Illawarra Blue Stars Interclub competition was held on Sunday 15th November. The sprinters performed well in strong tail winds with both 100m and 200m events on the program. Ruby Marshall showed good form to finish 5th in heat 6, clocking 13.43. In the boys events eleven year old Max Marshall looked strong to finish 3rd …
A record-breaking night of Track and Field
Last Wednesday 11th November, Erin Smart achieved the trifecta of records! In the 100m Erin set a new record of 13.08, shaving off her previous record of 13.2. Then in the 150m Erin clocked 19.50, breaking her past record of 20.0, and finally to cap off the night she ran 1.01.51 in the 400m, bettering …
4 new records at Track and Field 4.11.20
More local records were broken last Wednesday 4th November at Nowra Athletics Club Track and Field night. In the field Samantha Peace continued her record-breaking streak with two more records. In shot put Sam recorded 11.41m breaking the longstanding record of 10.15m set by Tracey Laverty in the 1982-83 season for the 20-29 years age …
Kerrie wins three silver medals!
Sutherland Interclub was held on 31st October at Sylvania Waters Athletics Track in terrible conditions, with rain and hail turning long jump pits into swimming pools. In the Women’s open 1500m Emily McLaren finished 7th in heat 2 in a time of 5.30.40 putting her 19th overall. In the men’s race Jett Goddard completed his …
Nowra represented at NSW Interclub Competitions
Bankstown Interclub was held on Saturday 24th October at The Crest Athletic Track. A trio of Nowra athletes made the trek to Bankstown to compete. In the 800m Erin Smart won her heat, beating home a host of teenage competitors. Erin’s time of 2.23.56 placed her 7th overall. In the 1500m 12year old Emily McLaren …
Nowra athletes compete at Kembla Joggers Open Night
Kembla Joggers held an open night on Thursday 22nd October 2020 with a contingency of fifteen Nowra athletes travelling to Wollongong to compete. Nine of these athletes ran PB’s! What a fantastic way to start the season with their first race on Tartan! In the Open 800m Heat 1 Cam Musgrove took the win in …
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Great shots put in!
Multiple records were broken in the shot put circle on Wednesday 21st October. Mel Jennings threw 9.07m for a new record in the 50-59 years age group, bettering her previous record of 8.73m. Sam Peace continued her record-breaking streak, recording 10.59m, breaking the longstanding record of 10.15m for the 20-29 years group set by Tracey …
Quality performance on the track and in the field
Last Wednesday night was one of the best nights for competition in many seasons. There was a wealth of competitors testing their abilities in some tightly contested races as well as some great performances in the field. In the 1km Cam Musgrove set a cracking pace, finishing in 2.37.89, a new PB, and just three …
123rd NSW Cross Country Championships
Finally, after a two-month delay, due to COVID, the 123rd NSW Cross Country Championships were held on the weekend of 10th-11th October 2020 at West Dapto. Entries for the event from under 11 to 80+ masters attracted 800 competitors from across the State; hugely popular after a long hiatus from competition. However, there was just …
Eva and Tori spear records as pointscore opens
Track and Field season officially started last Wednesday 23rd September with pointscore commencing. In the 600m there were some inspiring performances on the track. Cam Musgrove took out the senior A race in a fast 1.26.82 followed by Will Dyball in 1.31.21 then Ethan Havadjia in 1.34.24. In the senior B race Byron Osgood took …
Three records on the first night of Track and Field 16.9.2020
Last Wednesday 16th September Nowra Athletics Club held the opening night of Track and Field. It was great to see so many people turn up for the first night including several new faces. In the opening event, the 1500m, the juniors took to the track. Cameron Baxter took line honours from a field of twelve …
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South Coast Three and Ten
The South Coast Three and Ten was run on Saturday 12th September with great performances on the track and fantastic cheering from the sidelines! To quote one of our spectators “It was such a great atmosphere. I loved the sportsmanship, runners of all ages and abilities encouraging and supporting one another”. In the junior 3km …
Covid Cross Country Championships declared a success
Nowra Athletics Club hosted the inaugural Covid Cross Country Championships last Saturday 5th September at Hollyhill. This event was conducted to provide some competition for athletes in light of all State events being postponed this season due to covid-19 restrictions. It was hoped that the Championship event would create enthusiasm for on-course competition and inspire …
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Final points round 29.8.2020
For the final points round of our Covid-impacted Winter cross country season, the sun shone brightly, letting us know Spring is right around the corner! In the 1km we had just two competitors. Aiden McLaren (and his dog Jasmine) led the way, finishing, with energy to spare, in 10:59 whilst Archie Halliday was second. In …
COVID Cross Country Championships
Since its onset, the COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact on everyone. Social and physical distancing measures, lockdowns of businesses and schools, and restrictions on overall social life, have disrupted many regular aspects of life, including sport and physical activity. As you know the world of athletics has also been greatly affected by COVID-19 this …
Don’t get blown off course!
Cross Country was held at Hollyhill on Saturday 22nd August in blustery conditions. The course at Hollyhill is always challenging but with strong winds, and cold temperatures it was even more of a challenge. Runners battled the wind and were lucky not to get blown off course. In the 1km the convincing winner was Malachy …
Running through puddles!
The rain eased enough on Saturday 15th August for cross country competition to go ahead at Vincentia. The number of competing athletes were less than previous weeks as a result of the weather and the Club thanks those that came and ran, wading through puddles along the course! Malachy Martin and Aiden McLaren were the …
Cross country moved to Longreach 1.8.20
Cross Country was moved to Longreach on Saturday 1st August after heavy rains left Hollyhill waterlogged. In the 1km there were ten participants and it was Poppy Murray who led the way home. Ben Sproule was second and Malachy Martin was third. Next, we had Hugh Sproule, then Aiden McLaren with mum Doonan McLaren. Amarlie …
Injury on Vincentia course
The Vincentia run on Saturday 25th July was enjoyed by most – perhaps with the exception of Gavin Dyball who unfortunately hurt his ankle during medium course. Hospital xrays have reported ligament damage and sprain. Gavin is resting up and we wish him a speedy recovery. Many thanks to those members who offered assistance and …
NSW Short Course Cross Country
The first of Athletics NSW Winter competitions was held on Sunday 19th July 2020 with NSW Short Course Cross Country Championships at Dapto. Seventeen of Nowra Athletics Club members competed in the event, testing their ability over the Kembla Joggers home track after a four-month break from competition. Did you know, the forced break, due …