Cross Country

Our point score component of our cross country season has almost finished. Our last pointscore round will be at Berry on August 14. Then we will have our Cross Country Championships, on Saturday August 21. Last year we had the inaugural Nowra Athletics Club Cross Country Championships, introduced as a way of ending the season …

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Numbers were strong at Worrigee for round 17 of Nowra Athletics Club cross country competition. There were eighteen participants in the 2km event with a number of newcomers. The first runners were all fairly close, pushing each other home. Lincoln Butcher crossed the line first in 9.15, followed by Annie Dziubinski in 9.33 and then …

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Round 16 of cross country was held at Hollyhill on July 31st with good numbers on a very warm Winter’s afternoon. There were eleven competitors in the 2km event and line honours went to Heidi McLaren whilst Randira DeSilva was second. A very quick Finn Goddard was third in 8.51 and mum Karly Goddard wasn’t …

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Round 15 of cross country was held at Worrigee on 24th July. There were two contenders in the 1km with Archie Gallagher crossing first in front of Isabella Crawford. In the 2km event Miller Bell was first home followed by Winter Bell then Isabella Mitchell. Lana Crawford was the fastest competitor, crossing in fourth place …

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Cross Country was moved to Hollyhill on Saturday 17th July to reduce the risks associated with high winds on the Longreach course. There was still a good representation of runners, braving the blustery conditions. In the 2km event Finn Goddard was the winner in a fast time of 9.06. Winter Bell was second followed by …

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Round 13 of cross country was held at Berry on Saturday 10th July under bleak skies with rain threatening, but that didn’t stop a collection of runners from traversing the riding school course, which included a new ‘bridge’ to make navigating the mud a little easier. There were six competitors in the 2km event with …

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City To Surf and the Boston Marathon both have Heartbreak Hill which is notorious in the running community, but they have nothing on Hollyhill, and heartbreak is certainly what this runner faced on its pitch last Saturday! The inaugural Hollyhill Hill Climb event was held on Saturday 3rd July, where each event started and finished …

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Cross Country was held at Worrigee on Saturday 26th June with strong performances across the distances. In the 2km event Randira DeSilva was first home followed by Malachy Martin then Miller Bell. Lana Crawford was fourth in a quick time of 8.32 then Isobella Mitchell was fifth and Winter Bell rounded out the field in …

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It was a cold Winter afternoon where it was very tempting to curl up on the lounge with a blanket, however a few dedicated runners braved the cold to run at Hollyhill on Saturday 19th June. The course was amended so the front paddock circuit was run at the end of the course rather than …

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The long weekend in June saw cross country contested at Worrigee. In the 2km event there were ten eager participants. Lily De Brett was the winner in this distance with Josie Sproule second and Isobella Mitchell third. Heidi McLaren was fourth followed by Airlie Stevens who was the fastest, completing a lap in 8.35. Finn …

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Round 8 of Cross Country was held at Longreach on Saturday 5th June. As some of our junior runners were away competing at State Cross Country Relays, numbers were a little lighter than usual. The 1km had just one competitor; Archie Gallagher, who was pretty pleased with his win! In the 2km event there was …

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Round 7 of cross country was held at the new course at Worrigee on Saturday 29th May. Participants enjoyed their maiden run on this course which tested athletes speed on this relatively flat course. In the 1km there were six eager entrants with Isobella Mitchell taking the win in front of Winter Bell and Miller …

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Round 5 of cross country was held at Berry on May 15th. Numbers were strong for the return to this course with nine enthusiastic competitors in the 2km event. Harrison Crawford was first home in 8.58 followed by Malachy Martin but it was Finn Goddard in third place, who was the speediest finishing 2kms in …

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Round 3 of cross country was held at Longreach on Saturday 1st May. In the 1km there were just two competitors with Randira DeSilva coming home first followed by Hesanya Desilva. In the 2km event there were five participants with Winter Bell taking first place in front of sister Miller Bell. Finn Goddard ran in …

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Cross Country Round 2 was held at Hollyhill on Saturday 24th April. There were five enthusiastic runners in the 1km event with Leah Kelley leading the way home. Jade Kelley was second and Sam Kelley was third. Lhiam Crook was fourth and Aidan McLaren rounded out the field in fifth place. In the 2kms Lana …

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Cross Country officially kicked off at Longreach on Saturday 17th April. Aiden McLaren was the sole competitor in the 1km for Round 1 however there were eight contenders in the 2km event.  Finn Goddard took the win with Zoe Musson second and Tim Musson third. Isobella Mitchell was fourth, Miller Bell fifth and whilst Airlie …

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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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