Alissa Beresford made a spectacular return to Nowra Athletics on Wednesday night by breaking the 40-49 years long jump record. After breaking her foot 14 months ago and being told that she may not be able to run again Alissa showed what patience, hard work and commitment to training can achieve when she leapt her …
AACT Combined Events Championships.
The 2018-19 AACT Combined Events Championships were held in Canberra on the weekend, 12th -13th January 2019. Three young athletes competed in their first ever State multi event championships with great results.Ruby Marshall won a silver medal in the U14 Pentathlon with 1051 points. Ruby placed 2nd in shot, 4th in high jump, 2nd in 200m, …
NSW Country Championships are coming up.
NSW Country Championships are on Thursday 24th – Sunday 27th January at Hunter Sports Centre.This year the Championships competition will be held over 4 days with an altered program from previous years due to the 2019 Hunter Track Classic taking place on Saturday evening. We’d love to see as many Nowra athletes as possible at Country …
Christmas Mile 2018.
The annual Merry Christmas Mile was run on Wednesday December 19th. With plum puddings up for grabs there were plenty of contenders! Santa even turned up to run too!First off the mark was the B race with Aiden McLaren given pole position with a handicap start of over 5 minutes. Ben Sproule was next to …
Erin continues to break records.
Erin Smart continues to break records on the track. On Wednesday 12th December Erin bettered another three of her own records. In the 60m Erin ran 8.48 shaving 0.09 seconds off the record she set just a few weeks ago. In the 100m she clocked 13.48 seconds (previous record was 13.6) and in the 600m …
Track Records Topple 5.12.18.
Last Wednesday 5th December Peter Dooley broke his own record in the 60-69 years 3000m, clocking 12.00.00. Pete has been slowly building his strength and speed after a niggling injury so it was great to see him smash that record, back bigger and better than ever! Congratulations Peter. Nowra’s newest superstar Erin Smart also broke …
Erin takes the hat trick of records 21.11.18.
It seems nothing can stop Erin Smart this season! Erin broke another three records on Wednesday 21st November.In the 200m Erin ran 27.54 to take down the record in the 30-39 years group.In the 60m Erin sprinted over the line in 8.57 for another record.Finally, Erin took the hat trick with a record in the …
Upcoming Relay Championships.
The NSW Relay Championships is the largest and most successful relay event in Australia. The competition is held over two days and hosts over 700 teams from NSW clubs. This year the Relay Championships will be held on Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th November at Sydney Olympics Park Athletics Centre. The events on offer include:4x100m, 4x200m, …
Records Tumble 14.11.18.
Records tumbled on Wednesday 14th November at Nowra Athletics Track & Field!Taj Barrett hurled the discus a massive 31.40 metres to set a new 9 years and under record. The previous record was 24 metres so he smashed it! Taj recently completed at the NSW PSSA Championships where he placed 9th with a throw of …
2018 PSSA Championships.
Last week a number of our juniors competed at the 2018 NSW PSSA Athletics Championships. These Championships were held at Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre on 31st October (Halloween) and 1st November.Ruby Marshall competed in the girls 12-13 years 800m finishing 25th in 2.43.89 minutes.Toby Dyball also competed in the 800m in the boys 11 …
Halloween Track Records Set.
Numbers were down on Wednesday 31st October for Track and Field possibly due to ‘trick or treat’ Halloween adventures and a number of junior athletes competing at the NSW PPSA State Championships.However there was still some great Halloween inspired running on show at the track with Erin Smart achieving 2 records. In the 100m she …
Week 2 Track & Field 24.10.18.
Nowra Athletics Track and Field second night of competition was held on Wednesday 24th October. There was a great showing of athletes with many of our newcomers returning after last week – clearly not put off by Week 1 and keen to give Nowra athletics another go! The sausage sizzle was popular – big thanks …
Track and Field Kicks off 2018.
The rain finally held off for the official first week of the season’s Track and Field program on Wednesday 17th October. There was a huge crowd with plenty of familiar faces as well as many new faces. It was great to see multiple members of families competing enjoying the great sport of athletics.Nowra Athletics Club …
All Schools 2018.
The 2018 2XU NSW All Schools Track and Field Championships were held at Homebush from Thursday 27th to Sunday 30th September.The four-day competition saw 2000 athletes in 300 events in ages from 12 to 19 years compete for the honour of being crowned NSW schools champion for 2018 and vie for selection for the national …
2018 Australian Junior Athletics Championships
Australia’s ‘next generation’ of track and field talent were on full display in Sydney recently as more than 2000 junior athletes descended to compete at Sydney Olympic Park Athletics track from 14th to 18th March. Nowra Athletics Club had a remarkable 13 athletes competing on the National stage. In the steeplechase, both Jesse Buckham and …
Nowra Athletes compete at Little Athletics State Championships
The State Track and Field Championships for Little Athletics NSW were held on the weekend at SOPAC. The State Track and Field Championships are the culmination of the track & field competition season and there were several junior athletes who are also members of Nowra Athletics Club who qualified for these Championships. These junior athletes …
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Cooper takes a National Bronze!
The 2018 Australian Junior Combined Event Championships were held at Lakeside Stadium in Albert Park on Saturday 3rd March and Sunday 4th March, 2018. Australia’s best young multi-eventers converged for the Championships; amongst them Nowra’s Cooper Thomson. Cooper competed in the Nationals Under 18 Men’s Decathlon where he achieved a massive 5 Personal Bests and …
Medals won at Masters Championships
NSW Masters Championships were held at Blacktown International Sports Centre on the 3rd and 4th March 2018. Athletes from Nowra Athletics Club did themselves and their Club proud at these Championships. Alissa Beresford was forced to give up running when she broke her foot so has since turned her hand to the throwing arena. Alissa …
Medals won at Masters Championships
NSW Masters Championships were held at Blacktown International Sports Centre on the 3rd and 4th March 2018. Athletes from Nowra Athletics Club did themselves and their Club proud at these Championships. Alissa Beresford was forced to give up running when she broke her foot so has since turned her hand to the throwing arena. Alissa has been rewarded …
Valentine’s Day Athletics
Nowra athletics track and field was held last Wednesday night on Valentine’s Day. Whilst numbers were down it was obvious which die-hard athletes love their athletics more than romantic dinners. In the long jump pit the juniors performed well. Jessie Moffat jumped 3.78 metres; Alisha Mustapic 3.01 metres, Laila Hartnett 2.71 metres and Emily McLaren …