Round 8 of Winter Cross Country was held at Billy Jean Park on Saturday 25th May. This round served as our inaugural Reconciliation Round to coincide with Reconciliation Week kicking off on 27th May. In the spirit of reconciliation, Nowra Athletics Club acknowledges the contribution of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to athletics and to our community. To encourage connecting with one another, we invited all members to bring a friend. We hope everyone enjoyed the friendship of our Club.
Anne Boatswain was the sole contender of the 1km event, finishing in 7:54.
In the 2km event, Rachael Clarke and Rebecca Clarke both crossed in 9:02. Lhiam Crook was 3rd in 10:18 and Malachy Martin was 4th in 12:37.
There were 16 runners in the 3km event. Noah Dyball was first home in 16:16 followed by Tom Brookes in 12:27 then Emma Stevens in 12:29. Tom Smart clocked the fastest time of 12:07 as he crossed in 11th place.
Medium course victory went to Natasha Toms in 34:03 whilst 2nd place was taken by Sam Keogh in 24:55 and 3rd place was claimed by Sky Martin in 35:30. Hamish McLaren crossed in 14th place clocking the fastest time of 19.14. Scott Armstrong was not far behind on the clock, with 19.34 (in 7th place). Emily McLaren finished out the field in 18th place as the quickest female with 23:57.
Long course had 9 competitors with Scott Johnson taking the win in 51:38. In 2nd place, Darcy Arnold clocked 49:01 and in 3rd place, Jasper Arnold recorded 40:43. Scott Martin was 4th in 41:08 whilst Brad Sawyers was 5th with a fast time of 37:16. Daniel Wood was 6th in 38:15 followed by Dean Bryce in 47:18 then Rebecca Cooper in 55:39 and Rob Oke in 47:36.