The Summer rain may have dampened the results paperwork on Wednesday night 24th January but it didn’t dampen the spirits of the athletes at Nowra Athletics Track and Field Competition.
The sprint prgram included the 100m and 150m.
The Baxter boys all ran well with Cameron, Harrison and Oliver competing in both sprint events and putting in great efforts and as always, demonstrating great sportsmanship. Noah, Toby and Will Dyball also ran well showing consistent determination.
Dean and Wil Osgood and Brody and Lachlan Woods were more brother duos who put in great performances on the track.
Malachy Martin combined running and talking as he ran the 100m with dad Scott and Tom Smart and Harry Thomson also ran well.
In the female events Hannah Brian sprinted well as did Jessie Moffat, Rommey Hazell, Laila Hartnett and Emily McLaren.
In the Veteran race Paul Musgrove got in some practice for the upcoming Country Championshps and took line honours with Scott Martin second and Paul Beresford third.
In the junior 1000m Will Dyball took the win with Toby Dyball second and Hamish McLaren third.
In the senior 1000m Brad Sawyers and Scott Martin made a mad dash for the line together, resulting in a tie in 3.13 minutes. After returning from his USA holiday Cam Musgrove made his track debut and was just edged out by Brad and Scott, clocking 3.14 minutes as he ran in a close third.
In the 400m Brad Sawyers took the win again with Scott Martin second, Dennis Smart third and Byron Osgood fourth.
Jessie Moffat demonstrated her throwing prowess in the shot put circle with a throw of 7.63 metres and Talea Miller threw 7.10 metres. Evie Smart showed great improvement with her final throw of the night measuring 3.46 metres.
Country Championships will be held this weekend and the Club would like to wish all the competing Nowra athletes the very best of luck. Remember we define winning as doing your personal best.
All details about Country Championships is available on Athletics NSW website and there have been regular updates on the Nowra Athletics facebook page to keep everyone informed. Like us on facebook and stay up to date with all the latest information!