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Round 1 of Cross Country pointscore took place at Longreach on Easter Saturday, April 8th. Hendrix Blinksell was the sole competitor in the 1km event completing the course in 5:43. There were 4 registered competitors in the 2km event. Ezekiel Blinksell crossed 1st in 9:18 followed by Riley Sandstrom in 8:53. Toby Graham was 3rd …
The first round of cross country took place at Hollyhill on Saturday 1st April. There was a strong showing of competitors to open the season. In the 1km event, there were 2 enthusiastic competitors, Hayley Aston-Briggs and Luca Sturgiss. In the 2km Darcy Binney finished 1st in 10.50 whilst Malachy Martin was 2nd in 11.10 …
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 …
The World Athletics Cross Country Championships were held in Bathurst at Mount Panorama (Wahluu) on February 17, 18 and 19. The 2023 Bathurst World Cross Country Championships were the first World Athletics event to be hosted in Australia for 27 years. The event welcomed the top distance runners in the world, from 68 countries, as …
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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 …
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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 …
The 2023 Nowra Show 1km handicap race was an exciting part of the Nowra ring events on Saturday night. There were 6 scratchings before the race got underway but 9 enthusiastic runners still managed to make it to the start line. First out of the starting gates was Tom Smart and Kai Thirlwall. Evie Smart …
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 …