Track and Field competition on 2nd November had good participation levels. The junior 600m had 17 competitors with the win going to Cameron Baxter in 1:50.67. Archie Higgins was 2nd with 2:00.54 and Evie Binney was 3rd in 2:04.54. The senior race also had 17 competitors and was taken out by Harrison Baxter in 1:40.01 …
NSW 2022 3000m Championships
The NSW 3000m Championships were conducted on the newly laid surface at ES Marks Field on Saturday 29th October 2022. The day and evening witnessed a great festival of running, with 7 women’s and 12 men’s 3000m races, in addition to 2 community 3000m races. Nowra had 10 athletes representing the black and gold across …
A wet track for athletics 26.10.22
Last Wednesday, 26th October, athletes were met by a very wet and soggy track. It was decided to go ahead with the 1000m event and then assess how the track and athletes held up. The junior race kicked off with Archie Higgins taking the win in 3:38.76 followed by Lana Crawford in 3:44.77 and Evie …
Pan Pacific Masters Games for Mother-Daughter duo
For those in our Club, we know Kerrie Jones to be a great participant and competitor in the masters throwing arena. However, did you know that her daughter is also a class athlete? Kerrie and her daughter Nicola Jones will both travel to the Gold Coast for the 2022 Pan Pacific Masters Games which will …
Treloar Shield Round 3 Results
Treloar Shield Round 3 was held at SOPAC on Saturday 22nd October. Nowra Athletics Club was well represented at this meet by 15 athletes from juniors to masters. In the sprints 15-year-old Alisha Mustapic competed in the U18 100m, running in 2nd in her heat with a PB of 13.58. Alisha then backed up in …
Track and Field Results 19.10.22
The rain held off again for the second week in a row to enable Nowra Athletics Club Track and Field competition to take place on Wednesday 19th October. In the field, Tori Sayer took advantage of the opportunity to throw and set a new record in the hammer with a mighty throw of 25.9m. The …
Track and Field season kicks off 12.10.22
After two wash-out rounds, Nowra Athletics Club were finally able to kick off their track and field season on Wednesday 12th October. Considering the rain still looked imminent, and the track was a bit wet and spongy, numbers were good and look promising for a great season of participation. The program commenced with the junior …
NSW All Schools Athletics Championships 2022
NSW All Schools Athletics Championships were held at Sydney Olympic Park in Homebush from 24 to 27 September 2022. Nowra Athletics Club was represented by 14 athletes with fantastic results across the board. Amelia May won 2 NSW State middle distance titles for taking the win in both the 16 years 1500m and 3000m. Amelia …
Membership 2022-2023
It’s almost time to kick off Nowra Athletic Club’s Track and Field season! First night of competition will be Wednesday September 28th at 6pm. To compete, you need to be a member. Register on line from the Join Us link on our website https://www.revolutionise.com.au/nowraathletics/ Not sure what type of membership to get? Here’s a breakdown …
Multiple Medals for Kerrie
Kerrie Jones competed at the Australian Masters Indoor Throws Championships which were held in conjunction with NSW Masters Indoor Championships on the weekend of 20th and 21st August 2022. It was a huge weekend of throwing for all participants with the competition conducted at the Indoor Equestrian Centre in Somersby. Medals were awarded for both …
Final Point Score Cross Country 2022
Nowra’s Winter Cross Country Winter competition concluded on 20th August. The final point score has been tallied. Congratulations to the winners, and to all the competitors. Thank you for a great season of running. In the 1km event, Lhiam Crook was the winner with 295 points. The only other registered competitors in the 2km over …
Australian Cross Country Championships
The Australian Cross Country Championships were held on Saturday 27th August 2022 at Oakbank Racecourse in South Australia. Nowra had 6 junior members compete at the Championships, bravely battling the course in wet and wild conditions. Nicholas McGill equalled his cross country PB which was a massive achievement in the conditions, and placed 20th in a time …
Final round of cross country held at Longreach
The final points round of the 2022 cross country competition was held at Longreach on 20th August. In the 2km event Aidan McLaren took the win in 13:25 whilst Malachy Martin was 2nd in 12:10 and Heidi McLaren was 3rd in 22:36. Andrew Havadjia claimed victory in the 3km in 18:59. Katie Martin ran in …
Round 18 at Worrigee
Round 18 of cross country competition was held at Worrigee on August 13th. In the 1km there was just one runner with Lhiam Crook finishing the circuit in 5:51. The 2km event had 3 competitors with Aidan McLaren crossing first in 13:11 followed by sister Heidi McLaren in 18:04 then rounded out by Malachy Martin …
NSW Short Course Cross Country Championships
2022 NSW Short Course Cross Country Championships were held in Bathurst on 7th August. Nowra had 14 representatives at the Championships. Completing the 1.6km hot lap challenge was Lhiam Crook who was 10th in 10.45, with dad Geoff Crook following on his heels in 11th in 10.49. Noah Dyball was 6th in the 3km Fun …
Round 17 at Worrigee
Worrigee was the venue for Round 17 of the Winter cross country competition on August 6th. The 2km event had 3 enthusiastic competitors with Malachy Martin taking the win this week in 14:10 followed by Hewie Sproule in 11:48 and then Benjamin Sproule in 14:26. There were 14 registered runners for the 3km event and …
Huskisson run 30.7.22
Cross Country was held at Huskisson on Saturday 30th July with plenty of smiling faces on course. The 2km event had 6 runners this week with the win going to Aidan McLaren in 13:43. Malachy Martin was 2nd in 13:07 and Dean Osgood was 3rd in 11:28. Heidi McLaren ran in 4th followed by Isabella …
Summit Shoalhaven 2022
Summit Shoalhaven aka King of the Mountain was held on July 24th. There were some last minute changes to the course and distances, when Council declared on the eve of the event that the original courses were not safe to run on due to the conditions of the surface due to the recent rainfall, poor weather …
Huskisson hosts round 15
Round 15 of cross country was held on Saturday 23rd July at Huskisson. There were 3 competitors in the 2km event with Malachy Martin taking the win in 11:45 followed by Jack Kinsele in 2nd place in 13:05 and Dean Osgood in 3rd spot in 10:31. The 3km event had a large field consisting of …
Worrigee run 16.7.22
Round 14 of the Winter cross country competition was held on Saturday 16th July at Worrigee. In the 1km event young Lhiam Crook took the win in 6:10 whilst Evie Smart crossed 2nd in an easy time of 4:10. In the 2km event Aidan McLaren took the points for the win in 12.48 with Macarthur …