May 21st 2012: County League

Finally a bit of summer (almost) in Naas on Sunday and a big turnout for round 2 of the league. We were 8 points behind before Sunday and we will soon know whether the great efforts of everyone on Sunday will lift us to the top of the table. Well done to everyone who ran and jumped and threw. The 3rd round is on Wednesday 6th June in Crookstown at 7pm so look forward to another big turn-out.

May 13th 2012: New Dates for county fixtures

Round 2 of Juvenile League is now on next Sunday 20th May at 12noon in Naas. Round 3 is on Wednesday 6th June in Crookstown. Day 2 of the Track and Field Championships are now on June 17th in Kilcock.

May 10th 2012: County T &F Championships

Following the postponement of the first round of the county track and field championships on April 29th the new dates are Saturday May 12th (in Leixlip) and Sunday May 20th (in Naas).

Those competing in Leixlip on Sunday please meet at 11:15am at the track. Directions are here.

Apr 16th 2012: Juvenile League Round 1

Remember the Juvenile League for U/8—U/15 kicks off this Saturday in Celbridge at 12 o’clock. Hopefully we will have a big turnout and go one better than last year.

Apr 2nd 2012: Training over Easter

Training as normal on Tuesday 3rd April. No training on Thursday 5th or Easter Sunday. Training resumes on Tuesday 10th April

Mar 19th 2012: County Road Races

Congratulations to Liz Foy and Brigid Fitzsimmons who competed in the Senior and Master road races over the last two weekends. First up was the masters in Naas where they both won gold in the 0/40 and 0/45 categories respectively. Next up was the seniors held in Leixlip, Liz came home 2nd and Brigid 6th.

Mar 18th 2012: Fixtures for Championship and League

The dates for the first two rounds of the Juvenile League and the County Track and Field Championships have been announced:

The Championship dates are Sunday April 29th and Saturday May 12th.

The League dates are Saturday April 21st and Saturday May 26th.

Feb 19th 2012: Leinster Juvenile Indoors

Only one medal but plenty of PBs and great displays in Nenagh over the weekend. In the boys under 14 Calum McGrath came 3rd in the long jump and qualified for the  60m final eventually finishing 5th. Sarah Fitzsimmons, competing in her first indoors competed in the shot putt, long jump and 600m doing well in all events. It was a case of 5th all-round for Tadhg Murtagh in the boys u/13 long jump, high jump and 600m heats. Arron Jacobs failed by 3/100s of a second to qualify for the u/13 60m final but came a very credible 8th in long jump. Well done also to our other competitor Ben Corcoran, John Fitzsimmons and Matthew Doyle  in the boys u/15 and Mary Hamilton in the girls u/13

Feb 5th 2012: All Ireland “B” X-Country

Tadhg Murtagh was our only juvenile competitor today in the boys U/13 event. He ran a good race to finish 29th overall and was a member of the winning county team.

Jan 29th 2012: Leinster Masters Indoors

Our 3 competitors in Nenagh today won 6 medals between them.

John Fitzsimmons took a gold and 2 silvers in the M3 category at 800m, 1500m and 3000m. Liz Foy won a brace of silvers in the 800m and 1500, while Brigid Fitzsimmons also took silver in the 3000m.

Jan 16th 2012: All-Ireland Masters Indoors

Congratulations to our masters athletes who won a combined 6 medals at the weekend. Sheelagh Morrissey won gold in 200m, Long Jump  and Shot Putt in V5, Liz took gold in the V2 800m and Mick Kemmy “walked” away with the bronze in the V5 walk.

Jan 8th 2012: Welcome Back

Training will resume on Tuesday night at 6pm in the park. Time to shake off the cob-webs and get ready for the indoor and track and field championships

Dec 15th 2011: Season Greetings

Training is now complete for the season and we will resume at the usual time on Tuesday 10th January.

On behalf of the committee we would like to wish you a very Happy Christmas and a great New Year

Dec 14th 2011: Club Championships

Almost 40 hardy souls braved the coldest evening of the year to compete in the annual club championships held in the park on Tuesday night. First up were the U/7s where Aislinn led home her cousin Saoirse for a 1-2 for the Murtaghs. Ben Curran took the gold in the boys U/7. The girls u/8 event was won by Kiki Darling. Five girls took part in the girls U/9 which was won by Ava Gleeson followed home by Eadaoin Murtagh, Zelie Dunne, Laura Hopkins and Aine Fennelly. The boys U/9 was won by Jamie Scanlon with Cian Searing taking silver and Darragh Nevin winning bronze. In the girls U/10 Mia Devine won the gold. In the girls U/11 Sarah Fitzsimmons was the clear winner followed by Sinead McNamara, Niamh Hopkins and Aibhe Darling. The boys U/11 was won by Ryan Scanlon, emulating his brothers gold earlier in the evening with Ben Gleeson taking the silver and Daragh Searing taking the bronze. The biggest field of the evening was in the girls U/12 with a win for Lara Curran followed home by Aoife Mason, Mary Hamilton, Emma Houlihan, Ava Devine, Caoimhe Fennelly, and Cliodhna Malone. The boys U/12 was won by Tadhg Murtagh, second was Aaron Jacob and third was Eoin O’Connor. The girls U/13 was won by Ella Darling. In the boys u/13 Cian Ryan split the Kelly twins taking silver with Robbie taking the gold and Conor coming third. The last event of the evening saw John Fitzsimmons winning the boys U/14 followed home by Ben Corcoran, Christopher Hamilton and Matthew Doyle. Thanks to all the competitors for making it a great evenings athletics and of course all the parents for braving the cold.