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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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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 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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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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
The 10th annual Illawarra Track Challenge was held at Kerryn McCann Athletic Centre on Saturday 13th January 2024. It was a great meet that attracted some big names, and Nowra athletes did themselves proud amongst the quality fields. Assisted by warm conditions and tailwinds the athletes delivered terrific sprint results. Young Hollie Braddick won the …
Thrower extraordinaire Kerrie Jones competed in the NSW Masters Heavy Weight Pentathlon on Sunday 17th December in Penrith at the Parker St Oval. Kerrie enjoyed the challenge of this event which consists of 5 different weights. With a total of 15 throws, it certainly tested the athletes strength and endurance. In the 3kg weight Kerrie …
2023 NSW State Relay Championships were held at Sydney Olympic Park from Friday 17th to Sunday 19th November 2023. Nowra only had a small representation at the Championships this year, with just 6 teams competing, however, these 6 teams brought home 4 medals and everyone put in a great performance. The boys Under 20 team …
Nowra Athletics Club was represented at a variety of events over the weekend. Locally, we had 5 athletes competing in the Husky Half Running Festival on Saturday 4th November. In the 10km race Dean Bryce was 1st in the 50-59 years category and 60th male overall from a total of 175 competitors, finishing in 47.07 …
NSW All Schools Championships for athletes aged 12-15 years was held from Friday 6th October to Sunday 8th October. Nowra had 8 athletes representing the Club and brought home 4 medals. Nic McGill took gold in the 15 years 2000m steeplechase. Nic ran a strong and composed race to achieve a 9 second PB of …
NSW All Schools Championships – athletes aged 12-15 yearsRead More
The 2023 NSW All Schools Athletics Championship for senior athletes aged 16-19 years was held over 3 days, from Saturday 23rd September to Monday 25th September 2023 at Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre. This event was combined with the Primary Schools Challenge for athletes aged 10-12 years. Nowra athletes kicked off the competition season in …
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 …
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 …
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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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 …
Kerrie Jones competed in the ACT Masters Heavy Weight Pentathlon Championships on 16th April, winning her age group. It was only a small competition with 5 throwers, held in the rain, but Kerrie ended her season on a winning note. In the Weight 1 of 6.6lb Kerrie threw 10.85m. In Weight 2, with 8.8lb she …
Erin Smart continues to shine bright on the athletics track, lighting up the 2023 Australian Masters Athletics Championships on the weekend! Erin claimed the National title in the women’s 40 years 60m, 100m, 200m, and 400m, demonstrating her dominance in the sprints. In the 60m Erin was 1st in her heat with 8.20 and went …
2023 Open & U23 Championships were held from March 3rd to 5th at Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre. Amelia May was impressive as she contested the Opens 1500m on the back of her medal winning performances last weekend at State Juniors. She ran a strong and controlled race to take the silver medal in a …