Athletics training will resume on the following dates for the different age groups within the club. For those groups training at the astroturf, parents should park at the school and walk their kids around the side of the school to drop and collect at the astroturf. Alternatively park at the athletics field and walk up to the astroturf. See the list of age groups and resumption dates below and the table with times and contact names for the age group…
As the dust settles on another fantastic national Juvenile Championships in 2021, the Connacht statisticians have ignored the fine weather and finished crunching the numbers on their laptops. Amazingly Craughwell AC has come out on top of the table in terms of the number of medallists! Given the population of the village compared to the larger towns and cities in Connacht, this can’t happen often so we should celebrate this unique achievement!! Well done to all the athletes from all…
Sean McDermott did the rally call and team selection and a large Galway team of 16 athletes, including 9 Craughwell Men lined up for Galway in the National League today to win a fantastic National Bronze medal. The weather was ideal and the day was perfect for chatting and competing! Knowing the points were the important thing, William Fitzgerald tracked the leader for the first few laps of his 5000m which ticked by in a slow 76-78s. When he was…
The third and final weekend of the National Track and Field took place on Saturday in fine conditions. This section was the u9-u13 finals and also the Combined Events. Once again we had a memorable day with many incredible highlights. This was a great end to a very successful championships and we added three Gold and two Silver Medals to our total from this years National Juveniles – to make for 20 medals in all! It should be interesting when…
As Mayo were knocking Dublin out in Croke Park, Craughwell were engaged in some giant-killing of their own in a wet and windy Tullamore on day 4 of the National Juvenile Track and Field. As usual there were massive highs and lows and the standards were sky-high. Craughwell had another superb day winning a total of 5 medals – one Gold, two Silvers and two Bronze to take our total medal count to a whopping 15 so far – no…
A windy and rainy Tullamore was the venue last weekend as Craughwell AC Athletes travelled to Tullamore to take on the elite of the country in the first weekend of the National Juvenile Track and Field Championships. Craughwell had one of its best weekends ever winning an incredible 10 national medals – 3 Gold, 5 Silver and 2 Bronze, and a host of athletes claiming PBs and delivering performances to be immensely proud of. (This is a quick first report…
