Craughwell Athletic Club

On Sunday, the National Masters Track & Field Championships took place in Morton Stadium, Santry and a full team of Craughwell AC Veteran Sprinters took part, led by inspirational Coach and mentor Ronnie Warde.  The relays were the highlight of the day with the Craughwell men taking both the 4x100m and 4x400m titles.  In the 4x100m, Cormac Kearney, Ronnie Warde, David Mulligan and Brian Malone flew to victory in 48.72s.  Cormac, Brian and Ronnie were joined by John Walkin to…

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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…

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Day 1 of the Galway Junior and Senior Track and Field Championships took place last Thursday evening in Dangan in iconic Summer sunshine.   [the results aren’t published yet 24/07 so this article will be updated with times and exact positions as they arrive] The long jump competition saw a huge turnout from Craughwell AC athletes with 11 athletes from the club taking part. Laura Cunningham took the Galway title in the Senior Women’s event with a best of 5.14m,…

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Five Craughwell AC Athletes made the trek to Tipperary to the amazing facility of Moyne AC for their annual Summer Games today. The host club couldn’t have been more welcoming. They have built an absolutely fantastic facility and gives us some idea of what we can realistically have in Craughwell over time, a great credit to all involved. Many of the fields were a little down in numbers on the entry list, but the standard was quite good. One factor…

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The long-awaited National Senior championships took place in Santry this weekend and saw some historic results for Craughwell AC athletes. The standards are always sky-high, and they are rising in many events so the weekend provided the usual mix of joy and agony!! Mike covered Laura’s fantastic long jump progress in another article so this one focuses on the running! Jack makes final in cracker! First up in the 1500m on Friday night Jack stepped into the arena to take…

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Laura Cunningham’s good form in the long jump continued this weekend with a leap of 5.03m to come within a whisker of making the final 8 in the women’s long jump at the National Senior Track & Field Championships in Santry. The blustery conditions were not helpful to the jumpers, with most back a little from their personal bests. Normally a trailing wind would help the jumps but not on this occasion as the wind was coming and going, making…

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