at Track and Field 4.11.20
More local records were broken last Wednesday 4th November at Nowra Athletics Club Track and Field night. In the field Samantha Peace continued her record-breaking streak with two more records. In shot put Sam recorded 11.41m breaking the longstanding record of 10.15m set by Tracey Laverty in the 1982-83 season for the 20-29 years age …
Kerrie wins three silver medals!
Sutherland Interclub was held on 31st October at Sylvania Waters Athletics Track in terrible conditions, with rain and hail turning long jump pits into swimming pools. In the Women’s open 1500m Emily McLaren finished 7th in heat 2 in a time of 5.30.40 putting her 19th overall. In the men’s race Jett Goddard completed his …
Nowra represented at NSW Interclub Competitions
Bankstown Interclub was held on Saturday 24th October at The Crest Athletic Track. A trio of Nowra athletes made the trek to Bankstown to compete. In the 800m Erin Smart won her heat, beating home a host of teenage competitors. Erin’s time of 2.23.56 placed her 7th overall. In the 1500m 12year old Emily McLaren …
Nowra athletes compete at Kembla Joggers Open Night
Kembla Joggers held an open night on Thursday 22nd October 2020 with a contingency of fifteen Nowra athletes travelling to Wollongong to compete. Nine of these athletes ran PB’s! What a fantastic way to start the season with their first race on Tartan! In the Open 800m Heat 1 Cam Musgrove took the win in …
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Great shots put in!
Multiple records were broken in the shot put circle on Wednesday 21st October. Mel Jennings threw 9.07m for a new record in the 50-59 years age group, bettering her previous record of 8.73m. Sam Peace continued her record-breaking streak, recording 10.59m, breaking the longstanding record of 10.15m for the 20-29 years group set by Tracey …
Quality performance on the track and in the field
Last Wednesday night was one of the best nights for competition in many seasons. There was a wealth of competitors testing their abilities in some tightly contested races as well as some great performances in the field. In the 1km Cam Musgrove set a cracking pace, finishing in 2.37.89, a new PB, and just three …