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Last Wednesday 16th September Nowra Athletics Club held the opening night of Track and Field. It was great to see so many people turn up for the first night including several new faces. In the opening event, the 1500m, the juniors took to the track. Cameron Baxter took line honours from a field of twelve …
Three records on the first night of Track and Field 16.9.2020Read More
The South Coast Three and Ten was run on Saturday 12th September with great performances on the track and fantastic cheering from the sidelines! To quote one of our spectators “It was such a great atmosphere. I loved the sportsmanship, runners of all ages and abilities encouraging and supporting one another”. In the junior 3km …
Nowra Athletics Club hosted the inaugural Covid Cross Country Championships last Saturday 5th September at Hollyhill. This event was conducted to provide some competition for athletes in light of all State events being postponed this season due to covid-19 restrictions. It was hoped that the Championship event would create enthusiasm for on-course competition and inspire …
Covid Cross Country Championships declared a successRead More
For the final points round of our Covid-impacted Winter cross country season, the sun shone brightly, letting us know Spring is right around the corner! In the 1km we had just two competitors. Aiden McLaren (and his dog Jasmine) led the way, finishing, with energy to spare, in 10:59 whilst Archie Halliday was second. In …
Since its onset, the COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact on everyone. Social and physical distancing measures, lockdowns of businesses and schools, and restrictions on overall social life, have disrupted many regular aspects of life, including sport and physical activity. As you know the world of athletics has also been greatly affected by COVID-19 this …
Cross Country was held at Hollyhill on Saturday 22nd August in blustery conditions. The course at Hollyhill is always challenging but with strong winds, and cold temperatures it was even more of a challenge. Runners battled the wind and were lucky not to get blown off course. In the 1km the convincing winner was Malachy …
The rain eased enough on Saturday 15th August for cross country competition to go ahead at Vincentia. The number of competing athletes were less than previous weeks as a result of the weather and the Club thanks those that came and ran, wading through puddles along the course! Malachy Martin and Aiden McLaren were the …
Cross Country was moved to Longreach on Saturday 1st August after heavy rains left Hollyhill waterlogged. In the 1km there were ten participants and it was Poppy Murray who led the way home. Ben Sproule was second and Malachy Martin was third. Next, we had Hugh Sproule, then Aiden McLaren with mum Doonan McLaren. Amarlie …
The Vincentia run on Saturday 25th July was enjoyed by most – perhaps with the exception of Gavin Dyball who unfortunately hurt his ankle during medium course. Hospital xrays have reported ligament damage and sprain. Gavin is resting up and we wish him a speedy recovery. Many thanks to those members who offered assistance and …
The first of Athletics NSW Winter competitions was held on Sunday 19th July 2020 with NSW Short Course Cross Country Championships at Dapto. Seventeen of Nowra Athletics Club members competed in the event, testing their ability over the Kembla Joggers home track after a four-month break from competition. Did you know, the forced break, due …
Cross Country was at Longreach on Saturday 18th July 2020 with another good turn up in the Winter sunshine. In the 1 km there were just three competitors with Malachy Martin taking the win in front of Aiden McLaren and Doonan McLaren. Evie Smart took line honours in the 2km event with Miller Bell running …
Nowra Athletics Club debuted the new cross country course at Vincentia on Saturday 11th July. Handicaps applied for the first round of pointscore for the new Winter competition. The rain held off for the duration of the afternoon and everyone welcomed the new course and its varying surfaces. In the 1km an enthusiastic Olivia Rabey …
Nowra Athletics Club is back! With community sport for both adults and under 18’s able to resume from July 1st with strict NSW Health Public Order requirements in place, Nowra Athletics Club kicked off their 2020 cross country competition on Saturday 4th July at Hollyhill. It was great to see so many familiar faces, as …
We’re back! With community sport for both adults and under 18’s now able to resume with strict NSW Health Public Order requirements in place Nowra Athletics Club kicked off their 2020 cross country competition on Saturday 4th July at Hollyhill. It was great to see so many familiar faces, as well as some new ones! …
Achievement Home 7-8 March 2020 These rescheduled NSW Masters T&F Championships events. Held at Sydney Olympic Park in Sydney. Geoff Crook 55-59years Javelin Bronze Medal 31.52m Peter Dooley 60-64years 800m Gold Medal 2mins25.17 Kerrie Jones 65-69years Javelin 4th 13.03m Weight Throw Silver Medal 8.87m Erin Smart 35-39years 60m Silver Medal 8.46s 200m Gold …
Did you know we received $2600 for volunteering at the Husky Triathlon? Thank you to our volunteers for offering their time to raise funds for our Club. Our Saturday volunteers included Scott Jonson, Lisa and Sean Carroll, Sharon Bryce, Perry and Sue Strand, Mel and Alisha Mustapic, Pat Ozlins, Rebecca Cooper, and Lauren Rabey with …
After the NSW Masters Championships were called off in February, due to extreme weather conditions, the rescheduled program was held on the weekend of 7th -8th March. Erin Smart was on fire, despite the conditions of the rescheduled event not being ideal either. Erin took gold in the 35-39 years 200m in a PB of …
Rescheduled NSW Masters Championships brings rewards for NowraRead More
On Friday 6th March Cameron Musgrove competed in the NSW Open Championships in the 800m. Cam has been improving his time at each competition this season, and came into the meet with a PB of 1.54.25, just shy of the 1.54.00 National Qualifier. Cam ran in Heat 3 and finished 5th in 1.56.92. It wasn’t …
NSW Opens brings a National Qualifier for Cam MusgroveRead More
On Saturday 29th February three of Nowra’s athletes celebrated Leap Year Day by competing in Canberra at the AACT Summer Series meet number 10; and after competing there were certainly plenty of reasons to celebrate with all three athletes achieving PB’s. Lachlan Kaszonyi ran a PB in the 100m, clocking 11.48 and finishing 4th in …
The NSW Masters Throws Pentathlon Championships were held in Sydney on February 29th. The Throws Pentathlon consists of 3 attempts each in the Hammer Throw, Shot Put, Discus Throw, Javelin, and Weight Throw. Masters athlete Kerrie Jones scored 2633 points to take home the gold medal in the 65-69 years event and was “over …