The inaugural ‘Chocolate Round’ was held at Longreach Rd on Saturday 29th June. There were plenty of chocolate prizes up for grabs, awarded to mystery places, and the round proved very popular with members. In the 3km event, there were 12 competitors. Noah Dyball was first home in 16.41. Emma Stevens was 2nd in 20.47 …
Nowra takes 6 medals at NSW Cross Country Championships
The 126th NSW Cross Country Championships were held at Willandra on Saturday 22nd June 2024. Nowra was well represented at the Championships with 29 athletes plus several others who enjoyed the fun runs. Kicking off the program was Nowra’s youngest competitor, Madison Sandstrom who finished 4th in the Under 9 1.5km race in 7.58. Finn …
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Rebel winners are grinners
Round 11 was held at Huskisson on Saturday 15th June on a very cold and wet afternoon. This was a Rebel Sport sponsored round with Rebel gift vouchers awarded to the winner of each distance. Congratulations to Sam Dennett, Katie Martin, Natasha Toms and Perry Strand who took home the vouchers. In the 2km event, …
Low numbers at Longreach
With many athletes representing the Club at NSW Cross Country Relay Championships, the numbers at the local round of cross country were extremely low on Saturday June 1st. Peter Dooley was the only competitor in the 3km event, clocking 13.52. In medium course, Alex Arnold led the trio of athletes home, finishing in 26.18. Matt …
NSW XC Relay Championships 2024
Nowra had 8 teams compete at the 2024 NSW XC Relay Championships on Saturday 1st June. The championships were held at a new venue this year – the Newington Armory in Sydney Olympic Park. Heavy rain fell during the day with the course turning into a mess of mud and puddles. Runners were splattered in mud …
Reconciliation Round of Cross Country
Round 8 of Winter Cross Country was held at Billy Jean Park on Saturday 25th May. This round served as our inaugural Reconciliation Round to coincide with Reconciliation Week kicking off on 27th May. In the spirit of reconciliation, Nowra Athletics Club acknowledges the contribution of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to athletics and …
Run at Huskisson 18.5.24
Runners enjoyed an afternoon running on the Huskisson course before the AGM and Presentation were held on Saturday 18th May 2024. There were 2 runners in the 2km distance. Sam Dennett was first home in 9:35 whilst Malachy Martin was 2nd in 13:06. Josie Sproule won the 3km event in 14:19 followed by Geoff Crook …
Longreach Rd for Cross Country
Longreach Rd was the venue for Round 4 of cross country on Saturday 27th April. There were 4 enthusiastic competitors in the 1km event. Jack Saviane led the way, finishing in 6:19 followed by sister Hazel Saviane in 6:23 whilst Luke Dennett was 3rd in 6.53 and Steve Dennett was 4th in 6:54. In the …
Cross Country Round 3 at Tomerong
Round 3 of the Winter point score was held at the beautiful Billy Jean Park in Tomerong on Saturday 20th April 2024. Luke Bennett won the 1km in 6:17 and Steve Dent was 2nd in 6:22. In the 2km event Sam Bennett was first home in 6.15. Mila Bozikov was 2nd in 07:14, Madison Sandstrom …
Cross Country Round 2 at Huskisson
Round 2 of the cross country pointscore took place at Huskisson on Saturday April 13th after round 1 was rained out last week. Unregistered runner Winter Bell was the only competitor over the 2km distance. In the 3km event, Thor Jackson was first home in 13:47 followed by Madeline Oke in 13:49 then Erin Smart …
An eggciting start to cross country
Cross Country kicked off at Hollyhill on Easter Saturday on March 30th. It was an unseasonably hot afternoon which caused both runners and the Easter eggs to melt in the heat! In the 1km event there were just 2 competitors, mother and daughter duo, Aurora Boatswain and Anne Boatswain. In the 2km event, Mila Bozikov …
A weekend of Championships
2024 Chemist Warehouse Australian Cross Country Selection Trials were held at Stromlo Forest in Canberra on Friday 1st March. Harrison Baxter contested the U20 8km event as a member of the NSW team, where he finished 28th in 27:49. Harrison ran a strong race under very hot conditions and we congratulate him on his performance. …
Country Championships 2024 Relays and Statistics
Nowra had 69 athletes compete at the 2024 Country Championships. This team comprised of 33 females and 36 males. Nowra had 19 Masters athletes, 9 female and 10 male. There were 2 Open athletes, 1 female and 1 male. Nowra also had 48 junior athletes – 23 females and 25 males. Nowra’s annual relay challenge …
Cross country winners announced
Nowra Athletics Club Winter cross country season has drawn to a close and the winners of each distance were announced at the Presentation on Saturday August 26th. Hayley Astin-Briggs took out the 1km event after completing 13 rounds. Ashleigh Astin-Briggs was the winner of the 2km event whilst Joshua Astin-Briggs was 2nd and Malachy Martin …
Nowra athletes perform well at 2023 Australian Cross Country Championships
2023 Australian Cross Country Championships took place at Stromlo Forest in Canberra on Saturday 26th August. Nowra was represented by 5 athletes. Nicholas McGill topped off a fantastic Winter season of running with 18th place in the men’s Under 16 4km event in a great time of 13:10. What a great run! Emily McLaren, always …
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Billy Jean Park sees the final round of cross country
The final round of the 2023 Winter cross country points competition took place on Saturday 19th August at Billy Jean Park. There were just 2 competitors in the 2km event with Winter Bell crossing in front of Malachy Martin. The 3km event was contested by 10 athletes and won by Hamish Mclaren in 14:08. Toby …
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Round 16 of Cross Country at Huskisson
There were small numbers at Huskisson on Saturday 12th August for the 2nd last round of Winter Cross Country Competition. In the 1km event 7-year-old runner Hayley Astin-Briggs completed the distance in 9:45. The 2km event was won by Malachy Martin in 12:54 followed by Ashleigh Astin-Briggs in 14:25 and then Joshua Astin-Briggs in 15:03. …
2 medals at NSW Road Relays
NSW Road Relays were held on Sunday 6th August at The Crest in Bass Hill. Nowra sent just 2 teams but both teams did themselves and the club proud and managed to bring home medals in the process. The U16 girls team finished 3rd for the bronze medal in a time of 31:39. Emily McLaren …
Hill top start and finish at Hollyhill
It was a small contingency of athletes who ventured out to Hollyhill, despite the threat of rain on Saturday 5th August, and braved the uphill finish line. As usual, Hayley Astin-Briggs was the only competitor in the 1km race finishing the loop in 8:51. In the 2km event Dean Osgood was 1st in 7:52 followed …
Billy Jean Park was a huge success
Cross Country was held at Billy Jean Park on Saturday 29th July. This new course at Tomerong was brought to us by the Bryce family and we appreciate all the work that has gone into making the course. The feedback was overwhelmingly positive, with all athletes praising the course with its meandering track amongst the …