Erin Smart set a new record in the 40-49 years 600m on Wednesday 30th October, clocking 1:40.77, bettering her previous record of 1.42.11. Toby Dyball set the pace in the race clocking 1.30.89 followed by Tom Brookes in 1:40.59 who encouraged Erin home. Simon Donougher had a good run over 600m, finishing in 1:58.98. Macarthur …
More records set on 23rd October
More records were set on Wednesday 23rd October, both in the field and on the track. There were 2 records set in the hammer throw, by 2 members of the Boatswain family. Emerson Boatswain threw 11.71m in the 12-13 years group, bettering her previous record of 10.20m set on October 9th. Meanwhile, Nakita Boatswain established …
Kerrie places 2nd in 2024 Oceania Throws Pentathlon Challenge
Kerrie Jones recently competed in the 2024 Oceania Throws Pentathlon Challenge. There were a total of 105 entries from Australia and New Zealand and Kerrie finished 2nd in the women’s 70 group with a total of 2227 points. Imogen Stanhope from Queensland took first place with 3001 points whilst 3rd place went to Nancy Bowmar …
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Treloar Shield Round 1 and 2
The 2024 competition season has kicked off with both round 1 and 2 of The Treloar Shield now completed. Round 1 was held on 12th October and Nowra Athletics Club was represented by 10 athletes. Braxton Naylor contested the 12’s and under 60m, finishing in 11th place in 11.11. In the javelin, Braxton was 3rd …
Eva sets new 2km record
Eva Moeller-Duhme ran sub 15 minutes for a new 2km record in the 70+ age group on Wednesday 16th October, crossing the line in 14:27.52. Well done Eva! Taking the win in the 2km event was Denzel Atkinson in 6:43.47. Scott Armstrong was 2nd in 7:22.29 and Macarthur Davis was 3rd in 7:37.35. Toby Dyball …
4 field records set on October 9th
It’s a record-breaking season so far with another 4 records set on Wednesday October 9th, this time, all of them in the field. In the hammer throw, 2 junior records were set for the first time with Emerson Boatswain recording 10.20m for the 12-13 years group and Kadance Naylor throwing 17.60m in the 14-15 years. …
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 …
More records set in week 3
Week 3 of track and field competition saw more records set on Wednesday October 2nd. In the 3000m there were 18 competitors and 2 new records. Madeline Oke clocked 11.57.70 for a new record in the 12-13 years group and Rod Rose set a new 70+ record with a time of 14.33.42. Rod Rose also …
4 new records set at track & field
At track and field competition on Wednesday 25th September there were 4 new records set. In the field Sam Keogh jumped 8.53m for a new record in the 40-49 years triple jump whilst Anne Boatswain hurled the hammer 21.52m for a new 40-49 years hammer record. On the track, in the 800m Erin Smart ran …
3 field records set in week 1
Track and field pointscore kicked off on Wednesday 18th September. There were good numbers on the ground for the first week of competition. There were 34 athletes in the 1500m keeping the volunteers at the finish line busy! Denzel Atkinson took out the race in 5.11.65. He was followed by Brandon Exton in 5.27.80 and …
Track and field season kicks off
The new season of Track and Field competition kicked off on Wednesday 11th September with pleasing numbers. There were familiar faces amongst new ones, as well as some athletes returning after a hiatus from athletics. There were certainly plenty of smiling faces and enthusiasm. On the track runners tested themselves over 60m, 150m and 1200m. …
South Coast 3 and 5
Nowra Athletics Club South Coast 3 and 5 was held at Shoalhaven High School Track on Sunday 8th September. In the combined kids and juniors 3km race there were 11 competitor’s. Cameron Baxter took the lead from the gun and ran a strong and controlled race to claim the win for the 13-19 years group …
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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Nic and Alisha swap the black and gold for the green and gold
The 2024 Oceania Athletics Area Championships were held in Suva, in Fiji from 1-9 June, 2024. Two Nowra athletes were selected to represent Australia at these Championships in the Under 18 team.As a 16-year-old, Nic McGill contested the Under 18 2000 Metres Steeplechase and took the win in an outstanding and tactically run race. Nic set …
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2024 Chemist Warehouse Australian Athletics Championships
2024 Chemist Warehouse Australian Athletics Championships were held at SA Athletics Stadium in Adelaide from Thursday 11th to Friday 19th April 2024. Nowra was represented by 3 U20 athletes and 8 juniors. Once again, an amazing achievement for a small Country Club to have 11 athletes competing at a National level. Will Dyball competed in …
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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 …
Erin, queen of the athletics track!
Australian Masters Athletics National Track and Field Championship were held in Hobart, Tasmania, over Easter 2024. Erin Smart travelled across the Strait to compete and whilst there, secured her title of queen of the track! Erin opened her Nationals campaign with a win in the 40 years 60m with a time of 8.23, in front …
2024 Albie Thomas Mile
Nowra Athletics Club was once again, well represented at a major competition on Thursday 28th March, 2024. This time it was at the 2024 Albie Thomas Mile at The Crest Athletics Track. The commentary team gave a big shout out to our Club, commenting on our close-knit athletic community and the growing strength of our …
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 …