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16th January 2016 60m sprint 30-39 years Janie Hamilton 1st/1 9.03 100m Open Jess O’Donnell 33rd/49 13.48 100m Open Janie Hamilton 44th/49 14.42 100m Open Emerson Brian 33rd/42 12.00 3000m Open Troy Whittington 3rd/10 9.15.80 1 mile Open Women Rumer Williams 7th/12 5.15.54 1 mile Open Mens Tim O’Shea 14th/15 4.59.29 Discus Samantha Peace …
NSW Club & Combined Events were held at Bankstown Athletics Centre on 9th-10th January 2016 Heptathlon U16 Cooper Thomson 200m 4th/6 25.77 1500m 1st/6 4.56.07 100m hurdles 5th/7 16.56 High jump 4th/7 1.64m Long jump 5th/6 5.11m Shot put 7th/7 9.21m Javelin 6th/6 23.70m Overall Score 3345 points 4th/6 Heptathlon U16 Hannah Stone …
Due to track work at Ron Brown Sporting Ground a field-events only program was conducted for Nowra Athletics last week. A small but dedicated group of athletes enjoyed a variety of throwing and jumping events. Two new Discus records were established during the competition, which in itself probably is a first for the club. The …
Last Wednesday 5th November saw a slightly smaller field of athletes take to the track at Shoalhaven High School. The young ones started in the shot put circle. Kyra McKinnon, Eilish Norwood, Lucas Johnson and Taylor Moffat in Group 1 all showed good form, all throwing over 5 metres. In Group 2 Matthew Higham had …
Last Wednesday was a night for the return of some familiar faces at Nowra Athletics. It was great to see Hayden and Jarvis Strand back at the track having a run. Lacey Bruce made a return too, and proved that she certainly hasn’t forgotten how to compete or lost any of her sprint skills. Emerson …
For our first run in the Summer Road Run series over 30 of us attacked the hills at Cambewarra (or you could say that they stood their ground and threw their best at us). For many, it was a hard slog, and for most they were overtaken by a pram pushing Scott who went faster …
3-4-5 September 2015, Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre, Homebush The 2015 NSW Combined High Schools Sports Association Athletics Championships were held at Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre over three days from 3rd to 5th September. These championships showcased the enormous talent of our young athletes from NSW Government Schools. A number of Nowra Athletic members attended …
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The final round of Nowra Athletics Winter Cross Country competition took place on Saturday at Willandra with some novelty events which were enjoyed by all ages. Certificates were also handed out to participants who competed throughout the season as final point scores and placing’s were announced. The triumphant winners in each distance and division were …
The 2015 NSW Short Course Cross Country Championships were held on Saturday 1st August at Upjohn Park in Rydalmere. Nowra had 8 athletes representing the Athletics Club at these Championships. Our best performer on the day was Jye Edwards who placed 3rd from an extremely competitive field in the Mixed 5km U18 and U20 event …
1 August 2015, Upjohn Park, Rydalmere Mixed 2.5km U16, U18 Female Jesse Buckham 25th overall 16th U16 boys 9.11 minutes Cooper Thomson 29th overall 18th U16 Boys 9.17 minutes Jade Mustapic 50th overall 19th U16 Girls 10.15 minutes Kieran Harrison 53rd overall 21st U16 Boys 10.28 minutes Mixed 5km U18 & U20 Male, Female …
The second challenge event for 2015 against Kembla Joggers was held at the West Dapto course on Saturday 25th July, Points on the day were used to determine the winner of the McCaffrey Challenge Shield. Nowra athletes were certainly outnumbered by the home club but the dedicated crowd in gold and black did their best …
Nowra Athletics Cross Country Competition took place last week at Longreach. It was a beautiful sunny afternoon, perfect for running! Numbers overall were slightly down on Saturday – there were just a total of 85 competitors including some visitors!! Perhaps this was due to the start of the school holidays but nonetheless the runners who …
Nowra Athletics Club sent two teams to the NSW Road Relay Championships on Saturday at Ourimbah and both teams came home with medals! The Under 20 male team of Arron Spiessberger-Parker, Jake Myors, Harry McGill and Jye Edwards won Gold in the 4 x4km event in a combined time of 50.46 minutes. Arron set a …
Kangaroo Valley has been described by many as “The most beautiful valley in Australia”. Fortunately for many running enthusiasts, Kangaroo Valley was the location for this year’s King of the Mountain Running Festival. The “renowned invigorating and recuperative powers of the valley” may have been at work on Sunday as a host of local runners …
Last Saturday’s cross country competition round was held at Longreach. Despite the cold and the light sprinkling of rain, the dedicated cross country runners turned up to do their best (to warm up!) In the 1km course there were 5 young runners this week. First across the finish line was Katie Martin, who has notched …
The 118th NSW Cross Country championships assembled a strong line up of athletes on Saturday 20th June at the Kembla Joggers Cross Country Park. A host of Nowra athletes battled it out against some of the best cross country athletes in the country. After a week of rain the conditions were tough in the mud …
It was a picture-perfect afternoon with warm Winter sunshine on Saturday 13th June…just perfect for running the hills of Willandra! We had 14 keen and eager competitors line up for the 1km event. First to finish the 1km loop was Clayton Hudson, followed by Heidi Piert and Aimee Coulson-Knight. It was great to see young …
The Greater Fun Run Series will be in Nowra this weekend, the 31st May2015. This is a great event for all the family and your friends with 3 distances on offer. The first run is at 8am with Registration and check in from 6.30am. Events commence at 8am for the 8km and 4km with the …
Run NSW recently held the inaugural Greater Nowra Fun Run. This event was well supported by Nowra Athletics runners, many of whom backed up after a day’s running at Miranda Cross country relays the day before. This exciting community- based event featured three fun runs including the 8km, 4km and 2km event for children aged …
It was a big 3 days of running for local athletes; starting on Friday 29th May with the South Coast Combined Primary/Secondary Cross Country Carnival at Willandra. Many of Nowra Athletics junior members competed in this event, representing their local school, with huge results and then backed up with a run at Miranda on Saturday …
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