One could be forgiven for thinking that Nowra Athletics Club is the ‘800 Club’ after recent high levels of participation in this distance at competitions. In the most recent competition, four Nowra athletes travelled to Canberra to compete in the AACT Championships on Friday 24th January to contest their respective 800m events. Cam Musgrove was …
Trifecta of records for Eva
On Wednesday 22nd January Eva Moeller-Duhme set not one, not two, but three new records in the 70+ group. Eva began the night with a 600m running home in 3.36.99. Then Eva lined up on the start line for the 100m and ran through in 25.19 for a new record. Still with energy to spare, …
Nowra places 2nd in Hooper Cup
The results are official! Nowra placed 2nd in the Hooper Cup Pointscore at NSW Country Championships. Nowra finished on 599.50 points, behind the much larger Mingara Club on 791 points and in front of Illawarra Blue Stars on 497 points. The home club Dubbo were 4th on 383.50 points. Last year Nowra placed 8th in …
Treloar Shield Cancelled 4.1.20
For any athlete who was competing at Treloar Shield this weekend, please be aware it has been cancelled! ANSW says: “Following investigation and consultation with the Bureau of meteorology, into the current and forecasted temperatures and air quality situation in Sydney, a decision has been made to CANCEL the Treloar Shield 7 scheduled for this …
Christmas Mile 18.12.19
Christmas festivities were in full swing on Wednesday night for the Christmas Mile. There were two heats on the program. The first event was the junior handicap race which was contested by 18 young racers. Hue and Ben Sproule were first off the line, fully decked out in their Christmas outfits. It was a family …
Erich and Eva break the 400m record 11.12.19
Erich Moeller-Duhme and Eva Moeller-Duhme both set new records in the 400m event on Wednesday 11th December 2019. Erich ran the one lap of the track in 1:30.15, shaving off his previous record time of 1.34.52 that he set on 20th November. Meanwhile Eva ran 2:08.52 smashing her old record of 2.16.30. Congratulations to both …
Peter and Myra set new records again
Peter Dooley took nine seconds off his old record in the 2k event on Wednesday 4th December at Nowra Athletics Club Track and Field Competition! Peter motored around the five laps and crossed in 7.19.99 smashing his old record of 7:29.0. Peter is in great shape and just keeps getting faster! Congratulations on another record …
Ron Cox sets a new shot put record 27.11.19
The 27th November felt more like Winter with a real chill to the air, but at least the track running kept athletes warm. Liam Dooley took out the senior 600m event in 1:39.70 followed by Ryan Flemming in 1:40.92 then Cooper Barrett in 1:48.82. Emily McLaren won the junior girls heat in 2:03.79 with Rose …
NSW State Relays 23rd-24th November 2019
Nowra fielded 9 teams at the NSW State Relays over the weekend and brought home some medals, personal best times and renewed friendships. On Saturday the Under 14 team of Charlie Heidke, Henry Parrish, Riley Power and Cooper Barrett came 5th in their 4x200m heat in a time of 1.50.77, placing them 8th overall from …
Multiple records broken in track and field 20.11.19
There were plenty of records falling on Wednesday 20th November at Nowra Athletics Club track and field competition. In the 400m Erich Moeller-Duhme set a new record in the 70+ age group with a run of 1:34.52 whilst wife Eva Moeller-Duhme clocked 2:16.30 for a new record in the womens 60-69 years 400m event. Also, …
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Peter and Emily break records again!
It seems that every week our elite athletes just keep getting faster! Last Wednesday 13th November yet again workhorse Peter Dooley broke a record on the track. This time it was in the 2km in a time of 7.29.00. In the same race Emily McLaren ran across the line in fourth place in a record …
Peter Dooley sets another new 1500m record
Last week, 6th November, Peter Dooley set another new 1500m record in the 60-69 years category. Pete ran home in 5:24.42, beating his old record of 5:26.5. Congratulations Peter. The winner of the 1500m was actually Scott Martin in 04:59.10 with Pete running in second. Dennis Smart was third in 05:28.56 and young Emily McLaren …
More records broken – Emily, Mel and Taj in top form.
More records continue to fall early in the Nowra Athletics track and field season. Emily McLaren took three seconds off the 11years 2000m record on Wednesday 23rd October. Her time was 7:55.03, smashing the old record from 1992 which was 7:58.50. In the throwing circle Mel Jennings broke two records! She bettered her shot-put throw …
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New records by Peter Dooley and Mel Jennings 16.10.19
Track and Field competition has returned with some top results to kick off the season. Peter Dooley broke the 60-69years 600m record on 16th October running home in 01:49.42. Whilst in the field Mel Jennings broke the 50-59years shot put record with a distance of 8.23 metres. Congratulations to both these athletes. In other results, …
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Erin claims 5 medals at National Masters
The 2019 National Masters were held at Lakeside Stadium, Melbourne from 26-29th April. These were the 47th edition of the National Masters Athletics Championships. A record 959 athletes entered the competition and each athlete entered an average of 3.5 events – which meant a colossal 3,380 individual entries over the four day program. Nowra’s superstar …
National Representatives.
The 2019 Australian Athletics Championship were held at Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre over the week of 1st April to 7th April 2019. More than 3500 track and field athletes competed in the Championships. It was an impressive eight days of athletic competition; the largest annual athletics event in Australia and Oceania- Pacific region. The …
Kerrie takes silver in Heavy Weight Pentathlon
Our throwing superstar Kerrie Jones has finished her season on a high with 2nd place in the Heavy Weight Pentathlon. Kerrie participated in the 2019 NSWMA Heavy Weight Pentathlon Championship on Saturday 16th March in Wollongong. For those of us unaware, the Heavy Weight Pentathlon gives throwers a chance to indulge their appetite for the …
Kerrie is our Masters Throw Champion!
BIG congratulations to Kerrie Jones who won silver at the NSW Masters Weight Pentathlon in Campbelltown on Saturday 2nd March. As these are the official NSW Masters Weight Pentathlon Championships participation is only open to athletes who are financial members of NSWMA or another State Masters Association so Kerrie competed in her NSW Masters uniform and …
Season ends with egg-citement 27.2.19
There were more records broken on Wednesday 27th February to end the season with a bang! Erin Smart rounded out her spectacular record-breaking season with two more records! Erin ran 13.47 in the 100m and 20.01 in the 150m. Erin is certainly in good shape heading in to the upcoming Australian Masters Athletics Championships which …
2019 NSW Junior Championships
Great results from 2019 NSW Junior Championships at SOPAC this weekend. Lauren Percival won silver in the U16 100m and bronze in the 200m. Lauren ran a solid 100m taking out the heat in 12.61 then finished up with a second place in the final in 12.71. In the 200m Lauren again won her heat …