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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. …
Athletes kick off their season at Woden Athletics TrackRead More
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 …
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 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 …
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 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 …
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 …
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 …
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 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 …
Tori Sayer set a new record in 30-39 years shot put on 1st March, throwing 9.26m to break the previous record of 9.15m, set by Tracey Laverty in the 1994-95 season. In the hammer circle, Tim Musson threw the hammer 24.40m for a new record in the 40-49 years group, exceeding his own record throw …
2023 NSW Junior Championships were held over 3 days, from Friday 24th February to Sunday 26th February at Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre. Nowra Athletics Club had 20 junior members competing in a variety of events. All athletes had great success, some earning medals and many achieving Personal Bests. Leading the charge for medal wins …
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 …
There were 4 records set at Track and Field on 22nd February. Brad Sawyers set a new 5km record, not an easy feat when he basically ran a solo race. He had a small but passionate cheer club who urged him on the whole way and he finished in 16.00.86, breaking Rick Bromley’s record of …
AACT 2022-23 Summer Series No 11 was held on 18th February at Woden Park. At that meet, Alisha Mustapic contested the 400m hurdles and achieved a National Qualifier with her 4 second PB of 1.11.94. Alisha is now Brisbane-bound and we wish her the best of luck at the Australian Championships. In the 100m, Max …
National Qualifier for Alisha at AACT Summer SeriesRead More
Lana Crawford had a good win in the 800m at Nowra Track and Field Competition on 15th February, clocking 02:51.07. Evie Binney was 2nd in 02:52.33 and Evie Smart was 3rd in 03:06.05. Hamish McLaren took out the 2km in 06:52.81 whilst Lana Crawford was 2nd in 08:01.32 and Evie Binney was 3rd in 08:03.46. …
Amelia May continues to demonstrate her impressive form over the middle-distance events with a win in the women’s 800m Opens A Race at NSW Milers IV, held at The Crest on February 14th. Amelia took the win comfortably in 2:11.88, in front of Amelie Sun from UTS North who clocked 2:17.79 and Charlotte O’Dowd, also …
Harrison Baxter competed in the 2023 NSW 5000m Championships on February 11th, at Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre. Harrison ran a strong and composed race to finish 4th from a field of 21 in the men’s E race, clocking 16:28.00. Stephen Tornier from Newcastle was 1st in 16:21.74 followed by Gerard Riordan from Run Crew in …
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 …
NSW Milers III was held at Bankstown on Thursday February 2nd, 2023. Will Dyball had an outstanding run in the 800m A race, finishing 6th and running a new PB of 1.55.35. The race was led by Benjamin Jagger from Run Crew who set a fast pace. Will held on to the front runners, looking …