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The Christmas edition of Nowra Track and Field Competition was held on Wednesday 14th December. The night started with a warm-up 600m. From a field of 18, Archie Higgins took the win in the junior race followed by Macca Davis then Evie Binney. The senior race had just 8 competitors and was taken out by …
Christmas Mile Fun – Rockin’ around the athletics trackRead More
Nowra junior athletes recently showed the nation what talent our area has to offer! Two local athletes travelled to Adelaide to compete at Australian All Schools Track and Field Championships, and both came away with PB’s and bronze medals! Amelia May started the meet with a bronze in the U17 1500m, in 4.34.99, equalling …
Nowra takes bronze at Australian All Schools Track and Field ChampionshipsRead More
Track and Field competition on December 7th saw another 2 new records set by Erin Smart. In the 60m Erin clocked 8.09, bettering the record of 8.30 set by Lynda Douglas in the 2009-10 season. Whilst in the 600m, Erin improved her own record of 02:33.65, set on 9th November this year, crossing in 2.33.09. …
A number of Nowra athletes travelled to Bankstown on Saturday 3rd December to compete at the 2022 Albie Thomas meet. The sprints were first up with fifteen year-old Jonah Watson contesting the men’s 100m F race. Jonah ran in 2nd in 12.33 for a new PB. Next up was Alisha Mustapic who won the women’s …
Erin Smart continued her record-breaking form on 30th November with another record in the 40-49 years group, this time in the 600m. Erin clocked 1.42.11 smashing the previous record of 1:52.50 set by Linda Weatherill in the 2007-08 season. Running in 2nd in the senior 600m race was Byron Osgood who crossed in 1:46.61 and …
2022 NSW Relay Championships were, in the words of ANSW, “gusty, challenging and awesome”. There were 805 teams from all across NSW, and Nowra entered 29 teams! Two of these had to be scratched on the day due to athlete injuries but Nowra managed to come home with 14 medals from their 27 competing teams! …
NSW Relay Championships were held at Campbelltown Athletics Centre over the weekend of 19th-20th November. Nowra had 29 teams entered which we believe was a record number of teams for our Club at these championships. It was a great weekend of athletic competition and friendship, and Nowra certainly made their presence felt amongst the much …
Nowra’s medal haul at 2022 NSW Relays Championships – Part 1Read More
Ten Nowra athletes travelled to New Zealand to compete in Queenstown on Saturday 19th November, in what is known as the most beautiful location for a marathon. The enthusiastic runners had great success and great fun. Angela Bond said “It’s beautiful here. I recommend the race, very scenic and friendly” after running in 6th in …
Erin Smart set three new records at Nowra’s Track and Field competition on November 16th. In the 100m Erin clocked 13.36 beating the previous record of 13.40 set by Lynda Douglas in the season of 2009-10. Erin then backed up in the 150m to run 20.28, again breaking a record set by Lynda Douglas. The …
A contingency of Nowra athletes travelled to Canberra on Saturday 12th November to compete at Athletics ACT Summer Series Meet Number 5. The sprinters made the most of the racing with PB’s from several athletes including Matt Reid, Tom Brookes and Alisha Mustapic. In the 60m, Matt Reid finished 5th in his heat in 7.65. …
Nowra athletes compete at Athletics ACT Summer SeriesRead More
Track and Field on 9th November resulted in a trifecta of new records! Erin Smart set new records in the 40-49 years 200m and 800m. In the 200m, Erin clocked 27.39, breaking Lynda Douglas’ record of 28.90, which was set in 2008-2009 season. In the 800m, Erin ran an easy 2:33.65, smashing the previous record …
Trifecta of records at Track and Field – 9th November 2022Read More
The Husky Running Festival was held as part of the Tri Husky 2022 event on November 5th and 6th. Congratulations to our Nowra Athletics Club members who competed, three of whom featured in the top 3 finishers in their chosen events. Brad Sawyers took out the 10km event, crossing the line first from a field …
Track and Field competition on 2nd November had good participation levels. The junior 600m had 17 competitors with the win going to Cameron Baxter in 1:50.67. Archie Higgins was 2nd with 2:00.54 and Evie Binney was 3rd in 2:04.54. The senior race also had 17 competitors and was taken out by Harrison Baxter in 1:40.01 …
The NSW 3000m Championships were conducted on the newly laid surface at ES Marks Field on Saturday 29th October 2022. The day and evening witnessed a great festival of running, with 7 women’s and 12 men’s 3000m races, in addition to 2 community 3000m races. Nowra had 10 athletes representing the black and gold across …
Last Wednesday, 26th October, athletes were met by a very wet and soggy track. It was decided to go ahead with the 1000m event and then assess how the track and athletes held up. The junior race kicked off with Archie Higgins taking the win in 3:38.76 followed by Lana Crawford in 3:44.77 and Evie …
For those in our Club, we know Kerrie Jones to be a great participant and competitor in the masters throwing arena. However, did you know that her daughter is also a class athlete? Kerrie and her daughter Nicola Jones will both travel to the Gold Coast for the 2022 Pan Pacific Masters Games which will …
Treloar Shield Round 3 was held at SOPAC on Saturday 22nd October. Nowra Athletics Club was well represented at this meet by 15 athletes from juniors to masters. In the sprints 15-year-old Alisha Mustapic competed in the U18 100m, running in 2nd in her heat with a PB of 13.58. Alisha then backed up in …
The rain held off again for the second week in a row to enable Nowra Athletics Club Track and Field competition to take place on Wednesday 19th October. In the field, Tori Sayer took advantage of the opportunity to throw and set a new record in the hammer with a mighty throw of 25.9m. The …
After two wash-out rounds, Nowra Athletics Club were finally able to kick off their track and field season on Wednesday 12th October. Considering the rain still looked imminent, and the track was a bit wet and spongy, numbers were good and look promising for a great season of participation. The program commenced with the junior …
NSW All Schools Athletics Championships were held at Sydney Olympic Park in Homebush from 24 to 27 September 2022. Nowra Athletics Club was represented by 14 athletes with fantastic results across the board. Amelia May won 2 NSW State middle distance titles for taking the win in both the 16 years 1500m and 3000m. Amelia …