The final night of Track and Field took place on Wednesday 12th March 2025. It was great to see so many people in attendance to celebrate the season. Nineteen-year-old Will Dyball ended the season with a bang, clocking 1.24.67 over 600m to break the record in the 19-20 years category. The record of 1.25.20 was …
A great celebration to end track & field season
The final night of track and field competition was a fun night with a fantastic turnout! The night started with a 600m run where Will Dyball broke the record in 1.24.67. There was plenty of competitiveness in both heats of the distance. Macca Davis ran in 2nd in heat 1 followed by Josie Sproule, then …
PB’s at NSW Milers VII
NSW Milers VII was held at The Crest Athletics Track on Thursday 6th March, 2025. Once again, Nowra had representation at this event with great results. In an awesome run, Airlie Stevens clocked an 8 second PB of 4.57.49 in the 1500m for 7th place in heat 1. Harrison Baxter made a 6 second improvement …
5 records fall on last night of T & F
Athletes went out in style on the last night of Track and Field pointscore competition on Wednesday 5th March, breaking 5 records. In the field, mother-daughter duo Anne and Emerson Boatswain both set new throw records. Emerson threw a new record distance of 14.84m in 12-13 years hammer exceeding her previous best of 14.35m whilst …
Athletes compete in Capital Athletics Summer Series
Nowra Athletics Club had 3 athletes travel to the ACT to compete in the Capital Athletics Summer Series No.9 on Saturday 1st March 2025. Erin Smart had a good run in the 400m, clocking 58.02 for 4th place in heat 3. Tom Brookes also contested the 400m and ran 55.91 for the win in his …
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Erin & Kerrie break records as T & F draws to a close
Wednesday night Track and Field competition is drawing to a close and our athletes are going out with a bang. Last Wednesday on 26th February, Kerrie Jones threw 16.66m for a new 70+ discus record, bettering her previous record of 16.16m. This comes on the back of her recent nomination for NSW Masters Athletics Multi-event …
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NSW Masters Championships 2025
2025 NSW Masters Championships took place at SOPAC over 3 days, 21st–23rd February where Nowra Athletics Club was represented by 8 athletes. Kerrie Jones started off Nowra’s successful campaign on Friday night with a silver medal in the women’s 70-74 years weight throw, throwing 7.75m. In the hammer throw Kerrie also took silver with a …
Albie Thomas Mile 2025
The Albie Thomas Mile was held on Thursday 20th February 2025 at The Crest Athletics Centre. Hugh Thirwall kicked off the competition for Nowra in the 800m F race. Hugh was just off his PB with 2.14.95. Next up was Airlie Stevens in the 800m D race. Airlie ran a very gutsy race, demonstrating a …
Kadance spears new javelin record
Kadance Naylor speared a new javelin record in the 14-15 years group on Wednesday 19th February, with her throw of 35.72m. Kadance also had a good throw in hammer with 19.99m, edging out mum Lauren Naylor who threw 19.73m. Anne Boatswain recorded the biggest hammer throw of the night with 20.39m. In the junior discus …
Isla, Maiya & Kerrie compete at NSW competitions
Illawong High Velocity IV took place on Saturday 15th February 2025. Junior members Isla Bailie and Maiya Donougher both contested the sprint events and long jump. Isla ran well to clock 13.68 in the 100m and 28.39 in the 200m whilst she jumped 4.32m in long jump. Maiya also had a good competition with 14.19 …
4 records set on February 5th 2025
It was an exciting week of competition on February 5th with 4 new records set. In the field, Kadance Naylor speared 34.87m for a new 14-15 years javelin and Anne Boatswain threw 27.74m in discus for a new 40-49 years discus record. Meanwhile in high jump, Kate Wagner cleared 1.35m for a new 30-39 years …
2025 Regional Championships
Coles Region 4 Championships were held at Griffith over the weekend of 8-9th February 2025. Nowra Athletics Club was represented by 13 athletes. They achieved awesome results, reaping the rewards of their training and dedication. Flynn Kelly came away with 3 gold medals in the Under 14 group. In the long jump, Flynn recorded the …
800m racing at Milers VI
Milers VI was held at Bankstown on Thursday 30th January 2025 with fantastic results for 3 Nowra junior athletes. Airlie Stevens clocked 2.23.02 in the Open 800m, which was close to her PB and just 1 second off the National qualifier. Hugh Thirwall ran an 800m PB of 2.11.34 and earned himself a National qualifier …
Records for the Boatswain family
There were 2 records set in the field on Wednesday 29th January by mother-daughter duo. Emerson Boatswain threw 14.35m for a new hammer record in the 12-13 years group, exceeding her previous record of 13.14m. Meanwhile Anne Boatswain set a new 40-49 years discus record with a throw of 26.51m, edging out her old record …
Medals for Nowra at ACT U20 & Open Championships
The ACT 2024-25 U20 & Open Championships were held at the AIS over the Australia Day long weekend. Alisha Mustapic hurdled her way to a bronze medal in the Under 20 400m hurdles race with a time of 1.08.29. It was silver linings for Hamish McLaren with 2nd place in both the Under 20 3000m …
Sam takes gold in Women’s Pentathlon
The 2025 NSW Combined Champs were held over the Australia Day weekend at Sydney Olympic Park. Sam Keogh, hot of her success at Country Championships contested the women’s pentathlon. After her Country competition of 13 events, it seems the 5 event program was a walk in the park for Sam as she cruised through to …
Track and Field returns for 2025
Track and Field on the 22nd January 2025 drew a small but enthusiastic crowd. After 2 rain-out nights to start the year, it was great to get back into athletic action. It was fantastic to welcome Scott Armstrong back to the track and see him looking strong. Scott took out the 1500m in 5.51.41 and …
Country Championships 2025 – Day 3
Day 3 on the track began with the 200m. Flynn Kelly contested the under 14 event and ran 26.67 to qualify for the final. In the final Flynn snared the silver medal in 26.81, coming in just behind Mitchell Summers from Rutherford Little Athletics who clocked 26.48. Orlando Bailie also contested the under 14 event …
Country Championships 2025 – Day 2
Day 2 saw the sprint program unveiled and Nowra had 3 junior athletes qualify for the highly competitive 100m finals and two masters athletes win medals in this distance. Flynn Kelly ran the under 14 100m heat in 13.91, putting him through to the final. In a tough headwind, Flynn then ran 13.01 for 4th …
Country Championships 2025 – Day 1
Windy wet conditions greeted athletes on Day 1 of the 2025 Country Championships. Despite the less-than-ideal conditions, Nowra kicked off in grand style with 32 events contested and 14 medals acquired. Flynn Kelly jumped into the Championships with a National Qualifier, a Personal Best and a gold medal jump of 5.45m in the under 14 …