There were 2 new records set at Nowra’s Wednesday night Track and Field competition on 26th October, both by our wonderful Masters thrower, Kerrie Jones, who just keeps better with age! Kerrie threw the hammer 21.46m for a new record in the 70+ age group, bettering last week’s throw of 20.83m and threw a new …
Nowra athletes compete at AIS
A dedicated group of Nowra athletes travelled to Canberra on 21st October 2023 to compete in the Summer Series No 2 at the AIS. Newcomer Phillip Ansah competed at his first meet and came away with 2 PB’s; 14.05 in the 100m and 29.93 in the 200m. Tom Brookes ran a PB of 24.51 in …
A record-breaking night in the field
It was a record-breaking night in the field on Wednesday 18th October with 6 new records set by our throwers. Emerson Boatswain speared 20.11m in javelin for a new record in the 10-11 years group. Kerrie Jones also speared a new javelin record, achieving 12.93m in the 70+ age group. Kerrie Jones recorded a 2nd …
Kerrie wins a host of medals at Australian Masters Games
The 19th Edition of the Australian Masters Games was held in Adelaide from 7-14 October 2023. Nowra’s Kerrie Jones travelled with her daughter, Nicola, to compete in a variety of events. Kerrie had a great competition, winning 3 gold medals, 2 silver and 1 bronze in athletics. In the hammer, Kerrie hurled 19.41m for 1st …
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Track and Field results 11th October
Track and Field competition, week 3, was held on Wednesday October 11th. Evie Binney had a good run in the junior 1000m, finishing in 3:33.62. Tom Smart was 2nd in 3:47.31 and Emerson Boatswain was 3rd in 3:54.05. The senior race was taken out by Toby Dyball in 2:56.70 whilst Hamish McLaren was 2nd in …
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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Anne Boatswain putts a new record on the books!
The second week of Track and Field competition took place on Wednesday 27th September. New member Anne Boatswain had a great start to her involvement with the club, setting a new 40-49 years shot put record with a throw measuring 8.45m. Congratulations Anne. In the high jump there were 4 juniors who cleared over 3m. Evie …
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 …
Track and Field Pointscore kicks off
Track and Field Pointscore kicked off on Wednesday 20th September. Toby Dyball had a great opening run to take out the senior 600m in 1:29.92. Darcy Davis was 2nd in 1:33.53 and Harrison Baxter was 3rd in 1:34.97. The junior race was won by Archie Higgins in 1:54.11 whilst Mikaela Monkerud was 2nd in 2:03.81 …
September racing in ACT
It was another day of racing in the ACT for a small group of Nowra athletes when the High Noon No 5 meet was held at the AIS Athletics Track on Sunday 17th September 2023. In heat 1 of the 200m, Darcy Davis ran a new PB of 26.43 when he crossed in 5th place. …
Athletes kick off their season at Woden Athletics Track
A group of Nowra athletes kicked off the Track and Field season in Canberra on Saturday 10th September when they competed in the High Noon No 4 series at Woden Athletics Track. In the girls 10-13 years 60m, Evie Binney clocked 9.33 whilst in the men’s 14-15 years event, Tahj Webb was 2nd in 7.97. …
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Nowra athletes compete at Sydney Ten
A record 2338 athletes lined up in the three distances at the Sydney Ten event on Sunday 7th May, at Sydney Olympic Park. The Sydney 10 is renowned as one of the flattest, fastest 10km events in the country, and for 5 of Nowra’s athletes this year’s course resulted in PB’s! Gavin Dyball has been …
2023 Australian Championships
To end the track and field season, Nowra Athletics Club proudly saw 2 of our athletes compete at the 2023 Australian Open and Under 20 Championships and 10 of our junior athletes compete at the Australian Junior Track & Field Championships, both held in Brisbane. To have 12 athletes from our small Country Club compete …
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 …
4 PB’s at NSW Milers Series Bankstown
The final Bankstown Milers Meet for the season was held on Thursday 23rd March. It was a great end to the Milers series for Nowra with 6 athletes competing and 4 earning PB’s whilst 2 were just outside their PB’s. In the Women 400 Metre Hurdles Alisha Mustapic ran in 3rd in 1:13.57, which was …
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 …
National Qualifier for Cameron Baxter!
NSW Milers Meet was held at Bankstown on Thursday 9th March. Cam Baxter smashed out a 21 second PB to earn himself a National Qualifier in the 2000m steeplechase. Cam was 6th across the line in 6.51.62. The Australian Championship entry standard for Under 15 is 7:05.0, and 13 year-old Cam also ran faster than …
Record breaking season of track and field
It was a record breaking season of track and field for Nowra athletes. Erin Smart led the charge for breaking records, setting 10 new records over the Summer season. It began on November 9th, when Erin set a new 40-49 years 800m record with 2.33.65 and on the same night, set a new 200m record …
Track and Field season ends
The final night of track and field season took place on Wednesday 8th March. Athletes enjoyed a variety of diverse distances on the track. First up was the 120m sprint. The youngest athletes lined up first. In Heat 1 Hewie Sproule took the win in front of Jaxon Keogh. Heat 2 was won by Wyatt …
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 …