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Friday Night Path and Trail on 15th November, headed out to Greenfields Beach, Vincentia for the hill challenge. The run is completely on a bush track that ascends to the water tower and descends back to the finish. 2km First home in the 2km course was John Smith, who came out to run the course …
Treloar Shield Round 4 Treloar Shield Round 4 was conducted at SOPAC on Saturday November 9th. Alisha Mustapic contested the 400m hurdles and had a solid run of 1.10.23 for 5th place. Hugh Thirwall competed in the 1500m event, running home in 4.39.46. Evie Binney put herself over the 2000m steeplechase, finishing 4th in 8.03.36 …
After a warmish day, a gentle breeze and stunning evening light greeted the runners at the starting line of The Wharf course. Despite a show in town and a caravan escape to Kiama, 15 runners took the opportunity to test out the run over the bridge. It was pleasing to see some new runners, and …
Wednesday 6th November was a huge night for records with 5 new records set, and 3 of them were set by members of the Boatswain family! In the field, in the 12-13 years group, Emerson Boatswain hurled the hammer 11.77m, creeping past her old record of 11.71m. Nakita Boatswain set a new 18-19 years hammer …
Nowra athletes had an action-packed weekend of competition on November 2nd and 3rd. At the High Velocity Illawong event on Saturday, sprinters and jumpers were out in force. Tom Brookes and Jonah Watson lined up in the first event of the day, the 110m hurdles. Both came out of the blocks firing. Tom earned himself …
Despite the HSC, Husky Running Festival, NSW Athletic events and inclement weather prior to the start, 15 walkers/runners still enjoyed the course at Gerroa National Park. All walkers/runners were highly complimentary of the course with “what a beautiful course” being the most common exclamation. 2km Power walker Eva Moeller-Duhme took out the 2km event with …
Erin Smart set a new record in the 40-49 years 600m on Wednesday 30th October, clocking 1:40.77, bettering her previous record of 1.42.11. Toby Dyball set the pace in the race clocking 1.30.89 followed by Tom Brookes in 1:40.59 who encouraged Erin home. Simon Donougher had a good run over 600m, finishing in 1:58.98. Macarthur …
2Km The 2km course was a mother and daughter affair with Jackie and young Bella enjoying time together while completing the two laps of the grassed area. Opting to walk and run it truly was a stroll in the park. Podium finishes for both and chocolates for their achievements. 5Km A healthy band of twenty …
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More records were set on Wednesday 23rd October, both in the field and on the track. There were 2 records set in the hammer throw, by 2 members of the Boatswain family. Emerson Boatswain threw 11.71m in the 12-13 years group, bettering her previous record of 10.20m set on October 9th. Meanwhile, Nakita Boatswain established …
Kerrie Jones recently competed in the 2024 Oceania Throws Pentathlon Challenge. There were a total of 105 entries from Australia and New Zealand and Kerrie finished 2nd in the women’s 70 group with a total of 2227 points. Imogen Stanhope from Queensland took first place with 3001 points whilst 3rd place went to Nancy Bowmar …
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The 2024 competition season has kicked off with both round 1 and 2 of The Treloar Shield now completed. Round 1 was held on 12th October and Nowra Athletics Club was represented by 10 athletes. Braxton Naylor contested the 12’s and under 60m, finishing in 11th place in 11.11. In the javelin, Braxton was 3rd …
Eva Moeller-Duhme ran sub 15 minutes for a new 2km record in the 70+ age group on Wednesday 16th October, crossing the line in 14:27.52. Well done Eva! Taking the win in the 2km event was Denzel Atkinson in 6:43.47. Scott Armstrong was 2nd in 7:22.29 and Macarthur Davis was 3rd in 7:37.35. Toby Dyball …
Kerrie Jones attended the Australian Masters Athletics (AMA) Winter Throws Competition in Brisbane, held over the weekend of 5th-7th October. In Kerrie’s words the competition was “a throwers delight”. Kerrie competed in 9 events for a total of 62 throws and achieved fantastic results. Kerrie took the win and the National Title in the Heavy …
It’s a record-breaking season so far with another 4 records set on Wednesday October 9th, this time, all of them in the field. In the hammer throw, 2 junior records were set for the first time with Emerson Boatswain recording 10.20m for the 12-13 years group and Kadance Naylor throwing 17.60m in the 14-15 years. …
2024 NSW All Schools Championships were held from 28th September to 2nd October at SOPAC. Nowra Athletics Club junior members had a very successful Championships with plenty of Personal Bests and even more gutsy performances. Hamish McLaren competed in his last ever All Schools event and went out on a winning note, taking gold in …
Week 3 of track and field competition saw more records set on Wednesday October 2nd. In the 3000m there were 18 competitors and 2 new records. Madeline Oke clocked 11.57.70 for a new record in the 12-13 years group and Rod Rose set a new 70+ record with a time of 14.33.42. Rod Rose also …
At track and field competition on Wednesday 25th September there were 4 new records set. In the field Sam Keogh jumped 8.53m for a new record in the 40-49 years triple jump whilst Anne Boatswain hurled the hammer 21.52m for a new 40-49 years hammer record. On the track, in the 800m Erin Smart ran …
Track and field pointscore kicked off on Wednesday 18th September. There were good numbers on the ground for the first week of competition. There were 34 athletes in the 1500m keeping the volunteers at the finish line busy! Denzel Atkinson took out the race in 5.11.65. He was followed by Brandon Exton in 5.27.80 and …
The new season of Track and Field competition kicked off on Wednesday 11th September with pleasing numbers. There were familiar faces amongst new ones, as well as some athletes returning after a hiatus from athletics. There were certainly plenty of smiling faces and enthusiasm. On the track runners tested themselves over 60m, 150m and 1200m. …
Nowra Athletics Club South Coast 3 and 5 was held at Shoalhaven High School Track on Sunday 8th September. In the combined kids and juniors 3km race there were 11 competitor’s. Cameron Baxter took the lead from the gun and ran a strong and controlled race to claim the win for the 13-19 years group …