Club Record in the USA!
(Don’t ya just love the McNeese hair) …
Craughwell 10k/10 Mile facebook Competition
Win a free entry for you and a friend into the Craughwell 10k or 10mile which is being held on March 25th 2018. All you have to do is go to our facebook page and like the facebook post about the competition and tag a friend in the comments section. Winner will be drawn at randomn – draw will take place Sunday march 4th-Good luck!
William Fitzgerald takes National X Country B Title
GOLD MEDAL FOR WILLIAM FITZGERALD AT THE JUVENILLE B NATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS All Ireland’s Cross Country Juvenille B Medalists Craughwell AC with 3 U17 Girls in the top 12 Medalists; Ailbhe Miskella 5th place, Ciara Sheppard 10th place and Catherine Noonan 12th place All Ireland’s Cross Country Juvenille B Medalists Craughwell AC with 2 U17 Boys in the top 12 Medalists; William Fitzgerald Gold and Patrick Noonan 5th The All Ireland Juvenille B…
Another Brilliant Night of Athletics at AIT Grand Prix
High profile interviews after the AIT Grand Prix! A massive well done to Ciaran O’Cathain and his hard-working team in Athlone IT for pulling together another fantastic night of athletics at the AIT Grand Prix graced by some of the biggest names in athletics and some magic moments on the night. A packed house witnessed some fantastic spectacles including the historic mile run by adopted local hero John Travers who becomes the first Irishman to break the magical 4-minute barrier…
Fifty Years Old Today!
As far as I can determine, the club is 50 years old today !! … with a couple of interruptions in the intervening years. The following is an extract from The Connacht Tribune, Friday, March 1, 1968. We will be organizing something later in the year to properly commemorate the club’s first half-century! Craughwell Athletic Club At a meeting in Craughwell on Friday night the first ever athletic club in the district was formed. The election of officers…
Community Games Cross Country & Marathon
The closing date is coming up for entry to the Galway finals for selection of Galway teams for the following events 7k Marathon (over 14 and under 16) Seperate boys and girls events First 4 in each race will represent Galway in the National finals 1200m cross country (over 11 and under 13) Seperate races at county level to pick first 5 boys and first 5 girls for county team. County team all run in same race at National level…
Jerry Leaps to First National Senior Medal
Another great day of athletics at the National Senior Indoors saw Jerry Keary claim his first senior medal at National level when he leaped 1.90m on his first attempt to claim the silver medal and was unlucky not to go higher when just brushing 1.95m off on his final attempt. Jerry becomes the first male athlete from the club to claim a National senior medal indoors and his 7th National Indoor High Jump medal with his first coming as an…
NCAA UPDATE: Double Trouble in Alabama
Damian was back on the track again recently, when he competed at the Samford Open Meet, hosted by the University of Samford in Birmingham, Alabama. After making the 9 hour journey by bus from…
History made at the All Irelands X Country
Caron Ryan Bronze U19 Sean Cotter U15 – 5th Place Ben Ryan U17 – 8th Place NATIONAL…
New PB and Club Senior Record for Sinead Gaffney
Jack Miskella, Gavin Cooney and Sinead Gaffneypictured at the National Indoor Arena in Abbotstown following their brilliant 800m performances Day 1 of the National Senior Indoors took place today with fantastic performances from 3 of our athletes in the semi-finals of the 800m. Sinead Gaffney ran a stormer of a race in the women’s 800m semi-final to break the club’s (and her own!) senior record of 2.20.04 which she set in the same race in 2016. Sinead ran perfect splits…