Nowra Athletics Club was proud to host the NSW Masters Regional All-Comers at our home ground of Shoalhaven High School on Sunday December 8th, 2024. There was a small, but passionate group of competitors and the rain held off just long enough for athletes to get through all the events. The meet saw the second …
2024 Valour State Relay Championships 13’s – Masters
Valour State Relay Championships for 13’s to masters was held over 3 days from Friday 15th to Sunday 17th November 2024. Nowra fielded 6 teams this year. The U20 boys team of Harrison Baxter, Oli Baxter, Nic McGill and Hamish McLaren kicked the championships off on Friday night with a silver medal in the 4 …
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More weekend athletic action
Treloar Shield Round 4 Treloar Shield Round 4 was conducted at SOPAC on Saturday November 9th. Alisha Mustapic contested the 400m hurdles and had a solid run of 1.10.23 for 5th place. Hugh Thirwall competed in the 1500m event, running home in 4.39.46. Evie Binney put herself over the 2000m steeplechase, finishing 4th in 8.03.36 …
2024 NSW All Schools Championships
2024 NSW All Schools Championships were held from 28th September to 2nd October at SOPAC. Nowra Athletics Club junior members had a very successful Championships with plenty of Personal Bests and even more gutsy performances. Hamish McLaren competed in his last ever All Schools event and went out on a winning note, taking gold in …
Nowra boys take silver medal at NSW Road Relays
The NSW Road Relays were held at The Crest Athletics Track on Saturday 3rd August. Nowra’s U20 team had a great run to take the silver medal in a combined time of 50.55. Will Dyball led the team out in 12.42, setting a solid pace. Hamish McLaren was next out and put in a sound …
Kerrie takes gold at Indoor Heavy Weight Pentathlon and sets Australian record
Kerrie Jones recently travelled to the Hunter Valley to compete at the National and State Indoor Heavy Weight Pentathlon which was held at the Argentille Equestrian Centre in Lovedale. Despite freezing temperatures on the day of competition on Saturday 21st July, Kerrie had a great weekend and enjoyed the different experience of competing indoors. In …
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3 medals won at NSW Short Course Championships
NSW Short Course Cross Country Championships were held at West Dapto on Saturday 13th July 2024. Nowra had 23 competitors and took home 3 individual medals on what was a very successful and enjoyable day on the course. Nic McGill won the Under 17 4kms event with a great run of 12.31, cementing his place …
Nowra takes 6 medals at NSW Cross Country Championships
The 126th NSW Cross Country Championships were held at Willandra on Saturday 22nd June 2024. Nowra was well represented at the Championships with 29 athletes plus several others who enjoyed the fun runs. Kicking off the program was Nowra’s youngest competitor, Madison Sandstrom who finished 4th in the Under 9 1.5km race in 7.58. Finn …
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NSW Relay Championships 2024
Nowra had 8 teams compete at the 2024 NSW Relay Championships on Saturday 1st June. The championships were held at a new venue this year – the Newington Armory in Sydney Olympic Park. Heavy rain fell during the day with the course turning into a mess of mud and puddles. Runners were splattered in mud from …
Sydney Ten 2024
The Sydney 10 was held on Sunday May 19th 2024 at Sydney Olympic Park. Daniel Wood had a great run in the 10km finishing in 35.44 and coming in 183rd place from a massive 1361 entrants. Glen Mustapic also contested the 10km event and clocked 50:41 crossing in 947th place. Several Nowra athletes also contested …
Kerrie wins Heavy Weight Pentathlon
The NSW Maters Athletics Heavy Weight Pentathlon 2024 was held at Parker St Oval in Penrith on Saturday 13th April 2024. Kerrie Jones won the 70-74 years event, with an accumulated 2820 points, which was a PB point score. In the 3kg weight throw, Kerrie threw 10.94m whilst in the 4kg she threw 10.05m. With …
2024 NSW Open and Youth Championships
2024 NSW Open and Youth Championships were held at SOPAC from March 14th to 17th, 2024. Nowra was represented by 4 open category athletes and 15 juniors in the youth championships. On Thursday night, Amelia May contested the open women’s 1500m and had a solid qualifying run in the heat with a time of 4.39.42. …
2024 NSW Junior Athletics Championships
Nowra Athletics Club was represented by 18 athletes at the NSW Junior Athletics Championships over the weekend of 8th-10th March 2024, amongst nearly 1500 athletes. The honour of NSW Champion went not once, not twice, not three times, but four times to Nowra athletes!Nic McGill kickstarted the Championships for Nowra with his win in the …
NSW Masters Athletics Throws Pentathlon Championships
Nowra’s Kerrie Jones competed in the NSW Masters Athletics Throws Pentathlon Championships on Saturday March 9th 2024 at Harold Corr Oval, Werrington. Kerrie had great success, coming away with the gold medal and achieving 3 season bests in the process. Hammer throw – 17.96m Shot put – 6.66m Discus – 16.34m Javelin – 12.22m Weight …
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A weekend of Championships
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. …
Capital Athletics U14 to U18 Championships & ACT Masters Athletics Championships
Capital Athletics U14 to U18 Championships and ACT Masters Athletics Championships were both held at Woden Athletics Track from 16th-18th February. Nowra had 4 athletes travel to the Territory to compete. Toby Dyball gave it everything in the U18 800m to take the win in a great time of 2.01.28. In the sprints, Tom Brookes …
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2024 NSW 5000m Championships
The NSW 5000m Championships were held at SOPAC Warm Up Arena on February 10th. Harrison Baxter finished in a quick time of 15.33.28 in the C race, taking a massive 14 seconds off his PB and earning himself a spot on the NSW team to race in Adelaide at the National Championships.In the D race …
Sam wins the outdoor pentathlon
Fresh from her success at Country Championships Sam Keogh had another successful weekend of athletics competition, this time competing at the NSW Masters Combined Events Championships at SOPAC. Sam took the gold medal in the women’s outdoor pentathlon for the 40-44 years group. The pentathlon consisted of 5 events. In the 100m, Sam ran 14.13 …
ACT Under 20 and Open Championships
Capital Athletics hosted the ACT Under 20 and Open Championships at the AIS Athletics Field over the long weekend. The event attracted over 800 track and field competitors with some of the nation’s top athletes competing and Nowra athletes got themselves amongst the best. On the Public Holiday Friday Alisha Mustapic kicked off Nowra’s program …
Country Championships 2024
The 79th edition of the NSW Country Championships was held over the weekend of 19th-21st January 2024, at Kerryn McCann Athletics Centre in Wollongong. With over 800 entries it was one of the largest ever championships and Nowra fielded one of their biggest teams in recent history with 69 athletes. For Nowra, there were personal …