2024 Chemist Warehouse Australian Cross Country Selection Trials were held at Stromlo Forest in Canberra on Friday 1st March. Harrison Baxter contested the U20 8km event as a member of the NSW team, where he finished 28th in 27:49. Harrison ran a strong race under very hot conditions and we congratulate him on his performance. …
Final night of track & field
The final night of Track and Field competition was held on Wednesday 28th February. The night consisted of some fun races, and throws, an exciting 4x100m relay and a medal presentation for the season’s point score winners. The junior 500m race gave runners a handicap start. From a field of 17, it was Riley Sandstrom …
A busy weekend of competition
It was a busy weekend of running and athletics for Nowra athletes. On Saturday February 4th, 2024 in Campbelltown, ANSW held their High Velocity Meet. Sam Keogh and daughter Charli both competed in multiple events. In the Opens 100m, Sam was 5th in her heat in a time of 13.96 whilst Charli was 3rd in …
NSW Milers Excitement!
NSW Milers was held at The Crest Athletics Centre on Thursday 23rd February, 2024. In the 1500m main race it was “a race for Paris” that did not disappoint! 17-year-old Cam Myers ran the Olympic Qualifying time of 3.33 with Jesse Hunt, Jake Wightman and Jye Edwards, all hot on his heels, and under 3.35. …
New hammer throw records to close out the season
Two new hammer records were set on Wednesday 21st February in the final points round of our season. Anne Boatswain set a new record in the 40-49 years event with a throw of 21.43m whilst Melinda Jennings threw 27.66m for a new 50-59 years record. Congratulations to both these athletes who are continually demonstrating developing …
Capital Athletics U14 to U18 Championships & ACT Masters Athletics Championships
Capital Athletics U14 to U18 Championships and ACT Masters Athletics Championships were both held at Woden Athletics Track from 16th-18th February. Nowra had 4 athletes travel to the Territory to compete. Toby Dyball gave it everything in the U18 800m to take the win in a great time of 2.01.28. In the sprints, Tom Brookes …
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Valentine’s Day Records
Track and Field competition was full of love for athletics on Wednesday 14th February. Erin Smart set a new record in the 40-49 years 400m, clocking 01:01.71 whilst in the discus, Anne Boatswain, set a new discus record for the 40-49 years group, throwing 25.23m. In the sprints, Hamish McLaren had a good run in …
2024 NSW 5000m Championships
The NSW 5000m Championships were held at SOPAC Warm Up Arena on February 10th. Harrison Baxter finished in a quick time of 15.33.28 in the C race, taking a massive 14 seconds off his PB and earning himself a spot on the NSW team to race in Adelaide at the National Championships.In the D race …
Two new discus records
Riley Sandstrom set a new 10-11 years discus record on Wednesday 7th February, throwing the 500g discus 36.62m whilst Layla Beck threw 33.51m for a new 12-13 years record. Also throwing over 30m was Hamish McLaren with 32.05m and Timothy Musson with 32.86m. Sylas Murphy recorded the biggest long jump of the night with 4.05m …
Bay to Bridge
Some dedicated Nowra runners competed in the Bay to Bridge run in Batemans Bay on 4th February 2024 in very hot conditions. Dean Bryce took the silver medal in the 10km 50-59 years group in a time of 45.35 whilst wife Sharyn was 5th in the women’s group with 1.05.22. Angela Bond also earned herself a …
A wet Wednesday
Ten minutes before competition was due to start on Wednesday 31st January the rain set in making it a very wet night for those athletes who braved the weather. Due to the wet conditions and the low numbers, it was decoded to use the night as a practice session only, rather than allocate points. Thank …
Sam wins the outdoor pentathlon
Fresh from her success at Country Championships Sam Keogh had another successful weekend of athletics competition, this time competing at the NSW Masters Combined Events Championships at SOPAC. Sam took the gold medal in the women’s outdoor pentathlon for the 40-44 years group. The pentathlon consisted of 5 events. In the 100m, Sam ran 14.13 …
ACT Under 20 and Open Championships
Capital Athletics hosted the ACT Under 20 and Open Championships at the AIS Athletics Field over the long weekend. The event attracted over 800 track and field competitors with some of the nation’s top athletes competing and Nowra athletes got themselves amongst the best. On the Public Holiday Friday Alisha Mustapic kicked off Nowra’s program …
Country Championships 2024 Relays and Statistics
Nowra had 69 athletes compete at the 2024 Country Championships. This team comprised of 33 females and 36 males. Nowra had 19 Masters athletes, 9 female and 10 male. There were 2 Open athletes, 1 female and 1 male. Nowra also had 48 junior athletes – 23 females and 25 males. Nowra’s annual relay challenge …
Country Championships 2024
The 79th edition of the NSW Country Championships was held over the weekend of 19th-21st January 2024, at Kerryn McCann Athletics Centre in Wollongong. With over 800 entries it was one of the largest ever championships and Nowra fielded one of their biggest teams in recent history with 69 athletes. For Nowra, there were personal …
Track and Field 24th January
There was a small crowd at Wednesday night track and field on Wednesday 24th January. In the 1000m Ethan Havadjia, back home for the holidays, took the win in 3:18.24, in a strong race, holding off Scott Armstrong (3:19.80) and Peter Dooley (3:51.22). Emerson Boatswain was 4th followed by newcomer John Smith. Heidi Saviane was …
Illawarra Track Challenge 2024
The 10th annual Illawarra Track Challenge was held at Kerryn McCann Athletic Centre on Saturday 13th January 2024. It was a great meet that attracted some big names, and Nowra athletes did themselves proud amongst the quality fields. Assisted by warm conditions and tailwinds the athletes delivered terrific sprint results. Young Hollie Braddick won the …
Athletes return to the track 10th January 2024
It was a very warm and relaxed night for the first week back of Track and Field competition on Wednesday 10th January. Athletes enjoyed a practice night in the field events, honing their techniques for the upcoming Country Championships. On the track, there were 2 sprints and 2 distance events on offer. With no points …
Huge results on the track to close out 2023
NSW Milers Meet was held at The Crest Athletics Track on Saturday December 23rd. The middle-distance runners had a huge night with Personal Best’s galore! In the Opens men’s 2000m steeplechase, 16-year-old Hamish McLaren contested the 84cm steeple height and had a great run with 6.53.55 for 2nd place. Meanwhile 14-year-old Cameron Baxter competed in …
Christmas Track and Field 2023
We had a really good turn-up for our last night of Track and Field on Wednesday 13th December. There was a lovely, relaxed vibe and plenty of Christmas colours and attire. The night on the track commenced with some 70-metre handicapped sprints which were well received, especially by Anne Boatswain who sweet-talked the handicapper and …