OWLS AC Leicester

The Leicester Owls Athletics Club is one of the three leading athletics teams in Leicestershire, UK. It has gained many regional and national accolades as well as some athletes representing internationally while they were members of the club. The club are currently 24-time defending Men's Leicestershire County Cross Country Champions.

The club began as Oadby and Wigston Legionnaires (acronym OWLS) at the Royal British Legion in South Wigston. The club then split into two clubs with the Legion (Wigston) Branch becoming a social running club and the Leicester branch becoming a competitive club. There was a complete split in 2008 when the Legion became "Wigston Phoenix" running club, and the Leicester Branch adopted the name Leicester Owls Athletics Club.

History

The club was founded to give the long established Leicester Coritanian Athletics Club competition, it was founded by an ex-coritanian Wayne Walker, who is still head coach of the club to this day. After a long journey it began to enjoy its first successes, winning many regional and national competitions ranging from track and field to fell running and cross country.

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