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Kerrie Jones finished off her Summer throws season with a bronze medal in the weight pentathlon on Saturday 7th May. It was a chilly 8 degrees start for Kerrie and the rest of the throwers at Bardon Ridge Athletics Track but Kerrie soon warmed up her throwing arm. Kerrie accumulated 2454 points to claim 3rd …
Masters superstar thrower Kerrie Jones competed in the NSW State Masters Championships Heavy Weight Pentathlon at Penrith on Saturday April 30th, taking the gold medal with 2568 points. Kerrie achieved great results, throwing the increasing weights with strength and determination. 3kg 10.73m 4kg 9.72m 5kg 8.07m 7kg 6.54m 9kg 5.17m Congratulations Kerrie on yet another …
Each year Country Championships relay challenge is the BIG event of the track and field calendar. In 2011 the Country Championships Relay – 10 Second Challenge was born. That first year the ‘A’ team bet that they would beat the ‘B’ team by 10 seconds. The Challenge was on! That year Team ‘A’ took silver …
Nowra had a few representations in the Sydney Ten event on Sunday 1st May. Mark O’Leary contested the 5km race, completing the course in 24:44. Amelia May ran a great race, clocking 18:36 and placing 14th fastest female from 168 entries. Darlene Musgrove braved the 10kms race with no lead-up training and managed to finish …
The Committee would like to thank everyone who attended the AGM and Presentation on Saturday 30th April. We had a great turn out of families representing cross country, road running and track and field. It was great to see so many people in attendance – certainly the most people we have had for a number …
Life membership is an honour bestowed on a Club member whose continuous, loyal and outstanding service and contribution has a provided measurable benefit to the Nowra Athletics Club. On Saturday 30th April, life membership was awarded to Darlene Musgrove and Scott Johnson for their significant and appreciated contribution to the athletic community. Both recipients were …
Cross Country Round 3 was held at Huskisson on Saturday 30th April with positive numbers. The 1km had two competitors with Lhiam Crook crossing first followed by Will Sproule. The 2km course was contested by ten competitors. Randira De Silva took the win in 11:50 followed by Isabella Mitchell who was the fastest female, clocking …
Round 2 of Cross Country was held at Longreach on 23rd April. The 2kms was contested by three athletes. Jack Kinsele was first home in 5:48 followed by Aidan McLaren and then Heidi McLaren. In the 3kms there were thirteen participants with Alisha Mustapic taking line honours in 17:26 whilst Gavin Urquhart was second in …
Some dedicated athletes took time out on Easter Saturday from their chocolate eating to run cross country at Longreach Rd. In the 2km event Malachy Martin was first home in 12:47. Jack Kinsele crossed 2nd in 12:02 then Isabella Mitchell was 3rd in 15:00. Aidan McLaren was 4th in 15:25 then Heidi McLaren was equal …
The 2022 Canberra Times Marathon Festival was held on Sunday 10 April 2022. A selection of long-distance running enthusiasts from Nowra Athletics Club participated in the running festival. Dean Bryce contested the 10km event, finishing in 52.18 as the 197th male and was 28th in the 50-59 years age group, whilst wife Sharyn Bryce demonstrated …
The opening round of cross country was held at Plantation Point in Vincentia on April 9th. It was pleasing to see a healthy number of runners turn up despite the inclement weather and it being the first day of the school holidays. The 1km had just one competitor; Will Sproule who ran the distance in …
Erin Smart had phenomenal success at the 2022 Australian Masters Athletics Championships held in Brisbane from 1st to 4th April. Erin made a clean sweep of all the events she contested, from sprints to middle distance in the 35 years+ category. In the 60m Erin claimed gold in 8.32 and backed it up in the …
Erin’s golden performance at Australian Masters AthleticsRead More
The Track and Field Season has drawn to a close with the 2022 Australian Track & Field Championships winding up on Sunday 3rd April. Nowra athletes had fantastic results at the Championships, competing against the best athletes in Australia. Max Marshall kicked off the Nationals program for Nowra, competing in the U15 100m where he …
2022 NSW Masters Championships were held at SOPAC warm up track over the weekend of 11-13 March. Nowra Athletics Club was represented by three athletes and all three brought home a swag of medals! Erin Smart contested 5 events and took home gold in all 5 races! In the 35-39 age sprints, Erin won the …
(this is an excerpt of an article written by David Tarbotton for Athletics NSW) One of the most exciting races of the weekend was the women’s 800m for ages 30 to 54. Despite the age ranges, it was a very close and high quality race amongst the seven competitors. They all finished within seven seconds …
A number of Nowra athletes competed at the NSW Milers Series 4 held at The Crest in Bankstown on the evening of Saturday 5th March 2022. In the 2000m steeplechase Denzel Atkinson gave it his all, collapsing with exhaustion after crossing the finish line. Denzel was 2nd in the race in 6.53.39, just shy of …
Nowra athletes perform well at weekend events – 5th March 2022Read More
NSW Junior Championships were held over the weekend of 25-27 February 2022 at SOPAC. Nowra’s juniors didn’t let the wet conditions dampen their spirits or their performances! Anna Duncan kickstarted the program for Nowra contesting the U14 400m where she ran strongly to take 6th place in 64.85 and qualified for the final. Anna then …
AACT Under14-Under 18 Championships were held at Woden over the weekend of 18th-20th February. Several Nowra junior athletes made the trip to Canberra for the Championship event with great success. Max Marshall maintained his recent sprinting success with wins in both the Under 15 100m and 200m. Max took out the 100m in 11.56 and …
Samantha Peace won silver in discus at the NSW Opens Championships, held at SOPAC over the weekend of 18-20th February. Sam started off her competition with a throw of 45.08m, slowly building until her final throw of 47.35m which clinched the NSW silver medal for her. Taking the gold medal for NSW was Sally Shokry …
Tom takes gold and silver Tom Duncan led the way in the U16 steeplechase, looking comfortable and confident as he leapt over the steeples. Tom took the win in 7.10.20. He then added a silver medal to his program results in the 800m, crossing the line in 2.11.83. Tom also competed in the 1500m where …