NSW Cross Country Championships – Expect a thrilling women’s race, as Ed Goddard chases history

The iconic Gibb family property, at Willandra near Nowra, is set to host the 2026 NSW State Cross Country Championships on Saturday June 20. In the men’s race, the 128th edition, UTS Norths athlete Ed Goddard will be chasing a historic fifth title, while the women’s 71st edition features an exciting race between four well credentialled athletes. The day also includes the 53rd Little Athletics NSW XC Championships, as nearly 900 athletes compete across the day.

Beyond the Track: Dubbo Athletics

Beyond the Track is our series that highlights the people and clubs at the heart of athletics across New South Wales. Our fifth episode took us to regional NSW, speaking to powerhouse Dubbo Athletics Club. Dubbo represents the country spirit that defines regional communities, where support, hard work, and lending a hand drive the club and its athletes.

History of the Little Athletics NSW XC ahead of the 53rd edition this Saturday

This Saturday in Nowra, the combined NSW Athletics Cross Country Championships will incorporate the 53rd Little Athletics NSW titles, the 128th men’s Athletics NSW Championship and the 71st women’s Athletics NSW Championship. Over the 52 years of the LANSW cross country championships, champions have ranged from Olympians Jessica Hull, Ben St Lawrence, Ryan Gregson to Matilda Allana Kennedy and Olympic Modern Pentathlon champion Chloe Esposito.

Technical Official Kim Owens receives an AM

In the King’s Birthday 2026 Honours List, Athletics NSW technical official Kim Owens, was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for significant service to athletics as an official and administrator.

World U20 Championships Profile: Zoe Woods

The new NSW generation that are now regularly on national teams include Allanah Pitcher, Lizzy McMillen, Carl Gibbons and Isaac Beacroft. Snapping at their heels are a group of emerging NSW juniors, in addition to Beacroft, they include Chelsea Roberts, Matilda Webb and the two World U20 Championships bound athletes Sophie Polkinghorne and Zoe Woods. Woods particularly looks on track to make an impact when she graduates to the seniors.

Title #9 for Jack McGinniskin at the NSW Team Race Walking Championships

On a beautiful morning at the Armory in Newington in Sydney, Mingara’s Jack McGinniskin continued his dominance of the NSW Winter race walking championships, while in the women’s it was an all-World Juniors podium led home by Chelsea Roberts. They were competing in the second NSW Athletics winter race walking championship of the year – the Team Walks.

VALE: Neil Hinton

NSW Athletics is saddened to hear of the passing of Neil Hinton, a significant contributor to athletics in NSW for over three decades.

NSW Athletics Annual Awards: Administrators of the Year

On Saturday evening at the annual awards dinner, Mosman’s Camilla Lister and Sydney University’s Andrew Heil shared the award as administrator of the year. Club administrators are the leading unsung heroes of our sport. They beaver away at night completing work that is so often unseen. We can’t thank them enough for their contribution to the sport, largely at the very grass roots of the sport.

A New Era with NSW Athletics

In the two years that the Partnership between Little Athletics NSW and Athletics NSW has been operating, Athletics in NSW has seen significant growth in membership and participation, as well as a more streamlined administration for our club and centre volunteers – enabling them to spend more time with athletes and less time working behind the scenes.

Beyond the Track: Janet Nixon

In our fourth episode, NSW Athletics had the privilege of speaking to Gold Referee and Australian Athletics Official of the Year Award winner Janet Nixon.

29 NSW Athletes bound for World Juniors

A strong representation of 29 NSW athletes have been selected in the 75-strong Australian team for the 2026 World U20 Championships to be held at the famous Hayward Field at Track Town USA, in Eugene in America.