The NSW Open Championships were held on the weekend. The championships attracted NSW’s finest and competition was fierce. Four of Nowra Athletics Club athletes competed in the Championships mixing it with the best! On Friday night, after an extended hiatus from the competition arena, Samantha Peace, stepped back into the discus circle. Sam has been …
Track and Field numbers low but enthusiasm high
Numbers were low as Nowra Athletics Club returned to local competition on Wednesday 3rd March after several weeks of wash outs. In the 600m senior event there were just five competitors. Scott Martin took an easy win in 01:51.33 followed by Hamish McLaren in 01:58.14 then Sam Keogh, Darlene Musgrove and Lisa Carroll. The junior …
2021 Country Championships
The 2021 NSW Country Track and Field Championships were held at Mingara from 26th to 28th February 2021. After a slight hiccup with a postponement and reschedule of this year’s Championships it was great to see the competition go ahead. For those who attended and competed I’m sure they will all agree there was a …
Athletes shine in AACT Championships and NSW Masters Championships
It was a huge weekend of athletics for Nowra athletes over the weekend of 12th-14th February. Three local athletes travelled to Canberra to compete in the 2021 AACT CHAMPIONSHIPS. A record 700 athletes entered the championships, with many events equal to a nationals final, making it the best domestic track and field meet for 11 …
Athletes shine in AACT Championships and NSW Masters ChampionshipsRead More
Geoff jumps to new heights!
Last Wednesday night 10th February Geoff Crook leapt to new heights when he set a 60-69 years high jump record, clearing the bar at 1.15m. Geoff took some tips from Paul Musgrove who advised he has plenty of jump left in him to increase that effort! Geoff also broke the javelin record spearing 30.70m, furthering …
NSW 5k Champs
NSW 5k Champs were held on 6th February at SOPAC Warm Up Track. It was a highly competitive race with a number of well credentialled athletes competing for the title. The front runners set a solid pace, with the winner Kieren Tall clocking 13:59.23 and second place Matt Hudson 13:59.92. With the first two runners …
Nowra takes on the ACT at Woden Park
Eighteen of Nowra’s best athletes travelled to Canberra on the weekend to compete in the Athletics ACT Summer Series No 10 at Woden Park. The squad of athletes earned plenty of PB’s along with race experience and as always, there was fantastic Club spirit and comradery. In the 800m, the first event on the program, …
January running and throwing
Some of our Nowra members participated in the Australia Day Bush ‘N Beach Fun Run & Walk hosted by Victory Runners at Seven Mile Beach in Gerroa on January 26th. For the second year running, Bradley Sawyers took out line honours in the 5k event, clocking 19 minutes which bettered his 2020 record time by …
Illawarra Track Challenge 2021
The 2021 Illawarra Track Challenge was held at Kerryn McCann Athletic Centre on Saturday 16th January with fantastic results for both locals and representative athletes. In the 100m Rohan Browning broke the magical 10 second barrier, just the second Australian to run under 10 seconds electronically. An hour later, Rohan was back on the track …
Records fall on return to Track and Field
Nowra Athletics Club returned to track and field competition on Wednesday 13th January 2021. Numbers were down, but this is typical for this time of year when athletes and families take Summer holidays. For those athletes in attendance, the Summer performances were hot! Geoff Crook speared 31.01 metres for a new record in the 60-69 …
January Competition brings success for Nowra athletes
With covid restrictions easing somewhat, the Summer of Athletics is heating up. The Illawong High Velocity Meet was held at The Ridge Athletics Track on Saturday 9th January. Sprinter Lachlan Kaszonyi successfully competed in three sprint events. Lachlan finished 5th in his 60m heat in a time of 7.42. In the 100m he crossed in …
January Competition brings success for Nowra athletesRead More
T’was the week before Christmas
As our year draws to a close, I thought I would end it with a light-hearted Christmas-theme poem. The year has been a tough one, with many obstacles to jump over to get us to the finish line, but we made it! So, enjoy the festive season and here’s to a much calmer 2021. …
Albie Thomas Mile event
Bankstown Athletics Club hosted the Albie Thomas Mile event on Saturday 19th December at The Crest Athletics Track. In what has been a challenging year, the final meet of 2020 provided some solid performances for our Nowra athletes. Hot on the heels of his recent award, Cam Musgrove ran well for his season opener in …
ACPE NSW All Schools Championships 2020
The ACPE NSW All Schools Championships were held over 4 days from December 3rd to 6th at Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre. The Championships were conducted 10 weeks later than usual this year due to the turmoil of COVID-19 and athletes were excited to finally be back racing in a full program of events. Nowra …
Nowra represented at Illawong Summer Meet
“Illawong Summer Meet 2” took place on Thursday 3rd December 2020 at The Ridge Athletics Track. Five Nowra athletes travelled to Barden Ridge to compete. Erin Smart ran in 3rd in her 400m heat clocking 59.0 which placed her 3rd overall also. In the 100m Erin was again 3rd with a time of 13.6 and …
Awards 2020
Finally, after many false starts due to Covid-19 restrictions, our Presentation night was finally held on Wednesday 2nd December. Congratulations to our 2020 Award Winners. John Morris Junior Encouragement Award – awarded to a junior Club member 15 years of age or under competing in Cross country in the 2 or 3km distance. This is …
Nowra athletes reach the summit!
Summit Shoalhaven (formerly known as King of the Mountain) was held on Saturday 28th November in extremely hot and challenging conditions. Runners made their way through an undulating course with both gentle and steep slopes, amongst beautiful scenery of Kangaroo Valley and Mount Scanzi. The event incorporated a 55km, 40km, 23km and 13km distance catering …
High velocity and high temperatures!
Three of Nowra’s sprinters competed at the Illawong High Velocity Meet at the Ridges Athletics Track on Saturday 28th November in very steamy conditions. As the temperatures reached record highs for November, and with tailwinds (the officials turned around the race to take advantage of the tailwind) there was hot action on the track! Tsar …
Cameron Baxter claims 2km record
It was a night of celebration for young Cameron Baxter last Wednesday (25th November) at Track and Field when Cameron finally broke the 2km record for 10-11 year olds. Cameron has had his eye on this record for some time and has been edging closer and closer. Last attempt Cameron missed the record by 0.6 …
Three more Track and Field records achieved 18.11.20
Last week saw a small number of dedicated athletes competing at Wednesday night track and field. Perhaps the final game of State of Origin kept people away. Nevertheless, those who did compete enjoyed a successful evening of competition. In wind assisted conditions, Erin Smart broke the 60m record yet again in a time of 8.33. …
Three more Track and Field records achieved 18.11.20Read More