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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 …
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Age: 50 –Occupation: AccountantYears with Nowra Athletics Club: 8 years this time round but I was with the club as a youngster back in the 1970’s. Why are you involved with the Club?: Like a lot of our adult members I was watching my kids and wife at cross country one day and thought I might as well join in. …
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Nowra Athletics held their Winter Cross Country Presentation on Saturday 25th August. Due to the (much needed) rain the event was moved last-minute to the Cambewarra Hall. There was a pleasing amount of people gathered to celebrate the season’s runs and award the top three place getters in each division their well-earned trophies.A number of …
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The last cross country run on the Winter calendar was held on Saturday 18th August at Timberhills on a windy afternoon. There was just a small collection of runners braving the gusty weather. To add to the challenge the course was run backwards. Now that doesn’t mean the runners had to run backwards, it just …
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Nowra Athletics held cross country at Longreach on Saturday 11th August. There were no points on offer this week so numbers were considerably lower than previous weeks but the true enthusiasts were there! In the 1 km, there were just 4 contenders with Heidi McLaren coming in first in 8.18 minutes. Aiden McLaren was second …
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The final points round of Winter cross country was held at Timberhills on Saturday, August 4th. Numbers were relatively low across most distances but those keen to gain the last points of the season were certainly pushing their limits to get a top three finish and gain maximum points. The 1km had just 3 young …
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The Australian Cross-Country Championships were held on Saturday 25th August, 2018 at Maleny Golf Club on the Sunshine Coast QLD.Reportedly, the race-caller on the day announced that the course “was picturesque but tougher than Willandra”.A BIG congratulations to Troy Whittington who finished 4th at these championships in the Under 20 event. Troy completed the 8km course …