After two wash-out rounds, Nowra Athletics Club were finally able to kick off their track and field season on Wednesday 12th October. Considering the rain still looked imminent, and the track was a bit wet and spongy, numbers were good and look promising for a great season of participation. The program commenced with the junior …
NSW All Schools Athletics Championships 2022
NSW All Schools Athletics Championships were held at Sydney Olympic Park in Homebush from 24 to 27 September 2022. Nowra Athletics Club was represented by 14 athletes with fantastic results across the board. Amelia May won 2 NSW State middle distance titles for taking the win in both the 16 years 1500m and 3000m. Amelia …
Membership 2022-2023
It’s almost time to kick off Nowra Athletic Club’s Track and Field season! First night of competition will be Wednesday September 28th at 6pm. To compete, you need to be a member. Register on line from the Join Us link on our website https://www.revolutionise.com.au/nowraathletics/ Not sure what type of membership to get? Here’s a breakdown …
Multiple Medals for Kerrie
Kerrie Jones competed at the Australian Masters Indoor Throws Championships which were held in conjunction with NSW Masters Indoor Championships on the weekend of 20th and 21st August 2022. It was a huge weekend of throwing for all participants with the competition conducted at the Indoor Equestrian Centre in Somersby. Medals were awarded for both …
Final Point Score Cross Country 2022
Nowra’s Winter Cross Country Winter competition concluded on 20th August. The final point score has been tallied. Congratulations to the winners, and to all the competitors. Thank you for a great season of running. In the 1km event, Lhiam Crook was the winner with 295 points. The only other registered competitors in the 2km over …
Australian Cross Country Championships
The Australian Cross Country Championships were held on Saturday 27th August 2022 at Oakbank Racecourse in South Australia. Nowra had 6 junior members compete at the Championships, bravely battling the course in wet and wild conditions. Nicholas McGill equalled his cross country PB which was a massive achievement in the conditions, and placed 20th in a time …
Final round of cross country held at Longreach
The final points round of the 2022 cross country competition was held at Longreach on 20th August. In the 2km event Aidan McLaren took the win in 13:25 whilst Malachy Martin was 2nd in 12:10 and Heidi McLaren was 3rd in 22:36. Andrew Havadjia claimed victory in the 3km in 18:59. Katie Martin ran in …
Round 18 at Worrigee
Round 18 of cross country competition was held at Worrigee on August 13th. In the 1km there was just one runner with Lhiam Crook finishing the circuit in 5:51. The 2km event had 3 competitors with Aidan McLaren crossing first in 13:11 followed by sister Heidi McLaren in 18:04 then rounded out by Malachy Martin …
NSW Short Course Cross Country Championships
2022 NSW Short Course Cross Country Championships were held in Bathurst on 7th August. Nowra had 14 representatives at the Championships. Completing the 1.6km hot lap challenge was Lhiam Crook who was 10th in 10.45, with dad Geoff Crook following on his heels in 11th in 10.49. Noah Dyball was 6th in the 3km Fun …
Round 17 at Worrigee
Worrigee was the venue for Round 17 of the Winter cross country competition on August 6th. The 2km event had 3 enthusiastic competitors with Malachy Martin taking the win this week in 14:10 followed by Hewie Sproule in 11:48 and then Benjamin Sproule in 14:26. There were 14 registered runners for the 3km event and …
Huskisson run 30.7.22
Cross Country was held at Huskisson on Saturday 30th July with plenty of smiling faces on course. The 2km event had 6 runners this week with the win going to Aidan McLaren in 13:43. Malachy Martin was 2nd in 13:07 and Dean Osgood was 3rd in 11:28. Heidi McLaren ran in 4th followed by Isabella …
Summit Shoalhaven 2022
Summit Shoalhaven aka King of the Mountain was held on July 24th. There were some last minute changes to the course and distances, when Council declared on the eve of the event that the original courses were not safe to run on due to the conditions of the surface due to the recent rainfall, poor weather …
Huskisson hosts round 15
Round 15 of cross country was held on Saturday 23rd July at Huskisson. There were 3 competitors in the 2km event with Malachy Martin taking the win in 11:45 followed by Jack Kinsele in 2nd place in 13:05 and Dean Osgood in 3rd spot in 10:31. The 3km event had a large field consisting of …
Worrigee run 16.7.22
Round 14 of the Winter cross country competition was held on Saturday 16th July at Worrigee. In the 1km event young Lhiam Crook took the win in 6:10 whilst Evie Smart crossed 2nd in an easy time of 4:10. In the 2km event Aidan McLaren took the points for the win in 12.48 with Macarthur …
Round 13 at Huskisson
Round 13 at Huskisson was held on a beautiful Winter’s afternoon on Saturday 9th July. The rain had stopped after a wash out round the previous Saturday, but had left a water challenge for runners to navigate. Some chose to tip toe over the rocks to the side of the water, whilst others splashed right …
The 2022 AITA Cross Country Championships
The 2022 AITA Cross Country Championships were held at Stromlo Forest Park on Sunday 3rd July 2022 in cold and windy conditions. Noah Dyball competed in the 12 years 2km event and ran in 2nd in 9.33.7 whilst dad Gavin Dyball also earned a 2nd placing with his run in the 45-49 years category of …
Applause for local runners
Congratulations to our members who competed in the Kiama Coastal Classic on June 26th. This was a challenging but picturesque course, starting at Gerringong SLSC and ending at Kiama SLSC. Perhaps the epic views made the kilometres seem easier – our local athletes certainly excelled on this course. In the 12kms event, Erich Moeller-Duhme …
Runners return to Worrigee for Round 11
Runners returned to Worrigee for round 11 of cross country on Saturday June 25th. Malachy Martin took line honours in the 2kms in 9:56 followed by Randira De Silva in 8:00 then Winter Bell in 10:37. Isabella Mitchell was fourth in 10:29 followed by Aidan McLaren in 17:30 then Heidi McLaren in 19:32. There were …
NSW XC Champs
NSW XC Champs made a welcome return to Willandra on Saturday 18 June. This was the the first time in three years for the NSW XC Champs to be held locally and although Nowra numbers were down from previous years when Willandra was the Club’s home course, the Club was still well represented at the124th …
Cross Country Round 10 at Worrigee
Round 10 of cross country was held at Worrigee on Saturday June 18th. Numbers were a little lower than previous weeks due to the NSW XC Champs being held on the same day. In the 2 km event, Jason Hehir took the win in 4:16 followed by Harry Thomson in 4:25 and then Malachy Martin …