Cork Graded Series No 2

Three club members travelled to Cork for the 2nd night of the Cork Graded Series on Friday, June 26th, held at CIT.

Keith Egan got off to a winning start with a win in the grade C 800m. In a very tactical race Keith controlled it from the front and with 150m to go kicked hard and left the field well behind.

Brendan Leahy followed in the Grade A 100m with an excellent 2nd in a time of 10.99 secs. A nervey race with 2 false starts before the final off Brendan finished strong to just dip under the 11 sec barrier for the first time this year. Good preparations for the All Ireland senior Track & Field championships coming up in 2 weeks where he will compete in the 100m and 200m on July 10/11 in Santry stadium in Dublin.

Tom O'Brien came 2nd in the 100m Grade B race with a new PB of 11.7 secs and narrowly missed a PB of 1.72m in the high jump..but thats for another day.

Next outing in the series is Monday evening, July 12th at the Mardyke in Cork at 7pm with events including 400m, 3K and Javelin.

National League Round 1

Well done to the 18 members of the club who competed in the national League Round 1 in Tullamore on Sunday June 13th.


The ladies team was Deirdre Chapman (Walk, Discus & Javelin), Jacinta Power (100mH, 400mH and High Jump), Diane Behan (3000m, Long Jump, Hammer & 400m Relay), Louise Brent (100m, Triple jump, Shot & 100m Relay), Caroiline Farrelly (200m, 400m and both 100m & 400m relays), Niamh Tebay (800m and both relays and Siobhain Heylin (1500m and both relays). A great team performance throughout and thanks is due to Tanya for acting as club official for the day, without whom we would have been docked points.

The mens team was Brendan Leahy (100m, 200m and both relays), Isaac Lineen (400m and both relays), Keith Egan (800m and 400m Relay), Richard Lucas (1500m), Frank Quinlan (5000m), Samuel Simon (Long Jump and 100m relay), Laurence Houlihan (Pole Vault & High Jump), Pat Breen (Discus & Javelin), Killian Hearne (100m relay), Tom O'Brien (400mHurdles, Triple Jump , Shot & 400m Relay) and special mention to Derek Grant who did the Walk and acted as the required club official for the day and of course Team Manager for the national league event Brian Swaby who also competed in the Hammer & 56LB for distance.

A great day of athletics and the club are in a great position after round 1 to make the final..but lots of training to be done over the next 4 weeks: Track options are Monday 7:30, Tues 5:45, Wed 7 for circuits, Friday 6pm (unless Wat Utd playing) and some of the lads meet on Mon,Wed & Fri at 12:30 for sessions....all at the RSC (except Circuits).

Date for the diary: Cork graded series no 2, Fri June 25th in CIT starting at 7pm: 100m, 800m, high jump, discus and 4 x 800m for both Ladies and Men!

Waterford AC to the fore at the first ever Cork Graded Series

Isaac Lineen, Brendan Leahy, Keith Egan and Tom O'Brien travelled to cork to compete in the Cork Graded series on Tuesday June 1st.

With Isaac, Brendan and Keith all achieving PBs in the 200m and Tom winning the long jump the lads rounded the night off in style to romp home in winning the 4 x 400m relay in a well accomplished 3 min 54sec.

A great evening of athletics and lets get more members at the next in the series on Friday, June 25th! Events on that night for both Ladies and men will be 100m, 800m, High Jump, Discus and a 4 x 800m relay. Graded series are generally arranged for A,B,C and Masters standard and the charge is only €2 per night.

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