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Nowra Athletics Club was represented by 25 junior athletes at the 2017 NSW Junior & Youth Championships held at Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre from 3rd to 5th February. Athletes performed well over the three days of competition but particularly did well just to compete in the events on Sunday in extreme heat which was …
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Nowra Athletics Track & Field Competition is now conducting a February Fun competition. Weather permitting February Fun will cover four weeks of various handicapped sprints & middle distance events. A mini point score will be held with points allocated in finish order.Points will be allocated as follows: 1st is 6pts, 2nd is 5pts, 3rd is …
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Dubbo is well known for the Western Plains Zoo and Old Dubbo Gaol. Now Dubbo is also known for its great Athletic Track and great Country hospitality after hosting the 72nd edition of the NSW Country Championships. This was the first time in history the Championships were held in Dubbo and it was just the third …
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Nowra Athletics resumed competition for 2017 last Wednesday 11th January. It seems the school holidays and the light sprinkling of rain kept numbers to a bare minimum but those who did turn up demonstrated their trademark enthusiasm. There was plenty of banter at the start line for the sprints. David Holland lined up against his children, Baylee and …
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[wp-svg-icons icon=”undo” wrap=”i”] Achievement Home 8-10 December 2017 Australian All Schools T&F Championships in South Australia: Victoria Kennedy finished 10th in the U18 2000m Steeplechase in 7mins47.30. Sam Taylor finished 5th in the U18 Long Jump with 6.62metres. 9 December 2017 Campbelltown All Comers Meet: Shenay Edwards finished 4th in the Open 800m in 2mins26.14. …
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[wp-svg-icons icon=”undo” wrap=”i”] Achievement Home 17-18 December 2016 NSW Club & Combined Event Championships at SOPAC: Cooper Thomson Decathlon U18 Silver Medal 100m 12.01s Long jump 5.69m Shot Put 8.97m High Jump 1.76m 400m 55.35s 110m Hurdles 17.93s Discus 33.55m Pole Vault 3.10m Javelin 34.75m 1500m 4mins50.95 10 December 2016 Treloar Shield Round 5 at Campbelltown: Ali …
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Nowra Athletics celebrated the festive season with a Christmas themed track & field program on Wednesday 14th December. There were 4 handicap heats of the 100m sprint with the winner of each heat going through to the final. David Whittaker, Andrew Havadjia, Allie Moffat, & Liam Dooley as heat winners were joined by wildcard entries …
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Nowra Athletics held Round 10 of the Summer Track & Field Competition on Wednesday 10th December with more record success. Steven Schott was in fine form, claiming both the 60m and 100m record in the 40-49 years category. Steven sprinted 7.5 seconds to win the 60m and then backed it up shortly after with a …
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Round 9 of Nowra Track & Field was disrupted by rain on November 23rd. The decision was made to postpone events due to the weather, and so obviously most members left the track and went home. However shortly after the announcement was made, the showers cleared and the sun peaked through the clouds. For the …
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November 16th saw Round 8 of Nowra Athletics Track & Field play out. And yes, more records fell! Samantha Peace threw the discus to a new record distance of 47.18 metres in the 18-19 years event and Janie Hamilton bettered her throw from 2 weeks ago for a new record in the 40-49 years of …
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Round 7 of Nowra Athletics Track & Field was held on Wednesday 9th November. Numbers were down, perhaps due to the inclement weather, but nonetheless those in attendance competed well. In the C Grade boys Jai Holland won the 60m sprint, followed by Jett Anderson, Scott Delo, William Dyball, Oscar Goley and Sanuda Godakandage. D …
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Nowra Athletics Track & Field record books are being re-written this season with more records tumbling last Wednesday. Newcomer Steven Schott broke another record, this time in the 40-49 years 100m sprint in a time of 12.2 seconds with Leith Babian, Tim Musson and Martin Stiles behind him. A few minutes later he ran the …
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Round 5 of Nowra Track & Field was held at Shoalhaven High School on Wednesday October 26th. It was a record breaking round with 8 new records set! In the 60metres Steven Schott set a new record in the 40-49 years group with a sprint of 7.6 seconds. Steven then backed this effort up with …
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The 2016 2XU NSW All Schools took place last week at Sydney Olympic Park’s Athletic Centre. There were impressive performances over the 4 days across the track and field from our young local athletes. Despite the weather challenges over the 4 days with swirling winds, the athletes competed well, battling it out against the best …
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Nowra athletics conducted Round 4 of the Track & Field Competition last Wednesday October 19th and more records were broken! Hollie Spence broke a 23 year old long jump record in the 20-29 years age group when she jumped 4.64 metres. Hollie was last a member of the club as a young teenager and has …
More records broken in Round 4 of Track & Field 19.10.16Read More
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Round 3 of Nowra Athletics Track & Field competition was conducted last Wednesday evening. There was a high attendance, particularly of junior athletes who kept the starter and timekeepers busy on the track. Taylor Moffat, Hayley Lewis, Kimberley Hallam and Emily Burinaga ran well in C grade. In D grade girls Jessie Moffat, Ruby Pearce, …
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With school holidays and terrible windy weather the numbers were low at Nowra Athletics Track & Field last Wednesday. However that didn’t deter the athletes in attendance from giving their all. Noah Dyball, Evie Smart and Dean Osgood were the youngest competitors on the night sprinting with great enthusiasm. Rommey Hazell, Emily Burinaga, Zarlie Dyball …
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Nowra Athletics completed Round 1 of competition for the Summer Track & Field Program last Wednesday. Before the action kicked off President Scott Johnson announced the Club Captains for the season; Emerson Brian and Samantha Peace. These athletes are committed to the sport of athletics and are very approachable and responsible young adults serving as …
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A picture perfect day greeted us for the first installment of the Summer Road Runs which started last Saturday at the Nowra Showground. Twenty one runners decided to have a crack for the weekly chocolate that is on offer. This week, new runner Dennis took advantage of his unknown ability to cross the line in …
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Nowra Athletics Club commenced the 2016-2017 season of Track and Field last Wednesday. And it was a fantastic start with several records falling in Week 1! In the throwing circle Kerrie Jones broke the shot put record in the 60-69 years category with a throw of 6.45 metres. On the track, in the final event …
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