What a wonderful afternoon of cross country running and community gathering at Hollyhill on Saturday 2nd May. It was fantastic to see so many people enjoying the autumn sunshine and the afternoon BBQ. Big thank you to the Havadjia family for their hospitality and allowing us to use their beautiful property for our cross country …
Great numbers for Round 2 of Cross Country
There was a fantastic turnout for Round 2 of the cross country competition at UOW, with word clearly spreading about the outstanding new course as plenty of new families came along to check it out. The 1km event attracted nine competitors, with Luca Sturgiss taking the win in 8:13, narrowly ahead of Sally Browne in …
Nowra Athletics Club hosts Shoalhaven High School Cross Country Carnival
Nowra Athletics Club was privileged to host Shoalhaven High School for their annual Cross Country Carnival on Friday 24th April 2026. Students and teachers put the newly designed UOW Shoalhaven Course to the test, with the feedback overwhelmingly; in fact unanimously, positive. Participants praised the course layout, scenic surroundings, and the excellent course marking. The …
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Cross Country Competition Kicks Off with Positive Feedback
Cross Country 2026 Pointscore competition kicked off at UOW on 18th April. It was a picture-perfect afternoon, and it was fantastic to see so many people in attendance for our opening round. Feedback on the new and improved course was overwhelmingly positive. A big thank you to everyone who worked tirelessly to develop the course. …
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Australian Athletics Cross Country Championships 2025
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 …
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End of Cross Country Event
It was great to see a good number of athletes and family members at the final cross country event of the season on Saturday 9th August. It was a fun afternoon of running and celebrating the season that was. Grace Parmenter took 1st place in the 1km event, having completed 12 rounds. Hamish Bennett managed …
Cross country at Longreach Rd 26.7.25
Cross country was held at Longreach Rd on Saturday 26th July. There was just 1 competitor in each of the 1 and 2km events with Grace Parmenter finishing the 1km in 7.16 and Lani Parmenter clocking 12.48 in the 2km. In the 3km event Emerson Boatswain took the win in the fastest time of 13.26. …
Cross Country at Huskisson 19.7.25
Cross Country was held at Huskisson on Saturday 19th July. In the 1km event, Hamish Bennett was first home in 6.41 followed by Grace Parmenter in 6.55. In the 2km event, it was a Parmenter trifecta. Isabella Parmenter took the win in 11.08 with Lani Parmenter 2nd in 12.48 and Mark Parmenter 3rd in 11.58. …
2025 NSW Short Course Cross Country
Nowra was represented by 12 athletes at the NSW Short Course Cross Country Championships on Saturday 12th July 2025 and had some great results. In the 11’s 2km race Finn Goddard had a good run for 6th place in 7.20 whilst Declan Bennett was 24th with 8.55. Kai Thirwall contested the 12 years 2km race, …
Small numbers at UOW course 12.7.25
It was a very small crowd of cross country enthusiasts that contested the UOW course on Saturday 12th July. There was just 1 competitor in the 2km race; Lani Parmenter finished in 12.56. Robyn Khourey took the win in the 3km event in 25.20 whilst Emerson Boatswain clocked a fast time of 12.11. The first …
Cross Country Round 13 – UOW
There was a very small gathering of athletes at Round 13 on Saturday 28th June, held at UOW. Perhaps numbers were down due to a number of members participating in the Ultra Trail Jervis Bay. In the 1km event there were 5 competitors. Luca Sturgiss proudly crossed the line first in 8.07 and excitedly proclaimed himself …
2025 NSW Cross Country Championships
The 2025 NSW Cross Country Championships were held at the picturesque Willandra course on Saturday 21st June, on what was a perfect Winter’s day. The sun was shining and there was no wind. Nowra had 24 athletes compete in the championship events this year, down from last year’s 29, but experienced some good results with …
Run at Longreach
Runners converged on Longreach Rd on Saturday 14th June for an afternoon of cross country running. In the 1km event, Will Sproule took the win followed by Ben Sproule then Hewie Sproule whilst Grace Parmenter completed the field. In the 2km event, it was another member of the Sproule family out in front; this time …
Runs at Huskisson & Willandra
Cross Country round 10 took place at Huskisson on Saturday 7th June. There were healthy numbers despite the cold and windy conditions and despite many members running at the Willandra Allcomers event instead of the local round. In the 1km event there were 4 participants with Grace Parmenter taking the win in 7.27 followed by …
2025 NSW Cross Country Relay Championships
The 2025 Cross Country Relays took place at The Armoury, Sydney Olympic Park on Saturday 31st May. This was the 34th edition of the Championships and the 2nd time held at The Armoury. This year the event was held in glorious sunny conditions with temperatures around 20 degrees, which was far more pleasant than last …
Longreach run
Runners converged at Longreach Rd on Saturday 24th May after a very wet week. Despite the puddles, runners enjoyed the course. In the 1km Grace Parmenter was first across the line in 7.45 and Olive Zadkovich was 2nd in 11.53. In the 2km Casey Norris took the win in 6.46 followed by Jaxon Keogh in …
Great turn out at UOW run
It was great to see runners taking advantage of the beautiful weather on Saturday afternoon to run the UOW cross country course. The kangaroos were certainly excited to see everyone, coming out in their masses to spectate! The runners were spurred on to the finish line by the aroma of the BBQ which was provided …
Huskisson Park Run & Cross Country Run
There was a great turn out of members at Husky Park Run on Saturday morning, proudly wearing Club uniform to increase the profile of our Club. Thank you to everyone who turned up to run, volunteer or spectate. It was well received, and members have suggested doing it again. In the afternoon, cross country still …
A sunny afternoon for cross country running
Round 5 of cross country competition took place on a beautiful Autumn afternoon on Saturday May 3rd at Longreach Rd. There were 5 runners in the 1km event with the win going to Will Sproule in 5.26. Lani Parmenter was 2nd in 6.14 followed closely by Hamish Bennett in 6.27. Grace Parmenter was 4th in …
Cross Country Run at Huskisson
There was a small crowd at cross country on Saturday 26th April with the end of the school holidays and several athletes competing at the Run Wollongong event. In the 1km event, Xander Day took the win in 6.32 followed by Hamish Bennett in 6.36 then Grace Parmenter in 7.24 and Olive Zadkovich in 8.42. …