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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 …
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Last week a number of our juniors competed at the 2018 NSW PSSA Athletics Championships. These Championships were held at Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre on 31st October (Halloween) and 1st November.Ruby Marshall competed in the girls 12-13 years 800m finishing 25th in 2.43.89 minutes.Toby Dyball also competed in the 800m in the boys 11 …
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Numbers were down on Wednesday 31st October for Track and Field possibly due to ‘trick or treat’ Halloween adventures and a number of junior athletes competing at the NSW PPSA State Championships.However there was still some great Halloween inspired running on show at the track with Erin Smart achieving 2 records. In the 100m she …
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Nowra Athletics Track and Field second night of competition was held on Wednesday 24th October. There was a great showing of athletes with many of our newcomers returning after last week – clearly not put off by Week 1 and keen to give Nowra athletics another go! The sausage sizzle was popular – big thanks …
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The rain finally held off for the official first week of the season’s Track and Field program on Wednesday 17th October. There was a huge crowd with plenty of familiar faces as well as many new faces. It was great to see multiple members of families competing enjoying the great sport of athletics.Nowra Athletics Club …
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The AMA Winter Throwing Championships were held over the long weekend at Kerryn McCann Athletics Centre in Wollongong. Nowra Athletics member Kerrie Jones competed with great success and came home with a collection of medals.In the women’s 65 years Throws Pentathlon Kerrie came 2nd with 2393 points.In the individual events on Sunday Kerrie added another …
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The 2018 2XU NSW All Schools Track and Field Championships were held at Homebush from Thursday 27th to Sunday 30th September.The four-day competition saw 2000 athletes in 300 events in ages from 12 to 19 years compete for the honour of being crowned NSW schools champion for 2018 and vie for selection for the national …
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Age: older than I’d like to be! LOL –Occupation: Early Childhood Teacher/Centre Manager Defence Child CareYears with Nowra Athletics Club: about 10 yearsWhy are you involved with the Club? Initially I became involved because of my son’s interest in running and athletics but then I got ‘sucked in’ to the sport and Club; deciding to ‘have a go’ myself. …
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Age:53 –Occupation: Gardening & Property MaintenanceYears with Nowra Athletics Club: this is my 17th yearWhy are you involved with the Club? I love to run & socializeFavourite Athletic Event/Distance:100metres or 10ks upWhat is Your Most Memorable Athletic Moment in History (either your own or someone you admire): All Blacks World Cup win, beating Dean Bryce & watching our boys play …
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Age: 47 –Occupation: AccountantYears with Nowra Athletics Club: A FewWhy are you involved with the Club?: Children competing and I used to compete as a Youth.Favourite Athletic Event/Distance: High JumpWhat is Your Most Memorable Athletic Moment in History (either your own or someone you admire): My son winning State Gold and National Silver and Bronze in Decathlon.Other Sports you …
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Age: 52 –Occupation: Public ServantYears with Nowra Athletics Club: 20 years. Why are you involved with the Club?: I love to run.Favourite Athletic Event/Distance: Long distance. What is Your Most Memorable Athletic Moment in History (either you’re own or someone you admire): Turia Pitt completing her first ironwoman.Other Sports you are involved with: noneYour Proudest Personal Sporting Achievement: Completing my first King of the …