News - Athletics NSW

Eloise Wellings – her Journey to a fifth Commonwealth Games

This week Eloise Wellings was named in a record fifth Commonwealth Games team. Over her 24-year international career she overcome many challengers. In this feature by David Tarbotton we follow her inspiring career from the start, including iconic moments like the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games and her charity work with her own foundation Love Mercy.

Wed 29 Jun 2022

RunNSW partners with Love Mercy Foundation for Sydney Half

RunNSW - the recreational running arm of Athletics NSW - are working closely with Eloise Wellings' charity, the Love Mercy Foundation, in the hope of repairing 12 wells in Northern Uganda to provide families fresh drinking water. The Sydney Half will act as the platform for participants and friends/family to donate towards the fantastic initiative, named "Well Worth It".

Wed 29 Jun 2022

Eloise Wellings history making selection leads 25 NSW selections for Birmingham

Sutherland marathoner Eloise Wellings and Victorian Kathryn Mitchell have today been named in a record breaking fifth Commonwealth Games team for Australia. Eloise and Kathryn will become the first track and field athletes to attend five Commonwealth Games. At the other end of their journey is Samantha Dale who is making her Australian team debut after a breakthrough season in the long jump.

Tue 28 Jun 2022

World U20 Team Profile: Pat Cantlon

Pat Cantlon continued his build up to his debut for Australian at the World U20 Championships in August, with a commanding win in the NSW U20 Cross Country Championships on Saturday.

Wed 22 Jun 2022

Athletics NSW to co-host the WXC Bathurst 23 Test Event

The 2022 NSW Short Course Cross Country Championships (NSW XC Short Course) will be conducted at Mount Panorama in Bathurst, NSW, as part of the leadup to the World Athletics Cross Country Championships Bathurst 23, on Sunday 7th August, 2022. Athletics NSW (ANSW) is working closely with the WXC Bathurst 23 Local Organising Committee (LOC) and Athletics Australia (AA) in delivering this year’s NSW XC Short Course, which is also acting as a test event for WXC Bathurst 23.

Tue 21 Jun 2022

Under-20 XC winners Laura Roderick and Pat Cantlon lead quality junior fields at State XC

The junior fields, from under-12 to 14 at the NSW Cross Country Championships yesterday at Willandra, were some of the strongest for years. Many event line-ups had highly competitive races way more than 10 deep. Maybe with the World Cross Country Championships in their sights next year or after missing some racing in the last two years due to COVID, either way it is promising for NSW distance running hopes.

Sun 19 Jun 2022

Paige Campbell and Aaron Spiessberger–Parker crowned winners at the 124th NSW Cross Country Championships

Despite the enormous amount of rain in 2022, the Willandra course was in immaculate condition for the running of the 124th NSW Cross Country Championships on Saturday. After a battle early, Paige Campbell won the women’s race, while former local athlete Aaron Spiessberger–Parker won a terrific tussle with dual Olympian Ben St Lawrence, to take the men’s title.

Sun 19 Jun 2022

Jane Saville inducted into the Commonwealth Games NSW Hall of Fame

Last night in Sydney three-time gold medallist Jane Saville was inducted into the Commonwealth Games NSW Hall of Fame. Jane, who competed at four-Games, was the flag bearer at her last Games, in Melbourne, in 2006.

Thu 16 Jun 2022

Willandra Cross Country Course to host 30th State Championship

Next Saturday the iconic cross country venue, Willandra - the Gibb family farm at Tapitallee, near Nowra, will host its 30th NSW Cross Country Championship, stretching back 32 years. The first championship held there was the 1990 NSW Short Course XC and over the three decades they have hosted 22 NSW Cross Country titles, five Short Course XC and three XC Relays.

Mon 13 Jun 2022

World U20 Team Profile: Connor Bond

From Rugby royalty, Connor Bond has been a national level sprinter for nearly a decade, but he regards his brilliant 2021/22 season as a breakthrough campaign. Despite incredible depth in Australian men’s junior sprinting, he was able to place third in the National U20 100m and second in the 200m. He ran consistently fast times in the summer of 2022 hitting outstanding bests of 10.46 and 21.00. He secured selection in the 4x100m Australian team for the World U20 Championships.

Sat 11 Jun 2022

Athletics NSW Official Matthew Webster - Finalist Sport NSW Awards

Athletics NSW proudly announces Newcastle-based official Matthew Webster, has been named a finalist in the prestigious Sport NSW Community Awards.

Fri 10 Jun 2022

NSW Cross Country Selection Criteria Announced

The selection criteria for athletes looking to qualify for the NSW Cross Country Team, to present our state at the 2022 Athletics Australia Cross Country Championships in Adelaide, are now available.

Wed 08 Jun 2022

Run Crew double at XC Relays

Run Crew’s men's and women's open teams defended their NSW Cross Country Relay titles at the 31st edition of the event held at Upjohn Park in Rydalmere on a beautiful winters days on Saturday. Parts of the course were muddy, but generally the course had not been too affected by the constant rain during 2022. The race returned to a regular venue used for the NSW Short Course Cross Country in the early 2010s.

Sun 05 Jun 2022

Jordan Williams | On The Up And Running

A fantastic insight into one of NSW's brightest young coaches, bringing junior athletes into the sport and through the Randwick Botany Harriers system, and paving the way as to how a healthy club-coach relationship can work.

Fri 03 Jun 2022

World University Games team announced

Today Athletics Australia named 12 NSW athletes in the 2022 World University Games Ceremonial Team for the postponed 2022 Games. The purpose of the Ceremonial team is to recognise the athletes that would normally have been selected.

Tue 31 May 2022

NSW athletes on track to International Competitions on the Gold Coast

After two months of limited domestic track and field competition, ahead of a number of key International championships, the Australian junior team and many seniors were in action at the Gold Coast Invitational on Saturday.

Sun 29 May 2022

Laurie Keaton to receive Sport NSW Distinguished Service Award

For 58 years Laurie Keaton has been a key official and administrator for athletics in NSW and the ACT and this enormous service will be recognised on June 30 at the prestigious Sport NSW Community Awards where he will receive a Distinguished Long Service Award.

Fri 27 May 2022

Athletics NSW commits funding to World Athletics U20 Team

This week, the 16 NSW athletes who are representing Australia at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships have been allocated $600 each to assist with them with the costs of attending the Championships.

Mon 23 May 2022