Derby Athletic Club News and updates
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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!
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Strength in depth on display over busy weekend for DAC athletes
Competitors from Derby Athletic Club showed their strength in depth at a series of events over the weekend of 12 and 13 May, with second and third place spots secured in three team competitions. On Saturday 12 May in the British Masters Road Relays at Sutton Park, the club’s senior women’s team gained a silver […]
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Derby athletes’ success at County Championships
Keen competitors from Derby Athletic Club scooped a host of medals, alongside PBs and English Schools standards – plus a podium finish in the Quad Kids competition – in the Derbyshire County Championships at the weekend (May 11-12). Derbyshire Athletics hosted the two-day event at Moorways, alongside the Nottinghamshire championships at the same venue. DAC’s […]
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