EANNA FLIES THE FLAG AS YOUNG STARS START TO SHINE

A quick round-up of last weekend's action starts with the news that Eanna Madden has been selected for the 100m and 4 x 100m at the European Team Championships in Vaasa, Finaland on the weekend of June 22-24.

The news comes on foot of Eanna running his second fastest time ever for 100m when he clocked 10.65 seconds in Regensburg in Germany on Sunday, just one hundredth of a second outside his pb and is a great return to form.

Gerard O'Donnell made his outdoor debut after an injury plagued few months, clocking 14.93 seconds for the 110m Hurdles at the Northern Ireland Championships at the Mary Peters Track in Belfast last Saturday, running into a 0.3 m/s headwind. A good start and lots more to come from GOD.

On Saturday, the younger generation were in action in Sligo in the Connacht U9, 10 & 11 Team competition and U12 & U13 Championships. Faith Lynott brought home a brilliant silver in the U12 Girls Shot and Darragh Gardiner followed up with a bronze in the U12 Boys Shot.

Gerard Murtagh claimed a bronze in the U13 Long Jump but was just outside the medals with fourth in the 80m. Dara Holmes was a heart-breaking fourth in the U12 Turbo Javelin while Mairead Lowe was fifth in the U12 Turbo Javelin.

In the relays, the U12 Boys team of Alan Beirne, Darragh Gardiner, Brian Keaney, Dara Holmes and Frank Cullen were our only medalists as they finished third in their race but we had a number of near misses as well.

Full results below:

GIRLS

U10

60m: Anna Keane & Amy Murtagh 10.65 & 10.62 (21.27) 7th; Phoebe Lynott & Aoife McDwyer 11.4 & 11.26 (22.66) 13th;

Long Jump: Amy Murtagh 2.78m & Anna Keane 2.98m (5.76m) 8th; Grace McCawley 2.58m & Celia Morahan 2.13m (4.71m) 11th

Relay 5th

U11

60m: Caireann O’Grady & Laura Faughnan 10.99 & 11.23 (22.22) 15th

Long Jump: Caireann O’Grady 2.32m & Laura Faughnan 2.69m (5.01m) 13th

Relay: 14th

U12

Shot: Faith Lynott 5.80m 2nd

Long Jump: Faith Lynott 2.88m; Leah McCawley Carrick AC 2.24m; Ellie Butler 2.22m

Turbo Javelin: Mairead Lowe 10.86m 5th

Relay: 16th

U13

600m: Saoirse McGlynn 2.09.61 16th

Long Jump: Micaela Dunne 2.98m; Roisin Kelleher 2.88m

Relay: 9th

BOYS

U9

60m: Sean Keaney & Michael O’Grady 10.65 & 10.82 (21.47) 6th

Long Jump: Sean Keaney 2.19 & Michael O’Grady 2.52 (4.71) 11th

U10

60m: Nathan Casey & Sean Gaffney 0.5 & 10.87 (21.37) 15th

Long Jump: Nathan Casey 2.64m & Sean Gaffney 2.20m (4.84m) 14th

Relay: 13th

U11

60m: Ben O’Connor & Oisin Mollohan 10.03 & 10.73 (21.76) 15th

Long Jump: Oisin Mollohan 2.48m & Ben O’Connor 2.42m (4.90m) 11th

U12

600m: Dara Holmes 2.06.50 14th

Long Jump: Frank Cullen 3.24m; Alan Beirne 2.90m; Aaron Gardiner 2.62m

Turbo Javelin: Dara Holmes 22.46m 4th; Brian Keaney 17.41m 7th

Shot: Darragh Gardiner 6.17m 3rd

Relay: 3rd

U13

80m: Gerard Murtagh 5th 11.6

Long Jump: Gerard Murtagh 4.17m 3rd; Dhani Keane 3.18m, Ryan O’Dowd 2.50m

Relay: 5th

CONNACHT U14 TO SENIOR T&F

The very best of luck to all our athletes in action next Saturday, June 17, on the second day of the Connacht Track & Field Championships in Sligo.

