2024 Chemist Warehouse Australian Cross Country Selection Trials were held at Stromlo Forest in Canberra on Friday 1st March. Harrison Baxter contested the U20 8km event as a member of the NSW team, where he finished 28th in 27:49. Harrison ran a strong race under very hot conditions and we congratulate him on his performance. …
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 …
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. …
Round 8 at Huskisson
It was a very small group of athletes who participated in cross country at Huskisson on Saturday 3rd June. In the 1km event sole athlete, Hayley Astin-Briggs crossed the line in 09:55. In the 2km event Ashleigh Astin-Briggs ran home 1st in 15:39 followed by Joshua Astin-Briggs in 14:58 and then Winter Bell in 14:47. …
NSW Cross Country Relays 2023
Nowra Athletics Club fielded 9 teams at the NSW Cross Country Relays held at Rydalmere on Saturday 3rd June. In the U14’s Hugh Thirwall set a steady pace for the Nowra team, completing the 2km lap in 7.24. Archie Higgins was 2nd runner, finishing in 7.40, followed by 9 year old Kai Thirwall who held …
Round 7 Cross Country
Round 7 of the Winter Cross Country Competition took place at Huskisson on Saturday 27th May. There was just 1 competitor in the 1km event; Hayley Astin-Briggs who completed the course in 9:43. In the 2km event, Ashleigh Astin-Briggs took the win in 15:32 whilst Elijah Junor-Cook was 2nd in 11.38 and Joshua Astin-Briggs was …
Invitation accepted to run at Willandra
A large collection of Nowra Athletics Club members enjoyed the picturesque, yet challenging course of Willandra on Saturday 20th May when Victory Runners extended an open invitation to join them on their home course. All races started at 3pm for a mass start with all runners heading off on go. In the 2km event, Hendrix …
Hollyhill contested by small field of runners
Round 5 of Winter cross country was held at Hollyhill on Saturday 13th May. It was a very small contingency of athletes but nonetheless enthusiastic group. There were 3 competitors in the 2km event, with Hendrix Blinksell taking the win in 7:20, whilst Winter Bell was 2nd in 12:41 and Ezekiel Blinksell was 3rd in …