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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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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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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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Records fall like Armagh Apples

Records fall like Armagh Apples

(Terrible headline… sorry! 🙂) In February, Armagh plays host to one of the most competitive 5km road races in the world. The main reason it’s so fast is that it is really hard to get entry to this race, particularly the international 5km for which you need a 5km time of 15:30 or under within the last year. Our lads don’t do many 5km races, so I had been bugging the organiser for the last few months based on equivalent…

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Students on fire in IUAA Indoors 2023

Students on fire in IUAA Indoors 2023

The IUAA championships have grown to be one of my favourite days on the athletics calenedar. The atmosphere is chilled out and supportive, the standards are high and you get to watch the best of the next generation of Irish athletes compete for their colleges. Craughwell AC had a good group competing again this year with 5 on the track and one in the field. The race of the day from a track perspective was the stacked men’s 3000m. Aside…

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Craughwell AC Star At National League!

Craughwell AC Star At National League!

The Craughwell Senior Women’s team had another outstanding day yesterday in round 2 of the National League held in Athlone Indoor Arena. Managed by Sarah Finnegan, the team put in some top-drawer performances across the range of events to qualify for the final in second place on the leaderboard, only 1 point being the leaders – top Dublin club Dundrum South Dublin. The team are pictured above. Back row L-R: Sarah Finnegan, Siofra Davis, Caoimhe Kilkenny, Jade Moorhead, Leonore Church,…

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William Shines in International Debut

William Shines in International Debut

In November William Fitzgeral completely turned around an injury plagued year with an outstanding top-30 finish in the National Cross Country to secure an automatic qualifier spot for his first ever international in Hannut, Belgium as part of the Irish U23 team for the famous Crosscup De Hannuit. William had an absolute STORMER to finish in 32nd of the 97 strong field in baltic conditions. William was 2nd scorer on his u23 team and beat several top class athletes along…

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