Round 1 of the Nowra Athletics Winter Cross Country season kicked off last Saturday 8th April. The event was held at the picturesque Willandra course with plenty of sunshine and enthusiasm. In the 1 km event there were 22 competitors but it was Lacey Barker who was first across the line. Will Maher was second …
Australian Athletic Championships 2017
There was much excitement – and rain – during the recent Australian Athletic Championships held at Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre. The 2017 National Championships were held from 26.3.17 to 2.4.17 with a strong representation from Nowra Athletics Club within the NSW team. Once again Jye Edwards proved his outstanding talent by taking out the …
Cross Country 2017 Season Kicks Off
Nowra Athletics kicked off the 2017 cross country season with some fine running on Saturday 1st April! It was a beautiful sunny afternoon at the picturesque Willandra course which held up well despite the recent heavy rains. A few muddy patches certainly didn’t slow down the front runners! Harry McGill was in good form after …
Cross Country Season Final Results 6.8.16.
The cross country season ended for Nowra Athletics Club on Saturday 6th August with a scavenger hunt at Willandra, followed by an afternoon sausage sizzle and Presentation of awards. Congratulations to all the participants throughout the cross country season and special congratulations to the winners of each distance. Reilly Caswell was the triumphant winner of …
Final round of Winter cross country 30.7.16
The final pointscore round of the Nowra Athletics Winter cross country season was held at Longreach Rd on Saturday. It was a beautiful sunny Winter afternoon; one of the best we’ve had this season. To finish the season Tynan Caswell came home as the winner in the 1 kilometre event with Lexie Burinaga second and …
A windy run at Willandra 23.7.2016.
Well Round 15 of Nowra Athletics cross country was certainly a windy one! Surprisingly no one got swept away to the land of Oz but the competitors who fronted up on Saturday deserve congratulating for braving the extreme gale force conditions. Everyone certainly earned their points and some of the winners even ran a Personal …
Return to Longreach 16.07.2016
Round 14 saw Nowra Athletics return to Longreach for the second week running. Numbers were again low but the enthusiasm was high none-the-less. The 1km had just three participants with Lexie Burinaga taking the win again this week in front of Noah Dyball and Dean Osgood. The 2km Division 1 saw 9 competitors battling it …
Round 13 at Longreach 9.07.2016.
Round 13 of Winter Cross Country was held at Longreach. As the season starts to wind down, the number of cross country runners seems to also be winding down. There were just four 1 kilometre contenders this week with Lexie Burinaga outrunning her competitors to take first place. Tynan Caswell was second; Noah Dyall was …
Jye breaks another record at Timberhills 2.07.16.
Round 12 of Nowra Athletics Winter Cross Country Competition was held on Saturday 2nd July at the McKinnon’s farm in Tomerong. While those 18 years and over made their compulsory visit to polling booths around the area, many Club members still managed to squeeze in an afternoon’s run at the picturesque, but challenging Timberhills course. …
NSW Cross Country Championships 26.06.16.
On Sunday 26th June athletics history was written in Nowra with the amalgamation of the Athletics NSW and Little Athletics NSW Cross Country Championships. The event saw a combining of different age groups, age determinations and races distances where races in the U7 – U11 age groups were conducted under Little Athletics NSW rules and …
McCaffrey Challenge Return Match 18.06.16
Saturday 18th June saw Nowra Athletics contest their cross country running skills at Dapto in the return match against Kembla Joggers Club for the McCaffrey Challenge. Nowra was rigorously outnumbered on the day by the home club, but all 39 runners that made the trek to Dapto did their Club proud. Nowra was represented in …
Records broken at Willandra 11.06.16.
After getting rained out the previous week, runners enjoyed a return to cross country running with Nowra Athletics Club on Saturday 11th June at Willandra. Numbers were low as families undoubtedly enjoyed adventures away on the long weekend but there was still plenty of speed out on the course. Despite the cold westerly wind Jaylah Hancock-Cameron …
Upcoming State Championships
The next ‘big’ event fast approaching is the NSW Athletics & Little Athletics combined State Cross Country Championships. This will be held on our home course at Willandra on Sunday 26th June 2016. Every club member is invited to participate in this history making event! For members who have been issued with a registration number, …
Miranda State Relays 2016.
The State Cross Country Relays were run on Saturday 28th May 2016 at Miranda. Right on cue, the rain started to fall on Saturday morning – it just wouldn’t be Miranda relays without the wet weather! The youngest runners had to endure the rain during their relay legs but the clouds finally started to clear …
New records set at Willandra 14.05.2016.
Nowra Athletics held Round 7 of the Winter cross country program on Saturday 14th May at Willandra. It was another sunny afternoon with conditions obviously perfect for fast running with two new records set on the day! In the 1 kilometre event it was Callula Norwood yet again crossing the line in first place. Tynan …
Bill McKinnon Memorial Run 7.05.2016.
Round 6 of Nowra Athletics Club cross country was run last Saturday 7th May at the beautiful Timberhills. The weather was unseasonably warm and there were many “it’s too hot” comments heard being uttered by the disgruntled runners. However Timberhills course does afford quite a large amount of shade as the course weaves its way …
McCaffrey Challenge Match 1 – 30.04.16.
Last Saturday, 30th April 2016, Nowra Athletics Club members enjoyed cross country running at the picturesque Willandra, joined by their friends from neighbouring club, Kembla Joggers in the annual McCaffrey Challenge. The McCaffrey Challenge is a shield named in honour of Frank McCaffrey who was instrumental in founding the Nowra club in 1960. The Challenge …
Round 4 at Longreach 23.04.16.
Longreach Road was the venue for Round 4 of the Nowra Athletics Club Winter Cross Country Competition on Saturday 23rd April 2016. The overall number of runners were down yet again perhaps due to people getting away for the long weekend however the running spirit of the participating Club members remains strong. In the 1 …
Farewell Round at Huskisson 16.04.16.
Round 3 of the Nowra Athletics Club Winter Pointscore competition took place on Saturday 16th April at Huskisson. With a few amendments to the previous course all participants enjoyed this run which is likely to be the last time the course is used for cross country due to some logistical issues. Callula Norwood was the …
Cross Country Round 2 at Timberhills 9.04.2016.
Round 2 of the Nowra Athletics Winter Program was conducted on Saturday 9th April 2016 at the scenic Timberhills course in Tomerong. In the shortest distance on offer Lexie Burinaga was first across the finish line, followed by Tynan Caswell and Amber Florance. In the 2 km Division 1 Toby Dyball was first home with …