Revised summer training times

Please note we are not training on Thursdays through the summer and the Tuesday sessions will finish on Tuesday 21st July.

Training will resume on Tuesday 1st of September for all age 8 upwards and on Thursday 3rd of September for everyone from 5 years up. 7pm both nights as normal.

Well done to all who came to training and improved their fitness. Special thanks to those who represented the club through the year. Keep active during the holiday weeks and come back eager for the cross country season ahead! It will be very important to build up our teams at all ages.

All Ireland Medal

Congratulations to the Club's Siobhain Heylin on coming 2nd in the All-Ireland Steeplechase in Tullamore today.

Siobhain had qualified in the County Championship held at the RSC last month and is shown in action in the clip below. Siobhain was also a member of the Munster team which won the girls Tailteann Games last week where she competed in the 1500m.

Well done Siobhain, all that hard work is paying off.

Munster Juvenile T&F June 7th 2009

Group photo when all the hard work was done! Sweets all-round.
Hugo and Fergus after being narrowly beaten into 4th in the U10 team 500m. Great run lads.

Emma giving the shot full concentration.


Darragh running strong in the 60m dash.



The ball has been thrown a mile by Luke.




The sun was shining strong in Templemore for the juvenile Track & Field championship and Waterford AC were represented well by six of our members. Keep the training going and we will have a bus load of competitors for next year!

Video clips below of Luke in the 60m dash and Fergus and Hugo taking a long jump each.

Munster Secondary Schools

Well done to Siobhan Heylin on winning the munster schools title last week for the one mile distance.

Great run also for Níamh Tebay in the 800m but was beaten out of the medals.

Well done again girls.

East Munster Girls Schools T&F

Great results from two of our Waterford AC members in the East Munster Schools Track & Field this week, both at Intermediate level.

Níamh Tebay, 800m - Gold Medal

Siobhan Heylin, 3000m - Silver Medal

Well done girls. Keep up the good work!

County Championships Medal Winners

Well done to all who competed at Day 1 of the County Track & Field championship last Sunday. For those from under 13 up don't forget Day 2 is coming on Sunday May 10th.

Medal winners were as follow:

Lindsy McGuire - U9 300m Gold Medal

Hugo Blaire - U10 Long Jump Silver Medal

Luke O'Brien - U11 80m Bronze Medal

Siobhan Heylin - U18 800m and 3000m Gold Medals

Níamh Tebay - U18 800m Silver Medal

Lucy Power - U18 800m Bronze Medal and 3000m Silver Medal

Sophie Van Der Valk - 3000m Bronze Medal

Well done to all. Keep up the good work.

County Championships Starts Sunday April 26th

The County Track & Field Champoionship will be held over 2 sundays.

Day 1 - Sunday April 26th starting at 11:00 am
Girls u-9 / Boys u-9 – 60m, 300m, Long Jump, Ball Throw, Relay
Girls u-10 / Boys u-10 – 60m, 300m, Long Jump, Ball Throw, Relay
Girls u-11 / Boys u-11 – 80m, 500m, Long Jump, Ball Throw, Relay
Girls u-12 / Boys u-12 – 80m, 600m, Long Jump, Shot, High Jump, Relay
Girls u-13 – 600m, Shot, High Jump
Boys u-13 – 600m, Shot, Long Jump
Girls u-14 – 200m, 800m, Shot, Hammer, High Jump, Relay
Boys u-14 – 200m, 800m, Shot, Hammer, Triple Jump, Relay
Girls u-15 – Shot, Hammer, High Jump (u16 200m, 800m, 250m Hurdles)
Boys u-15 – Shot, Hammer, Triple Jump (u16 200m, 800m, 250m Hurdles)
Girls u-16 – 200m, 800m, 250m Hurdles (u17 Shot, Hammer, High Jump)
Boys u-16 – 200m, 800m, 250m Hurdles, 3000m Walk (u17 Shot, Hammer, Triple Jump)
Girls u-17 – Shot, Hammer, High Jump (u18 200m, 800m, 400m Hurdles 3000m Walk)
Boys u-17 – Shot, Hammer, Triple Jump (u18 200m, 800m, 400m Hurdles, 3000m Walk, 2000m Steeplechase)
Girls u-18 – 200m, 800m, 400m Hurdles, 3000m Walk (Jun Shot, Hammer, High Jump)
Boys u-18 – 200m, 800m, 400m Hurdles, 3000m Walk, 2000m Steeplechase (Jun Shot, Hammer, Triple Jump)

Day 2 - May 10th starting at 11:00 am
Girls u-12 / Boys u-12 – 60m Hurdles
Girls u-13 – 80m, 1100m, 65m Hurdles, Long Jump, Javelin, Discus, Relay
Boys u-13 – 80m, 1100m, 65m Hurdles, Javelin, Discus, High Jump, Relay
Girls u-14 – 80m, 1500m, 75m Hurdles, 2000m Walk, Long Jump, Javelin, Discus
Boys u-14 – 80m, 1500m, 75m Hurdles, 2000m Walk, Long Jump, Javelin, Discus, High Jump
Girls u-15 – 100m, 1500m, 80m Hurdles, 2000m Walk (u-16 Long Jump, Javelin, Discus, Triple Jump), Relay
Boys u-15 – 100m, 1500m, 80m Hurdles, 2000m Walk (u-16 Long Jump, Javelin, Discus, High Jump), Relay
Girls u-16 – 80m Hurdles, 2000m Walk, Long Jump, Javelin, Discus, Pole Vault (u-17 100m, 300m, 1500m, Relay)
Boys u-16 – 100m Hurdles, Long Jump, Javelin, Discus, High Jump, Pole Vault (u-17 100m, 400m, 1500m, Relay)
Girls u-17 – 100m, 300m, 1500m, 100m hurdles (u-18 Steeplechase, Long Jump, Javelin, Discus, Triple Jump, Pole Vault), Relay
Boys u-17 – 100m, 400m, 1500m, 100m Hurdles (u-18 Long Jump, Javelin, Discus, High Jump, Pole Vault), Relay
Girls u-18 – 100m Hurdles, 1500m Steeplechase, Long Jump, Javelin, Discus, Triple Jump, Pole Vault (Jun 100m, 400m, 1500m, Relay)
Boys u-18 – 110m Hurdles, Long Jump, Javelin, Discus, High Jump, Pole Vault (Jun 100m, 400m, 1500m, Relay)