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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 …
The World Athletics Cross Country Championships, Bathurst 2023Read More
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 …
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 …
Track and Field on 1st February was another opportunity for athletes to run a 1km race, in preparation for the upcoming Nowra show 1km handicap event. Evie Binney took out the race in 3:42.17 followed by Lily Sproule in 3:42.48 and then Archie Higgins in 3:43.25. In the field, Tim Musson threw the hammer 16.83m …
AACT Under 20 & Open Championships were held on the weekend at the AIS Athletics Field. Five of Nowra’s athletes competed and all five earned PB’s. Alisha Mustapic contested the 400m hurdles and ran a PB of 1.15.50. Alisha also ran the 400m sprint and clocked another PB of 1.05.95. Cooper Barrett finished 6th in …
58 athletes competed at 2023 NSW Country Championships and an amazing number of 53 athletes competed in the very popular Championships relays. 52 athletes made up 13 Nowra relay teams and 1 athlete, Mali Mustapic competed as part of a South Coast relay. Nowra dominated the relay timeslot and drew the attention of officials, other …
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 …