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2017 News Items.
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As we get closer to Christmas our lives inevitably get busier so numbers tend to drop off a little for sporting commitments. However, whilst numbers may have been a little lower at Track and Field last Wednesday 13th December, spirits were high and results were strong. In the junior men’s division Lachlan Woods, Dylan Johnstone, …
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Last week saw Siwa Harvey-Aziz set a new record in the 16-17 years discus. Siwa threw the 1.5kg discus 50.39 metres. Considering the old 1kg record from 1985 (which Siwa has since broken also) was 41.06m this was a huge achievement. Well done Siwa! The closet thrower on the night was Blake Hartnett with a …
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It was a momentous occasion for Troy Whittington on Wednesday night 15th November. Troy set a new record in the 18/19 years 5000 metres track event. Troy looked strong and focused from the start and maintained a consistent pace for the 12.5 laps to finish in 15.45 minutes; breaking the 37 year old record of …
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David Tarbotton for Athletics NSW recently profiled Nowra Athletics Club member & Committee member Mel Mustapic in the Athletics NSW Coaching Newsletter. http://www.nswathletics.org.au/News/mels-move-into-coaching We have copied the article below… Mel’s move into coaching It is fascinating to learn how coaches started their careers. In this article with South Coast coach, Mel Mustapic we learn how she …
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The 2017 NSW Relay Championships have held at SOPAC on the weekend of 4th and 5th November. Nowra Athletics Club entered just a handful of male teams this year but the boys had some great success and did the Club proud. Cooper Thomson, Lachlan Kaszonyi, Blake Hartnett and Sam Taylor competed on the track in …
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There was a large contingency of keen athletes at Nowra Athletics Track and Field competition last Wednesday night on 8th November. In the high jump Lara Check jumped a record breaking 1.54 metres in the 14/15 years group; jumping higher than her older competitors of Liam Dooley (1.52m) and Jordan deVries (1.45m). Congratulations Lara on …
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More records were broken last Wednesday 25th October at Nowra Athletics Track and Field. Troy Whittington demonstrated his great running form again, setting a new record in the 3000m of 9.08 minutes, breaking the record previously set by Jake Ring in the 2009/2010 season. Sam Taylor also jumped his way into the record books again …
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NSW Relay Championships are on at SOPAC, 4th – 5th November. The NSW Relay Championships is the largest and most successful relay event in Australia. The competition is held over two days and hosts over 700 teams from NSW clubs. Athletes must be registered with an Athletics NSW affiliated club for the 2017/18 season. If …
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Week 2 of Nowra Athletics Track & Field was held on Wednesday 18th October with many new faces amongst our returning members. The Committee would like to welcome everyone to the 2017/2018 season. In the field our seniors enjoyed the shot put. Kerrie Jones is back again this year and continues her record-breaking streak from …
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Nowra Athletics returned to the Shoalhaven High School track on Wednesday 11th October for the first night of Summer Track and Field competition for the 2017/2018 season. There was a healthy number of participants; all eager to get back into the swing of throwing, jumping and running. In the field, all junior grades were combined …
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This coming Saturday will be the final week of cross country running for the Winter season for Nowra Athletics Club. The final run will be a novelty event, to be held at Willandra on Saturday 5th August from 2.30pm. In addition to the novelty-event run, we will be holding for the first time a separate …
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The Nowra Athletics Winter cross country presentation was held on Saturday 5th August at Willandra. The afternoon started with the launch of the new athletics club uniform. Models proudly strutted their stuff in the new attire which incorporates the old logo and colours with a new modern stylish design and clearly displays the Nowra wording …
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The Timberhills mixed relays were a fun event for all. Mixing the distances and abilities of athletes proved to be great for building team spirit and camaraderie. The first runner ran 1km whilst the next three runners completed 3kms each of the Timberhills course, urged on by their fellow team mates and spectators. First team …
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A pack start was the order of the day for cross country at Longreach on Saturday 22nd July with everyone off “go”. It was a beautiful sunny afternoon and whilst numbers were considerably lower than past weeks, enthusiasm and friendly banter was high. There was no pressure of points on offer so everyone was relaxed …
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The final round of point score competition for Nowra Athletics Winter Cross Country was held on Saturday 15th July at Timberhills. Running the 1-kilometre course were fourteen eager participants. Crossing the line first yet again was Emily McLaren followed by Harry Thomson then Micah Procter. In the 2km event, Division 1 was won by Alisha …
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Round 14 of Nowra Athletics Club Winter cross country competition was held on Saturday 8th July at Willandra. Club registrar Jan Gibb reported that many runners improved their best Willandra time, by minutes in some cases. There were twelve little runners in the 1km this week with the winner, yet again being Emily McLaren. In …
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Round 13 of Nowra Athletics cross country was held at Longreach on Saturday 1st July. It was another perfect sunny afternoon with crisp temperatures; ideal for running! In the first event it was Emily McLaren once again who was the quickest over the 1 kilometre and Micah and Elsie Procter were not far behind her! …
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Nowra Athletics Club members travelled to West Dapto on Saturday 24th June for the return cross-country match against Kembla Joggers in the Mccaffrey Challenge. It was a sunny Winter afternoon as the runners converged at the Kembla Joggers home course. In the 1km event, the first runner home for Nowra was Emily McLaren in 9th …
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Final results for the NSW Cross Country Championships have been published on the Athletics NSW website now. A BIG congratulations to our podium finishers! In the Female 45-49 years 10km event Cristine Suffolk won gold in 45.56 minutes. Annie Schofield just mised out on a medal, finishing 4th and Sue Anfruns finished 5th. In the …
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The 2017 NSW cross country championships were held at Willandra on Saturday 17th June. It was the 19th occasion the Gibb’s have hosted the event at Willandra, the first being in 1993. The clouds hovered around all day, and the weather forecast threatened rain but it remained dry and provided perfect conditions for cross country …