Athletics Archives – The College View

Decision to delay the Tokyo Games a Silver Lining for Comerford

April 1, 2020

Irish Paralympian and European Championship bronze medallist, Orla Comerford sees the delay of the Paralympics to the summer of 2021 as an opportunity.

DCU retain overall title at the Cross Country Championships

March 18, 2020

Dublin City University topped the overall rankings running in the Irish Universities Athletics Association Cross Country Championships, securing their second title in as many years. The event was hosted by University College Cork, last weekend.

Andrew Coscoran breaks 1500m record at the National Indoor Championships

March 18, 2020

Andrew Coscoran struck gold as he broke the 1,500-metre record in three minutes 41.76 seconds at the National Indoor Championships at the National Sports Campus on March 1st.

DCU Athletics come out on top at the IUAA in Athlone

February 19, 2020

With 25 medals, 2 IUAA records, 3 DCU records and both the men’s and women’s team regaining their first-place titles at the Irish Indoor Track and Field Championships in Athlone IT, is there any wonder

Fagan grabs Gold for Ireland at British Isles tournament.

February 5, 2020

DCU’s Claire Fagan clinched first place for Ireland in the Women’s U23 race at the Celtic International XC at the Stirling in Scotland. Fagan was victorious in the 8000m race which included athletes from Ireland, Northern Ireland, Wales, Scotland and England.

DCU athletes compete in European Cross Country Championships

December 11, 2019

Nine DCU athletes were selected to represent Ireland at the European Cross Country Championships in Lisbon on December 8th.

Fast start to the year as DCU men’s strike gold and women claim silver at road relay

November 27, 2019

The DCU men’s Athletic team were victorious at the debut intervarsity competition of the year, The Road Relays in Maynooth, however the women’s team had to settle for silver behind a strong Trinity College team.

Paul Byrne announced as new Head of the DCU Athletics Academy

October 26, 2019

Dublin City University have announced the appointment of international athlete Paul Byrne as the new Head of the DCU Athletics Academy.

Enda Fitzpatrick is a once in a generation coach, says Niall Moyna

October 2, 2019

Moyna also suggested that the departure of Fitzpatrick “would reflect poorly on this university”, and described Fitzpatrick as “the most successful coach in the history of Irish third level sport”.

DCU crowned IUAA champions in Athlone IT

April 17, 2019

The DCU Athletics team retained all the overall team titles at the 2019 Irish Universities Athletics Association Outdoor Track & Field championships hosted by Athlone IT on April 5th.

DCU Athletics defend cross country titles

March 20, 2019

DCU’s men’s team won their sixth consecutive title while the women’s team took home their third consecutive title.

Greene and Becker represent Ireland at European Indoors

March 20, 2019

Joseph Ojewumi, who graduated from DCU last year, was also on the Ireland team in Glasgow at the European Indoor Athletics Championships.

DCU Athletics dominate indoors in Athlone

February 20, 2019

DCU Athletics again won the men and women’s team titles at the Irish Indoor Track and Field Championships, for the thirteenth and twelfth times respectively.

DCU Athletics run towards Athlone track and field

February 6, 2019

DCU Athletics will be aiming to win their twelfth men’s and women’s team titles in a row at the Indoor Track & Field Championships on Friday at Athlone IT.

DCU Athletics dominate awards

December 12, 2018

Elizabeth Morland and Matthew Behan were named the IUAA Women’s and Men’s University Athletes of the Year.

Athletics on the winning road in Maynooth

November 28, 2018

DCU retained the Overall Universities title for the 15th time, underlining the dominance they have had since Director for Athletics Enda Fitzpatrick took charge in 2005.

Streimikyte runs away with European Championship

October 31, 2018

Irish Paralympian Greta Streimikyte speaks to The College View after winning gold at the European Para Athletics Championships in Berlin during the summer.

DCU Athletics success continues in 2017/18

April 18, 2018

Ian Brennan reviews DCU Athletics 2017/18 season.

DCU complete clean sweep at cross country championships

March 21, 2018

DCU retained all three of their Intervarsities Cross Country team titles last week at the Trinity Sports grounds in Santry.

DCU Athletics dominate IUAA indoors

February 21, 2018

DCU had a very successful run in the IUAA indoor varsities in Athlone IT on February 9th, winning golds in both male and female categories.

DCU Athletics Club regain road relay honours

November 29, 2017

DCU Athletics Club reclaimed the title at the Irish Universities Athletics Association’s road relay championships last weekend. The Intervarsity road relay race took place in Maynooth on Saturday the 18th of November with eleven colleges

Impressive summer sets the benchmark for DCU Athletics

October 25, 2017

Over the course of the summer, DCU Athletics left their mark down numerous avenues. Remarkable achievements across a series of tournaments, including the European Junior Championships, have provided a benchmark for the Athletics team to

DCU Athletics club continue domination

April 19, 2017

From a strong display in Maynooth back in November to an almost perfect performance in Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) at the Irish University Athletics Association’s (IUAA) Outdoor Track and Field Championships on the 7th

DCU claims all three titles at IUAA Cross Country Championships

March 22, 2017

Dublin City University Athletics enjoyed tremendous success at the IUAA Cross Country Championships on March 3rd at Abbotstown with all three titles going to DCU. DCU retained the overall best college title for an unprecedented

Irish Pole Vaulting in need of more support

February 22, 2017

A lack of support is stunting the development of pole vaulting as a sport in Ireland, claims DCU student and athlete Brian Flynn. “Although the sport is growing in popularity the whole time, there’s simply