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 …
Winners of Winter Cross Country Competition
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 – …
Australian Cross Country Championships
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 …
Runners at Longreach Rd
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 …
Green & Gold Round of Cross Country
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. …
Nowra boys take silver medal at NSW Road Relays
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
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 …
Mystery Partner Round
It was a great afternoon in Tomerong on Saturday 27th July for mystery partner round of cross country. This was a round re-introduced after many years absence, and although the numbers were low, the participants enjoyed the injection of fun in the cross country competition. Partnering up in the 3km, Emerson Boatswain and Declan …
Kerrie takes gold at Indoor Heavy Weight Pentathlon and sets Australian record
Kerrie Jones recently travelled to the Hunter Valley to compete at the National and State Indoor Heavy Weight Pentathlon which was held at the Argentille Equestrian Centre in Lovedale. Despite freezing temperatures on the day of competition on Saturday 21st July, Kerrie had a great weekend and enjoyed the different experience of competing indoors. In …
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Volunteers needed
Summit Shoalhaven will take place on July 28th. Summit Shoalhaven was once known as Shoalhaven King of the Mountain (KOM), and in its original form was started in 1966 by Nowra Athletics Club enthusiasts. The team from Elite Energy have revamped the iconic run up Mount Scanzi over the past few years and in 2024, 58 …
Nowra runners test out Shoalhaven Uni course
There were just 14 athletes who turned up for cross country at the UOW Shoalhaven campus on Saturday 13th July 2024, whilst many athletes and families were at Short Course Championships. In the 3km there were 3 competitors. Emerson Boatswain took the win in 13:57 whilst Peter Dooley was 2nd in 14:12 and Sam Dennett …
3 medals won at NSW Short Course Championships
NSW Short Course Cross Country Championships were held at West Dapto on Saturday 13th July 2024. Nowra had 23 competitors and took home 3 individual medals on what was a very successful and enjoyable day on the course. Nic McGill won the Under 17 4kms event with a great run of 12.31, cementing his place …
Cross country moves to Huskisson
Due to the persistent wet weather, we had to move cross country from Tomerong to the Huskisson course on Saturday 6th July. There were 2 competitors in the 1km event this week with Mila Bozikov finishing in 4.56 and Hamish Bennett crossing in 7.21. In the 3km event, Declan Bennett took the win in 14.27 …
The sweetest day of the xc season
The inaugural ‘Chocolate Round’ was held at Longreach Rd on Saturday 29th June. There were plenty of chocolate prizes up for grabs, awarded to mystery places, and the round proved very popular with members. In the 3km event, there were 12 competitors. Noah Dyball was first home in 16.41. Emma Stevens was 2nd in 20.47 …
Nowra takes 6 medals at NSW Cross Country Championships
The 126th NSW Cross Country Championships were held at Willandra on Saturday 22nd June 2024. Nowra was well represented at the Championships with 29 athletes plus several others who enjoyed the fun runs. Kicking off the program was Nowra’s youngest competitor, Madison Sandstrom who finished 4th in the Under 9 1.5km race in 7.58. Finn …
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Nic and Alisha swap the black and gold for the green and gold
The 2024 Oceania Athletics Area Championships were held in Suva, in Fiji from 1-9 June, 2024. Two Nowra athletes were selected to represent Australia at these Championships in the Under 18 team.As a 16-year-old, Nic McGill contested the Under 18 2000 Metres Steeplechase and took the win in an outstanding and tactically run race. Nic set …
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Rebel winners are grinners
Round 11 was held at Huskisson on Saturday 15th June on a very cold and wet afternoon. This was a Rebel Sport sponsored round with Rebel gift vouchers awarded to the winner of each distance. Congratulations to Sam Dennett, Katie Martin, Natasha Toms and Perry Strand who took home the vouchers. In the 2km event, …
Low numbers at Longreach
With many athletes representing the Club at NSW Cross Country Relay Championships, the numbers at the local round of cross country were extremely low on Saturday June 1st. Peter Dooley was the only competitor in the 3km event, clocking 13.52. In medium course, Alex Arnold led the trio of athletes home, finishing in 26.18. Matt …
NSW Relay Championships 2024
Nowra had 8 teams compete at the 2024 NSW Relay Championships on Saturday 1st June. The championships were held at a new venue this year – the Newington Armory in Sydney Olympic Park. Heavy rain fell during the day with the course turning into a mess of mud and puddles. Runners were splattered in mud from …
Reconciliation Round of Cross Country
Round 8 of Winter Cross Country was held at Billy Jean Park on Saturday 25th May. This round served as our inaugural Reconciliation Round to coincide with Reconciliation Week kicking off on 27th May. In the spirit of reconciliation, Nowra Athletics Club acknowledges the contribution of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to athletics and …