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Nowra Club Results at the State Cross Country Classic Report
25th June,  2011 

Willandra cross country track was where all the action was on Saturday as Nowra Athletics Club played host to the NSW State Cross Country Championships. And a champion of a day it was! The weather was perfect and the course was at its absolute finest for a great day of competition!

The club results were positively awesome! Across the board medals were won in various individual age groups and teams, and personal bests were also achieved from many runners. What was great to note were the new members who ran the race for the first time and did extremely well, I might add!  Congratulations everyone!

Of course, the day wouldn’t have run as smoothly as it did without the colossal effort put in by all the volunteers. From parking cars, officiating entries, being course marshals, working in the canteen serving all the yummy cakes and slices kindly donated, being photographers, you name it, the club members did it and a fantastic job they did too!  In my books you are all medal winners!

2km

In the under 12 girls event, the Nowra team of Shenay Edwards, Layne Jones, Jade Mustapic and Sophie Edwards took out the silver medal. Shenay Edwards also doubled up by receiving the individual bronze medal for country.

Hugh Dobson, Kye Jones, Mitchell Stalhut and Alistair Clarke were also silver medal recipients in the Boys under 12 race, with Hugh also winning the individual silver for country.

3km

The under 14 boys event saw Nowra once again score a team silver medal. Jye Edwards, Jed Frank, Angus Pryde and Oscar Edwards were the proud team members! Jye Edwards also took the accolades for the individual country bronze.

A great effort put in by all our younger runners, they consistently come up with the goods, especially when running against the strong and competitive Kembla joggers. Well done everyone!

4km

In the under 18 girls race Michaela Quinn put in an absolute stellar effort to blitz the field and win both the State gold medal and the country gold! The second placegetter was a massive 30 seconds behind her! Fantastic result due to all the consistent training Michaela has put in.

6km

Jill Smith had a wonderful day of running, being our 2^nd winner of state gold on Saturday, for her event, the 60-64 women’s age group. She has defended this title for the last few years now and I don’t think she is ready to give it away just yet! Consequently, she also received country gold and teamed up with Maureen Cox, Eva Moeller-Duhme, and Helen Redenbach to take silver for the over 55 women’s teams event.    Maureen Cox and Eva Moeller-Duhme also doubled up to take state and country silver and bronze consequently for the 60 -64 age group. They may be older but certainly not out, as these results prove!

8km

Christine Suffolk, Karen Jones, Rebecca Eastment and Kim Dobson ran well as a team to receive a silver medal in the women’s over 35 team event. Rebecca also received the individual country gold medal for the 35-39 age group, with Kim taking silver and Michelle Cumming country bronze. In the 40-44 age group, Chrissie Suffolk succeeded in winning the state and country individual silver and Karen Jones claimed the country bronze.

In the over 45 women’s team event, Anne-Maree Frank, Jill Tuckerman, Maxine Gernyi and Alison Havadjia were the proud winners of a gold medal. Anne-Maree Frank double-dipped to take the individual country  bronze for the 45-49 age group and Maxine Gernyi followed suit to win the individual country bronze for the 50-54 age group.

12km

Bill Broughton, Robert Pickard, Milton Cox and Eric Moeller-Duhme were the bronze medal winners of the over 55 men’s team event. Bill also received the individual country gold medal for the 55-59 age group and Ed Egan grabbed the silver. In the individual 60-64 age group, Robert Pickard was happy to receive the country silver, standing next to his teammate Milton Cox who received country bronze.

Once again, bronze was the medal of choice for the over 35 men’s team of Damien Smith, Darrin Smith, Scott Martin and Ashley Hale. Darrin, Scott and Ashley made a trifecta of the country individuals, taking gold silver and bronze respectively in the men's 35-39 age group. Damian Smith liked the idea of a second medal as well so he took home the individual Country bronze for the 40-44 age group.

