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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 …
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 …
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 …
Nowra athletes returned to the track on Wednesday 11th January 2023. Erin Smart clearly benefited from the Christmas break, and was on fire, breaking two records. Erin clocked 13.23 in the 100m bettering her previous record of 13.36. In the 150m, Erin ran 19.51, improving her old record of 20.28. Riley Sandstrom also set a …
Records fall as Nowra athletics resumes 11th January 2023Read More
Illawong High Velocity Meet was held on 7th January 2023 at The Ridge Athletics Track. Three Nowra athletes competed in the sprint competition. In the 100m, Alisha Mustapic ran her second best time, clocking 13.54. Charlie Heidke also ran his second best time over 100m, crossing in 11.45. Meanwhile Jonah Watson ran a PB of …
NSW Milers Series Meet III was held at Bankstown on Thursday 22nd December 2022. It was a family affair for the Dyball men in the men’s 800m races. Gavin Dyball contested the F Race and had a great run to finish 3rd in 2:28.64, which was close to his recent PB of 2:27.17, from the …
AACT Summer Series Meet No 9 was held at Woden Park on 17 December 2022. A contingency of Nowra athletes made the trek to Canberra to compete. In the 60m, Max Marshall finished 2nd in his heat in 7.41 and Jonah Watson was 7th in 7.94. Matt Reid took out his heat in 7.80 followed …
AACT Summer Series Meet at Woden Park – 17 December 2022Read More
The Christmas edition of Nowra Track and Field Competition was held on Wednesday 14th December. The night started with a warm-up 600m. From a field of 18, Archie Higgins took the win in the junior race followed by Macca Davis then Evie Binney. The senior race had just 8 competitors and was taken out by …
Christmas Mile Fun – Rockin’ around the athletics trackRead More
Nowra junior athletes recently showed the nation what talent our area has to offer! Two local athletes travelled to Adelaide to compete at Australian All Schools Track and Field Championships, and both came away with PB’s and bronze medals! Amelia May started the meet with a bronze in the U17 1500m, in 4.34.99, equalling …
Nowra takes bronze at Australian All Schools Track and Field ChampionshipsRead More
Track and Field competition on December 7th saw another 2 new records set by Erin Smart. In the 60m Erin clocked 8.09, bettering the record of 8.30 set by Lynda Douglas in the 2009-10 season. Whilst in the 600m, Erin improved her own record of 02:33.65, set on 9th November this year, crossing in 2.33.09. …
A number of Nowra athletes travelled to Bankstown on Saturday 3rd December to compete at the 2022 Albie Thomas meet. The sprints were first up with fifteen year-old Jonah Watson contesting the men’s 100m F race. Jonah ran in 2nd in 12.33 for a new PB. Next up was Alisha Mustapic who won the women’s …
Erin Smart continued her record-breaking form on 30th November with another record in the 40-49 years group, this time in the 600m. Erin clocked 1.42.11 smashing the previous record of 1:52.50 set by Linda Weatherill in the 2007-08 season. Running in 2nd in the senior 600m race was Byron Osgood who crossed in 1:46.61 and …
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! …
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 …
Nowra’s medal haul at 2022 NSW Relays Championships – Part 1Read More
Ten Nowra athletes travelled to New Zealand to compete in Queenstown on Saturday 19th November, in what is known as the most beautiful location for a marathon. The enthusiastic runners had great success and great fun. Angela Bond said “It’s beautiful here. I recommend the race, very scenic and friendly” after running in 6th in …
Erin Smart set three new records at Nowra’s Track and Field competition on November 16th. In the 100m Erin clocked 13.36 beating the previous record of 13.40 set by Lynda Douglas in the season of 2009-10. Erin then backed up in the 150m to run 20.28, again breaking a record set by Lynda Douglas. The …
A contingency of Nowra athletes travelled to Canberra on Saturday 12th November to compete at Athletics ACT Summer Series Meet Number 5. The sprinters made the most of the racing with PB’s from several athletes including Matt Reid, Tom Brookes and Alisha Mustapic. In the 60m, Matt Reid finished 5th in his heat in 7.65. …
Nowra athletes compete at Athletics ACT Summer SeriesRead More
Track and Field on 9th November resulted in a trifecta of new records! Erin Smart set new records in the 40-49 years 200m and 800m. In the 200m, Erin clocked 27.39, breaking Lynda Douglas’ record of 28.90, which was set in 2008-2009 season. In the 800m, Erin ran an easy 2:33.65, smashing the previous record …
Trifecta of records at Track and Field – 9th November 2022Read More
The Husky Running Festival was held as part of the Tri Husky 2022 event on November 5th and 6th. Congratulations to our Nowra Athletics Club members who competed, three of whom featured in the top 3 finishers in their chosen events. Brad Sawyers took out the 10km event, crossing the line first from a field …
Track and Field competition on 2nd November had good participation levels. The junior 600m had 17 competitors with the win going to Cameron Baxter in 1:50.67. Archie Higgins was 2nd with 2:00.54 and Evie Binney was 3rd in 2:04.54. The senior race also had 17 competitors and was taken out by Harrison Baxter in 1:40.01 …