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Great results from 2019 NSW Junior Championships at SOPAC this weekend. Lauren Percival won silver in the U16 100m and bronze in the 200m. Lauren ran a solid 100m taking out the heat in 12.61 then finished up with a second place in the final in 12.71. In the 200m Lauren again won her heat …
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More records fell on Wednesday night at Nowra Athletics Track and Field Competition. It was a female trifecta with records set by Erin Smart, Alissa Beresford and Kerrie Jones. On the track Erin had a game plan for the 600m, and set out with determination. She chased Cam Musgrove and Ethan Havadjia around, staying close …
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Nowra Athletics Club is excited! The committee is dedicated and positive about the future directions of the Club. The Club has experienced a successful Track and Field season with growing numbers at Wednesday night competition and a record number of records broken by devoted and developing athletes throughout the season. The eagerness each Wednesday has …
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Saturday, 9 March 2019 Hollyhill Trial Saturday, 30 March 2019 Relay for Life Saturday, 6 April 2019 Hollyhill Mass start Preliminary Saturday, 13 April 2019 Longreach Road Round 1 Saturday, 20 April 2019 Timberhills Round 2 Saturday, 27 April 2019 Timberhills McCaffrey Challenge Round 3 Saturday, 4 May 2019 Hollyhill …
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NSW Masters Championships were held at Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre from 8th to 10th February 2019 and Nowra Athletics Club now has three state champions after a very successful Championships. Erin Smart ran some massive PB’s and claimed gold in the 35-39 years 400m, running in at 58.63 which was the fastest time on the …
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The annual Nowra Athletics 1km handicap race was held again this year at Nowra Show on Saturday 9th February 2019.There was a hot field of competitors once again this year with the young and old competing against each other for the coveted sash. 15 runners were led away by young smiling Josie Sproule with Mali …
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Hot off the back of Country Championships the fine form continued for 4 athletes at Nowra Athletics Club on Wednesday 30th January. New records were set by Erin Smart, Peter Dooley and Alissa Beresford whereas Kerrie Jones equalled her discus record. In the 800m whilst Cam Musgrove took the win in front of Ethan …
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The 2019 Country Championships were held at Glendale over 4 days from Thursday 24th January to Sunday 27th January. Nowra had a total of 39 competitors who competed in individual events. There were some great athletic performances and there was also some extreme heat.Competition was suspended a number of times over the weekend due to …
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Alissa Beresford made a spectacular return to Nowra Athletics on Wednesday night by breaking the 40-49 years long jump record. After breaking her foot 14 months ago and being told that she may not be able to run again Alissa showed what patience, hard work and commitment to training can achieve when she leapt her …
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Achievement Home 14 December 2019 The NSW PSSA Club Championships. Held at Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre. 800 metres: Cam Musgrove 1st in Heat 2 2mins01.13 Will Dyball 4th in Heat 2 2mins08.50 Nash Hay 5th in Heat 2 2mins08.72 Lachlan Kaszonyi 8th in Heat 2 2mins11.22 Cooper Barrett 3rd in Heat 3 …
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The 2018-19 AACT Combined Events Championships were held in Canberra on the weekend, 12th -13th January 2019. Three young athletes competed in their first ever State multi event championships with great results.Ruby Marshall won a silver medal in the U14 Pentathlon with 1051 points. Ruby placed 2nd in shot, 4th in high jump, 2nd in 200m, …
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NSW Country Championships are on Thursday 24th – Sunday 27th January at Hunter Sports Centre.This year the Championships competition will be held over 4 days with an altered program from previous years due to the 2019 Hunter Track Classic taking place on Saturday evening. We’d love to see as many Nowra athletes as possible at Country …
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The annual Merry Christmas Mile was run on Wednesday December 19th. With plum puddings up for grabs there were plenty of contenders! Santa even turned up to run too!First off the mark was the B race with Aiden McLaren given pole position with a handicap start of over 5 minutes. Ben Sproule was next to …
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Erin Smart continues to break records on the track. On Wednesday 12th December Erin bettered another three of her own records. In the 60m Erin ran 8.48 shaving 0.09 seconds off the record she set just a few weeks ago. In the 100m she clocked 13.48 seconds (previous record was 13.6) and in the 600m …
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[wp-svg-icons icon=”undo” wrap=”i”] Achievement Home 10 November 2018 The NSW 3000m Championships. Held at Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre. Lexi Charalambous D Race 15th 11mins08.85 Ella Dyball D Race 14th 11mins07.14 Will Dyball G Race 18th 10mins44.53 Arron Spiessberger-Parker A Race 5th 8mins22.04 3 November 2018 Round #3 of the Treloar Shield series. Held at Campbelltown …
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Last Wednesday 5th December Peter Dooley broke his own record in the 60-69 years 3000m, clocking 12.00.00. Pete has been slowly building his strength and speed after a niggling injury so it was great to see him smash that record, back bigger and better than ever! Congratulations Peter. Nowra’s newest superstar Erin Smart also broke …
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It was tremendous to see the involvement of Nowra athletes in the NSW Relay Championships this year. We were excited to field 13 Nowra teams and another 11 teams where we combined with Illawarra Blue Stars for South Coast teams. The NSW Relay Championships are the largest and most successful relay event in Australia with …
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It seems nothing can stop Erin Smart this season! Erin broke another three records on Wednesday 21st November.In the 200m Erin ran 27.54 to take down the record in the 30-39 years group.In the 60m Erin sprinted over the line in 8.57 for another record.Finally, Erin took the hat trick with a record in the …
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The NSW Relay Championships is the largest and most successful relay event in Australia. The competition is held over two days and hosts over 700 teams from NSW clubs. This year the Relay Championships will be held on Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th November at Sydney Olympics Park Athletics Centre. The events on offer include:4x100m, 4x200m, …
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Records tumbled on Wednesday 14th November at Nowra Athletics Track & Field!Taj Barrett hurled the discus a massive 31.40 metres to set a new 9 years and under record. The previous record was 24 metres so he smashed it! Taj recently completed at the NSW PSSA Championships where he placed 9th with a throw of …