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The 79th edition of the NSW Country Championships was held over the weekend of 19th-21st January 2024, at Kerryn McCann Athletics Centre in Wollongong. With over 800 entries it was one of the largest ever championships and Nowra fielded one of their biggest teams in recent history with 69 athletes. For Nowra, there were personal …
There was a small crowd at Wednesday night track and field on Wednesday 24th January. In the 1000m Ethan Havadjia, back home for the holidays, took the win in 3:18.24, in a strong race, holding off Scott Armstrong (3:19.80) and Peter Dooley (3:51.22). Emerson Boatswain was 4th followed by newcomer John Smith. Heidi Saviane was …
The 10th annual Illawarra Track Challenge was held at Kerryn McCann Athletic Centre on Saturday 13th January 2024. It was a great meet that attracted some big names, and Nowra athletes did themselves proud amongst the quality fields. Assisted by warm conditions and tailwinds the athletes delivered terrific sprint results. Young Hollie Braddick won the …
It was a very warm and relaxed night for the first week back of Track and Field competition on Wednesday 10th January. Athletes enjoyed a practice night in the field events, honing their techniques for the upcoming Country Championships. On the track, there were 2 sprints and 2 distance events on offer. With no points …
NSW Milers Meet was held at The Crest Athletics Track on Saturday December 23rd. The middle-distance runners had a huge night with Personal Best’s galore! In the Opens men’s 2000m steeplechase, 16-year-old Hamish McLaren contested the 84cm steeple height and had a great run with 6.53.55 for 2nd place. Meanwhile 14-year-old Cameron Baxter competed in …
We had a really good turn-up for our last night of Track and Field on Wednesday 13th December. There was a lovely, relaxed vibe and plenty of Christmas colours and attire. The night on the track commenced with some 70-metre handicapped sprints which were well received, especially by Anne Boatswain who sweet-talked the handicapper and …
Thrower extraordinaire Kerrie Jones competed in the NSW Masters Heavy Weight Pentathlon on Sunday 17th December in Penrith at the Parker St Oval. Kerrie enjoyed the challenge of this event which consists of 5 different weights. With a total of 15 throws, it certainly tested the athletes strength and endurance. In the 3kg weight Kerrie …
The Australian All Schools Athletics Championships took place from 8th-10th December in Perth, Western Australia. Nic McGill contested the U16 2000m steeplechase at the Championships and won in an outstanding time of 5:55.38, just missing the 21-year-old meet record held by NSW’s James Matthews at 5:55.06. This was a 15 second PB for Nic and …
There were 2 new records set in the field on December 6th. In the 40-49 years discus, Anne Boatswain continued her throwing streak with another new record for her throw of 24.56m whilst Kerrie Jones also added another record to her name with her throw of 13.30m in the 70+ years javelin. Congratulations to both …
There was a hive of athletic activity over the weekend of 3rd-4th December. A large contingency of junior athletes competed at Little Athletics Mid South Coast Zone Championships, held over 2 days at the Shoalhaven track. A huge number of Nowra athletes medaled, meaning they have now qualified for Regional Championships. Five athletes competed at …
School Sport Australia held their 2023 Track & Field Championships in Launceston, Tasmania from 23rd to 27th November 2023. These Championships were for athletes aged 10-12 years and included athletes from ACT, NSW, NT, QLD, SA, TAS, and VIC. Nowra had 2 outstanding athletes representing their State of NSW. Hollie Braddick had a great run …
The inaugural Athletics NSW Regional Championships took place in Wollongong for the Southern region on Sunday 26th November. Nowra had 31 athletes involved! This was an opportunity for our youngest athletes, previously not offered such a competition through ANSW, to compete for medals and FUN! Nowra was well represented by 14 athletes from the Under …
Capital Athletics Summer Series Meet Number 6 was held at Woden on Saturday 25th November 2023. Nowra Athletics Club had 6 athletes compete. Tahj Webb had a good run in the sprints, finishing 4th in his 100m heat in 12.53 and 2nd in the 200m in 26.24, earning himself 2 new PB’s. Sam Keogh enjoyed …
There was a small crowd at Track and Field competition on Wednesday 22nd November, but there were a massive 5 new records set! 4 of them came from field events! Tori Sayer set a new record in the 30-39 years hammer throw with 28.95m, improving on last week’s throw of 28.85m. Tim Musson also set …
2023 NSW State Relay Championships were held at Sydney Olympic Park from Friday 17th to Sunday 19th November 2023. Nowra only had a small representation at the Championships this year, with just 6 teams competing, however, these 6 teams brought home 4 medals and everyone put in a great performance. The boys Under 20 team …
There were 3 field records set on November 15th. All-rounder Emerson Boatswain speared a new javelin record of 20.60m in the 10-11 years age group. Tori Sayer set a new hammer record of 28.85m in the 30-39 years group and Tim Musson also set a new hammer record, with 29.85m in the 40-49 years event. …
Nowra Athletics Club was represented at a variety of events over the weekend. Locally, we had 5 athletes competing in the Husky Half Running Festival on Saturday 4th November. In the 10km race Dean Bryce was 1st in the 50-59 years category and 60th male overall from a total of 175 competitors, finishing in 47.07 …
Track and Field competition on Wednesday 1st November saw another 2 new records set in the discus circle. Anne Boatswain set a new record in the 40-49 years group with a throw of 23.71m and Kerrie Jones set a new 70+ years record of 16.16m. Congratulations to these athletes who continue to achieve new goals! …
The Capital Athletics Summer Series No 3 event took place at the AIS on Saturday 28th October 2023. Once again, a dedicated group of athletes from Nowra travelled to Canberra to compete on the AIS track. In the 200m, Alisha Mustapic looked strong and finished 4th in 27.30. In the 1500m, Nowra had 5 representatives. In …
There were 2 new records set at Nowra’s Wednesday night Track and Field competition on 26th October, both by our wonderful Masters thrower, Kerrie Jones, who just keeps better with age! Kerrie threw the hammer 21.46m for a new record in the 70+ age group, bettering last week’s throw of 20.83m and threw a new …