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A number of Nowra athletes took part in the Wollongong Running Festival which was held on 4th June 2023. Dean Bryce achieved a 10km PB, clocking 45.52 (or 46.14 official time) and placed 8th from 34 runners in the 50-59 years age group. Sharyn Bryce also completed the 10kms and finished 23rd in her age …
It was a very small group of athletes who participated in cross country at Huskisson on Saturday 3rd June. In the 1km event sole athlete, Hayley Astin-Briggs crossed the line in 09:55. In the 2km event Ashleigh Astin-Briggs ran home 1st in 15:39 followed by Joshua Astin-Briggs in 14:58 and then Winter Bell in 14:47. …
Nowra Athletics Club fielded 9 teams at the NSW Cross Country Relays held at Rydalmere on Saturday 3rd June. In the U14’s Hugh Thirwall set a steady pace for the Nowra team, completing the 2km lap in 7.24. Archie Higgins was 2nd runner, finishing in 7.40, followed by 9 year old Kai Thirwall who held …
Round 7 of the Winter Cross Country Competition took place at Huskisson on Saturday 27th May. There was just 1 competitor in the 1km event; Hayley Astin-Briggs who completed the course in 9:43. In the 2km event, Ashleigh Astin-Briggs took the win in 15:32 whilst Elijah Junor-Cook was 2nd in 11.38 and Joshua Astin-Briggs was …
A large collection of Nowra Athletics Club members enjoyed the picturesque, yet challenging course of Willandra on Saturday 20th May when Victory Runners extended an open invitation to join them on their home course. All races started at 3pm for a mass start with all runners heading off on go. In the 2km event, Hendrix …
Round 5 of Winter cross country was held at Hollyhill on Saturday 13th May. It was a very small contingency of athletes but nonetheless enthusiastic group. There were 3 competitors in the 2km event, with Hendrix Blinksell taking the win in 7:20, whilst Winter Bell was 2nd in 12:41 and Ezekiel Blinksell was 3rd in …
Cross country was held at Huskisson on Saturday May 6th on a beautiful sunny afternoon. Hayley Astin-Briggs contested the 1km event, finishing in 8:27. In the 2km distance, Ashleigh Astin-Briggs finished 1st in 14:11. Winter Bell was 2nd in 13:19 and Ezekiel Blinksell was 3rd in 9:38. Joshua Astin-Briggs was next home in 14:05 followed …
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 …
Cross country was held at Longreach on Saturday 22nd April with strong numbers. The afternoon started with 2 competitors in the 1km with Madison Sandstrom running the course in 5:57 and Hayley Astin-Briggs 2 finishing in 11:58. In the 2km event, there were 5 registered competitors. Winter Bell made it home 1st in 13:12 followed …
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 …
Cross country was held at Huskisson on Saturday 15th April with understandably low numbers for the school holidays. Hayley Astin-Briggs was the lone competitor in the 1km. In the 2km event Riley Sandstrom took line honours in 9:17 whilst Hendrix Blinksell was 2nd with the fastest 2km time of 8:56. Ezekiel Blinksell was next home …
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 …