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The Summer rain may have dampened the results paperwork on Wednesday night 24th January but it didn’t dampen the spirits of the athletes at Nowra Athletics Track and Field Competition. The sprint prgram included the 100m and 150m. The Baxter boys all ran well with Cameron, Harrison and Oliver competing in both sprint events and putting …
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Nowra Athletics continued track and field competition on Wednesday 17th January. In the junior 800m Will Dyball took line honours with Matthew Higham running in second. Toby Dyball was third and Wil Osgood was fourth. Meanwhile the senior race was taken out by Brad Sawyers who passed Ethan Havadjia in the closing metres of the …
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Nowra Athletics resumed track and field competition last Wednesday after the Christmas New Year period. Whilst many were still obviously enjoying the holiday season a small but dedicated few enjoyed the track and field events on offer. In the junior female sprints, Emily McLaren, Akala and Talea Miller and Laila and Allie Moffatt all ran …
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2018 NSW Country Championships will be held in Wollongong from 26th to 28th January. Country Champs are a great opportunity to compete against like-minded country athletes in a fun atmosphere. The comaraderie amongst athletes is always strong and a good time is always had. There’s not far to travel this year so there’s no excuse …
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As we get closer to Christmas our lives inevitably get busier so numbers tend to drop off a little for sporting commitments. However, whilst numbers may have been a little lower at Track and Field last Wednesday 13th December, spirits were high and results were strong. In the junior men’s division Lachlan Woods, Dylan Johnstone, …
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Last week saw Siwa Harvey-Aziz set a new record in the 16-17 years discus. Siwa threw the 1.5kg discus 50.39 metres. Considering the old 1kg record from 1985 (which Siwa has since broken also) was 41.06m this was a huge achievement. Well done Siwa! The closet thrower on the night was Blake Hartnett with a …
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It was a momentous occasion for Troy Whittington on Wednesday night 15th November. Troy set a new record in the 18/19 years 5000 metres track event. Troy looked strong and focused from the start and maintained a consistent pace for the 12.5 laps to finish in 15.45 minutes; breaking the 37 year old record of …
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David Tarbotton for Athletics NSW recently profiled Nowra Athletics Club member & Committee member Mel Mustapic in the Athletics NSW Coaching Newsletter. http://www.nswathletics.org.au/News/mels-move-into-coaching We have copied the article below… Mel’s move into coaching It is fascinating to learn how coaches started their careers. In this article with South Coast coach, Mel Mustapic we learn how she …
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The 2017 NSW Relay Championships have held at SOPAC on the weekend of 4th and 5th November. Nowra Athletics Club entered just a handful of male teams this year but the boys had some great success and did the Club proud. Cooper Thomson, Lachlan Kaszonyi, Blake Hartnett and Sam Taylor competed on the track in …
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There was a large contingency of keen athletes at Nowra Athletics Track and Field competition last Wednesday night on 8th November. In the high jump Lara Check jumped a record breaking 1.54 metres in the 14/15 years group; jumping higher than her older competitors of Liam Dooley (1.52m) and Jordan deVries (1.45m). Congratulations Lara on …
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More records were broken last Wednesday 25th October at Nowra Athletics Track and Field. Troy Whittington demonstrated his great running form again, setting a new record in the 3000m of 9.08 minutes, breaking the record previously set by Jake Ring in the 2009/2010 season. Sam Taylor also jumped his way into the record books again …
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NSW Relay Championships are on at SOPAC, 4th – 5th November. 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. Athletes must be registered with an Athletics NSW affiliated club for the 2017/18 season. If …
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Week 2 of Nowra Athletics Track & Field was held on Wednesday 18th October with many new faces amongst our returning members. The Committee would like to welcome everyone to the 2017/2018 season. In the field our seniors enjoyed the shot put. Kerrie Jones is back again this year and continues her record-breaking streak from …
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Nowra Athletics returned to the Shoalhaven High School track on Wednesday 11th October for the first night of Summer Track and Field competition for the 2017/2018 season. There was a healthy number of participants; all eager to get back into the swing of throwing, jumping and running. In the field, all junior grades were combined …
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This coming Saturday will be the final week of cross country running for the Winter season for Nowra Athletics Club. The final run will be a novelty event, to be held at Willandra on Saturday 5th August from 2.30pm. In addition to the novelty-event run, we will be holding for the first time a separate …
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The Nowra Athletics Winter cross country presentation was held on Saturday 5th August at Willandra. The afternoon started with the launch of the new athletics club uniform. Models proudly strutted their stuff in the new attire which incorporates the old logo and colours with a new modern stylish design and clearly displays the Nowra wording …
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Summer Track and Field Competition will kick off on Wednesday 11th October after the school holidays. However there will be a ‘trial night’ the week prior on Wednesday 4th October. Come along for registration and uniform purchases on this night. Enjoy the opportunity for some fun running before the ‘serious competition’ starts! The Club looks forward …
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The Timberhills mixed relays were a fun event for all. Mixing the distances and abilities of athletes proved to be great for building team spirit and camaraderie. The first runner ran 1km whilst the next three runners completed 3kms each of the Timberhills course, urged on by their fellow team mates and spectators. First team …
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A pack start was the order of the day for cross country at Longreach on Saturday 22nd July with everyone off “go”. It was a beautiful sunny afternoon and whilst numbers were considerably lower than past weeks, enthusiasm and friendly banter was high. There was no pressure of points on offer so everyone was relaxed …
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The final round of point score competition for Nowra Athletics Winter Cross Country was held on Saturday 15th July at Timberhills. Running the 1-kilometre course were fourteen eager participants. Crossing the line first yet again was Emily McLaren followed by Harry Thomson then Micah Procter. In the 2km event, Division 1 was won by Alisha …