Report by Siobhan Grant
It’s 3 in a row for Harry!
It seems Athletics NI have some unpublished agreement with the Weather Gods that every year the NI & Ulster Cross Country Championships will be accompanied by a named storm. After last year’s encounter with Storm Bibet, where provisional rerouting measures were in place, this year it was Storm Ashley who had participants refreshing social media and emails from Friday evening wondering if the event would even go ahead.
Report by Siobhan Grant
It was a bumper weekend of action for the Newcastle AC Juniors as they headed to Tullamore for the 2nd weekend of the National Juvenile Track and Field Championships.
It’s a big ask to expect young athletes to maintain a high level of commitment and training at the start of their summer holidays with family trips away planned and the burn out from a tough year hitting the books kicking in. Though nothing was ever too much to ask from the Newcastle athletes as they trained around home and away, keeping their bodies and minds fresh for their trip to National championships to perform against the best in the country. Continue reading
Aaron makes a huge impact at Irish Schools Cross Country by Siobhan Grant
At tte weekend, Newcastle AC proudly watched on as three members made their way to Tymon Park, Tallagh, after qualifying for the Post Primary Schools All Ireland Cross Country Finals. Having been trailblazer for their schools through Districts in Delamont and then again at Mallusk Playing Fields carving their way into the opportunity to represent their schools at All Ireland level, everyone was behind Fiachna McAleenan, Aaron O Boyle and Ethan McMullan as they toed the line amongst the best runners in the whole island. Continue reading
McAleenans Jump Into All Irelands
This weekend, a small squad of Newcastle AC Juniors embraced their maiden journey into Indoor Athletics as cars were packed up and headed off to the National Sports Campus in Dublin to represent the club at the NI & Ulster Indoor Championships.
Delamont Decider as McGrady XC Series comes to a close
After one of the many storms this year, the Delamont race was postponed due to severe weather warnings in January and on Sunday past, East Down AC hosted, yet again another flawless event to bring this year’s Series to a close.