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“Illawong Summer Meet 2” took place on Thursday 3rd December 2020 at The Ridge Athletics Track. Five Nowra athletes travelled to Barden Ridge to compete. Erin Smart ran in 3rd in her 400m heat clocking 59.0 which placed her 3rd overall also. In the 100m Erin was again 3rd with a time of 13.6 and …
Finally, after many false starts due to Covid-19 restrictions, our Presentation night was finally held on Wednesday 2nd December. Congratulations to our 2020 Award Winners. John Morris Junior Encouragement Award – awarded to a junior Club member 15 years of age or under competing in Cross country in the 2 or 3km distance. This is …
Summit Shoalhaven (formerly known as King of the Mountain) was held on Saturday 28th November in extremely hot and challenging conditions. Runners made their way through an undulating course with both gentle and steep slopes, amongst beautiful scenery of Kangaroo Valley and Mount Scanzi. The event incorporated a 55km, 40km, 23km and 13km distance catering …
Three of Nowra’s sprinters competed at the Illawong High Velocity Meet at the Ridges Athletics Track on Saturday 28th November in very steamy conditions. As the temperatures reached record highs for November, and with tailwinds (the officials turned around the race to take advantage of the tailwind) there was hot action on the track! Tsar …
It was a night of celebration for young Cameron Baxter last Wednesday (25th November) at Track and Field when Cameron finally broke the 2km record for 10-11 year olds. Cameron has had his eye on this record for some time and has been edging closer and closer. Last attempt Cameron missed the record by 0.6 …
Last week saw a small number of dedicated athletes competing at Wednesday night track and field. Perhaps the final game of State of Origin kept people away. Nevertheless, those who did compete enjoyed a successful evening of competition. In wind assisted conditions, Erin Smart broke the 60m record yet again in a time of 8.33. …
Three more Track and Field records achieved 18.11.20Read More
Illawarra Blue Stars Interclub competition was held on Sunday 15th November. The sprinters performed well in strong tail winds with both 100m and 200m events on the program. Ruby Marshall showed good form to finish 5th in heat 6, clocking 13.43. In the boys events eleven year old Max Marshall looked strong to finish 3rd …
Last Wednesday 11th November, Erin Smart achieved the trifecta of records! In the 100m Erin set a new record of 13.08, shaving off her previous record of 13.2. Then in the 150m Erin clocked 19.50, breaking her past record of 20.0, and finally to cap off the night she ran 1.01.51 in the 400m, bettering …
More local records were broken last Wednesday 4th November at Nowra Athletics Club Track and Field night. In the field Samantha Peace continued her record-breaking streak with two more records. In shot put Sam recorded 11.41m breaking the longstanding record of 10.15m set by Tracey Laverty in the 1982-83 season for the 20-29 years age …
Sutherland Interclub was held on 31st October at Sylvania Waters Athletics Track in terrible conditions, with rain and hail turning long jump pits into swimming pools. In the Women’s open 1500m Emily McLaren finished 7th in heat 2 in a time of 5.30.40 putting her 19th overall. In the men’s race Jett Goddard completed his …
Bankstown Interclub was held on Saturday 24th October at The Crest Athletic Track. A trio of Nowra athletes made the trek to Bankstown to compete. In the 800m Erin Smart won her heat, beating home a host of teenage competitors. Erin’s time of 2.23.56 placed her 7th overall. In the 1500m 12year old Emily McLaren …
Kembla Joggers held an open night on Thursday 22nd October 2020 with a contingency of fifteen Nowra athletes travelling to Wollongong to compete. Nine of these athletes ran PB’s! What a fantastic way to start the season with their first race on Tartan! In the Open 800m Heat 1 Cam Musgrove took the win in …
Nowra athletes compete at Kembla Joggers Open NightRead More
Multiple records were broken in the shot put circle on Wednesday 21st October. Mel Jennings threw 9.07m for a new record in the 50-59 years age group, bettering her previous record of 8.73m. Sam Peace continued her record-breaking streak, recording 10.59m, breaking the longstanding record of 10.15m for the 20-29 years group set by Tracey …
Last Wednesday night was one of the best nights for competition in many seasons. There was a wealth of competitors testing their abilities in some tightly contested races as well as some great performances in the field. In the 1km Cam Musgrove set a cracking pace, finishing in 2.37.89, a new PB, and just three …
Finally, after a two-month delay, due to COVID, the 123rd NSW Cross Country Championships were held on the weekend of 10th-11th October 2020 at West Dapto. Entries for the event from under 11 to 80+ masters attracted 800 competitors from across the State; hugely popular after a long hiatus from competition. However, there was just …
Track and Field season officially started last Wednesday 23rd September with pointscore commencing. In the 600m there were some inspiring performances on the track. Cam Musgrove took out the senior A race in a fast 1.26.82 followed by Will Dyball in 1.31.21 then Ethan Havadjia in 1.34.24. In the senior B race Byron Osgood took …
Last Wednesday 16th September Nowra Athletics Club held the opening night of Track and Field. It was great to see so many people turn up for the first night including several new faces. In the opening event, the 1500m, the juniors took to the track. Cameron Baxter took line honours from a field of twelve …
Three records on the first night of Track and Field 16.9.2020Read More
The South Coast Three and Ten was run on Saturday 12th September with great performances on the track and fantastic cheering from the sidelines! To quote one of our spectators “It was such a great atmosphere. I loved the sportsmanship, runners of all ages and abilities encouraging and supporting one another”. In the junior 3km …
Nowra Athletics Club hosted the inaugural Covid Cross Country Championships last Saturday 5th September at Hollyhill. This event was conducted to provide some competition for athletes in light of all State events being postponed this season due to covid-19 restrictions. It was hoped that the Championship event would create enthusiasm for on-course competition and inspire …
Covid Cross Country Championships declared a successRead More
For the final points round of our Covid-impacted Winter cross country season, the sun shone brightly, letting us know Spring is right around the corner! In the 1km we had just two competitors. Aiden McLaren (and his dog Jasmine) led the way, finishing, with energy to spare, in 10:59 whilst Archie Halliday was second. In …