The 2023 NSW All Schools Athletics Championship for senior athletes aged 16-19 years was held over 3 days, from Saturday 23rd September to Monday 25th September 2023 at Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre. This event was combined with the Primary Schools Challenge for athletes aged 10-12 years. Nowra athletes kicked off the competition season in …
Track and Field Pointscore kicks off
Track and Field Pointscore kicked off on Wednesday 20th September. Toby Dyball had a great opening run to take out the senior 600m in 1:29.92. Darcy Davis was 2nd in 1:33.53 and Harrison Baxter was 3rd in 1:34.97. The junior race was won by Archie Higgins in 1:54.11 whilst Mikaela Monkerud was 2nd in 2:03.81 …
September racing in ACT
It was another day of racing in the ACT for a small group of Nowra athletes when the High Noon No 5 meet was held at the AIS Athletics Track on Sunday 17th September 2023. In heat 1 of the 200m, Darcy Davis ran a new PB of 26.43 when he crossed in 5th place. …
Athletes kick off their season at Woden Athletics Track
A group of Nowra athletes kicked off the Track and Field season in Canberra on Saturday 10th September when they competed in the High Noon No 4 series at Woden Athletics Track. In the girls 10-13 years 60m, Evie Binney clocked 9.33 whilst in the men’s 14-15 years event, Tahj Webb was 2nd in 7.97. …
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Cross country winners announced
Nowra Athletics Club Winter cross country season has drawn to a close and the winners of each distance were announced at the Presentation on Saturday August 26th. Hayley Astin-Briggs took out the 1km event after completing 13 rounds. Ashleigh Astin-Briggs was the winner of the 2km event whilst Joshua Astin-Briggs was 2nd and Malachy Martin …
Nowra athletes perform well at 2023 Australian Cross Country Championships
2023 Australian Cross Country Championships took place at Stromlo Forest in Canberra on Saturday 26th August. Nowra was represented by 5 athletes. Nicholas McGill topped off a fantastic Winter season of running with 18th place in the men’s Under 16 4km event in a great time of 13:10. What a great run! Emily McLaren, always …
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Billy Jean Park sees the final round of cross country
The final round of the 2023 Winter cross country points competition took place on Saturday 19th August at Billy Jean Park. There were just 2 competitors in the 2km event with Winter Bell crossing in front of Malachy Martin. The 3km event was contested by 10 athletes and won by Hamish Mclaren in 14:08. Toby …
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Round 16 of Cross Country at Huskisson
There were small numbers at Huskisson on Saturday 12th August for the 2nd last round of Winter Cross Country Competition. In the 1km event 7-year-old runner Hayley Astin-Briggs completed the distance in 9:45. The 2km event was won by Malachy Martin in 12:54 followed by Ashleigh Astin-Briggs in 14:25 and then Joshua Astin-Briggs in 15:03. …
2 medals at NSW Road Relays
NSW Road Relays were held on Sunday 6th August at The Crest in Bass Hill. Nowra sent just 2 teams but both teams did themselves and the club proud and managed to bring home medals in the process. The U16 girls team finished 3rd for the bronze medal in a time of 31:39. Emily McLaren …
Hill top start and finish at Hollyhill
It was a small contingency of athletes who ventured out to Hollyhill, despite the threat of rain on Saturday 5th August, and braved the uphill finish line. As usual, Hayley Astin-Briggs was the only competitor in the 1km race finishing the loop in 8:51. In the 2km event Dean Osgood was 1st in 7:52 followed …
Billy Jean Park was a huge success
Cross Country was held at Billy Jean Park on Saturday 29th July. This new course at Tomerong was brought to us by the Bryce family and we appreciate all the work that has gone into making the course. The feedback was overwhelmingly positive, with all athletes praising the course with its meandering track amongst the …
Huskisson run on 22nd July
Cross country competition took place at Huskisson on Saturday 22nd July. The 1 km course had just the one competitor again in Hayley Astin-Briggs who completed the distance in 10:34. There were 4 competitors in the 2km event, with Ashleigh Astin-Briggs leading the charge home in 13:42 followed by Malachy Martin in 12:50 then Joshua …
A return to Hollyhill
Round 12 of cross country was held at Hollyhill on Saturday 15th July. In the 1km event there was just 1 competitor in Hayley Astin-Briggs who finished in 9:25. In the 2km event there were 3 registered competitors with Ashleigh Astin-Briggs taking the win in 12:24 followed by Malachy Martin in 12:44 then Joshua Astin-Briggs …
NSW Short Course Cross Country Championships
NSW Short Course Cross Country Championships were held at West Dapto Cross Country Course on Saturday 8th July. Amelia May showed her strong form taking out the U18 3km race in a time of 10.51. Nic McGill also ended on the podium, taking 3rd place in the U16 3kms event in 9.39. Macca Davis contested …
Longreach Rd Running
Cross Country was held at Longreach Rd on Saturday 1st July. With the school holidays, there was a rather small field of athletes across most distances. The 1km was tackled by Hayley Astin-Briggs who finished the loop in 8:34 whilst newcomers Aaron Ticehurst and Laura Ticehurst both crossed in 9:31. Joshua Astin-Briggs was 1st home …
2023 AGM and Presentation
Nowra Athletics Club held their 63rd Annual General Meeting on Saturday 24th June at Huskisson Community Hall. The new Committee was nominated and welcomed. The new committee will consist of: Scott Johnson – President, Lisa Carroll – Secretary, Mark Thirwall – Treasurer, Darlene Musgrove – Publicity officer. General Committee: Terry Bailey, Peter Dooley, Gavin Dyball, Jacqui Peace, John …
Huskisson run before AGM
On a beautiful sunny afternoon, we had positive numbers contest the Huskisson cross country course on Saturday 24th June. Hayley Astin-Briggs took 1st place in the 1km race in 9:35. Sister – brother duo of Evie and Tom Smart then battled it out for 2nd and 3rd place. Evie crossed in front in 4:30 but …
Nowra takes 4 medals in NSW Cross Country Championships
The 125th NSW Cross Country Championships were held on Saturday 17th June at Willandra. On a glorious winters day 28 Nowra athletes contested the Championship events amongst a crowd of nearly 700 athletes. Emerson Boatswain competed in the U12 2km event, running a strong race to finish 14th in 8.54. In the boys event, Macca …
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Long weekend run at Longreach
There were plenty of eager athletes ready to run on the long weekend. Hayley Astin-Briggs completed the 1km course in 10:22. In the 2km race Joshua Astin-Briggs was 1st home in 07:52. Next home was Ashleigh Astin-Briggs in 13:48 followed by Elijah Junor-Cook in 10:42 then Rebecca Junor-Cook in 12:50 and Winter Bell in 14:26. …
Wollongong Running Festival 2023
A number of Nowra athletes took part in the Wollongong Running Festival which was held on 4th June 2023. Dean Bryce achieved a 10km PB, clocking 45.52 (or 46.14 official time) and placed 8th from 34 runners in the 50-59 years age group. Sharyn Bryce also completed the 10kms and finished 23rd in her age …