Cross Country was at Longreach on Saturday 18th July 2020 with another good turn up in the Winter sunshine. In the 1 km there were just three competitors with Malachy Martin taking the win in front of Aiden McLaren and Doonan McLaren. Evie Smart took line honours in the 2km event with Miller Bell running …
Cross Country debuts Vincentia course
Nowra Athletics Club debuted the new cross country course at Vincentia on Saturday 11th July. Handicaps applied for the first round of pointscore for the new Winter competition. The rain held off for the duration of the afternoon and everyone welcomed the new course and its varying surfaces. In the 1km an enthusiastic Olivia Rabey …
Cross Country is back!
Nowra Athletics Club is back! With community sport for both adults and under 18’s able to resume from July 1st with strict NSW Health Public Order requirements in place, Nowra Athletics Club kicked off their 2020 cross country competition on Saturday 4th July at Hollyhill. It was great to see so many familiar faces, as …
We’re back running!
We’re back! With community sport for both adults and under 18’s now able to resume with strict NSW Health Public Order requirements in place Nowra Athletics Club kicked off their 2020 cross country competition on Saturday 4th July at Hollyhill. It was great to see so many familiar faces, as well as some new ones! …
Achievements – 2020
Achievement Home 7-8 March 2020 These rescheduled NSW Masters T&F Championships events. Held at Sydney Olympic Park in Sydney. Geoff Crook 55-59years Javelin Bronze Medal 31.52m Peter Dooley 60-64years 800m Gold Medal 2mins25.17 Kerrie Jones 65-69years Javelin 4th 13.03m Weight Throw Silver Medal 8.87m Erin Smart 35-39years 60m Silver Medal 8.46s 200m Gold …
Thank you volunteers
Did you know we received $2600 for volunteering at the Husky Triathlon? Thank you to our volunteers for offering their time to raise funds for our Club. Our Saturday volunteers included Scott Jonson, Lisa and Sean Carroll, Sharon Bryce, Perry and Sue Strand, Mel and Alisha Mustapic, Pat Ozlins, Rebecca Cooper, and Lauren Rabey with …
Rescheduled NSW Masters Championships brings rewards for Nowra
After the NSW Masters Championships were called off in February, due to extreme weather conditions, the rescheduled program was held on the weekend of 7th -8th March. Erin Smart was on fire, despite the conditions of the rescheduled event not being ideal either. Erin took gold in the 35-39 years 200m in a PB of …
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NSW Opens brings a National Qualifier for Cam Musgrove
On Friday 6th March Cameron Musgrove competed in the NSW Open Championships in the 800m. Cam has been improving his time at each competition this season, and came into the meet with a PB of 1.54.25, just shy of the 1.54.00 National Qualifier. Cam ran in Heat 3 and finished 5th in 1.56.92. It wasn’t …
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PB’s in Canberra
On Saturday 29th February three of Nowra’s athletes celebrated Leap Year Day by competing in Canberra at the AACT Summer Series meet number 10; and after competing there were certainly plenty of reasons to celebrate with all three athletes achieving PB’s. Lachlan Kaszonyi ran a PB in the 100m, clocking 11.48 and finishing 4th in …
Kerrie takes gold
The NSW Masters Throws Pentathlon Championships were held in Sydney on February 29th. The Throws Pentathlon consists of 3 attempts each in the Hammer Throw, Shot Put, Discus Throw, Javelin, and Weight Throw. Masters athlete Kerrie Jones scored 2633 points to take home the gold medal in the 65-69 years event and was “over …
Olivia wins the 1km handicap race!
Unfortunately, this year the Nowra Show annual 1km handicap race was cancelled due to the wet weather. So, on Wednesday 26th February, the last night of Track and Field competition for the 2019/2020 season Nowra Athletics Club ran their own version of this annual spectacle. Runners lined up in order of their allocated handicap with …
2020 NSW Junior Championships
The 2020 ACPE NSW Junior Championships were held over 3 days 21st -23rd February. There were 14 athletes from Nowra Athletics club who competed. Lauren Percival demonstrated her sprinting prowess in the 100m and 200m. Lauren won her heat of the U17 200m in 25.78 then went on to improve her time in the final …
Nowra athletes earn PB’s at Allcomers
Nowra Athletics Club had seven athletes compete at the All Comers Illawong meet on Saturday 15th February, which was held at The Ridge Athletics Track. Maintaining the 800m reputation of the Club, Nowra had five athletes contesting this distance. Erin Smart kicked off the 800m events in great style, achieving a PB of 2.19.31 finishing …
2020 NSW Masters Championships
NSW Masters Championships were held on Friday 7th and Saturday 8th February at SOPAC in tough conditions before the third day of competition scheduled for Sunday 9th February was cancelled due to deteriorating weather. Nowra athletes excelled themselves demonstrating commitment, resilience and enthusiasm with many personal bests achieved as well as some bonus medals. Ron …
800m contested in Canberra
On Saturday 8th February four of our Nowra junior athletes travelled to Canberra to contest an 800m as part of the Summer Series for Athletics ACT at the AIS Athletics Track. Conditions were not ideal with Canberra also experiencing the rain and wind that was hitting the Shoalhaven but the athletes soldiered on. Toby Dyball …
Erin breaks the 400m record – again!
On Wednesday 5th February Erin Smart came with a plan! She wanted to break the 400m record! Demonstrating her trademark commitment and resilience, Erin sprinted around the track, giving it everything she had. Erin crossed in 01:01.66, shaving off her previous record of 1.02.2. Goal achieved! In the 800m Scott Martin was the victor in …
Record breaking night 29.1.2020
It was a record-breaking night at Nowra Athletics Track and Field Competition on Wednesday 29th January. The evening started with a 1000m event, practice for the upcoming Nowra Show annual 1000m handicap race. Erin Smart was initially reluctant to run after she had geared herself up for the programmed 800m. She said her head space …
Country Champs Statistics
Here are some interesting statistics from Country Championships for those who like numbers. 45 athletes competed in individual events: • 28 junior athletes • 1 Open athlete • 16 Masters athletes There were: 30 Male athletes 15 Female athletes TOTAL MEDALS 29 GOLD 32 SILVER 39 BRONZE Most events: Patrick O’Leary competed in 8 events. …
Country Championships 2020
Nearly 500 athletes from across the state, travelled to Dubbo for the 75th NSW Country Championships over 3 days from January 17th to 19th and 45 of these athletes were from Nowra Athletics Club. It was a family affair for many, with multiple members of some families competing across a range of track and field …
800m running
One could be forgiven for thinking that Nowra Athletics Club is the ‘800 Club’ after recent high levels of participation in this distance at competitions. In the most recent competition, four Nowra athletes travelled to Canberra to compete in the AACT Championships on Friday 24th January to contest their respective 800m events. Cam Musgrove was …