Cork County Track & Field Championship 07-May-2017
Post date: May 14, 2017 4:17:35 PM
The county T& F championship was held on Sunday 7th May in CIT. Youghal Ac had many athletes competing on the day.
Our girls and boys U9 competed in the 60m sprint and turbo javelin. Doireann Barry , Kate Finn, Rosie O Donovan, Pearl Phipps, Quin Buckley , James Chidlow, Donnacha Coleman Cian Hogan , Tony Kenneally, Darragh Murray, Matthew Murray, Leo Nicholson and Enda Terry all took part.
The U10 boys and girls had long jump and a 500m race. Taylor Aherne had a brilliant run to finish 3rd in the 500m. Autumn Devereaux , Ellen Whelan, Vivien Millerick and Amy Coleman also competed well. As did Cathal Brennan , Noah Bates and Jimmy Nicholson.
Ella Finn, Clodagh Fitzgerald , Aoibhinn O Brien and Nadia O Shea took part in the U11 girls 60m, turbo javelin and shot . Fionn Brennan , Jack Nicholson, Aidan McNamee and Paddy Nicholson competed in the U11 boys 60m , turbo javelin and High jump.
Eireann Barrett took silver in the U12 girls shot. Alisa Barry, Poppi Devereaux, Sorcha Kilgannon, Isabella Chidlow, Eva Curran and Ciara Woods also competed in the U12 girls sprint hurdles, 600m and long jump. Jude Buckley , Ronin Joyce, Ben Walsh, Daragh Lyons and Harry Connon competed in the U12 boys hurdles, 600m and long jump.
Grace Rooney won the U13 girls sprint hurdles and had a super run in the 600m race. Sophie Connon took bronze in the high jump. Juliette Nicholson and Roisin Reilly also competed. Eoghan Rooney , Finn Whelan and Charlie O Neill also competed in the U13 boys events.
Our U14 girls excelled in the 1500m race with Emma Landers taking silver and Eva Murphy taking bronze . Erin Joyce came 4th and Robyn Buckley 5th . Natasha Kilgannon also competed.
Kerry Barrett came 3rd in the U16 girls shot. Lucy O Keeffe won the 1500m race.
Killian Nolan also took gold in the U17 boys 1500m.
Well done to all who competed.