Week 2 of competition took place on Wednesday 30th September after rain cancelled the previous week. With the competition falling in the first week of the school holidays, it was great to see such a strong turnout
The 800m was first on the track, with 4 heats held. Emerson Boatswain clocked the fastest time of 2:43.13. It was a close contest between senior runners Wayne Schnoor and Gavin Dyball, with Wayne just edging out Gavin in 2:48.57 to Gavin’s 2:48.98. Solid runs came from William Heffill (2:52.16), Tristan Corbridge (2:56.15) and Ron Cozijnsen (2:58.06). Leading the juniors, Piper Browne had a great run of 3:04.11, fresh from tag football training. Newcomers Kippa Tunks (3:26.13) and Huxley Tunks (4:45.49) both put in excellent efforts in their maiden runs. Grace Parmenter ran a fantastic 800m, showing 2 laps of solid determination to take the win in her heat in 4:25.96. Also running well in the junior races were Alani Galea (4:59.05), Mikaela Schnoor (5:05.73), Yasmin Schnoor (5:20.89) and Coco Prayetno (6:24.44).
In the 200m, there was some solid competition. Race 1 was won by Emily McLaren in 30.54, with Sam Keogh not far behind in 31.18, followed by Tanae Rutley in 3rd place in 31.56. Race 2 was claimed by Tristan Corbridge in 30.34, followed by Wayne Schnoor in 31.41 and Matus Kundrat in 31.81. Hugh Bullock took out Race 3 in 32.24, with Piper Browne 2nd in 35.15 and Braxton Naylor 3rd in 37.81. Race 4 saw Hazel Saviane take the win in 45.94, whilst Grace Parmenter was 2nd in 53.21 and Alani Galea was 3rd in 57.22. The last heat was won by new member Huxley Loveridge in 1:04.67, followed by brother Cooper Loveridge in 1:13.25, then Max Saviane in 1:16.79.
The 2000m had 14 eager participants. Emerson Boatswain claimed the win in 7:56.70 whilst Wayne Schnoor was second in 8:23.59 and Ron Cozijnsen was third in 8:57.53. On his very first night at Nowra track and field, young Kippa Tunks rounded out his night with a great run of 9:20.31, crossing in 7th place.
In the field, the juniors enjoyed long jump. Some excellent performances came from Piper Browne (3.50m), Chelsea Corbridge (3.06m), Hugh Bullock (3.32m) and Braxton Naylor (3.22m).
The seniors tackled triple jump. Emily McLaren put in an impressive leap of 8.65m. Tanae Ruttley also performed well with 7.76m as did Emerson Boatswain (7.63m) and Sally Browne (7.59m). Other athletes to put good distances on the board included Anne Boatswain (6.45m), William Heffill (6.39m), Tristan Corbridge (6.20m), Sam Keogh (6.20m), Heidi Savianne (5.98m) and Lauren Naylor (5.61m).
In the men’s senior discus Timothy Musson recorded the biggest throw with 38.58m. Great efforts were recorded from Hamish McLaren (32.07m), Ken Stubbs (22.83m) and Tristan Corbridge (21.37m), Ellie Cooper (23.68m), Anne Boatswain (22.52m), Sam Keogh (21.89m), Kadance Naylor (21.25m) and Lauren Naylor (21.15m).
Meanwhile in the juniors discus, Braxton Naylor recorded the biggest throw with 17.85m. Hugh Bullock had a good throw of 15.48m. Young Xander Day showed good form to record 12.72m as did Piper Browne with 12.26m.
In the shot put circle, Timothy Musson’s biggest throw measured 11.51m. Kadance Naylor had a great throw of 11.09m as did Hamish McLaren with 10.22m. Anne Boatswain achieved 9.45m, Lauren Naylor 8.39m, Ken Stubbs 8.25m, Tristan Corbridge 6.64m, and William Heffill 6.55m.
A quick note about results – athletes may compete in a heat or event alongside athletes from different age groups, but the place an athlete finishes in the heat or event is not necessarily their place within their own age group.
When results are finalised, athletes will be separated into their relevant age groups, and points will be awarded based on their finishing position within their respective age group.
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