Cam Musgrove, now 23, was a member of Nowra Athletics Club since he was 10 years old, but last year, after re-locating to Canberra, left the Club to join North Canberra-Gungahlin Athletics Club. However, we are still laying claim to him! In 2020 Cam competed in the NSW U23 Championship 800m. He came into that race …
2022 NSW Country Championships Results
38 Nowra athletes competed (46 entered but 8 had to withdraw) Athlete breakdown: Masters: 6 Male 2 Female Opens: 2 Female Juniors: 17 Male 11 Female From these 38 athletes we won: 20 gold medals 15 silver medals 22 bronze medals These 38 athletes were entered over a variety of track and field events with …
2022 NSW Country Championships Highlights Part 1
The 2022 NSW Country Championships, held in Maitland, were the 78th edition. To Nowra, like most regional-based Clubs, the Country Champs are a favourite on the Summer athletics calendar. For the history buffs, the first Country Champs event was held in 1939 at the Sydney Sports Ground. If you haven’t been, Country Champs are a …
Nowra athletes welcomed at Woden again
Athletics ACT held their Summer Series No 8 & Bill Jacobs Shield at Woden Park on Sunday and a number of Nowra athletes competed with outstanding results. First up in the 800m, Cooper Barrett ran a 4 second PB, coming in 5th in 2.05.63. Heat 2 of the 800m was dominated by Nowra athletes. Darcy Davis …
2021 ANSW All Comers – 19th December
2021 ANSW All Comers was held at the SOPAC Warm Up Track on 18th December. The weather was hot and so was the competition! Nowra Athletics Club was represented by three Masters runners and two junior athletes in the sprints. Max Marshall kicked off the program for Nowra in heat 10 of the 100m, running …
NSW All Schools Championships – 9th to 12th December 2021
2021 NSW All Schools Championships was held at SOPAC from 9th to 12th December. Nearly 2000 athletes across the State competed and Nowra Athletics Club athletes were among them. Heavy rain and an electrical storm interrupted competition on day two of the Championships but there was no stopping Reilly Caswell who featured amongst the best, …
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Silver streak for Kerrie!
Our Masters thrower Kerrie Jones competed in the 2021 NSW Masters Athletics Indoor Championships held in Somersby on 28th November with silvery success! In the Weight throw (4.45kg), Kerrie’s third throw of 8.67 metres earned her a silver medal. In the Super Weight throw (9.072kg) Kerrie pulled a big throw out in round 4, achieving …
Nowra athletes compete at Woden, ACT
Nowra certainly made an impression at the AACT Summer Series No 3 event on Saturday 20th November. The event was held in Woden and there was such a large representation from Nowra Athletics Club that Athletics ACT wrote a Thank You to Nowra in the sand of the long jump pit. In the 800m Reilly …
Track and Field competition commences
Nowra Athletics Club resumed Track and Field competition on Wednesday 17th November, after a false start last week due to rain. There was a great deal of enthusiasm for all things track and field. It was fantastic to see so many new faces, as well as familiar faces. A variety of events were on offer …
Emily and Hamish contest NSW 3000m Championships
Two of our junior athletes competed in the 2021 NSW 3000m Championships at SOPAC Warm-up track on 13th November 2021. This was the first Championship event back on the calendar for 2021 and it was also the largest edition of the NSW 3000m Championships that NSW Athletics has held, with 511 runners across 23x 3000m …
Kerrie and Elisha shine bright!
With the postponement of the January 2021 Oceania Masters Athletics champs to January 2022, and the closing of countries borders throughout the region, Master’s athletics in the region had very limited opportunities for regional competition. So it was decided, that during the Month of January, the Oceania Masters Athletics Association, would hold a virtual competition, …
Jye is bound for Tokyo
FORMER Nowra Athletics Club athlete Jye Edwards is off to the Tokyo Olympic Games, after taking the win in the Opens 1500m at this week’s Australian Track and Field Championships. Jye was a talented junior with Nowra Athletics Club for many years before moving away to Canberra. In 2017 Jye took out the Frank McCaffrey …
Nowra athletes compete at Australian Track and Field Championships
The 2021 Australian Track and Field Championships and Olympic Trials have now drawn to a close after eight days of competition. Whilst it was super exciting to witness Australia’s open age athletes compete in pursuit of Olympic and Paralympic berths it was just as exciting to watch Nowra’s junior athletes making their mark on the …
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State Silver for Kerrie
The 2021 NSW Masters Athletics Throws Pentathlon State Championships were held on April 18th at Wollongong. The Throws Pentathlon consists of 3 attempts at each of the five throwing events in the order of Hammer, Shot, Discus Throw, Javelin, Weight. Nowra’s Kerrie Jones performed well earning herself a State silver medal in the 65 age …
Kerrie takes State Title in Heavy Weight Pentathlon
NSW Masters held their Heavy Weight Pentathlon State Championships on Sunday March 14 2021 at Kerryn McCann Athletics Centre. The Heavy Weight Pentathlon consists of 3 attempts at each of 5 weighted throws and is contested in 5 year age groups. Nowra’s Kerrie Jones took out the State title in the Womens 65 years category …
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Champion efforts at Championship events
The Track and Field season might be coming to an end, but it’s certainly not going to fade out quietly! It was a weekend of hot competition and great results for Australian athletes, including many homegrown athletes from Nowra Athletics Club. The Canberra Track Classic was held on Thursday night 11th March 2021. The Canberra …
2021 NSW Open Championships
The NSW Open Championships were held on the weekend. The championships attracted NSW’s finest and competition was fierce. Four of Nowra Athletics Club athletes competed in the Championships mixing it with the best! On Friday night, after an extended hiatus from the competition arena, Samantha Peace, stepped back into the discus circle. Sam has been …
Track and Field numbers low but enthusiasm high
Numbers were low as Nowra Athletics Club returned to local competition on Wednesday 3rd March after several weeks of wash outs. In the 600m senior event there were just five competitors. Scott Martin took an easy win in 01:51.33 followed by Hamish McLaren in 01:58.14 then Sam Keogh, Darlene Musgrove and Lisa Carroll. The junior …
Athletes shine in AACT Championships and NSW Masters Championships
It was a huge weekend of athletics for Nowra athletes over the weekend of 12th-14th February. Three local athletes travelled to Canberra to compete in the 2021 AACT CHAMPIONSHIPS. A record 700 athletes entered the championships, with many events equal to a nationals final, making it the best domestic track and field meet for 11 …
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Geoff jumps to new heights!
Last Wednesday night 10th February Geoff Crook leapt to new heights when he set a 60-69 years high jump record, clearing the bar at 1.15m. Geoff took some tips from Paul Musgrove who advised he has plenty of jump left in him to increase that effort! Geoff also broke the javelin record spearing 30.70m, furthering …