First years Jake Morrell and Yinka Adedokun competed well in the Leinster Athletic championships in Santry yesterday. Jake finished 4th in the final, just narrowly missing out on a bronze medal, in this, his first season throwing javelin. Yinka too did himself proud finishing 6th in the junior boys 100m sprint and making the Leinster...Read More
It was another great day for Balbriggan Community College students at the North Leinster Athletic championships in Santry yesterday. First up was Jake Morrell, who on his first attempt at the javelin , came in second in the junior boys . He now goes forward to the Leinsters later on this month. Later in the...Read More
Nine first year students attended the Bank of Ireland Athletics Talent ID Programme in the National Indoor Arena, Abbotstown on Tuesday 27th Feb. They competed against 150 other students from across the country, in world class facilities, testing their speed over 60m, long jump and high jump skills. They also got to listen to international athlete Brian...Read More
Marvellous Agbator (2nd year) competed in the All-Ireland Schools Athletics Championships today in Tullamore, representing Balbriggan CC. Marvellous was competing in the Junior Boys 200m. He had a fantastic start, flying from the blocks and around the bend. Marvellous ate up the stagger of the bend and was in first place coming off the bend...Read More
Yet another marvellous performance today from our sprinting talent, 2nd year student Marvellous Agbator. He travelled to the Leinster championships in Santry, hoping to better his 2nd place finish in the North Leinsters 2 weeks ago. He was placed in lane 7 for the final of the 200 metres and got off to a flying...Read More
Marvellous by name, Marvellous by nature. On Wednesday the 3rd May Balbriggan CC travelled to Santry Stadium for Day 2 of the North Leinster Championships. We had athletes competing in a range of events again including the javelin, long jump, high jump, sprints and relays. All athletes did exceptionally well in each of their events. Those...Read More
30 students travelled to the North Leinster Athletics Championships on Tuesday 26th April. Students competed across a range of events including sprints, long distance, hurdles, high jump and shot put. Our medal winners on the day were Calum McCoy who cleared 1.65m in the Intermediate Boys high jump to finish 3rd. Kian Smith finished fourth...Read More
Well done to all the 1st year students who participated in the Parkside Schools cross country relay event in Cabra on Wednesday 8th March. The sun shone on all the athletes and many students showed some real athletic potential. Training continues every Wednesday and Friday with Ms. Murray and Ms. Lucey after school .We would welcome all...Read More
Well done to all our athletes who competed so well in our last two cross country competitions. Students participated in the DCU invitational and the North Leinsters in ALSAA In Santry. Huge improvements were made by all students and we hope to have continued success as we move into the sprint season soon. Training continues...Read More
A massive thank you to everyone who supported our recent 5K fun run/walk. We are delighted to announce that €3,845 has been raised which will go towards our schools sports and cultural fund. Thank you on behalf of all staff and students at Balbriggan CC. Read More
