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It was a huge weekend of athletics for Nowra athletes over the weekend of 12th-14th February. Three local athletes travelled to Canberra to compete in the 2021 AACT CHAMPIONSHIPS. A record 700 athletes entered the championships, with many events equal to a nationals final, making it the best domestic track and field meet for 11 …
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NSW 5k Champs were held on 6th February at SOPAC Warm Up Track. It was a highly competitive race with a number of well credentialled athletes competing for the title. The front runners set a solid pace, with the winner Kieren Tall clocking 13:59.23 and second place Matt Hudson 13:59.92. With the first two runners …
The ACPE NSW All Schools Championships were held over 4 days from December 3rd to 6th at Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre. The Championships were conducted 10 weeks later than usual this year due to the turmoil of COVID-19 and athletes were excited to finally be back racing in a full program of events. Nowra …
Finally, after a two-month delay, due to COVID, the 123rd NSW Cross Country Championships were held on the weekend of 10th-11th October 2020 at West Dapto. Entries for the event from under 11 to 80+ masters attracted 800 competitors from across the State; hugely popular after a long hiatus from competition. However, there was just …
The first of Athletics NSW Winter competitions was held on Sunday 19th July 2020 with NSW Short Course Cross Country Championships at Dapto. Seventeen of Nowra Athletics Club members competed in the event, testing their ability over the Kembla Joggers home track after a four-month break from competition. Did you know, the forced break, due …
On Friday 6th March Cameron Musgrove competed in the NSW Open Championships in the 800m. Cam has been improving his time at each competition this season, and came into the meet with a PB of 1.54.25, just shy of the 1.54.00 National Qualifier. Cam ran in Heat 3 and finished 5th in 1.56.92. It wasn’t …
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The 2020 ACPE NSW Junior Championships were held over 3 days 21st -23rd February. There were 14 athletes from Nowra Athletics club who competed. Lauren Percival demonstrated her sprinting prowess in the 100m and 200m. Lauren won her heat of the U17 200m in 25.78 then went on to improve her time in the final …
NSW Masters Championships were held on Friday 7th and Saturday 8th February at SOPAC in tough conditions before the third day of competition scheduled for Sunday 9th February was cancelled due to deteriorating weather. Nowra athletes excelled themselves demonstrating commitment, resilience and enthusiasm with many personal bests achieved as well as some bonus medals. Ron …
Here are some interesting statistics from Country Championships for those who like numbers. 45 athletes competed in individual events: • 28 junior athletes • 1 Open athlete • 16 Masters athletes There were: 30 Male athletes 15 Female athletes TOTAL MEDALS 29 GOLD 32 SILVER 39 BRONZE Most events: Patrick O’Leary competed in 8 events. …
Nearly 500 athletes from across the state, travelled to Dubbo for the 75th NSW Country Championships over 3 days from January 17th to 19th and 45 of these athletes were from Nowra Athletics Club. It was a family affair for many, with multiple members of some families competing across a range of track and field …
One could be forgiven for thinking that Nowra Athletics Club is the ‘800 Club’ after recent high levels of participation in this distance at competitions. In the most recent competition, four Nowra athletes travelled to Canberra to compete in the AACT Championships on Friday 24th January to contest their respective 800m events. Cam Musgrove was …
The results are official! Nowra placed 2nd in the Hooper Cup Pointscore at NSW Country Championships. Nowra finished on 599.50 points, behind the much larger Mingara Club on 791 points and in front of Illawarra Blue Stars on 497 points. The home club Dubbo were 4th on 383.50 points. Last year Nowra placed 8th in …
Nowra fielded 9 teams at the NSW State Relays over the weekend and brought home some medals, personal best times and renewed friendships. On Saturday the Under 14 team of Charlie Heidke, Henry Parrish, Riley Power and Cooper Barrett came 5th in their 4x200m heat in a time of 1.50.77, placing them 8th overall from …
On Saturday 13th July 2019 two teams from Nowra Athletics Club traveled to Ourimbah Athletics NSW Street Relays. The Street Relays were held through the streets of the beautiful University of Newcastle, Central Coast Campus, at Ourimbah. The team combination of Will Dyball, Jacob Pepper, Nash Hay and Cooper Barrett brought home a bronze medal …
On Saturday June 22nd the NSW Cross Country Championships were held at Willandra. These were the 122nd edition of the event and the 21st time the event was held at Willandra after first being held there in 1993. Although Nowra Athletics Club only had a small representation at the event the competitors did themselves and …
If you read the News article on Athletics NSW website the headline goes; “History made at XC Relays for Bankstown, UTS Norths and Run Crew…Thrilling races in the open men’s and women’s races highlighted a great day of history making results… Never before at the event had Bankstown won the men’s race or UTS Norths …
Our throwing superstar Kerrie Jones has finished her season on a high with 2nd place in the Heavy Weight Pentathlon. Kerrie participated in the 2019 NSWMA Heavy Weight Pentathlon Championship on Saturday 16th March in Wollongong. For those of us unaware, the Heavy Weight Pentathlon gives throwers a chance to indulge their appetite for the …
BIG congratulations to Kerrie Jones who won silver at the NSW Masters Weight Pentathlon in Campbelltown on Saturday 2nd March. As these are the official NSW Masters Weight Pentathlon Championships participation is only open to athletes who are financial members of NSWMA or another State Masters Association so Kerrie competed in her NSW Masters uniform and …
Great results from 2019 NSW Junior Championships at SOPAC this weekend. Lauren Percival won silver in the U16 100m and bronze in the 200m. Lauren ran a solid 100m taking out the heat in 12.61 then finished up with a second place in the final in 12.71. In the 200m Lauren again won her heat …
NSW Masters Championships were held at Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre from 8th to 10th February 2019 and Nowra Athletics Club now has three state champions after a very successful Championships. Erin Smart ran some massive PB’s and claimed gold in the 35-39 years 400m, running in at 58.63 which was the fastest time on the …