Track and field was held last Wednesday for the second last time this season. Doug McNally made it a memorable evening by setting a new shot put record with a throw of 8.86 metres. Congratulations Doug. In the junior shot Reilly Caswell had the biggest throw with 7.91 metres. Charlie Heidke had a good night …
2018 NSW Junior Championships
Nowra Athletics juniors performed exceptionally well at the 2018 NSW Junior Championships held at SOPAC from the 9th to the 11th February. Nowra had 21 competitors in the black and gold and once again did the Club proud. Lauren Percival was a stand out bagging three State medals. Lauren won silver in the Under 15 …
NSW Country Championships 2018
The 73rd NSW Country Championships were held in Wollongong over the Australia Day long weekend. Nowra had 58 athletes competing across various track and field events with a number of athletes making their Country Champs debut. The Beresford family did well, bringing home four medals between them. Alissa Beresford threw her way to 5th place …
Nowra Show 1km Race
The 2018 Nowra Show 1km handicap race was held on Saturday 10th February with 14 competitors. The race got under way with Katie Martin leading the field away as go marker. Katie managed to hold a good lead at the halfway mark. Behind her Talea Miller and Emily Mclaren worked hard to close the gap. They were chased …
Throwing Records broken 31.1.18
There were two records broken last week at Nowra Athletics Track and Field competition. Doug McNally threw the shot put 8.77 metres to set a new record, throwing 3 cms more than the old record. Kerrie Jones, fresh from her competition at Country Championships last weekend also set a new record in the javelin. Kerrie …
Track and Field in the Summer Rain 24.1.18
The Summer rain may have dampened the results paperwork on Wednesday night 24th January but it didn’t dampen the spirits of the athletes at Nowra Athletics Track and Field Competition. The sprint prgram included the 100m and 150m. The Baxter boys all ran well with Cameron, Harrison and Oliver competing in both sprint events and putting …
Track and Field Summer series 17.1.2018
Nowra Athletics continued track and field competition on Wednesday 17th January. In the junior 800m Will Dyball took line honours with Matthew Higham running in second. Toby Dyball was third and Wil Osgood was fourth. Meanwhile the senior race was taken out by Brad Sawyers who passed Ethan Havadjia in the closing metres of the …
Track and Field resumes 2018
Nowra Athletics resumed track and field competition last Wednesday after the Christmas New Year period. Whilst many were still obviously enjoying the holiday season a small but dedicated few enjoyed the track and field events on offer. In the junior female sprints, Emily McLaren, Akala and Talea Miller and Laila and Allie Moffatt all ran …
NSW Country Champs is coming up!
2018 NSW Country Championships will be held in Wollongong from 26th to 28th January. Country Champs are a great opportunity to compete against like-minded country athletes in a fun atmosphere. The comaraderie amongst athletes is always strong and a good time is always had. There’s not far to travel this year so there’s no excuse …
Wednesday 13th December Track & Field
As we get closer to Christmas our lives inevitably get busier so numbers tend to drop off a little for sporting commitments. However, whilst numbers may have been a little lower at Track and Field last Wednesday 13th December, spirits were high and results were strong. In the junior men’s division Lachlan Woods, Dylan Johnstone, …
Siwa throws a record distance 29.11.17
Last week saw Siwa Harvey-Aziz set a new record in the 16-17 years discus. Siwa threw the 1.5kg discus 50.39 metres. Considering the old 1kg record from 1985 (which Siwa has since broken also) was 41.06m this was a huge achievement. Well done Siwa! The closet thrower on the night was Blake Hartnett with a …
Troy breaks 5000m Record 15.11.17
It was a momentous occasion for Troy Whittington on Wednesday night 15th November. Troy set a new record in the 18/19 years 5000 metres track event. Troy looked strong and focused from the start and maintained a consistent pace for the 12.5 laps to finish in 15.45 minutes; breaking the 37 year old record of …
2017 State Relays
The 2017 NSW Relay Championships have held at SOPAC on the weekend of 4th and 5th November. Nowra Athletics Club entered just a handful of male teams this year but the boys had some great success and did the Club proud. Cooper Thomson, Lachlan Kaszonyi, Blake Hartnett and Sam Taylor competed on the track in …
Week 2 Track & Field 18.10.17
Week 2 of Nowra Athletics Track & Field was held on Wednesday 18th October with many new faces amongst our returning members. The Committee would like to welcome everyone to the 2017/2018 season. In the field our seniors enjoyed the shot put. Kerrie Jones is back again this year and continues her record-breaking streak from …
Summer Track & Field Begins 11th October
Nowra Athletics returned to the Shoalhaven High School track on Wednesday 11th October for the first night of Summer Track and Field competition for the 2017/2018 season. There was a healthy number of participants; all eager to get back into the swing of throwing, jumping and running. In the field, all junior grades were combined …
Summer Track & Field Trial Night 4th October
Summer Track and Field Competition will kick off on Wednesday 11th October after the school holidays. However there will be a ‘trial night’ the week prior on Wednesday 4th October. Come along for registration and uniform purchases on this night. Enjoy the opportunity for some fun running before the ‘serious competition’ starts! The Club looks forward …
All Schools 2017
There were over 1,700 students who competed in this year’s 2017 2XU NSW All Schools Championships! Some of our junior Nowra athletes competed with great results. There was an amazing display of athletics at it’s best, and we congratulate all our local athletes. We had a number of steeplechase competitors with Victoria Kennedy bringing home the …
Masters excel at Championships
There were medals all round for our Nowra athletes competing at the 2017 NSW Masters Championships on 4-5th March. Taking home a gold medal was Deb Clark in the 50-54 years javelin. Deb started well with a throw of 21.27m to take an early lead. Her next four throws fell short of this mark but …
February Fun Week 3
Week 3 of the Nowra Athletics February Fun Point score competition was held last Wednesday night 22nd February with a number of fun track and field events. In the junior 100m handicap races there were 15 junior competitors who lined up on a staggered handicap start line. Division 1 Heat 1 was won by Jayla …
February Fun Week 2
Week 2 of the February Fun mini pointscore competition was held last Wednesday 15th February at Nowra Athletics Track & Field night. After a week out due to rain, numbers were higher on Wednesday than expected and many more turned up than had indicated, making the task of the handicapper rather difficult. Members are reminded …