Sutherland Interclub was held on 31st October at Sylvania Waters Athletics Track in terrible conditions, with rain and hail turning long jump pits into swimming pools. In the Women’s open 1500m Emily McLaren finished 7th in heat 2 in a time of 5.30.40 putting her 19th overall. In the men’s race Jett Goddard completed his …
Nowra represented at NSW Interclub Competitions
Bankstown Interclub was held on Saturday 24th October at The Crest Athletic Track. A trio of Nowra athletes made the trek to Bankstown to compete. In the 800m Erin Smart won her heat, beating home a host of teenage competitors. Erin’s time of 2.23.56 placed her 7th overall. In the 1500m 12year old Emily McLaren …
Nowra athletes compete at Kembla Joggers Open Night
Kembla Joggers held an open night on Thursday 22nd October 2020 with a contingency of fifteen Nowra athletes travelling to Wollongong to compete. Nine of these athletes ran PB’s! What a fantastic way to start the season with their first race on Tartan! In the Open 800m Heat 1 Cam Musgrove took the win in …
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Great shots put in!
Multiple records were broken in the shot put circle on Wednesday 21st October. Mel Jennings threw 9.07m for a new record in the 50-59 years age group, bettering her previous record of 8.73m. Sam Peace continued her record-breaking streak, recording 10.59m, breaking the longstanding record of 10.15m for the 20-29 years group set by Tracey …
Quality performance on the track and in the field
Last Wednesday night was one of the best nights for competition in many seasons. There was a wealth of competitors testing their abilities in some tightly contested races as well as some great performances in the field. In the 1km Cam Musgrove set a cracking pace, finishing in 2.37.89, a new PB, and just three …
Eva and Tori spear records as pointscore opens
Track and Field season officially started last Wednesday 23rd September with pointscore commencing. In the 600m there were some inspiring performances on the track. Cam Musgrove took out the senior A race in a fast 1.26.82 followed by Will Dyball in 1.31.21 then Ethan Havadjia in 1.34.24. In the senior B race Byron Osgood took …
Three records on the first night of Track and Field 16.9.2020
Last Wednesday 16th September Nowra Athletics Club held the opening night of Track and Field. It was great to see so many people turn up for the first night including several new faces. In the opening event, the 1500m, the juniors took to the track. Cameron Baxter took line honours from a field of twelve …
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South Coast Three and Ten
The South Coast Three and Ten was run on Saturday 12th September with great performances on the track and fantastic cheering from the sidelines! To quote one of our spectators “It was such a great atmosphere. I loved the sportsmanship, runners of all ages and abilities encouraging and supporting one another”. In the junior 3km …
Rescheduled NSW Masters Championships brings rewards for Nowra
After the NSW Masters Championships were called off in February, due to extreme weather conditions, the rescheduled program was held on the weekend of 7th -8th March. Erin Smart was on fire, despite the conditions of the rescheduled event not being ideal either. Erin took gold in the 35-39 years 200m in a PB of …
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NSW Opens brings a National Qualifier for Cam Musgrove
On Friday 6th March Cameron Musgrove competed in the NSW Open Championships in the 800m. Cam has been improving his time at each competition this season, and came into the meet with a PB of 1.54.25, just shy of the 1.54.00 National Qualifier. Cam ran in Heat 3 and finished 5th in 1.56.92. It wasn’t …
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PB’s in Canberra
On Saturday 29th February three of Nowra’s athletes celebrated Leap Year Day by competing in Canberra at the AACT Summer Series meet number 10; and after competing there were certainly plenty of reasons to celebrate with all three athletes achieving PB’s. Lachlan Kaszonyi ran a PB in the 100m, clocking 11.48 and finishing 4th in …
Olivia wins the 1km handicap race!
Unfortunately, this year the Nowra Show annual 1km handicap race was cancelled due to the wet weather. So, on Wednesday 26th February, the last night of Track and Field competition for the 2019/2020 season Nowra Athletics Club ran their own version of this annual spectacle. Runners lined up in order of their allocated handicap with …
2020 NSW Junior Championships
The 2020 ACPE NSW Junior Championships were held over 3 days 21st -23rd February. There were 14 athletes from Nowra Athletics club who competed. Lauren Percival demonstrated her sprinting prowess in the 100m and 200m. Lauren won her heat of the U17 200m in 25.78 then went on to improve her time in the final …
Nowra athletes earn PB’s at Allcomers
Nowra Athletics Club had seven athletes compete at the All Comers Illawong meet on Saturday 15th February, which was held at The Ridge Athletics Track. Maintaining the 800m reputation of the Club, Nowra had five athletes contesting this distance. Erin Smart kicked off the 800m events in great style, achieving a PB of 2.19.31 finishing …
2020 NSW Masters Championships
NSW Masters Championships were held on Friday 7th and Saturday 8th February at SOPAC in tough conditions before the third day of competition scheduled for Sunday 9th February was cancelled due to deteriorating weather. Nowra athletes excelled themselves demonstrating commitment, resilience and enthusiasm with many personal bests achieved as well as some bonus medals. Ron …
800m contested in Canberra
On Saturday 8th February four of our Nowra junior athletes travelled to Canberra to contest an 800m as part of the Summer Series for Athletics ACT at the AIS Athletics Track. Conditions were not ideal with Canberra also experiencing the rain and wind that was hitting the Shoalhaven but the athletes soldiered on. Toby Dyball …
Erin breaks the 400m record – again!
On Wednesday 5th February Erin Smart came with a plan! She wanted to break the 400m record! Demonstrating her trademark commitment and resilience, Erin sprinted around the track, giving it everything she had. Erin crossed in 01:01.66, shaving off her previous record of 1.02.2. Goal achieved! In the 800m Scott Martin was the victor in …
Record breaking night 29.1.2020
It was a record-breaking night at Nowra Athletics Track and Field Competition on Wednesday 29th January. The evening started with a 1000m event, practice for the upcoming Nowra Show annual 1000m handicap race. Erin Smart was initially reluctant to run after she had geared herself up for the programmed 800m. She said her head space …
Country Champs Statistics
Here are some interesting statistics from Country Championships for those who like numbers. 45 athletes competed in individual events: • 28 junior athletes • 1 Open athlete • 16 Masters athletes There were: 30 Male athletes 15 Female athletes TOTAL MEDALS 29 GOLD 32 SILVER 39 BRONZE Most events: Patrick O’Leary competed in 8 events. …
Country Championships 2020
Nearly 500 athletes from across the state, travelled to Dubbo for the 75th NSW Country Championships over 3 days from January 17th to 19th and 45 of these athletes were from Nowra Athletics Club. It was a family affair for many, with multiple members of some families competing across a range of track and field …