East Cork Track and Field Championships - 13th April 2014

Post date: May 06, 2014 11:30:35 AM

Day one of the East Cork Track and Field Championships were held in Tower Parkin Youghal on 13th April last. Thanks to all Committee members and parents/coaches who helped to make the day so successful. It was great to see such enthusiasm amongst the club’s big number of juveniles.

Well done to all – big numbers were evident in the younger age groups and heats had to be held in most of the sprints.

Girls U/9

Relay – Poppy Devereaux, Erin Barrett, Natalie Pelylie and Emily Brenner - 1st

Relay – Autumn Devereaux, Ruby Kennedy, Aoibhe Daly and Alise Barry – 4th

Long Jump – Erin Barrett 2nd 2.86m, Natalie Pelylie 3rd 2.65m.

Erin Barrett, Poppy Deveraux, Emily Brenner and Natalie Pelylie also qualified for the 60m final.

Boys U/9

Relay included Fionn Hill, Alfie O’ Brien, Cameron Bennett and Ben Walsh; this team came 3rd.

Ben Walsh qualified for the 60m final.

Long Jump – Alfie O’ Brien 2nd 2.75m, Ben Walsh 3rd 2.71m

U/10 Girls

60m Sprint – Grace Rooney 1st, Avril Millirick joint 3rd.

300m- Grace Rooney 1st, Tara Hickey 2nd.

Turbo Javelin – Jayne Savage 1st, Grace Rooney 2nd and Alex Cashman 3rd.

U/10 Boys

Turbo Javelin – Charlie O’ Brien

U/11 Girls

Relay teams came 2nd including Emma Landers, Eva Murphy, Rion Walsh and Avril Cashman. The second relay team came 4th including Robyn Buckley, Joy Nicholson, Sarah Kirk and Caoimhe Whelan.

80m Sprint – Rion Walsh 3rd

Long Jump – Rion Walsh 1st

300m – Emma Landers 2nd.

Avril Cashman, Eva Murphy and Emma Landers also qualified for the sprint final.

U/11 Boys

Relay included Michael Wall, Ross Williams, Nathan O’ Halloran and Dylan Bennett - 4th.

80M Sprint Sean O’ Connor 3rd and 2nd in Long Jump.

U/12 Girls

Shot Putt – Lilianne Pelylie 2ND

Aimee Morgan and Lilianne both qualified for the sprint final.

U/13 Girls

Relay included Niamh O’ Brien, Eabha Walsh, Kerrie Barrett and Leslie Cashman and came 3rd.

600m – Kerrie Barrett 1st and Lucy O’ Keefe 3rd.

U/13 Boys

Relay included Conor Greene, Evan O’ Keefe, Evan Villis and Cullen Morrissey and were 4th.

High Jump and Long Jump– Tom Wall 2nd

600m – Tom Wall 1st and Cian Nicholson 3rd.

60m sprint – Evan Villis 2nd.

Evan O’ Keefe and Cullen Morrissey also qualified for the sprint final.

U/14 Girls

800m – Faith McEvitt 3rd and Tirna Cahill 5th.

Shot – Annabella Pelylie 3rd 6.54m, Tirna Cahill 5th 5.23m

Boys U14

800m – Jake McCarthy 1st.

Girls U/15

100m – Sarah Williams 5th.

Boys U15

Relay included James Wall, Eoin O’ Brien, Dean Savage and Peter Buckley and came 3rd.

800m – Eoin O’ Brien 3rd and James Wall 4th.

100m – Eoin O’ Brien 3rd

Javelin – Eoin O’ Brien 3rd.

Girls U16

High Jump and Long Jump – Bettina Pelylie – 3rd

U17 Girls

100m – Emily O’ Keefe Ist and Jennifer Hennessy 2nd.

800m – Jennifer Hennessy 1st, Emily O’ Keefe 2nd and Zsofia Balogh 3rd.

High Jump – Zsofia Balogh Ist.

Shot Putt – Zsofia Balogh Ist and Jennifer Hennessy joint 2nd.

U18 Girls

Shot Putt – Lauren O’ Mahoney 1st 10.07m

Congratulation to all juveniles who participated. A special well done also to Ruth Milliricj who won the O/35 100m and to D. Daly who won the men’s 100m and to R. Cashman 2nd. Well done also to Mossie Cahill who won the 56lb for height o35 and to Zsolt Pelylie 2nd. Barry Healy won the Senior 56lb for height! More photos available at www.youghalac.com/photos

Day two will held also in Youghal 15th June – keep up the training!