‘Athletics’ Archives
DCS First Year Cross-Country League
Douglas Community School first year students competed in the final of the First Year Cross-Country League last week with some outstanding performances. The 'B' race was won by Brian Kirara, with Eoin Hodkinson second and Mikolrs Rogatta third. The 'A' race was won in superb fashion by Michael Scully in 3.26 the fifth fastest time ever on the [...]
DCS All-Ireland 1500m Champion Athlete
Douglas Community School athlete Cullen Lynch rounded off a superb year by winning the All-Ireland Clubs u19 1500m title on the track in July. Cullen has been improving steadily over the past few years ever since he started athletics in the school five years ago. His All-Ireland win this summer was a huge step up in his career and one that [...]
DCS are All-Ireland Cross Country Champions
It was an unbelievable day for Douglas Community School at the All Ireland Schools Cross Country Championships on Saturday with DCS winning the senior boys team title and the junior boys winning team silver. The National Aquatic Centre in Abbotstown Dublin was the perfect venue for the AVIVA All Ireland Schools and Irish Universities Cross [...]
Outstanding Displays by DCS Athletes
Douglas Community School athletes recently competed at the Munster Schools Cross-Country Championships at Cork Institute of Technology and produced some outstanding displays. DCS had all four teams (Minor, Junior, Inter and Senior) qualify for the All-Ireland Championships and also retained the Best Overall School Cup for the seventh [...]
DCS Athletes in Mardyke Mile
Douglas Community School athletes competed in a Mile Challenge at the Mardyke Track recently. Over 60 athletes took part in the mile challenge with two races taking place. The first year race had 29 finishers with Ruairi Casey having a superb win in a time of 5.42, with James Gorton second (also 5.42) and Barry Forde 3rd. Other great [...]
