Irish
Life Health National Juvenile Indoors
The first weekend of the National Juvenile
Indoor Championships was held Saturday and Sunday 30th and
31st March in the Athlone IT Arena, and two days of action produced several
Galway medal winners.
Robert McDonnell of GCH was hugely
impressive winning double gold, firstly taking victory in the U18 Boys 400m in
a cracking time of 49.98, and on Sunday claiming 200m victory in a fast 22.07.
Ava McKeon also won gold for GCH, claiming a superb victory in the U13 Girls
60m Hurdles, while Ronan Duggan medalled for the city club, winning bronze in
the U13 Boys 60m Hurdles. In the field, Mathieu Madden won High Jump gold for
GCH in the Boys U15 competition
Darragh Fahy of Loughrea AC came home with
three medals, as he claimed Long Jump gold at U13 level, with a best jump of
4.77 metres, and won double silver in the 60m Hurdles and 60m sprint on Sunday,
to cap a super weekend for the young star
Craughwell AC struck gold via Ella
On the track, Fauve Aylmer of Craughwell
won bronze in the U15 girls 800m in a time of 2.22, while her clubmate Sean
Cotter of Craughwell took bronze in the U17 Boys 1500m, as he continued his
good year to date.
David Mannion of South Galway also impressed,
winning gold in the U15 Boys 60m Hurdles, and just missing out in fourth place
in a very fast 800m.
Liam Shaw of Athenry AC won silver in the
U15 Boys Shot Putt, after a great battle with Karlis Kaugars of Dunleer AC who
eventually took gold, after a hard-fought event in which no fewer than four
National records were set in the competition.
Danielle Moynihan of Tuam AC won U13 Girls
High Jump silver clearing 1.48 metres. Myah Gallagher also of Tuam AC won
bronze with third place finish in the U13 Girls 600m
World
Masters Indoors Championships
The World Masters Championships concluded Saturday last in Torun, Poland, with some of Galway’s top veteran athletes claiming medals at the highest level
The outstanding GCH thrower Sean Breathnach
took World Masters gold in the Discus, throwing 48.28 metres for victory, and
won silver in the Shot Putt with a season best 17.12 metres to cap off a great
competition.
Mary Barrett of Loughrea A.C also became
World Masters champion, winning gold in the Ladies V60 Javelin throw.
Castlegar’s Ian Egan claimed a team silver medal in the Masters V50 category in the 8km Cross Country event along with teammates Shane Healy and Robbie Maher.
Galway
Athletics Awards
The following Galway Athletics Award Winners for 2018, have been announced, in recognition of their fantastic achievements in the 2018 season, and for their services to Athletics over the years in respect of the Hall of Fame and Outstanding Contribution categories. The Awards ceremony will take place next Saturday, April 6th in the Meadow Court Hotel in Loughrea
Category
Winners
U12-15 Girls:
Emma Moore G.C.H.
U12-15 Boys:
Joint winners- Darragh Jennings G.C.H.
and Darragh Fahy - Loughrea A.C
U16-19 Girls:
Laura Cunningham - Craughwell A.C.
U16-19
Boys : Robert McDonnell
G.C.H.
Junior Women: Aoife Sheehy G.C.H
Junior Men:
Jack Dempsey G.C.H.
Senior Women:
Nicole Walsh G.C.H
Senior Men: Sean Breathnach G. C.H.
Master Women:
Mary Barrett - Loughrea A.C.
Master Men : Ian Egan - Castlegar A.C.
Coach of the
Year: Brendan Glynn G.C.H.
Outstanding Contribution:
Eamonn O Donnell of GCH and Andrew Talbot of Clare River Harriers
Hall of Fame: Mick Molloy (Irish Olympian in Mexico 1968 Olympics); and Christine Kennedy (Irish international marathon runner and multiple National
New
Inn 5k
Cathal O Reilly of Loughrea AC was first home in the annual 5k New Inn Road Race held Sunday, 31 st March last, clocking 16.32 for victory. First lady over the line and second overall was Laura Shaughnessy, in a time of 17.14. Hugh McArdle of Roscommon Harriers was third home, with Aoife Fallon of Castlegar AC impressing as second lady home in 18.45.
Claregalway
5k
The 6th Annual Claregalway
5k organised by Clare River Harriers A.C. will be held Tuesday, 2 April,
2019 next at 7pm. Race number pickup (and late registration) will be at the new
Coláiste Bhaile Chláir (Claregalway Secondary School) building between 5.30pm
and 6.45pm.
The race starts and finish is near the
Claregalway Community Centre which is located 150 metres outside Claregalway on
the N18 Limerick/Dublin road.
Fixtures
The third and final day of the National Juvenile Indoor Championships will be held Saturday 6th April next in the Athlone IT Arena
University
Outdoor Track and Field championships
The Intervarsities Track and Field competition will be held this weekend, over two days Friday 5th & Saturday 6th April, on the outdoor track at Athlone Institute of Technology. NUIG and GMIT will both field strong squads, with NUIG featuring the likes of sprinters Sarah Quinn and Nicole Walsh, Finlay Daly in the steeplechase, and Aengus Meldon over 800m, all with strong medal prospects.
Robert McDonnell , GCH double gold medal winner in U18 200m and 400m
