Derby Athletic Club News and updates
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DAC athletes score success at Derby 10-mile race
Derby Athletic Club had a fantastic morning at the Western Power Derby 10-mile race on Sunday 17 November. Our very own Ben Connor won the race in a new event record time of 49:42, only three seconds ahead of the second-placed athlete, Dougie Musson from Notts AC. Kev Farrow came a strong fourth in 54:47, […]
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Magnificent win for Corey in North Mids cross country
There was a great turnout for Derby AC at the second North Midlands cross country league at Corby on Saturday 9 November with 42 athletes competing with a great team spirit throughout. Thank you to all the club parents who got the juniors down to Corby – and many thanks to Mick and Sue Heffernan […]
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Sportshall success at Chesterfield for U13 boys
There was a good turnout on Sunday 10 November at the indoor Sportshall event in Chesterfield, with some great individual performances and plenty of DAC athletes winning their events. One highlight was a great victory for the U13 boys in their section, winning by a margin of 23.5 points. If we could have a few […]
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Cross country winter warmers at Moorways
The club’s marvellous catering team is putting on refreshments for the Mini League cross country event at Moorways in December – so bring some cash for a winter warmer! The team will be on site from 10am on Saturday 14 December, serving bacon butties and sausage cobs, plus a range of hot drinks including soup […]
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DAC awards finalists feature in Telegraph supplement
Three members of Derby Athletic Club featured in the Derby Telegraph as part of a supplement on the paper’s annual sports awards. All the finalists are profiled in the supplement, published in the paper on 31 October, including DAC members Paul Martin, up for Volunteer of the Year, Ernie Cripps, a possible winner for Service […]
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Mini League success for club – could you take part?
Sunday 19 October saw the second Mini League Sports Hall event in Chesterfield. It was good to see more athletes competing as these events are a great introduction to competitive athletics with events for age groups from under 11 to under 15. The top points scorers on the day were: Max Bishop – 26 Sammy […]
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Awards at city sports event for Barry and Hannah
Two Derby Athletic Club members had their contribution recognised when they stopped awards at the Derby City Sport Forum event. The awards night, at Derby Council House on Thursday (10 October) saw club chairman Barry Parker receive a Lifetime Service award while U20 javelin thrower Hannah Barnden was awarded Junior Sportswoman of the Year. Hannah […]
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No more new starters sessions until January
Derby Athletic Club has been running introductory sessions on the first Tuesday and Thursday of the month for potential athletes wishing to join the Club’s induction group. Unfortunately, due to the group being at capacity, the sessions will be taking a short break and no more new starters can be accepted into the induction group […]
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Success in Northern Road Relays
Athletes from Derby posted some great results in the Northern Road Relays in Manchester at the weekend. In the U13 girls’ event, first year runners Sophie Robertson-Dover 14.23 and Ruby Davies 14.27 were in 10th position but unfortunately the team was incomplete so they were unable to finish. The U15 boys did magnificently and finished […]
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Stellar efforts from DAC athletes at Inter-Counties
Stellar performances from U13 high jumper and hurdler Kevin Masukume and U15 middle-distance runner Ben Stevenson were among the highlights for Derby Athletic Club competitors at the Inter Counties championships. The U13 and U15 event, on Saturday 14 September in Hull, saw 16 DAC youngsters chosen to compete as part of the Derbyshire team, against […]