The 2025 Cross Country Relays took place at The Armoury, Sydney Olympic Park on Saturday 31st May. This was the 34th edition of the Championships and the 2nd time held at The Armoury. This year the event was held in glorious sunny conditions with temperatures around 20 degrees, which was far more pleasant than last …
Longreach run
Runners converged at Longreach Rd on Saturday 24th May after a very wet week. Despite the puddles, runners enjoyed the course. In the 1km Grace Parmenter was first across the line in 7.45 and Olive Zadkovich was 2nd in 11.53. In the 2km Casey Norris took the win in 6.46 followed by Jaxon Keogh in …
Great turn out at UOW run
It was great to see runners taking advantage of the beautiful weather on Saturday afternoon to run the UOW cross country course. The kangaroos were certainly excited to see everyone, coming out in their masses to spectate! The runners were spurred on to the finish line by the aroma of the BBQ which was provided …
Huskisson Park Run & Cross Country Run
There was a great turn out of members at Husky Park Run on Saturday morning, proudly wearing Club uniform to increase the profile of our Club. Thank you to everyone who turned up to run, volunteer or spectate. It was well received, and members have suggested doing it again. In the afternoon, cross country still …
A sunny afternoon for cross country running
Round 5 of cross country competition took place on a beautiful Autumn afternoon on Saturday May 3rd at Longreach Rd. There were 5 runners in the 1km event with the win going to Will Sproule in 5.26. Lani Parmenter was 2nd in 6.14 followed closely by Hamish Bennett in 6.27. Grace Parmenter was 4th in …
Cross Country Run at Huskisson
There was a small crowd at cross country on Saturday 26th April with the end of the school holidays and several athletes competing at the Run Wollongong event. In the 1km event, Xander Day took the win in 6.32 followed by Hamish Bennett in 6.36 then Grace Parmenter in 7.24 and Olive Zadkovich in 8.42. …
Easter Cross Country Run
A small group of runners hit the trails at Longreach Rd on Easter Saturday. Hazel Saviane was first across the line in the 1km event in 7.19 with Josie Sproule hot her heels in 7.20. There were 9 competitors in the 2km event and it was Ivy Donougher who took the line honours in 10.03 …
Huskisson Cross Country Round 2
Handicapped starts were in place for round 2 of cross country at Huskisson on Saturday 12th April. There were just 2 athletes in the 1km event. Grace Parmenter was first across the line in 7.48 and Olive Zadkovich was 2nd in 8.14. In the 2km race, Jameson Day took the line honours in 7.47 followed …
Cross Country Round 1 2025
Round 1 of the 2025 Winter Cross Country season took place at the Shoalhaven UOW course on Saturday 5th April. The 1km course was completed by 2 competitors with Grace Parmenter finishing first in a quick time of 7.11 followed by Will Chisolm in 17.03. In the 2km event there were 7 participants. It was …
Opening Round of Winter Cross Country Attracts Mudlarks
Winter Cross Country returned last Saturday for the 2025 season under wet and cloudy skies. The weather bureau was predicting severe weather later that evening. After long discussions, the committee decided to go ahead with the opening round. As it turned out the afternoon was overcast, but no rain fell. Although wet, the course was …
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2024 Australian Cross Country Championships
Nowra Athletics Club had 8 of our junior members compete at the 2024 Australian Cross Country Championships held at Symmons Plains Raceway in Launceston, Tasmania last weekend. Athletes had to battle gale-force winds, rain and a muddy course, but they showed grit and determination. Finn Goddard put the disappointment of not getting his State uniform …
Winners of Winter Cross Country Competition
Congratulations to the winners of the 2024 Winter cross country competition: 2kms 1st – Sam Bennett 2nd – Malachy Martin 3rd – Winter Bell 3kms 1st – Peter Dooley 2nd – Emerson Boatswain 3rd – Madeline Oke Medium course 1st – Scott Armstrong 2nd – Hamish McLaren 3rd – Alex Arnold Long course 1st – …
Australian Cross Country Championships
More than 300 NSW Athletes will compete at the Australian Cross Country Championships in Tasmania from 31 August – 1 September. Amongst them will be 8 Nowra athletes. We wish the following athletes the very best of luck: Finn Goddard U11 2km Hugh Thirwall U14 3km Lily Sproule U16 4km Emily McLaren U17 4km Nic …
Runners at Longreach Rd
There were 9 runners in the 3km event at Longreach Rd on Saturday 10th August. Kai Thirwall took the win in 12.42 followed by Tom Smart in 12.26, which was the fastest time over this distance. In 3rd place was Cathleen Chang in 16.48 followed by Macarthur Davis in 12.39 and then Evie Smart in …
Green & Gold Round of Cross Country
The Paris 2024 Olympics have kicked off and to celebrate, Nowra Athletics Club had an Olympic-inspired round of cross country on Saturday 3rd August. The run at Huskisson was a fun affair with most runners proudly wearing green and gold . There were medals for the first three finishers, complete with a podium celebration. …
Mystery Partner Round
It was a great afternoon in Tomerong on Saturday 27th July for mystery partner round of cross country. This was a round re-introduced after many years absence, and although the numbers were low, the participants enjoyed the injection of fun in the cross country competition. Partnering up in the 3km, Emerson Boatswain and Declan …
Nowra runners test out Shoalhaven Uni course
There were just 14 athletes who turned up for cross country at the UOW Shoalhaven campus on Saturday 13th July 2024, whilst many athletes and families were at Short Course Championships. In the 3km there were 3 competitors. Emerson Boatswain took the win in 13:57 whilst Peter Dooley was 2nd in 14:12 and Sam Dennett …
3 medals won at NSW Short Course Championships
NSW Short Course Cross Country Championships were held at West Dapto on Saturday 13th July 2024. Nowra had 23 competitors and took home 3 individual medals on what was a very successful and enjoyable day on the course. Nic McGill won the Under 17 4kms event with a great run of 12.31, cementing his place …
Cross country moves to Huskisson
Due to the persistent wet weather, we had to move cross country from Tomerong to the Huskisson course on Saturday 6th July. There were 2 competitors in the 1km event this week with Mila Bozikov finishing in 4.56 and Hamish Bennett crossing in 7.21. In the 3km event, Declan Bennett took the win in 14.27 …
The sweetest day of the xc season
The inaugural ‘Chocolate Round’ was held at Longreach Rd on Saturday 29th June. There were plenty of chocolate prizes up for grabs, awarded to mystery places, and the round proved very popular with members. In the 3km event, there were 12 competitors. Noah Dyball was first home in 16.41. Emma Stevens was 2nd in 20.47 …