National Novice Team Announced!

The following team will represent Sligo A.C. in the A.A.I. national novice mens championships in Colerane on Sunday December 6th 2009.
RAYMOND BYRNE
RICHARD GORMAN
SEAMUS SOMERS
ALAN KEARNS
DERMOT MC DERMOTT
ULTAN MC NASSER
NEAL HIGGINS
ROSS MC GLYNN

Team manager Ray Flynn says "With the inclusion of Raymond Byrne, Neal Higgins and Ross McGlynn the team this year is considerably strengthened and I would be confident we can win team medals."
Sligo AC head coach Tery Hayes says "Winning team bronze medals at the Senior Inter-County championships last week has given everyone a great boost and i would expect this well balanced team to challenge for medals".

Sligo Athletic Club AGM

Sligo AC held their AGM for 2009 in the Sligo City Hotel on Wednesday night last at 8.30pm. A sizable crowd of Athletes, Coaches and Parents attended the meeting. Issues discussed were Training venues, Coach availability, Club Finances, Juvenile and Junior safety, Juvenile, Junior, Senior and Masters Training. All athletes that competed in Cross Country Races in Kilbeggan were also congratulated. Club Officials decided to meet at one of the training venues in the next week to discuss possible catagorisation of Junior and Juvenile Athletes to a more workable level. Sligo AC will hold another AGM for 2010 on Wednesday 13th January 2010 at 8.30pm in the Sligo City Hotel to discuss how to implement new policies for the seasons ahead. All interested parties, athletes, coaches and parents, are urged to attend. (Picture attached is of Sligo Senior County Team that came third in the Inter-County Cross Country Championships in Kilbeggan)

Fit4Life: Overall standings after Race 6!

With two races to go in the fit4life league Caroline Carty leads from Fiona Mahon, Martina Conlon, Evan Regan, Patricia Anderson and Neil Smyth.Next tuesday the action switches to the Sligo IT for a 4k race around the College. Registration is in the Gym at 6.30pm and everybody is advised to be on time as the start is approx 5 minutes from registration on Ash Lane.The final race on Tuesday 15th December will be followed at 8.30 pm with presentation of awards in the Stables Bar in Wine Street where food will be provided. Top ten athletes overall are as follows;
carty, caroline 103pts
mahon, fiona 180pts
conlon, martina 180pts
regan, evan 181pts
anderson, patricia 195pts
smyth, neil 199pts
murphy, claire 215pts
eglington, mary 229pts
sheridan, liz 231pts
o'connor, vincent 253pts

Sligo Athletes win team bronze at Inter-County Cross Country Championships!

Athletes from Sligo AC and North Sligo combined to great effect during the Senior Inter-County Cross Country Championships to win bronze medals in the team event. Bolstered by earlier performances by various juniors, including Sligo AC's Anna Reddin (5th in the U-18 Girls race) Sarah McGeough (9th/U-14) and Caeloinn McGonigle (8th/U-12), athletes and supporters were then shown a stunning display of front running by North Sligo's Mary Cullen, who cruised to victory in the Senior Womens race. Cullen increased her lead with every lap and finished in victory with almost a minute between her and second place! It was then the turn of the Senior Men. Conditions were muddy and very windy but this didn't deter David Kelly who produced his trademark gutsy form to come home in 5th place. Next in was Emmet Dunleavy (30th) with Paddy Brennan (31st) hot on his heels. Martin Conroy came home in 45th position with Tommy Carroll crossing the line in 55th place. The last of the team to medal was Dermot McDermott who finished in 66th place. The first six athletes to finish culminated enough points to push Sligo well clear of Cork in the team event and claim 3rd place; a first for the County. Thomas Kelly (67th), Eoin Rowan (72nd) and Ultan McNasser (99th) were the remaining runners from Sligo. Well done to all who competed and also for all the travelling support that cheered on the Athletes.

Sligo Athletic Club Annual General Meeting

The Club urges all members to attend the Annual General Meeting of Sligo Athletic Club. This meeting is important to all members, athletes, coaches and parents. Topics to be discussed on the night will be training, times, coaching, club national and international competitions, along with various other topics. The meeting will be held in the Sligo City Hotel on Wednesday 25th November at 8.30 p.m.

Meehan's Masters' Irish team win Silver!

Congratulations to Sligo AC's Tom Meehan who placed fifth in the Irish Team during the recent Home Countries Masters Cross Country Championships held in Birmingham, UK. Tom was Sligo AC's first International Masters Competitor and had qualified as part of the Irish team in recent trials in Dublin. The Irish Team secured second place silver medals in the race which Meehan described as a "nice course but conditions were cold, wet and windy".Tom would be well used to such wintery conditions during his frequent training runs with Lucy Brennan and Damien McSharry on the race course in all types of weather! Well done also to Sligo AC Athletes Conal Sexton and Roy Kelly who partook in the Clarenbridge 10k on Sunday last and came in in 18th (41.05) and 21st (41.51) positions respectively. The race was won by Mayo AC's John Byrne in 33.23