For those members that didn’t travel away for the long weekend, cross country at Longreach was an enjoyable way to warm up. In the 1km event, Lhiam Crook was the sole competitor and completed the circuit in 6:48. In the 2km Isabella Mitchell was first home in 12:41 followed by Winter Bell in 13:44 and …
Small crowd at Huskisson for Round 8
It was a smaller crowd at Huskisson on Saturday for cross country competition whilst many of our runners were competing in the State cross country relays. In the 2km event there were just two member competitors with Jason Hehir clocking 8:54 and Isabella Mitchell recording 13:19. There were sixteen registered athletes in the 3km event. …
2022 NSW Cross Country Relays
The 31st edition of the NSW Cross Country Relay titles were held at Upjohn Park in Rydalmere on Saturday 4th June and nine teams from Nowra were keen to take part. Parts of the course were muddy, but generally the course was in pretty good condition, testing the speed of runners. The U12 boys kicked …
Cross Country at Longreach
Round 7 of Winter cross country competition was held at Longreach Rd on Saturday May 28th. There were just two competitors in the 1km event with young Lhiam Crook taking the win in front of Heath Lee. In the 2km Aidan McLaren took line honours followed by Malachy Martin then Isabella Mitchell. Next home was …
Huskisson proves popular for cross country enthusiasts
Cross country was held at Huskisson on Saturday 21st May. The Club welcomed a large number of newcomers and visitors, many of whom took a podium finish. There were seven participants in the 1km this week with Annie Boatswain crossing the line first, followed by Samantha Binney then Wyatt Binney, Darcy Binney and Charli Binney. …
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Blue skies for Round 5 at Huskisson
It was a beautiful warm afternoon for cross country at Huskisson on Saturday 14th May. In the 2kms there were five participants with Aidan McLaren leading the charge, coming home in 13:15. Winter Bell was second in 13:54 and Jack Kinsele was third in 13:26. Malachy Martin was fourth and Heidi McLaren fifth. Twenty two …
Longreach for Round 4 of Cross Country
Cross Country Round 4 was held at Longreach on Saturday May 7th. In the 2km event, there were seven competitors. Eddie Mottram was first in 10:50 followed by Heath Lee in 13:37 then Heidi McLaren in 14:10. Isabella Mitchell was next home in 14:03 then Aidan McLaren was fifth in 15:21 with Koby Lee then Winter …
Huskisson Round 3 of Cross Country
Cross Country Round 3 was held at Huskisson on Saturday 30th April with positive numbers. The 1km had two competitors with Lhiam Crook crossing first followed by Will Sproule. The 2km course was contested by ten competitors. Randira De Silva took the win in 11:50 followed by Isabella Mitchell who was the fastest female, clocking …
Round 2 at Longreach 23.4.22
Round 2 of Cross Country was held at Longreach on 23rd April. The 2kms was contested by three athletes. Jack Kinsele was first home in 5:48 followed by Aidan McLaren and then Heidi McLaren. In the 3kms there were thirteen participants with Alisha Mustapic taking line honours in 17:26 whilst Gavin Urquhart was second in …
Easter Saturday running
Some dedicated athletes took time out on Easter Saturday from their chocolate eating to run cross country at Longreach Rd. In the 2km event Malachy Martin was first home in 12:47. Jack Kinsele crossed 2nd in 12:02 then Isabella Mitchell was 3rd in 15:00. Aidan McLaren was 4th in 15:25 then Heidi McLaren was equal …
Cross Country kicks off 2022 season
The opening round of cross country was held at Plantation Point in Vincentia on April 9th. It was pleasing to see a healthy number of runners turn up despite the inclement weather and it being the first day of the school holidays. The 1km had just one competitor; Will Sproule who ran the distance in …
Hollyhill events conclude cross country competition
On Sunday 31st October, members had the opportunity to re-group as a Club. They gathered at Hollyhill, where they enjoyed some fun running events and the presentation of trophies for the 2021 Cross Country Competition, followed by a BBQ. The first event on the program was a combined distance relay. The first leg of the …
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Winter 2021 Cross Country Competition
2021 Winter Cross Country Pointscore Winners – Best of 15 rounds 1kms – all winners Isabella Crawford Randira De Silva Aidan McLaren 2kms – Female Miller Bell 615 points Winter Bell 603 points Isabella Mitchell 516 points 2kms- Male Finn Goddard 437 points Aidan McLaren 353 points Malachy Martin 227 points 3kms – Female Emily …
Cross Country competition suspended under stay at home orders
With the NSW state wide lockdown, we have to suspend all cross country competition, including our Cross Country Championships which were scheduled for August 21st. We will advise of new event dates once we know if the lockdown dates will be extended. We look forward to welcoming you back again soon. Meanwhile, stay safe, …
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Don’t miss our Cross Country Championships!
Our point score component of our cross country season has almost finished. Our last pointscore round will be at Berry on August 14. Then we will have our Cross Country Championships, on Saturday August 21. Last year we had the inaugural Nowra Athletics Club Cross Country Championships, introduced as a way of ending the season …
High numbers at Worrigee Cross Country
Numbers were strong at Worrigee for round 17 of Nowra Athletics Club cross country competition. There were eighteen participants in the 2km event with a number of newcomers. The first runners were all fairly close, pushing each other home. Lincoln Butcher crossed the line first in 9.15, followed by Annie Dziubinski in 9.33 and then …
A warm run at Hollyhill
Round 16 of cross country was held at Hollyhill on July 31st with good numbers on a very warm Winter’s afternoon. There were eleven competitors in the 2km event and line honours went to Heidi McLaren whilst Randira DeSilva was second. A very quick Finn Goddard was third in 8.51 and mum Karly Goddard wasn’t …
Round 15 at Worrigee
Round 15 of cross country was held at Worrigee on 24th July. There were two contenders in the 1km with Archie Gallagher crossing first in front of Isabella Crawford. In the 2km event Miller Bell was first home followed by Winter Bell then Isabella Mitchell. Lana Crawford was the fastest competitor, crossing in fourth place …
Cross country moved to Hollyhill due to high winds
Cross Country was moved to Hollyhill on Saturday 17th July to reduce the risks associated with high winds on the Longreach course. There was still a good representation of runners, braving the blustery conditions. In the 2km event Finn Goddard was the winner in a fast time of 9.06. Winter Bell was second followed by …
Winter Battles at Berry
Round 13 of cross country was held at Berry on Saturday 10th July under bleak skies with rain threatening, but that didn’t stop a collection of runners from traversing the riding school course, which included a new ‘bridge’ to make navigating the mud a little easier. There were six competitors in the 2km event with …