Nowra Athletics Club was represented at a variety of events over the weekend. Locally, we had 5 athletes competing in the Husky Half Running Festival on Saturday 4th November. In the 10km race Dean Bryce was 1st in the 50-59 years category and 60th male overall from a total of 175 competitors, finishing in 47.07 …
NSW All Schools Championships – athletes aged 12-15 years
NSW All Schools Championships for athletes aged 12-15 years was held from Friday 6th October to Sunday 8th October. Nowra had 8 athletes representing the Club and brought home 4 medals. Nic McGill took gold in the 15 years 2000m steeplechase. Nic ran a strong and composed race to achieve a 9 second PB of …
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The 2023 NSW All Schools Athletics Championship
The 2023 NSW All Schools Athletics Championship for senior athletes aged 16-19 years was held over 3 days, from Saturday 23rd September to Monday 25th September 2023 at Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre. This event was combined with the Primary Schools Challenge for athletes aged 10-12 years. Nowra athletes kicked off the competition season in …
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 …
NSW Short Course Cross Country Championships
NSW Short Course Cross Country Championships were held at West Dapto Cross Country Course on Saturday 8th July. Amelia May showed her strong form taking out the U18 3km race in a time of 10.51. Nic McGill also ended on the podium, taking 3rd place in the U16 3kms event in 9.39. Macca Davis contested …
Nowra takes 4 medals in NSW Cross Country Championships
The 125th NSW Cross Country Championships were held on Saturday 17th June at Willandra. On a glorious winters day 28 Nowra athletes contested the Championship events amongst a crowd of nearly 700 athletes. Emerson Boatswain competed in the U12 2km event, running a strong race to finish 14th in 8.54. In the boys event, Macca …
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NSW Cross Country Relays 2023
Nowra Athletics Club fielded 9 teams at the NSW Cross Country Relays held at Rydalmere on Saturday 3rd June. In the U14’s Hugh Thirwall set a steady pace for the Nowra team, completing the 2km lap in 7.24. Archie Higgins was 2nd runner, finishing in 7.40, followed by 9 year old Kai Thirwall who held …
Kerrie wins ACT Masters Heavy Weight Pentathlon
Kerrie Jones competed in the ACT Masters Heavy Weight Pentathlon Championships on 16th April, winning her age group. It was only a small competition with 5 throwers, held in the rain, but Kerrie ended her season on a winning note. In the Weight 1 of 6.6lb Kerrie threw 10.85m. In Weight 2, with 8.8lb she …
Erin claims 4 Australian titles!
Erin Smart continues to shine bright on the athletics track, lighting up the 2023 Australian Masters Athletics Championships on the weekend! Erin claimed the National title in the women’s 40 years 60m, 100m, 200m, and 400m, demonstrating her dominance in the sprints. In the 60m Erin was 1st in her heat with 8.20 and went …
2023 Open & U23 Championships
2023 Open & U23 Championships were held from March 3rd to 5th at Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre. Amelia May was impressive as she contested the Opens 1500m on the back of her medal winning performances last weekend at State Juniors. She ran a strong and controlled race to take the silver medal in a …
Kerrie places 4th in Masters Throws Pentathlon
Kerrie Jones competed in the NSW Masters Throws Pentathlon State Championships in Wollongong on February 25th. Kerrie contested the womens 65 + age group. In the 3kg hammer event, Kerrie threw 16.38m and in the 3kg shot put, she achieved 5.82m. In the discus, Kerrie hurled 14.59m and in javelin she speared 12.48m. For the …
2023 NSW Masters Championships
The 2023 NSW Masters Championships were held at Campbelltown on February 4-5th. Erin Smart proved to be the sprint queen in her age group, taking the win in each sprint event for the 40-44 years. In the 60m, there were 9 competitors and Erin finished 1st in 8.13 to take the gold medal, in front …
AACT Under 20 & Open Championships
AACT Under 20 & Open Championships were held on the weekend at the AIS Athletics Field. Five of Nowra’s athletes competed and all five earned PB’s. Alisha Mustapic contested the 400m hurdles and ran a PB of 1.15.50. Alisha also ran the 400m sprint and clocked another PB of 1.05.95. Cooper Barrett finished 6th in …
Country Championships Relays 2023
58 athletes competed at 2023 NSW Country Championships and an amazing number of 53 athletes competed in the very popular Championships relays. 52 athletes made up 13 Nowra relay teams and 1 athlete, Mali Mustapic competed as part of a South Coast relay. Nowra dominated the relay timeslot and drew the attention of officials, other …
Country Championships 2023 statistics
Country Championships 2023 saw 58 Nowra athletes compete in a total of 196 individual track and field events. We had 17 Master’s athletes, 2 Open athletes and 39 junior athletes. Further breakdown shows: 19 junior boys, 20 junior girls 9 male master’s, 8 female master’s The medal tally from Country Championships was: 22 GOLD 28 …
Country Championships 2023 Results
Congratulations to our 58 athletes who competed at NSW Country Championships. A breakdown of all their results are collated here. Darcy Binney U10 200m 3rd 40.26 Bronze U10 long jump 3rd 2.79m …
2023 NSW Country Championships
The 2023 NSW Country Championships were held at the Dubbo Athletics Centre from Friday 20th January to Sunday 22nd January for another fantastic edition of NSW Country track & field competition. For some Nowra athletes, this was their third trip to Dubbo in six years, but for others it was their first trip and first …
Success at 2022 State Relays – Part 2
2022 NSW Relay Championships were, in the words of ANSW, “gusty, challenging and awesome”. There were 805 teams from all across NSW, and Nowra entered 29 teams! Two of these had to be scratched on the day due to athlete injuries but Nowra managed to come home with 14 medals from their 27 competing teams! …
Nowra’s medal haul at 2022 NSW Relays Championships – Part 1
NSW Relay Championships were held at Campbelltown Athletics Centre over the weekend of 19th-20th November. Nowra had 29 teams entered which we believe was a record number of teams for our Club at these championships. It was a great weekend of athletic competition and friendship, and Nowra certainly made their presence felt amongst the much …
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NSW Short Course Cross Country Championships
2022 NSW Short Course Cross Country Championships were held in Bathurst on 7th August. Nowra had 14 representatives at the Championships. Completing the 1.6km hot lap challenge was Lhiam Crook who was 10th in 10.45, with dad Geoff Crook following on his heels in 11th in 10.49. Noah Dyball was 6th in the 3km Fun …