As our year draws to a close, I thought I would end it with a light-hearted Christmas-theme poem. The year has been a tough one, with many obstacles to jump over to get us to the finish line, but we made it! So, enjoy the festive season and here’s to a much calmer 2021. …
Albie Thomas Mile event
Bankstown Athletics Club hosted the Albie Thomas Mile event on Saturday 19th December at The Crest Athletics Track. In what has been a challenging year, the final meet of 2020 provided some solid performances for our Nowra athletes. Hot on the heels of his recent award, Cam Musgrove ran well for his season opener in …
ACPE NSW All Schools Championships 2020
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 …
Nowra represented at Illawong Summer Meet
“Illawong Summer Meet 2” took place on Thursday 3rd December 2020 at The Ridge Athletics Track. Five Nowra athletes travelled to Barden Ridge to compete. Erin Smart ran in 3rd in her 400m heat clocking 59.0 which placed her 3rd overall also. In the 100m Erin was again 3rd with a time of 13.6 and …
High velocity and high temperatures!
Three of Nowra’s sprinters competed at the Illawong High Velocity Meet at the Ridges Athletics Track on Saturday 28th November in very steamy conditions. As the temperatures reached record highs for November, and with tailwinds (the officials turned around the race to take advantage of the tailwind) there was hot action on the track! Tsar …
Cameron Baxter claims 2km record
It was a night of celebration for young Cameron Baxter last Wednesday (25th November) at Track and Field when Cameron finally broke the 2km record for 10-11 year olds. Cameron has had his eye on this record for some time and has been edging closer and closer. Last attempt Cameron missed the record by 0.6 …
Three more Track and Field records achieved 18.11.20
Last week saw a small number of dedicated athletes competing at Wednesday night track and field. Perhaps the final game of State of Origin kept people away. Nevertheless, those who did compete enjoyed a successful evening of competition. In wind assisted conditions, Erin Smart broke the 60m record yet again in a time of 8.33. …
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Great results for Nowra at IBS Interclub
Illawarra Blue Stars Interclub competition was held on Sunday 15th November. The sprinters performed well in strong tail winds with both 100m and 200m events on the program. Ruby Marshall showed good form to finish 5th in heat 6, clocking 13.43. In the boys events eleven year old Max Marshall looked strong to finish 3rd …
A record-breaking night of Track and Field
Last Wednesday 11th November, Erin Smart achieved the trifecta of records! In the 100m Erin set a new record of 13.08, shaving off her previous record of 13.2. Then in the 150m Erin clocked 19.50, breaking her past record of 20.0, and finally to cap off the night she ran 1.01.51 in the 400m, bettering …
4 new records at Track and Field 4.11.20
More local records were broken last Wednesday 4th November at Nowra Athletics Club Track and Field night. In the field Samantha Peace continued her record-breaking streak with two more records. In shot put Sam recorded 11.41m breaking the longstanding record of 10.15m set by Tracey Laverty in the 1982-83 season for the 20-29 years age …
Kerrie wins three silver medals!
Sutherland Interclub was held on 31st October at Sylvania Waters Athletics Track in terrible conditions, with rain and hail turning long jump pits into swimming pools. In the Women’s open 1500m Emily McLaren finished 7th in heat 2 in a time of 5.30.40 putting her 19th overall. In the men’s race Jett Goddard completed his …
Nowra represented at NSW Interclub Competitions
Bankstown Interclub was held on Saturday 24th October at The Crest Athletic Track. A trio of Nowra athletes made the trek to Bankstown to compete. In the 800m Erin Smart won her heat, beating home a host of teenage competitors. Erin’s time of 2.23.56 placed her 7th overall. In the 1500m 12year old Emily McLaren …
Nowra athletes compete at Kembla Joggers Open Night
Kembla Joggers held an open night on Thursday 22nd October 2020 with a contingency of fifteen Nowra athletes travelling to Wollongong to compete. Nine of these athletes ran PB’s! What a fantastic way to start the season with their first race on Tartan! In the Open 800m Heat 1 Cam Musgrove took the win in …
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Great shots put in!
Multiple records were broken in the shot put circle on Wednesday 21st October. Mel Jennings threw 9.07m for a new record in the 50-59 years age group, bettering her previous record of 8.73m. Sam Peace continued her record-breaking streak, recording 10.59m, breaking the longstanding record of 10.15m for the 20-29 years group set by Tracey …
Quality performance on the track and in the field
Last Wednesday night was one of the best nights for competition in many seasons. There was a wealth of competitors testing their abilities in some tightly contested races as well as some great performances in the field. In the 1km Cam Musgrove set a cracking pace, finishing in 2.37.89, a new PB, and just three …
Eva and Tori spear records as pointscore opens
Track and Field season officially started last Wednesday 23rd September with pointscore commencing. In the 600m there were some inspiring performances on the track. Cam Musgrove took out the senior A race in a fast 1.26.82 followed by Will Dyball in 1.31.21 then Ethan Havadjia in 1.34.24. In the senior B race Byron Osgood took …
Three records on the first night of Track and Field 16.9.2020
Last Wednesday 16th September Nowra Athletics Club held the opening night of Track and Field. It was great to see so many people turn up for the first night including several new faces. In the opening event, the 1500m, the juniors took to the track. Cameron Baxter took line honours from a field of twelve …
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South Coast Three and Ten
The South Coast Three and Ten was run on Saturday 12th September with great performances on the track and fantastic cheering from the sidelines! To quote one of our spectators “It was such a great atmosphere. I loved the sportsmanship, runners of all ages and abilities encouraging and supporting one another”. In the junior 3km …
Rescheduled NSW Masters Championships brings rewards for Nowra
After the NSW Masters Championships were called off in February, due to extreme weather conditions, the rescheduled program was held on the weekend of 7th -8th March. Erin Smart was on fire, despite the conditions of the rescheduled event not being ideal either. Erin took gold in the 35-39 years 200m in a PB of …
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NSW Opens brings a National Qualifier for Cam Musgrove
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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