Lastly but by no means least, the over 45 men’s team received, you guessed it, the bronze medal. Bill Stahlhut, Graham Pepper, Darren Morris and Matt Brennan were the line-up. Individual country bronze went to Darrin Morris for his age group, the 45-49 men’s, with Bill and Graham taking country silver and bronze respectfully for the men’s individual 50-54 age group.

Below is Information to Compete in the 2011 Events held on the 25th June

Important:
To run in Championship Events you must be registered with Athletics NSW  and wear the correct uniform. Nowra Club uniforms are available for purchase. If you have not been issued with Registration Numbers, please contact Jan Gibb ASAP.
 

How to Enter Championship Events
Nowra Athletics Club will be making a Bulk Entry  for their members a week prior to the 25th.
If you wish to take advantage of this we need your name and $10 per athlete (Family Max. $25) towards the cost of Entry fees. The Club will pay all additional costs.

Entry is available on the day, however the fee will be; $25

Non Nowra Athletics Club Members should read the information on the NSW Athletics site regarding  fees and how
to get to the venue. To Athletics NSW Information

** The 9yrs & Under 2k and the Altogether Fun Run (1k or 2k or 4K)
Note: Due to the popularity of the 1k event in this years  pointscore competition, a 1k has been included in the "Altogether Fun Run".

All start at the same time. Recording at the end will extract the 9yrs placegetters. The first three Boys & Girls in this
 age group will be awarded Medals donated by Willandra.

Competitors in these combined events are NOT required to be Club members.
This is an Open  Event to Anyone from Anywhere - Why not Challenge your Friends!

Entry Fee: $5.00 per Runner - Pay & enter on the day

Lots of Lucky Draws for Lucky Places!   "Be in It - To win It"
Encourage or Challenge your Family & Friends - Should be Fun for Everyone!!

All other Events Listed are State Championships
Dress:
Entrants must wear the club uniform with current NSW Athletics Registration  numbers attached to
the front and back of the uniform. If you choose to compete in your age category and do not have a Uniform or Registration Number, please contact Jan Gibb ASAP.

Age Definition:
 U/12 years to U/20 years:  Competitors must be under the age as at 31st December, this year.
 Masters Ages: You must be within the specified age "on the day".
 

State Medals:
State Medals will be awarded to individual age category placegetters, plus Country Club members will also be awarded Medals, depending on their  placings against other Country based Clubs

Team Medals:
Teams consist of four  members in all age categories.
Age categories for Masters Teams: 35+, 45+, 55+ & 65+

Teams are Not Selected:
The finish order determines the team makeup in the age category. There is no limit to the number of runners a club may have. The first four to finish is the A team, the next four the B team etc.

Nowra Club Pointscore Competition:
Points for our own Pointscore competition (Round 12) will be allocated to everyone who competes on the day.
Bonus points will be given to all who are unable to run but volunteer to help out at the various work areas.

Canteen
Wanted Donations of small cakes or slices, suitable for selling in the Canteen ( It would be appreciated if these could be individually wrapped in cling wrap.)

The Country Canteen has a reputation for providing great food. Some Sydney visitors  tell us they come for the food, the run is second on there list! Great variety of hot and cold food and drinks available throughout the day from the famous 'Country Kitchen'.

Please help us keep our reputation. All proceeds  from the canteen and fun run are basically the clubs main fund raising effort for the year.

Assistance
An event such as this does require a lot of assistance on the day.

Please check the list below of the various areas where volunteers are required for conducting the Championships. If you wish to Assist for a couple of hours, please let Jan or Rod Gibb know.

Areas Requiring Volunteer Assistants
 Course Marshals; Receiving Entrees; Finish Shute Marshals; Results Recorders; Canteen Assistants & Photography.

Nowra has been hosting State Cross Country Championships for the past 20 years at Willandra. Club Members, please support your club by attending and competing in either the Championships or the Fun Run To make ‘Country Classic’ 2011a BIG Success.