Wishing the best of luck to Juniors Connaire Og McVeigh and Hermione Sheridan as they represent their schools tomorrow in Mallusk.
Connaire Og and Hermione at the London Mini Marathon last year
Good Luck to our All Ireland Schools XC Runners
Category Archives: Cross Country
Hill, Heart & Heroics: Junior Runners Rise to the Challenge at Tollymore Finale
On Sunday, the club proudly hosted the fourth and final race of the 2025/2026 McGrady’s Financial Junior Cross Country Series at Tollymore Forest Park.
Emily McGreevy leads home the full P6 race
After the weather gods had played their part in previous fixtures, we were fortunate to find a welcome break in the conditions for race day. Although heavy downpours greeted the setup team early on, the clouds cleared just as participants began to arrive, with the rain seemingly skirting around our wee microclimate by the Monument.
Thanks to the dedication of our junior coaches and volunteers—who worked tirelessly from course setup and marshalling to takedown—the event ran smoothly from start to finish. Their efforts were warmly appreciated, as was the welcome sight of an array of homemade baked treats in the tent, enjoyed by runners and supporters throughout the afternoon.
Celebrations at Junior Training
At junior training this week, we celebrated the recent massive achievements of one of our Junior members.
Newcastle 3rd in the NI Masters XC
Despite a small turnout, the quality was high at the NI Masters XC in Lurgan Park on Saturday 24th January.
After a week of rain, conditions were extremely soggy underfoot, making the 2k undulating lap particularly challenging, with a strong headwind on the opening half of each lap. Continue reading
Northern Ireland & Ulster Senior XC Championships
Congratulations to our Senior Women’s team who won team silver at the Northern Ireland & Ulster Senior XC Championships in Lurgan Park on 22 February.
NI Senior XC – Tanya Cumming, Joanne Mills, Kerry O’Flaherty, Aine Gosling, Angie Kerr and Catherine McIntosh
Win for Newcastle AC at NI and Ulster Intermediate XC Championships
On Sunday 28 January, Newcastle AC had a hugely successful day at the Billy Neill Playing Fields. For the fourth time in the club’s history and third time in 10 years the Intermediate Men’s team won the overall team prize to bring the trophy back to Newcastle, with Robbie Hagen leading the race most of the way holding on for a Silver Medal, Tom Crudgington finished an excellent fourth, with Niall Goodman just making the top 10 in 10th place followed closely by Ethan McMullan in 11th.