A record 2338 athletes lined up in the three distances at the Sydney Ten event on Sunday 7th May, at Sydney Olympic Park. The Sydney 10 is renowned as one of the flattest, fastest 10km events in the country, and for 5 of Nowra’s athletes this year’s course resulted in PB’s! Gavin Dyball has been …
2023 Australian Championships
To end the track and field season, Nowra Athletics Club proudly saw 2 of our athletes compete at the 2023 Australian Open and Under 20 Championships and 10 of our junior athletes compete at the Australian Junior Track & Field Championships, both held in Brisbane. To have 12 athletes from our small Country Club compete …
Longreach run 22.4.23
Cross country was held at Longreach on Saturday 22nd April with strong numbers. The afternoon started with 2 competitors in the 1km with Madison Sandstrom running the course in 5:57 and Hayley Astin-Briggs 2 finishing in 11:58. In the 2km event, there were 5 registered competitors. Winter Bell made it home 1st in 13:12 followed …
Kerrie wins ACT Masters Heavy Weight Pentathlon
Kerrie Jones competed in the ACT Masters Heavy Weight Pentathlon Championships on 16th April, winning her age group. It was only a small competition with 5 throwers, held in the rain, but Kerrie ended her season on a winning note. In the Weight 1 of 6.6lb Kerrie threw 10.85m. In Weight 2, with 8.8lb she …
Cross country at Huskisson 15.4.23
Cross country was held at Huskisson on Saturday 15th April with understandably low numbers for the school holidays. Hayley Astin-Briggs was the lone competitor in the 1km. In the 2km event Riley Sandstrom took line honours in 9:17 whilst Hendrix Blinksell was 2nd with the fastest 2km time of 8:56. Ezekiel Blinksell was next home …
Easter run at Longreach
Round 1 of Cross Country pointscore took place at Longreach on Easter Saturday, April 8th. Hendrix Blinksell was the sole competitor in the 1km event completing the course in 5:43. There were 4 registered competitors in the 2km event. Ezekiel Blinksell crossed 1st in 9:18 followed by Riley Sandstrom in 8:53. Toby Graham was 3rd …
Opening round of cross country at Hollyhill
The first round of cross country took place at Hollyhill on Saturday 1st April. There was a strong showing of competitors to open the season. In the 1km event, there were 2 enthusiastic competitors, Hayley Aston-Briggs and Luca Sturgiss. In the 2km Darcy Binney finished 1st in 10.50 whilst Malachy Martin was 2nd in 11.10 …
4 PB’s at NSW Milers Series Bankstown
The final Bankstown Milers Meet for the season was held on Thursday 23rd March. It was a great end to the Milers series for Nowra with 6 athletes competing and 4 earning PB’s whilst 2 were just outside their PB’s. In the Women 400 Metre Hurdles Alisha Mustapic ran in 3rd in 1:13.57, which was …
Erin claims 4 Australian titles!
Erin Smart continues to shine bright on the athletics track, lighting up the 2023 Australian Masters Athletics Championships on the weekend! Erin claimed the National title in the women’s 40 years 60m, 100m, 200m, and 400m, demonstrating her dominance in the sprints. In the 60m Erin was 1st in her heat with 8.20 and went …
National Qualifier for Cameron Baxter!
NSW Milers Meet was held at Bankstown on Thursday 9th March. Cam Baxter smashed out a 21 second PB to earn himself a National Qualifier in the 2000m steeplechase. Cam was 6th across the line in 6.51.62. The Australian Championship entry standard for Under 15 is 7:05.0, and 13 year-old Cam also ran faster than …
Record breaking season of track and field
It was a record breaking season of track and field for Nowra athletes. Erin Smart led the charge for breaking records, setting 10 new records over the Summer season. It began on November 9th, when Erin set a new 40-49 years 800m record with 2.33.65 and on the same night, set a new 200m record …
Track and Field season ends
The final night of track and field season took place on Wednesday 8th March. Athletes enjoyed a variety of diverse distances on the track. First up was the 120m sprint. The youngest athletes lined up first. In Heat 1 Hewie Sproule took the win in front of Jaxon Keogh. Heat 2 was won by Wyatt …
2023 Open & U23 Championships
2023 Open & U23 Championships were held from March 3rd to 5th at Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre. Amelia May was impressive as she contested the Opens 1500m on the back of her medal winning performances last weekend at State Juniors. She ran a strong and controlled race to take the silver medal in a …
2 more field records set at local competition
Tori Sayer set a new record in 30-39 years shot put on 1st March, throwing 9.26m to break the previous record of 9.15m, set by Tracey Laverty in the 1994-95 season. In the hammer circle, Tim Musson threw the hammer 24.40m for a new record in the 40-49 years group, exceeding his own record throw …
NSW Junior Championships 2023
2023 NSW Junior Championships were held over 3 days, from Friday 24th February to Sunday 26th February at Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre. Nowra Athletics Club had 20 junior members competing in a variety of events. All athletes had great success, some earning medals and many achieving Personal Bests. Leading the charge for medal wins …
Kerrie places 4th in Masters Throws Pentathlon
Kerrie Jones competed in the NSW Masters Throws Pentathlon State Championships in Wollongong on February 25th. Kerrie contested the womens 65 + age group. In the 3kg hammer event, Kerrie threw 16.38m and in the 3kg shot put, she achieved 5.82m. In the discus, Kerrie hurled 14.59m and in javelin she speared 12.48m. For the …
Four records set on 22nd February
There were 4 records set at Track and Field on 22nd February. Brad Sawyers set a new 5km record, not an easy feat when he basically ran a solo race. He had a small but passionate cheer club who urged him on the whole way and he finished in 16.00.86, breaking Rick Bromley’s record of …
The World Athletics Cross Country Championships, Bathurst 2023
The World Athletics Cross Country Championships were held in Bathurst at Mount Panorama (Wahluu) on February 17, 18 and 19. The 2023 Bathurst World Cross Country Championships were the first World Athletics event to be hosted in Australia for 27 years. The event welcomed the top distance runners in the world, from 68 countries, as …
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National Qualifier for Alisha at AACT Summer Series
AACT 2022-23 Summer Series No 11 was held on 18th February at Woden Park. At that meet, Alisha Mustapic contested the 400m hurdles and achieved a National Qualifier with her 4 second PB of 1.11.94. Alisha is now Brisbane-bound and we wish her the best of luck at the Australian Championships. In the 100m, Max …
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Track and Field Results 15th Feb 2023
Lana Crawford had a good win in the 800m at Nowra Track and Field Competition on 15th February, clocking 02:51.07. Evie Binney was 2nd in 02:52.33 and Evie Smart was 3rd in 03:06.05. Hamish McLaren took out the 2km in 06:52.81 whilst Lana Crawford was 2nd in 08:01.32 and Evie Binney was 3rd in 08:03.46. …