Derby Athletic Club News and updates
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Patricija wins place at English Schools Combined Events
A big congratulations to Derby Athletic Club multi-eventer Patricija Nemanyte, who posted a PB points score in the Midlands Regional Combined Events final on 23 June to become the U15 girls regional champion. Her winning points score of 2829 in the pentathlon, more than 100 points ahead of the second-placed athlete in a strong field […]
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Derby athletes sit at top of Northern League after June fixture
Derby Athletic Club seniors are delighted to be top of the Northern Athletics League after Sunday 16 June’s team fixture at Moorways. Competing against five other clubs – from Doncaster, Hull, Rotherham and two from Sheffield – DAC athletes gave their best on track and field to go into the final fixture in the lead […]
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Athletes log PBs in latest DADA track event
Derby Athletic Club athletes made the most of calm cool (though somewhat wet!) conditions to log PBs in the latest DADA track event on 18 June. Showing strongly in the sprints, Thomas Silcock (u17) and Karanjot Singh (u15) both bagged PBs in the 100m and the 200m. As ever, DAC looked positive in middle distance, […]
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DAC athletes qualify for Mason Trophy
Athletes from Derby Athletic Club were among those competing at the Derbyshire Schools championships on Saturday 8 June at Moorways. A big positive was the track, newly marked out and looking great. A negative was the rainy and windy weather, but despite this there were some good results and even PBs from DAC competitors. The […]
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Gold for Molly in Northern champs
Derby Athletic Club U20 distance runner Molly Hudson was delighted to win gold in her 800m race at the Northern Athletics Championships over the weekend of 1-2 June. The open event, for U20 and senior athletes, was held at Sport City in Manchester. Victory in the Derbyshire County Championships earlier this month assured competitors of […]
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Saturday morning training update
Saturday morning training at Derby Athletic Club was launched earlier this summer; but due to the high volume of athletics meetings at Moorways on Saturdays, along with some extra events, we have unfortunately not been able to run as many sessions as we had hoped. Apologies to athletes who were keen to train on Saturdays. […]
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Moorways track not available this week
Please note that the track will not be available for training from Monday 3 to Friday 7 June. The lines on the track are being re-painted. Training is continuing on normal club nights this week, if agreed with coaches, but will be on grass, away from the track. Because of the track closure, the usual […]
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DAC in strong position in YDL Upper Age Group
Derby Athletic Club is in a strong position in the Upper Age Group Youth Development League (YDL) after the meeting on Sunday at Burton involving a dedicated team of U17 and U20 athletes. In the sprints, U20 men Kenneth Walcott (PB 100m, SB 200m) and Danny McCrea (SB 100m, PB 200m) both looked strong, while […]
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Great effort in Mini League by club’s younger athletes
The club’s U11, U13 and U15 athletes were in action on Saturday 25 May at Moorways for the second Derbyshire Mini League event of the season. A day of glorious sunshine was matched by some marvellous athletics. There was a good turnout of competitors from all the Derbyshire clubs, even though it was Bank Holiday […]
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Patricija wins gold at schools event
Upcoming DAC multi-eventer Patricija Nemanyte had a great day at Derbyshire schools combined events championships on Wednesday 22 May. The meeting, held at Mount St Mary’s College at Spinkhill, saw Patricija win gold in the U15 event to become Derbyshire schools champion 🥇with a new points PB of 2780. Well done Patricija!