All members are reminded they must wear either a Carrick AC vest, a Carrick AC t-shirt or a plain royal blue or plain white t-shirt. No football jerseys or writing of any kind is permitted.

Remember to bring rain gear and spare clothes as there is no shelter at the track in Sligo and remember to bring food and money for food.

A bus will leave from Carrick Sports Complex at 8.15 am sharp on Saturday morning but if you are travelling by car, please notify the coaches and report to the track for 9.15 am if you are on a relay. We only have an 18 seater bus available so anyone who is travelling by themselves should let us know ASAP

All athletes must wear assigned numbers which will be available from a club official at the track.

The programme is pasted below and the following are our entries for the day:

MEN

Cathal McElgunn Senior 100m & 200m

Kyle McNabola Senior 200m & 400m

Fiachra O’Dowd U19 100m & 200m

Oisin O’Dowd U18 100m & 200m

Fionn O’Brien U17 1,500m

Niall Sheerin U17 100m & 200m

Daniel Bosquette U16 100m & Javelin

Sean Brennan U15 100m

Iarlaith O’Brien U15 1,500m

Jack Keenehan U15 800m & 1,500m

Cian Mollohan U14 800m & 200m

Ross Flanagan U14

John Cunningham U14 800m & 1,500m

Evan Corcoran U16 800m & 200m

Sean Brennan U15 100m & Javelin

Ross Flanagan U14 100m & Long Jump

Toyosi Fagbo U14 100m & 200m

Shane Finn U14 100m, 200m & Shot

LADIES

Constance Boyd U14 80m & Shot

Fluer Burns U14 80m & Long Jump.

Kate Regan U14 80m & Long Jump

Kate O'Dowd U14 100m & 200m

Karen McManus U14 100m & 200m

Aoibhinn O'Dowd U14 100m & 200m

Helena Reynolds U14 800m & 200m.

Emma McManus U14 80m & Long Jump

Sophie McCabe U14 80m & Long Jump

Katelyn Gannon U14 100m & 200m
Kirsty McHenry U14 800m & 1,500m

Lauren Reynolds U15 800m & 1,500m

Alannah McGuiness U16 100m & 200m

Laura Conlon U16 100m & 200m

Seonna Devaney U16 100m & 200m

Anna Corcoran U17 800m & 1,500m

Clodagh Sheerin U17 100m & 200m

Shauna McCabe U18 100m & 200m

RELAYS

U17 Girls: Anna Corcoran, Seonna Devaney, Clodagh Sheerin, Alannah McGuiness & Laura Conlon

U14 Girls: Sophie McCabe, Katelyn Gannon, Aoibhinn O'Dowd, Kate Regan

U14 Boys: Toyosi Fagbo, Shane Finn, Ross Flanagan, Gerard Murtagh & Cian Mollohan

Senior Men: Cathal McElgunn, Kyle McNabola, Fiachra O'Dowd, Niall Sheerin & Oisin O'Dowd

CONNACHT U9, 10 & 11 TEAM COMPETITON & U12 & U13 T&F CHAMPIONSHIPS

Sligo IT hosts the first day of the Connacht Track & Field Championships next Saturday, June 10, with our U9, 10 & 11 Teams and U12 & U13 athletes in action.

All members are reminded they must wear either a Carrick AC vest, a Carrick AC t-shirt or a plain royal blue or plain white t-shirt. No football jerseys or writing of any kind is permitted.

Remember to bring rain gear and spare clothes as there is no shelter at the track in Sligo and remember to bring food and money for food.

All athletes are asked to make their own way to the track and to report there for 9.30 am if they are involved in the team. All athletes must wear assigned numbers which will be available from a club official at the track.

