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Due to the persistent wet weather, we had to move cross country from Tomerong to the Huskisson course on Saturday 6th July. There were 2 competitors in the 1km event this week with Mila Bozikov finishing in 4.56 and Hamish Bennett crossing in 7.21. In the 3km event, Declan Bennett took the win in 14.27 …
The inaugural ‘Chocolate Round’ was held at Longreach Rd on Saturday 29th June. There were plenty of chocolate prizes up for grabs, awarded to mystery places, and the round proved very popular with members. In the 3km event, there were 12 competitors. Noah Dyball was first home in 16.41. Emma Stevens was 2nd in 20.47 …
The 126th NSW Cross Country Championships were held at Willandra on Saturday 22nd June 2024. Nowra was well represented at the Championships with 29 athletes plus several others who enjoyed the fun runs. Kicking off the program was Nowra’s youngest competitor, Madison Sandstrom who finished 4th in the Under 9 1.5km race in 7.58. Finn …
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The 2024 Oceania Athletics Area Championships were held in Suva, in Fiji from 1-9 June, 2024. Two Nowra athletes were selected to represent Australia at these Championships in the Under 18 team.As a 16-year-old, Nic McGill contested the Under 18 2000 Metres Steeplechase and took the win in an outstanding and tactically run race. Nic set …
Nic and Alisha swap the black and gold for the green and goldRead More
Round 11 was held at Huskisson on Saturday 15th June on a very cold and wet afternoon. This was a Rebel Sport sponsored round with Rebel gift vouchers awarded to the winner of each distance. Congratulations to Sam Dennett, Katie Martin, Natasha Toms and Perry Strand who took home the vouchers. In the 2km event, …
With many athletes representing the Club at NSW Cross Country Relay Championships, the numbers at the local round of cross country were extremely low on Saturday June 1st. Peter Dooley was the only competitor in the 3km event, clocking 13.52. In medium course, Alex Arnold led the trio of athletes home, finishing in 26.18. Matt …
Nowra had 8 teams compete at the 2024 NSW XC Relay Championships on Saturday 1st June. The championships were held at a new venue this year – the Newington Armory in Sydney Olympic Park. Heavy rain fell during the day with the course turning into a mess of mud and puddles. Runners were splattered in mud …
Round 8 of Winter Cross Country was held at Billy Jean Park on Saturday 25th May. This round served as our inaugural Reconciliation Round to coincide with Reconciliation Week kicking off on 27th May. In the spirit of reconciliation, Nowra Athletics Club acknowledges the contribution of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to athletics and …
Runners enjoyed an afternoon running on the Huskisson course before the AGM and Presentation were held on Saturday 18th May 2024. There were 2 runners in the 2km distance. Sam Dennett was first home in 9:35 whilst Malachy Martin was 2nd in 13:06. Josie Sproule won the 3km event in 14:19 followed by Geoff Crook …
The Sydney 10 was held on Sunday May 19th 2024 at Sydney Olympic Park. Daniel Wood had a great run in the 10km finishing in 35.44 and coming in 183rd place from a massive 1361 entrants. Glen Mustapic also contested the 10km event and clocked 50:41 crossing in 947th place. Several Nowra athletes also contested …
Congratulations to the award winners for the 2023-2024 season. The John Morris Junior Encouragement Award is awarded for a junior Club member 15 years of age or under competing in Cross country in the 2 or 3km distance. Nominees: Mikaela Monkerud, Macarthur Davis, Elizabeth Davis, Emerson Boatswain Winner: Emerson Boatswain Emerson Boatswain was the top …
Longreach Rd was the venue for Round 4 of cross country on Saturday 27th April. There were 4 enthusiastic competitors in the 1km event. Jack Saviane led the way, finishing in 6:19 followed by sister Hazel Saviane in 6:23 whilst Luke Dennett was 3rd in 6.53 and Steve Dennett was 4th in 6:54. In the …
Round 3 of the Winter point score was held at the beautiful Billy Jean Park in Tomerong on Saturday 20th April 2024. Luke Bennett won the 1km in 6:17 and Steve Dent was 2nd in 6:22. In the 2km event Sam Bennett was first home in 6.15. Mila Bozikov was 2nd in 07:14, Madison Sandstrom …
2024 Chemist Warehouse Australian Athletics Championships were held at SA Athletics Stadium in Adelaide from Thursday 11th to Friday 19th April 2024. Nowra was represented by 3 U20 athletes and 8 juniors. Once again, an amazing achievement for a small Country Club to have 11 athletes competing at a National level. Will Dyball competed in …
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The NSW Maters Athletics Heavy Weight Pentathlon 2024 was held at Parker St Oval in Penrith on Saturday 13th April 2024. Kerrie Jones won the 70-74 years event, with an accumulated 2820 points, which was a PB point score. In the 3kg weight throw, Kerrie threw 10.94m whilst in the 4kg she threw 10.05m. With …
Round 2 of the cross country pointscore took place at Huskisson on Saturday April 13th after round 1 was rained out last week. Unregistered runner Winter Bell was the only competitor over the 2km distance. In the 3km event, Thor Jackson was first home in 13:47 followed by Madeline Oke in 13:49 then Erin Smart …
Cross Country kicked off at Hollyhill on Easter Saturday on March 30th. It was an unseasonably hot afternoon which caused both runners and the Easter eggs to melt in the heat! In the 1km event there were just 2 competitors, mother and daughter duo, Aurora Boatswain and Anne Boatswain. In the 2km event, Mila Bozikov …
Australian Masters Athletics National Track and Field Championship were held in Hobart, Tasmania, over Easter 2024. Erin Smart travelled across the Strait to compete and whilst there, secured her title of queen of the track! Erin opened her Nationals campaign with a win in the 40 years 60m with a time of 8.23, in front …
Nowra Athletics Club was once again, well represented at a major competition on Thursday 28th March, 2024. This time it was at the 2024 Albie Thomas Mile at The Crest Athletics Track. The commentary team gave a big shout out to our Club, commenting on our close-knit athletic community and the growing strength of our …
2024 NSW Open and Youth Championships were held at SOPAC from March 14th to 17th, 2024. Nowra was represented by 4 open category athletes and 15 juniors in the youth championships. On Thursday night, Amelia May contested the open women’s 1500m and had a solid qualifying run in the heat with a time of 4.39.42. …