Some dedicated athletes took time out on Easter Saturday from their chocolate eating to run cross country at Longreach Rd. In the 2km event Malachy Martin was first home in 12:47. Jack Kinsele crossed 2nd in 12:02 then Isabella Mitchell was 3rd in 15:00. Aidan McLaren was 4th in 15:25 then Heidi McLaren was equal …
Cross Country kicks off 2022 season
The opening round of cross country was held at Plantation Point in Vincentia on April 9th. It was pleasing to see a healthy number of runners turn up despite the inclement weather and it being the first day of the school holidays. The 1km had just one competitor; Will Sproule who ran the distance in …
Hollyhill events conclude cross country competition
On Sunday 31st October, members had the opportunity to re-group as a Club. They gathered at Hollyhill, where they enjoyed some fun running events and the presentation of trophies for the 2021 Cross Country Competition, followed by a BBQ. The first event on the program was a combined distance relay. The first leg of the …
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Winter 2021 Cross Country Competition
2021 Winter Cross Country Pointscore Winners – Best of 15 rounds 1kms – all winners Isabella Crawford Randira De Silva Aidan McLaren 2kms – Female Miller Bell 615 points Winter Bell 603 points Isabella Mitchell 516 points 2kms- Male Finn Goddard 437 points Aidan McLaren 353 points Malachy Martin 227 points 3kms – Female Emily …
Cross Country competition suspended under stay at home orders
With the NSW state wide lockdown, we have to suspend all cross country competition, including our Cross Country Championships which were scheduled for August 21st. We will advise of new event dates once we know if the lockdown dates will be extended. We look forward to welcoming you back again soon. Meanwhile, stay safe, …
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Don’t miss our Cross Country Championships!
Our point score component of our cross country season has almost finished. Our last pointscore round will be at Berry on August 14. Then we will have our Cross Country Championships, on Saturday August 21. Last year we had the inaugural Nowra Athletics Club Cross Country Championships, introduced as a way of ending the season …
High numbers at Worrigee Cross Country
Numbers were strong at Worrigee for round 17 of Nowra Athletics Club cross country competition. There were eighteen participants in the 2km event with a number of newcomers. The first runners were all fairly close, pushing each other home. Lincoln Butcher crossed the line first in 9.15, followed by Annie Dziubinski in 9.33 and then …
A warm run at Hollyhill
Round 16 of cross country was held at Hollyhill on July 31st with good numbers on a very warm Winter’s afternoon. There were eleven competitors in the 2km event and line honours went to Heidi McLaren whilst Randira DeSilva was second. A very quick Finn Goddard was third in 8.51 and mum Karly Goddard wasn’t …
Round 15 at Worrigee
Round 15 of cross country was held at Worrigee on 24th July. There were two contenders in the 1km with Archie Gallagher crossing first in front of Isabella Crawford. In the 2km event Miller Bell was first home followed by Winter Bell then Isabella Mitchell. Lana Crawford was the fastest competitor, crossing in fourth place …
Cross country moved to Hollyhill due to high winds
Cross Country was moved to Hollyhill on Saturday 17th July to reduce the risks associated with high winds on the Longreach course. There was still a good representation of runners, braving the blustery conditions. In the 2km event Finn Goddard was the winner in a fast time of 9.06. Winter Bell was second followed by …
Winter Battles at Berry
Round 13 of cross country was held at Berry on Saturday 10th July under bleak skies with rain threatening, but that didn’t stop a collection of runners from traversing the riding school course, which included a new ‘bridge’ to make navigating the mud a little easier. There were six competitors in the 2km event with …
Hill Climb at Hollyhill
City To Surf and the Boston Marathon both have Heartbreak Hill which is notorious in the running community, but they have nothing on Hollyhill, and heartbreak is certainly what this runner faced on its pitch last Saturday! The inaugural Hollyhill Hill Climb event was held on Saturday 3rd July, where each event started and finished …
Worrigee run 26.6.21
Cross Country was held at Worrigee on Saturday 26th June with strong performances across the distances. In the 2km event Randira DeSilva was first home followed by Malachy Martin then Miller Bell. Lana Crawford was fourth in a quick time of 8.32 then Isobella Mitchell was fifth and Winter Bell rounded out the field in …
A cold run at Hollyhill
It was a cold Winter afternoon where it was very tempting to curl up on the lounge with a blanket, however a few dedicated runners braved the cold to run at Hollyhill on Saturday 19th June. The course was amended so the front paddock circuit was run at the end of the course rather than …
Long weekend run at Worrigee 12.6.21
The long weekend in June saw cross country contested at Worrigee. In the 2km event there were ten eager participants. Lily De Brett was the winner in this distance with Josie Sproule second and Isobella Mitchell third. Heidi McLaren was fourth followed by Airlie Stevens who was the fastest, completing a lap in 8.35. Finn …
Round 8 at Longreach 5.6.21
Round 8 of Cross Country was held at Longreach on Saturday 5th June. As some of our junior runners were away competing at State Cross Country Relays, numbers were a little lighter than usual. The 1km had just one competitor; Archie Gallagher, who was pretty pleased with his win! In the 2km event there was …
State Cross Country Relays 5.6.2021
169 teams & 766 athletes from across NSW merged on North Ryde Common on Saturday 5th June for XC Relays in beautiful conditions. Nowra Athletics Club fielded just three of the 169 teams and whilst it was a much smaller contingency than previous years, Nowra’s twelve athletes did themselves and the Club proud. The Under …
Maiden run at Worrigee 29.5.21
Round 7 of cross country was held at the new course at Worrigee on Saturday 29th May. Participants enjoyed their maiden run on this course which tested athletes speed on this relatively flat course. In the 1km there were six eager entrants with Isobella Mitchell taking the win in front of Winter Bell and Miller …
Hollyhill Cross Country, AGM & Presentation
Cross Country Round 6 was held at Hollyhill on Saturday afternoon in picture perfect conditions. The 1km had three competitors with Randira DeSilva coming in first followed by a very enthusiastic Lhiam Crook then Bella Crawford In the 2km Heidi McLaren took the win followed by Lana Crawford. Malachy Martin sprinted the final metres for …
Cross country returns to Berry 15.5.21
Round 5 of cross country was held at Berry on May 15th. Numbers were strong for the return to this course with nine enthusiastic competitors in the 2km event. Harrison Crawford was first home in 8.58 followed by Malachy Martin but it was Finn Goddard in third place, who was the speediest finishing 2kms in …