Round 13 at Huskisson was held on a beautiful Winter’s afternoon on Saturday 9th July. The rain had stopped after a wash out round the previous Saturday, but had left a water challenge for runners to navigate. Some chose to tip toe over the rocks to the side of the water, whilst others splashed right …
The 2022 AITA Cross Country Championships
The 2022 AITA Cross Country Championships were held at Stromlo Forest Park on Sunday 3rd July 2022 in cold and windy conditions. Noah Dyball competed in the 12 years 2km event and ran in 2nd in 9.33.7 whilst dad Gavin Dyball also earned a 2nd placing with his run in the 45-49 years category of …
Applause for local runners
Congratulations to our members who competed in the Kiama Coastal Classic on June 26th. This was a challenging but picturesque course, starting at Gerringong SLSC and ending at Kiama SLSC. Perhaps the epic views made the kilometres seem easier – our local athletes certainly excelled on this course. In the 12kms event, Erich Moeller-Duhme …
Runners return to Worrigee for Round 11
Runners returned to Worrigee for round 11 of cross country on Saturday June 25th. Malachy Martin took line honours in the 2kms in 9:56 followed by Randira De Silva in 8:00 then Winter Bell in 10:37. Isabella Mitchell was fourth in 10:29 followed by Aidan McLaren in 17:30 then Heidi McLaren in 19:32. There were …
NSW XC Champs
NSW XC Champs made a welcome return to Willandra on Saturday 18 June. This was the the first time in three years for the NSW XC Champs to be held locally and although Nowra numbers were down from previous years when Willandra was the Club’s home course, the Club was still well represented at the124th …
Cross Country Round 10 at Worrigee
Round 10 of cross country was held at Worrigee on Saturday June 18th. Numbers were a little lower than previous weeks due to the NSW XC Champs being held on the same day. In the 2 km event, Jason Hehir took the win in 4:16 followed by Harry Thomson in 4:25 and then Malachy Martin …
Cross Country on the long weekend
For those members that didn’t travel away for the long weekend, cross country at Longreach was an enjoyable way to warm up. In the 1km event, Lhiam Crook was the sole competitor and completed the circuit in 6:48. In the 2km Isabella Mitchell was first home in 12:41 followed by Winter Bell in 13:44 and …
Small crowd at Huskisson for Round 8
It was a smaller crowd at Huskisson on Saturday for cross country competition whilst many of our runners were competing in the State cross country relays. In the 2km event there were just two member competitors with Jason Hehir clocking 8:54 and Isabella Mitchell recording 13:19. There were sixteen registered athletes in the 3km event. …
2022 NSW Cross Country Relays
The 31st edition of the NSW Cross Country Relay titles were held at Upjohn Park in Rydalmere on Saturday 4th June and nine teams from Nowra were keen to take part. Parts of the course were muddy, but generally the course was in pretty good condition, testing the speed of runners. The U12 boys kicked …
Cross Country at Longreach
Round 7 of Winter cross country competition was held at Longreach Rd on Saturday May 28th. There were just two competitors in the 1km event with young Lhiam Crook taking the win in front of Heath Lee. In the 2km Aidan McLaren took line honours followed by Malachy Martin then Isabella Mitchell. Next home was …
Huskisson proves popular for cross country enthusiasts
Cross country was held at Huskisson on Saturday 21st May. The Club welcomed a large number of newcomers and visitors, many of whom took a podium finish. There were seven participants in the 1km this week with Annie Boatswain crossing the line first, followed by Samantha Binney then Wyatt Binney, Darcy Binney and Charli Binney. …
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Blue skies for Round 5 at Huskisson
It was a beautiful warm afternoon for cross country at Huskisson on Saturday 14th May. In the 2kms there were five participants with Aidan McLaren leading the charge, coming home in 13:15. Winter Bell was second in 13:54 and Jack Kinsele was third in 13:26. Malachy Martin was fourth and Heidi McLaren fifth. Twenty two …
Longreach for Round 4 of Cross Country
Cross Country Round 4 was held at Longreach on Saturday May 7th. In the 2km event, there were seven competitors. Eddie Mottram was first in 10:50 followed by Heath Lee in 13:37 then Heidi McLaren in 14:10. Isabella Mitchell was next home in 14:03 then Aidan McLaren was fifth in 15:21 with Koby Lee then Winter …
Kerrie ends the season with a bronze medal
Kerrie Jones finished off her Summer throws season with a bronze medal in the weight pentathlon on Saturday 7th May. It was a chilly 8 degrees start for Kerrie and the rest of the throwers at Bardon Ridge Athletics Track but Kerrie soon warmed up her throwing arm. Kerrie accumulated 2454 points to claim 3rd …
Kerrie takes gold in Heavy Weight Pentathlon
Masters superstar thrower Kerrie Jones competed in the NSW State Masters Championships Heavy Weight Pentathlon at Penrith on Saturday April 30th, taking the gold medal with 2568 points. Kerrie achieved great results, throwing the increasing weights with strength and determination. 3kg 10.73m 4kg 9.72m 5kg 8.07m 7kg 6.54m 9kg 5.17m Congratulations Kerrie on yet another …
Country Championships Relay Challenge
Each year Country Championships relay challenge is the BIG event of the track and field calendar. In 2011 the Country Championships Relay – 10 Second Challenge was born. That first year the ‘A’ team bet that they would beat the ‘B’ team by 10 seconds. The Challenge was on! That year Team ‘A’ took silver …
Sydney Ten 2022 and Run Shellharbour
Nowra had a few representations in the Sydney Ten event on Sunday 1st May. Mark O’Leary contested the 5km race, completing the course in 24:44. Amelia May ran a great race, clocking 18:36 and placing 14th fastest female from 168 entries. Darlene Musgrove braved the 10kms race with no lead-up training and managed to finish …
2022 Award Winners
The Committee would like to thank everyone who attended the AGM and Presentation on Saturday 30th April. We had a great turn out of families representing cross country, road running and track and field. It was great to see so many people in attendance – certainly the most people we have had for a number …
Life Membership for Darlene and Scott
Life membership is an honour bestowed on a Club member whose continuous, loyal and outstanding service and contribution has a provided measurable benefit to the Nowra Athletics Club. On Saturday 30th April, life membership was awarded to Darlene Musgrove and Scott Johnson for their significant and appreciated contribution to the athletic community. Both recipients were …
Huskisson Round 3 of Cross Country
Cross Country Round 3 was held at Huskisson on Saturday 30th April with positive numbers. The 1km had two competitors with Lhiam Crook crossing first followed by Will Sproule. The 2km course was contested by ten competitors. Randira De Silva took the win in 11:50 followed by Isabella Mitchell who was the fastest female, clocking …