The programme is pasted below and the following are our entries for the day:

Team Competition
U9 Boys 60m & Long Jump: Sean Keaney and Michael O'Grady

U10 Girls 60m & Long Jump: Amy Murtagh and Anna Keane
U10 Girls 60m: Aoife McDwyer and Phoebe Lynott
U10 Girls Long Jump: Grace McCawley & Celia Morahan
U11 Girls Relay: Amy Murtagh, Anna Keane, Aoife McDwyer, Celia Morahan and Phoebe Lynott

U10 Boys 60m & Long Jump: Nathan Casey and Sean Gaffney
U10 Boys Relay: Nathan Casey, Sean Gaffney, Sean Keaney & Michael O'Grady

U11 Girls 60m & Long Jump: Caireann O'Grady & Lauren Faughnan
U11 Girls Relay: Caireann O'Grady, Lauren Faughnan, Penelope & Isabella Cassidy

U11 Boys 60m & Long Jump: Oisin Mollohan & Ben O'Connor
U11 Boys 600m: Bobby Hanrahan & Jay Keane
U11 Boys Long Jump: Ben Clarke & Jay Keane
U11 Boys Relay: Oisin Mollohan, Ben O'Connor, Ben Clarke, Bobby Hanrahan & Jay Keane

U12 Girls
Emily Reynolds       60m, 600m
Faith Lynott            60m, Shot, Long Jump
Leah McCawley       60m, Long Jump
Sarah Boyd            60m, Long Jump
Ellie Butler             60m, Long Jump
Mairead Lowe         60m, Turbo Javelin

U12 Boys
Alan Beirne            60m, Long Jump
Oliver Kearney       60m, Long Jump
Daragh Gardiner    60m, Shot
Aaron Gardiner      60m, Long Jump
Dara Holmes         60m, 600m, Turbo Javelin
Brian Keaney         60m, Turbo Javelin
Frank Cullen          60m, Long Jump
Odhran Singleton   Turbo Javelin
Relay: Alan Beirne, Darragh & Aaron Gardiner, Dara Holmes, Brian Keaney & Frank Cullen

U13 Girls
Roisin Kelleher        60m, 600m, Long Jump
Michaela Dunne      60m, 600m, Long Jump
Rachel O'Connor     60m, Long Jump
Ellie O'Brien           60m, 600m
Saoirse McGlynn     60m, 600m
Allie Reynolds         60m, Long Jump
Relay: Roisin Kelleher, Rachel O'Connor, Michaela Dune, Allie Reynolds & Ellie O'Brien

U13 Boys
Gerard Murtagh       60m, Long Jump
Daniel Martin           600m, Long Jump
Ben Finn                 60m, Long Jump
Dhani Keane           60m, Long Jump
Ryan O'Dowd          60m, Long Jump
Relay: Gerard Murtagh, Dhani Keane, Ben Finn, Ryan O'Dowd, Daniel Martin


We wish all our athletes the very best of luck and if you have any queries, don't hesitate to contact John Connolly at 087-9446961.

ALL-IRELAND SCHOOLS TRACK & FIELD

Well done to all our athletes who performed so well at the Irish Schools Track & Field in Tullamore on Saturday, June 3, enduring conditions that went from floods and torrential rain to getting sunburn!

As usual, the standard was off the charts and we had some good performances with Oisin Kearney just outside his personal best in the Junior Boys 200m running 25.61 from lane one.

We had a trio in action in the 100m races with Sophie McCabe running 13.70 into 0.6 headwind to finish eighth in the Minor Girls race while Toyosi Fagbo, running in the middle of a torrential downpour, ran 13.16 to finish seventh in the Minor Boys event. In the Inter Girls, Alannah McGuinness overcame a recent knee injury to finish seventh in a time of 13.12.

Completing the day, our Minor Girls team of Sophie McCabe, Lauren Reynolds, Aoibhinn O'Dowd and Katelyn Gannon finished seventh in the relay in a time of 56.35.

Congrats also to Ellie O'Rourke, who trains with our distance gang, who was just outside her personal best in the Junior 1,500m in a time of 5.13.18.

Also well done to Eanna Madden who ran 21.58 from lane 2 in Salamanca.