The Narrandera Little Athletics Club had an outstanding performance at the Western Riverina Zone Championships on Saturday 6 December at Finley.

The team of 22 athletes all performed exceptionally and all 22 athletes qualified for regionals in February.

The medal tally from the championships was impressive: 23 gold, 25 silver, and 22 bronze.

Broken Records:

• Niesha Whiteman broke the Western Riverina Zone record for the 1500m race walk with a time of 10:10.35 (previous record: Bella 10:36.27, 2023). She also broke her own Narrandera Centre record in the 14 girls Javelin, throwing 25.03m (previous record: 22.51m, Niesha 2025).

• Anna Burns broke the Western Riverina Zone record in the 9s girls scissor high jump, clearing 1.07m (previous record: 0.98m, 2017). She also broke the Narrandera Centre record, surpassing her earlier mark of 1.01m set earlier this year.

• Oliver Groat broke the Narrandera Centre record in the 7s boys 50m sprint, finishing in 9.29s, bettering the previous record of 10.60s set earlier this year by Cameron Mohr.

New records set:

Niesha Whiteman set a new Narrandera Centre record for the 14 girls 300m hurdles, completing the race in 1:12.50 – a first-time record for this event at the centre.

Lane Henry set a new 9s boys 700m race walk record with a time of 6:20.68. This is a brand-new record at both the Western Riverina Zone and the Narrandera Centre.

The Narrandera Little Athletics athletes have demonstrated incredible dedication and talent this season, and the club is very proud of their achievements.