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Huge Success at Day 1 of National Indoors

Huge Success at Day 1 of National Indoors

The first weekend of the National Indoor Track and Field Championships took place on Saturday and there were some great results for Craughwell AC Athletes. The first weekend was mainly relays, but there were also some field events.  Craughwell AC got this years Nationals off to a fantastic start with TWO Gold Medals, ONE Silver and a host of top-6 performances. Evan Hallinan won Gold with a fantastic 13.2m clearance in the Triple Jump.  Andrew Power was unlucky to finish in…

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Declan has a flyer in Liverpool

Declan has a flyer in Liverpool

In Liverpool on saturday, Declan O’Connell lined up to represent Ireland and Clarin College Athenry in the SIAB International Schools Cross Country.  Declan’s strong team of eight stood against the best of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales.  The course was pancake flat and relatively dry which some people might think means “easy” but experienced cross coutnry runners will know it brings its own challenges – namely speed and leg turnover!. There is no such thing as an easy cross country…

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Declan Cruises to Schools Cross Country Silver

Declan Cruises to Schools Cross Country Silver

The pinnacle of Irish Schools Cross Country running took place in Waterford on Saturday and five Craughwell AC Athletes made the long trek to represent their Schools. Waterford is a long way, but a fitting location for top-level cross country as the home of the finest cross country runner that Ireland has ever produced in the great John Treacy, and many fine other contenders down through the years. It was clear when we arrived why Waterford athletes are so good…

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Great runs in Limerick but the Fox Escaped!

Great runs in Limerick but the Fox Escaped!

The one type of Fox-hunting I can get behind is the annual intervarsity Cross Country contest which takes place each year at this time. Each of the Colleges set up their banners and proudly don their colours as the finest young distance talents in the country test their mettle over the turf. The trophy for the men’s event is the famous “Green Fox” and it has lived the last two years of its storied life in Galway, after a long…

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Conor Penney – AAI Juvenile Allstar 2022 !!

Conor Penney – AAI Juvenile Allstar 2022 !!

Congrats Conor Penney who was presented with the Athletics Ireland Juvenile Star Award for 2022 at the Connacht Championships today. The Star Awards are presented to one athlete from each county each year in recognition of the most individual medals won by each athlete at National Juvenile Championships. Conor’s fantastic achievements in 2022 included winning 4 National titles in the indoor and outdoor sprint hurdles and in the indoor and outdoor high jump, as well as bronze in the outdoor…

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Lots of silverware, CBPs and fun at Day 1 of Connacht Championships

Lots of silverware, CBPs and fun at Day 1 of Connacht Championships

There were some fantastic performances by athletes from the club today on the first day of the Connacht Indoor Track & Field with the highlight being the Championship Best Performance of 1:56.47 set by our U13 Boys when winning the gold in their 4x200m relay with Lincoln King, Sean Colleran, Ruairi McNena and Darragh O’Donnell. Earlier in the day, the U12 girls team almost repeated that feat with a fine silver medal in their 4x200m in a time of 2:08.10…

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Fantastic jumping by Evan in Madrid!

Fantastic jumping by Evan in Madrid!

Evan Hallinan put in an exhilarating series of jumps today in the European U20 DNA event in Madrid. Pitted against the Spanish athlete in round 1, Evan nominated 1.90 as his height with the Spanish athlete nominating 1.98 (just slightly higher than Evan’s PB of 1.96m incidentally – a tactical choice by the Spaniard who has a PB of 2.12). Evan had to jump first and soared over the 1.90m. However, the Spanish athlete did likewise over the 1.98m mark…

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Best of luck to Evan in European U20 DNA !

Best of luck to Evan in European U20 DNA !

The best of luck to Evan Hallinan who travels to Spain today to compete with the Irish U20 team in the European U20 DNA international.  Ireland will compete in Madrid against the best U20s from Spain, Great Britain, the Czech Republic, France and Portugal where Evan will be in action in the high jump. DNA (Dynamic New Athletics) is athletics with a difference – for example in the high jump, jumpers face each other in pairs and have to nominate…

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Miskey leads the way in National Senior Indoors 2023

Miskey leads the way in National Senior Indoors 2023

The National Senior Indoor championships took place this weekend in Abbotstown and featured some excellent performances from Craughwell AC Athletes.  Jack Miskella made Sunday’s final in the 1500m by running 4.01 in a hard-fought heat on Saturday.  The final had a very evenly matched field and the race was very closely packed.  In a ferocious sub-60s last 400m, Jack moved from last place to 5th with a near-pb of 3:56.09. This was Jack’s best ever finish in a national senior…

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Galway Indoors 2023 a Huge Success!

Galway Indoors 2023 a Huge Success!

The Galway Indoor Championships took place over two days in Athlone this weekend and there were some great performances from Craughwell AC Athletes. Craughwell AC is absolutely booming at the moment – and this was reflected in the participation and the success over the weekend. The action kicked off on Saturday with our u9 athletes.  Liam O’Flynn got an excellent Bronze in the Long Jump with a leap of 2.62m.  The boys relay team of Daniel Magarity, Adam Heffernan, Luke…

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