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2021 NSW All Schools Championships was held at SOPAC from 9th to 12th December. Nearly 2000 athletes across the State competed and Nowra Athletics Club athletes were among them. Heavy rain and an electrical storm interrupted competition on day two of the Championships but there was no stopping Reilly Caswell who featured amongst the best, …
NSW All Schools Championships – 9th to 12th December 2021Read More
Our Masters thrower Kerrie Jones competed in the 2021 NSW Masters Athletics Indoor Championships held in Somersby on 28th November with silvery success! In the Weight throw (4.45kg), Kerrie’s third throw of 8.67 metres earned her a silver medal. In the Super Weight throw (9.072kg) Kerrie pulled a big throw out in round 4, achieving …
Nowra certainly made an impression at the AACT Summer Series No 3 event on Saturday 20th November. The event was held in Woden and there was such a large representation from Nowra Athletics Club that Athletics ACT wrote a Thank You to Nowra in the sand of the long jump pit. In the 800m Reilly …
Nowra Athletics Club resumed Track and Field competition on Wednesday 17th November, after a false start last week due to rain. There was a great deal of enthusiasm for all things track and field. It was fantastic to see so many new faces, as well as familiar faces. A variety of events were on offer …
Two of our junior athletes competed in the 2021 NSW 3000m Championships at SOPAC Warm-up track on 13th November 2021. This was the first Championship event back on the calendar for 2021 and it was also the largest edition of the NSW 3000m Championships that NSW Athletics has held, with 511 runners across 23x 3000m …
With the postponement of the January 2021 Oceania Masters Athletics champs to January 2022, and the closing of countries borders throughout the region, Master’s athletics in the region had very limited opportunities for regional competition. So it was decided, that during the Month of January, the Oceania Masters Athletics Association, would hold a virtual competition, …
FORMER Nowra Athletics Club athlete Jye Edwards is off to the Tokyo Olympic Games, after taking the win in the Opens 1500m at this week’s Australian Track and Field Championships. Jye was a talented junior with Nowra Athletics Club for many years before moving away to Canberra. In 2017 Jye took out the Frank McCaffrey …
The 2021 Australian Track and Field Championships and Olympic Trials have now drawn to a close after eight days of competition. Whilst it was super exciting to witness Australia’s open age athletes compete in pursuit of Olympic and Paralympic berths it was just as exciting to watch Nowra’s junior athletes making their mark on the …
Nowra athletes compete at Australian Track and Field ChampionshipsRead More
The 2021 NSW Masters Athletics Throws Pentathlon State Championships were held on April 18th at Wollongong. The Throws Pentathlon consists of 3 attempts at each of the five throwing events in the order of Hammer, Shot, Discus Throw, Javelin, Weight. Nowra’s Kerrie Jones performed well earning herself a State silver medal in the 65 age …
NSW Masters held their Heavy Weight Pentathlon State Championships on Sunday March 14 2021 at Kerryn McCann Athletics Centre. The Heavy Weight Pentathlon consists of 3 attempts at each of 5 weighted throws and is contested in 5 year age groups. Nowra’s Kerrie Jones took out the State title in the Womens 65 years category …
Kerrie takes State Title in Heavy Weight PentathlonRead More
The Track and Field season might be coming to an end, but it’s certainly not going to fade out quietly! It was a weekend of hot competition and great results for Australian athletes, including many homegrown athletes from Nowra Athletics Club. The Canberra Track Classic was held on Thursday night 11th March 2021. The Canberra …
The NSW Open Championships were held on the weekend. The championships attracted NSW’s finest and competition was fierce. Four of Nowra Athletics Club athletes competed in the Championships mixing it with the best! On Friday night, after an extended hiatus from the competition arena, Samantha Peace, stepped back into the discus circle. Sam has been …
Numbers were low as Nowra Athletics Club returned to local competition on Wednesday 3rd March after several weeks of wash outs. In the 600m senior event there were just five competitors. Scott Martin took an easy win in 01:51.33 followed by Hamish McLaren in 01:58.14 then Sam Keogh, Darlene Musgrove and Lisa Carroll. The junior …
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 …
Athletes shine in AACT Championships and NSW Masters ChampionshipsRead More
Last Wednesday night 10th February Geoff Crook leapt to new heights when he set a 60-69 years high jump record, clearing the bar at 1.15m. Geoff took some tips from Paul Musgrove who advised he has plenty of jump left in him to increase that effort! Geoff also broke the javelin record spearing 30.70m, furthering …
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 …
Eighteen of Nowra’s best athletes travelled to Canberra on the weekend to compete in the Athletics ACT Summer Series No 10 at Woden Park. The squad of athletes earned plenty of PB’s along with race experience and as always, there was fantastic Club spirit and comradery. In the 800m, the first event on the program, …
Some of our Nowra members participated in the Australia Day Bush ‘N Beach Fun Run & Walk hosted by Victory Runners at Seven Mile Beach in Gerroa on January 26th. For the second year running, Bradley Sawyers took out line honours in the 5k event, clocking 19 minutes which bettered his 2020 record time by …
Nowra Athletics Club returned to track and field competition on Wednesday 13th January 2021. Numbers were down, but this is typical for this time of year when athletes and families take Summer holidays. For those athletes in attendance, the Summer performances were hot! Geoff Crook speared 31.01 metres for a new record in the 60-69 …
With covid restrictions easing somewhat, the Summer of Athletics is heating up. The Illawong High Velocity Meet was held at The Ridge Athletics Track on Saturday 9th January. Sprinter Lachlan Kaszonyi successfully competed in three sprint events. Lachlan finished 5th in his 60m heat in a time of 7.42. In the 100m he crossed in …
January Competition brings success for Nowra athletesRead More