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 Westport AC Membership update

Westport AC is the largest Juvenile Athletics club in Mayo and the seventh largest in Ireland in the latest Athletics Ireland club membership report.  Out of the 366 affiliated clubs with Athletics Ireland, Westport AC is currently 20th overall.  

Snapshots of the April 2024 and September 2023 reports showing below. 


We currently have 432 juvenile members, in September 2023 we had 288 juvenile members so a growth of50% in just over a year with total club membership of 550 and climbing each week. 


This growth is in no small part to our wonderful team of coaches who are nurturing our athletes and giving them space to enjoy getting fit in a fun way. 


We have also had huge investment in our facilities in Horkan's Hill and are eagerly awaiting a tartan track in the coming months. 


We are forever indebted to the generosity and support of so many wonderful businesses and individuals in our Community.

 

 

 

Connaught Unevens &Senior League CC Championships 2013

October 29, 2013
AAI Roscommon in conjunction with St. Ronan's Athletic Club will host the Connaught Unevens & Senior league Cross Country Championships 2013.

Date:  Sunday, 3rd November
Time: 1pm Sharp
Venue: Padraig Pearses GAA Club


Address:
Woodmount, Creagh, Ballinasloe, Co. Roscommon
(On the R446 between Athlone and Ballinasloe)

http://www.padraigpearses.roscommon.gaa.ie/
GPS:  53.336921,-8.153744

Catering: 
Padraig Pearses GAA Club will provide a shop and hot food on the day

Race Distances:
Girls
u11 - 1500m
u13 - 2500m
u15 - 3500m
u17 - 4000m
u19 - 4000m

Boys
u11 - 1500m
u13 - 2500m
u15 - 3500m
u17 - 5000m
u19 - 6000m

Women - 5000m
Men - 8000m

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Connaught Evens & Senior league Cross Country

October 22, 2013
AAI Leitrim in conjunction with North Leitrim Athletic Club will host the Connaught Evens & Senior league Cross Country Championships 2013.  

Date:  Sunday, 27th October
Time: 1pm Sharp
Venue: Calry/St. Josephs GAA Club, Hazelwood Road (R286), Sligo. 

NB. The course itself is on the fields behind the GAA club. Hazelwood Service Station which contains a shop (with tea/coffee and sandwiches etc.) is located close to the GAA club.

Race Distances.


BOYS

U12, 2000m

U14, 3000m

U16, 4000m

U18, 6000m

 

GIRLS

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Mayo Even Ages Cross Country Championships

October 14, 2013
The C & C Cellular/Vodafone Mayo Even Ages Cross Country Championships were held in Swinford last weekend.  Athletes from Aughagower, Ballina, Castlebar, Claremorris, Swinford, Lake District and Westport competed at the event.  October sunshine and the underfoot conditions made for a very enjoyable day for all.  Thanks to Billy and Mary McCann for the use of their field again for the cross country.  Thanks to everybody who helped out on the day including the Civil Defence who are always avail...
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DANIEL LAVELLE WINS ALL IRELAND BRONZE

August 9, 2013
Sweltering heat and exciting competition was on the menu for the final weekend of the Woodie’s DIY National Juvenile Championships. The large crowds along with the glorious sunshine made for two tremendous days of competition as Ireland’s stars of the future came together in the hunt for national titles.

The biggest success of the day for Westport AC was the bronze medal win by Daniel Lavelle who had a magnificent throw of 40.71m in the U18 boy's discus.  Kate O'Malley was just shy of a m...
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Westport Athlete Gets Her First Green Jersey for Mountain Running

July 16, 2013

Westport Athletics Club Ellen Moran earned her first Irish jersey for mountain running when she competed in the European Mountain Running Championships in Borovets, Bulgaria last weekend (July 6th).  She competed in the tough 3.5 km uphill Junior Women's Race and finished as the second fastest Irish runner.

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WESTPORT ACs ADAM SHERIDAN WINS NATIONAL TITLE

July 16, 2013

The first weekend of Woodie’s DIY Juvenile All Ireland Track and Field Championships for U12-U19 took place last weekend in Tullamore. The event saw Ireland’s top up and coming athletes in action, battling it out for a coveted national title. The athletes had come come through tough qualifying competitions at regional level in order to earn a place in the national finals and it was an exciting weekend of athletics.
Six athletes from Westport AC competed across the two days.

Saturday morni...
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Westport AC U9-U11 All-Irelan​ds Win 2 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze

July 1, 2013
Nineteen Westport AC U9-U11 athletes travelled to Finn Valley Athletic Centre in Donegal last Saturday to compete in the Woodie’s DIY All Ireland Track and  Field Championships.  The competition consists of a team of two athletes from each club competing together against all other clubs, where the teammate’s combined scores in each event determine their overall finishing position. All of the athletes who have reached the National finals have already been through tough county and provincia...
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Connaught Track and Field Championships U13-U19

July 1, 2013
Westport Athletics Clubs U13-U19 travelled to Athlone recently to compete in the Connaught Track and Field championships, and had an extremely successful day, with some excellent performances resulting in 11 Connaught titles, 3 silver medals and 5 bronze.

In the U13 girls Aishling Halpin Fahey won a gold medal in the Javelin with a throw of 16.8m and a bronze in the long jump(4.11m).   Ava Lynne Kane came third in the sprints in a time of 11.96s and also in the 600m in a time of 1:52.59.

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WESTPORT ATHLETES QUALIFY FOR ALL-IRELAND CHAMPIONSHIPS

June 15, 2013
Westport Athletics Club U9-U12 athletes travelled to Athlone last Saturday to compete in the Connaught Outdoor championships. Westport AC had a very successful day with a huge medal haul for the club. The day started with the U9 girls team of Lucy Corcoran, Olivia Costello, Rhea Hutchinson and Leila O'Malley storming home in first place in the 4x100m relay in a time of 72.27sec. This was followed by the U9 boys team of Ryan Mulchrone, Fionn O'Ruain, Finley McEvilly and Adam Nugent winning the...
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Parking 

Please use the Scoil Phádraig back car park and walk 300m to the track


Training Times 
Mon 6.00 - 7.00 (U9-U11) 2015, 2016, 2017 (MUST BE AGED 7)


Tue  6.00 - 7.15 (U12-U19) 2014+
Thu  6.00 - 7.15 (U12-U19)

Senior Training Times

Tuesday & Thurs eve 7.20 pm

Email: [email protected] for further details 


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