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Round 2 of the Nowra Athletics Winter Program was conducted on Saturday 9th April 2016 at the scenic Timberhills course in Tomerong. In the shortest distance on offer Lexie Burinaga was first across the finish line, followed by Tynan Caswell and Amber Florance. In the 2 km Division 1 Toby Dyball was first home with …
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Nowra Athletics held the first pointscore round of the Winter Cross country Program on Saturday 2nd April 2016 at the picturesque Willandra course. Numbers were a little low compared to other years, however there were quite a few runners from down the coast who travelled to test their speed and endurance on the rolling hills. …
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Well as one season ends, another starts… Nowra Athletics Track & Field competition has ended now and Cross Country had its first run of the season on Easter Saturday at Willandra. There were only 106 competitors this Easter which is down on attendance for the past 24 years. However these dedicated chocolate lovers decided to run …
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More than 2000 Australian junior athletes headed west last week, 8-13 March 2016 for the Australian Junior Athletics Championships. Twelve of our Nowra Athletics members competed there with great results, bringing home two bronze medals! Siwa Harvey-Aziz claimed bronze in the Under 16 discus with a throw of 52.12 metres. Also claiming bronze in the discus circle was Annette …
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Australian Junior Athletics Championships 8-13 March 2016, Perth WA Troy Whittington – U18 3000m 11th 9.11.59, U18 steeplechase 8th 6.30.81 Alistair Clark U16 200m hurdles 3rd in heat 28.57, 7th in final 28.28 Jenna Bentley U16 200m hurdles 8th in heat (16th overall after a fall in the race) Mikayla Check U16 200m hurdles pulled …
2016 Australian Junior Athletics Championships ResultsRead More
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More than 2000 Australian junior athletes will head west on 8-13 March 2016 for the Australian Junior Athletics Championships. A celebration of athletics for those aged under 12 through to under 20, the six-day program features the race for the coveted title of national champion. Athletes can also vie for selection to the Australian Spark …
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The 2016 NSW Junior & Youth Championships were held recently at Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre over the 5th to 7th February 2016. There were 25 local athletes, from Nowra Athletics Club, who competed at these championships. There were some great results from these athletes in both track and field events against the very best …
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The 71st edition of the NSW Country Track and Field Championships were held at Campbelltown last weekend, on 22nd to 24th January 2016. The NSW Country Championships are an annual track and field event held over three days. Athletes from all over country New South Wales compete in every age group from under 10 to …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …