The 2025 Australian Athletics Cross Country Championships were held at Ballarat on Saturday 23rd August. It was a muddy affair with plenty of grit shown by our 6 Nowra athletes.
Finn Goddard had a great run in the under 12 3km event, finishing 5th in 10.41, recording the exact same time as the 4th place getter Jensen Kocian.
Hugh Thirwall ran the 4km in the Under 15 category and was 33rd in 14.15.
Lily Sproule contested the under 17 4km event, coming in 39th in 15.59.
Oliver Baxter finished 27th in the Under 20 8km race in a time of 26.50 whilst Hamish McLaren was 59th in 29.49.
Harrison Baxter, competing as part of the UOW team, was 12th in the under 20 event with a great time of 26.16.
Congratulations to everyone who conquered the very challenging course. The Club is very proud of you!
