Our throwing superstar Kerrie Jones has finished her season on a high with 2nd place in the Heavy Weight Pentathlon. Kerrie participated in the 2019 NSWMA Heavy Weight Pentathlon Championship on Saturday 16th March in Wollongong. For those of us unaware, the Heavy Weight Pentathlon gives throwers a chance to indulge their appetite for the …
Trial run at Hollyhill
Over 70 excited runners trialled the new cross country course of “Hollyhill” on Saturday 10th March. It was fantastic to see the enthusiasm and energy of so many runners, eager to sample the new venue. The course had plenty to offer with a mix of flat and undulations with a nice testing hill out the …
Kerrie is our Masters Throw Champion!
BIG congratulations to Kerrie Jones who won silver at the NSW Masters Weight Pentathlon in Campbelltown on Saturday 2nd March. As these are the official NSW Masters Weight Pentathlon Championships participation is only open to athletes who are financial members of NSWMA or another State Masters Association so Kerrie competed in her NSW Masters uniform and …
Season ends with egg-citement 27.2.19
There were more records broken on Wednesday 27th February to end the season with a bang! Erin Smart rounded out her spectacular record-breaking season with two more records! Erin ran 13.47 in the 100m and 20.01 in the 150m. Erin is certainly in good shape heading in to the upcoming Australian Masters Athletics Championships which …
2019 NSW Junior Championships
Great results from 2019 NSW Junior Championships at SOPAC this weekend. Lauren Percival won silver in the U16 100m and bronze in the 200m. Lauren ran a solid 100m taking out the heat in 12.61 then finished up with a second place in the final in 12.71. In the 200m Lauren again won her heat …
Female Trifecta for Records 13.2.19
More records fell on Wednesday night at Nowra Athletics Track and Field Competition. It was a female trifecta with records set by Erin Smart, Alissa Beresford and Kerrie Jones. On the track Erin had a game plan for the 600m, and set out with determination. She chased Cam Musgrove and Ethan Havadjia around, staying close …
Cross Country starts April 6th 2019.
Nowra Athletics Club is excited! The committee is dedicated and positive about the future directions of the Club. The Club has experienced a successful Track and Field season with growing numbers at Wednesday night competition and a record number of records broken by devoted and developing athletes throughout the season. The eagerness each Wednesday has …
2019 Cross Country Program
Saturday, 9 March 2019 Hollyhill Trial Saturday, 30 March 2019 Relay for Life Saturday, 6 April 2019 Hollyhill Mass start Preliminary Saturday, 13 April 2019 Longreach Road Round 1 Saturday, 20 April 2019 Timberhills Round 2 Saturday, 27 April 2019 Timberhills McCaffrey Challenge Round 3 Saturday, 4 May 2019 Hollyhill …
Medal haul at NSW Masters Championships.
NSW Masters Championships were held at Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre from 8th to 10th February 2019 and Nowra Athletics Club now has three state champions after a very successful Championships. Erin Smart ran some massive PB’s and claimed gold in the 35-39 years 400m, running in at 58.63 which was the fastest time on the …
Nowra Show 1km race.
The annual Nowra Athletics 1km handicap race was held again this year at Nowra Show on Saturday 9th February 2019.There was a hot field of competitors once again this year with the young and old competing against each other for the coveted sash. 15 runners were led away by young smiling Josie Sproule with Mali …
Records Crash 30.1.19.
Hot off the back of Country Championships the fine form continued for 4 athletes at Nowra Athletics Club on Wednesday 30th January. New records were set by Erin Smart, Peter Dooley and Alissa Beresford whereas Kerrie Jones equalled her discus record. In the 800m whilst Cam Musgrove took the win in front of Ethan …
2019 Country Championships.
The 2019 Country Championships were held at Glendale over 4 days from Thursday 24th January to Sunday 27th January. Nowra had a total of 39 competitors who competed in individual events. There were some great athletic performances and there was also some extreme heat.Competition was suspended a number of times over the weekend due to …
Alissa, Peter & Kerrie smash records 16.1.19.
Alissa Beresford made a spectacular return to Nowra Athletics on Wednesday night by breaking the 40-49 years long jump record. After breaking her foot 14 months ago and being told that she may not be able to run again Alissa showed what patience, hard work and commitment to training can achieve when she leapt her …
Achievements – 2019
Achievement Home 14 December 2019 The NSW PSSA Club Championships. Held at Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre. 800 metres: Cam Musgrove 1st in Heat 2 2mins01.13 Will Dyball 4th in Heat 2 2mins08.50 Nash Hay 5th in Heat 2 2mins08.72 Lachlan Kaszonyi 8th in Heat 2 2mins11.22 Cooper Barrett 3rd in Heat 3 …
AACT Combined Events Championships.
The 2018-19 AACT Combined Events Championships were held in Canberra on the weekend, 12th -13th January 2019. Three young athletes competed in their first ever State multi event championships with great results.Ruby Marshall won a silver medal in the U14 Pentathlon with 1051 points. Ruby placed 2nd in shot, 4th in high jump, 2nd in 200m, …
NSW Country Championships are coming up.
NSW Country Championships are on Thursday 24th – Sunday 27th January at Hunter Sports Centre.This year the Championships competition will be held over 4 days with an altered program from previous years due to the 2019 Hunter Track Classic taking place on Saturday evening. We’d love to see as many Nowra athletes as possible at Country …
Christmas Mile 2018.
The annual Merry Christmas Mile was run on Wednesday December 19th. With plum puddings up for grabs there were plenty of contenders! Santa even turned up to run too!First off the mark was the B race with Aiden McLaren given pole position with a handicap start of over 5 minutes. Ben Sproule was next to …
Erin continues to break records.
Erin Smart continues to break records on the track. On Wednesday 12th December Erin bettered another three of her own records. In the 60m Erin ran 8.48 shaving 0.09 seconds off the record she set just a few weeks ago. In the 100m she clocked 13.48 seconds (previous record was 13.6) and in the 600m …
Achievements – 2018
[wp-svg-icons icon=”undo” wrap=”i”] Achievement Home 10 November 2018 The NSW 3000m Championships. Held at Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre. Lexi Charalambous D Race 15th 11mins08.85 Ella Dyball D Race 14th 11mins07.14 Will Dyball G Race 18th 10mins44.53 Arron Spiessberger-Parker A Race 5th 8mins22.04 3 November 2018 Round #3 of the Treloar Shield series. Held at Campbelltown …
Track Records Topple 5.12.18.
Last Wednesday 5th December Peter Dooley broke his own record in the 60-69 years 3000m, clocking 12.00.00. Pete has been slowly building his strength and speed after a niggling injury so it was great to see him smash that record, back bigger and better than ever! Congratulations Peter. Nowra’s newest superstar Erin Smart also broke …