Craughwell Athletic Club

A date has been fixed for this competition as per the attached letter from Vincent Conway who is coordinating the event – 2nd March in Tuam Palace Grounds at 2pm. Please note that the €30 deposit mentioned for those that qualify for Mosney is non-refundable. Please note that unlike the last few years, Craughwell AC are not holding trials for this event this year. All interested athletes can take part. The club will hold some additional training sessions to prepare…

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In her first competitive fixture in a senior grade (athletes are allowed compete in senior events once they reach the U17 grade), Cathriona Farrell claimed the top spot in the high jump at the National AAI Indoor Games in Nenagh on Sunday last, beating Rosemary Daniels from Co. Meath who is in 14th place on the all-time list of top Irish female high jumpers.   Cathriona jumped brilliantly from 1.50m up to 1.68m (with just 1 knocked bar at 1.65m),…

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The National Juvenile Indoor Combined Events took place on Saturday last in Nenagh where the club were represented by Sophie Ralston in the U18 Pentathlon and Maria McNamara, Claire Ryder and Ella Bryan all in the U14 Pentathlon.     The highlight of the day was Maria's leap of 1.41m in the high jump, a massive 11cm improvement on her PB and a mark which would put her very close to the medals at National level in this event. Maria finished in 5th…

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An action packed weekend saw Craughwell AC compete with distinction at the Galway Indoor Championships recently. The club brought home an amazing tally of 82 individual medals, the largest haul of any of the Galway clubs, with 12 relay teams making the medals also.     The club was particularly impressive in the jumpimg events where its athletes claimed 17 of the 21 high jump medals awarded on the day and 19 of the long jump medals.   Results of club athletes…

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