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2Km The 2km course was a mother and daughter affair with Jackie and young Bella enjoying time together while completing the two laps of the grassed area. Opting to walk and run it truly was a stroll in the park. Podium finishes for both and chocolates for their achievements. 5Km A healthy band of twenty …
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More records were set on Wednesday 23rd October, both in the field and on the track. There were 2 records set in the hammer throw, by 2 members of the Boatswain family. Emerson Boatswain threw 11.71m in the 12-13 years group, bettering her previous record of 10.20m set on October 9th. Meanwhile, Nakita Boatswain established …
Kerrie Jones recently competed in the 2024 Oceania Throws Pentathlon Challenge. There were a total of 105 entries from Australia and New Zealand and Kerrie finished 2nd in the women’s 70 group with a total of 2227 points. Imogen Stanhope from Queensland took first place with 3001 points whilst 3rd place went to Nancy Bowmar …
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The 2024 competition season has kicked off with both round 1 and 2 of The Treloar Shield now completed. Round 1 was held on 12th October and Nowra Athletics Club was represented by 10 athletes. Braxton Naylor contested the 12’s and under 60m, finishing in 11th place in 11.11. In the javelin, Braxton was 3rd …
Eva Moeller-Duhme ran sub 15 minutes for a new 2km record in the 70+ age group on Wednesday 16th October, crossing the line in 14:27.52. Well done Eva! Taking the win in the 2km event was Denzel Atkinson in 6:43.47. Scott Armstrong was 2nd in 7:22.29 and Macarthur Davis was 3rd in 7:37.35. Toby Dyball …
Kerrie Jones attended the Australian Masters Athletics (AMA) Winter Throws Competition in Brisbane, held over the weekend of 5th-7th October. In Kerrie’s words the competition was “a throwers delight”. Kerrie competed in 9 events for a total of 62 throws and achieved fantastic results. Kerrie took the win and the National Title in the Heavy …
It’s a record-breaking season so far with another 4 records set on Wednesday October 9th, this time, all of them in the field. In the hammer throw, 2 junior records were set for the first time with Emerson Boatswain recording 10.20m for the 12-13 years group and Kadance Naylor throwing 17.60m in the 14-15 years. …
2024 NSW All Schools Championships were held from 28th September to 2nd October at SOPAC. Nowra Athletics Club junior members had a very successful Championships with plenty of Personal Bests and even more gutsy performances. Hamish McLaren competed in his last ever All Schools event and went out on a winning note, taking gold in …
Week 3 of track and field competition saw more records set on Wednesday October 2nd. In the 3000m there were 18 competitors and 2 new records. Madeline Oke clocked 11.57.70 for a new record in the 12-13 years group and Rod Rose set a new 70+ record with a time of 14.33.42. Rod Rose also …
At track and field competition on Wednesday 25th September there were 4 new records set. In the field Sam Keogh jumped 8.53m for a new record in the 40-49 years triple jump whilst Anne Boatswain hurled the hammer 21.52m for a new 40-49 years hammer record. On the track, in the 800m Erin Smart ran …
Track and field pointscore kicked off on Wednesday 18th September. There were good numbers on the ground for the first week of competition. There were 34 athletes in the 1500m keeping the volunteers at the finish line busy! Denzel Atkinson took out the race in 5.11.65. He was followed by Brandon Exton in 5.27.80 and …
The new season of Track and Field competition kicked off on Wednesday 11th September with pleasing numbers. There were familiar faces amongst new ones, as well as some athletes returning after a hiatus from athletics. There were certainly plenty of smiling faces and enthusiasm. On the track runners tested themselves over 60m, 150m and 1200m. …
Nowra Athletics Club South Coast 3 and 5 was held at Shoalhaven High School Track on Sunday 8th September. In the combined kids and juniors 3km race there were 11 competitor’s. Cameron Baxter took the lead from the gun and ran a strong and controlled race to claim the win for the 13-19 years group …
Nowra Athletics Club had 8 of our junior members compete at the 2024 Australian Cross Country Championships held at Symmons Plains Raceway in Launceston, Tasmania last weekend. Athletes had to battle gale-force winds, rain and a muddy course, but they showed grit and determination. Finn Goddard put the disappointment of not getting his State uniform …
Congratulations to the winners of the 2024 Winter cross country competition: 2kms 1st – Sam Bennett 2nd – Malachy Martin 3rd – Winter Bell 3kms 1st – Peter Dooley 2nd – Emerson Boatswain 3rd – Madeline Oke Medium course 1st – Scott Armstrong 2nd – Hamish McLaren 3rd – Alex Arnold Long course 1st – …
More than 300 NSW Athletes will compete at the Australian Cross Country Championships in Tasmania from 31 August – 1 September. Amongst them will be 8 Nowra athletes. We wish the following athletes the very best of luck: Finn Goddard U11 2km Hugh Thirwall U14 3km Lily Sproule U16 4km Emily McLaren U17 4km Nic …
There were 9 runners in the 3km event at Longreach Rd on Saturday 10th August. Kai Thirwall took the win in 12.42 followed by Tom Smart in 12.26, which was the fastest time over this distance. In 3rd place was Cathleen Chang in 16.48 followed by Macarthur Davis in 12.39 and then Evie Smart in …
The Paris 2024 Olympics have kicked off and to celebrate, Nowra Athletics Club had an Olympic-inspired round of cross country on Saturday 3rd August. The run at Huskisson was a fun affair with most runners proudly wearing green and gold . There were medals for the first three finishers, complete with a podium celebration. …
The NSW Road Relays were held at The Crest Athletics Track on Saturday 3rd August. Nowra’s U20 team had a great run to take the silver medal in a combined time of 50.55. Will Dyball led the team out in 12.42, setting a solid pace. Hamish McLaren was next out and put in a sound …
Summit Shoalhaven 2024 was held on Sunday 28th July in cold and windy conditions. Angela Bond contested the 11km fire trail run and finished in 1.06.56 taking 1st place in the 50-59 years category. Dean Bryce also contested the 11kms and took the win in the 50-59 years category with a time of 54.00. In …