After a busy and exhausting weekend at the Connacht Indoors in AIT International Arena in Athlone, we can take a breath to reflect on some wonderful performances from our athletes in all disciplines.
We had gold medal winning performances from Ellis Conway, Declan Kennedy, Toyosi Fagbo, Gerard Murtagh and Lauren Reynolds while there were more medals from Patrick Kennedy, Dara Holmes, Ellie O'Rourke, Alannah McGuinness, Clodagh & Niall Sheerin, Shane Finn and our U15 Boys relay team while there was the near misses of fourth places for Eoghan Farrell, Oisin O'Dowd and our U13 Boys relay squad.The weekend also marked the first time we didn't have Mary O'Donnell down directing operations on the track in almost 30 years - she was missed but we know she was following the live results service on Connacht Athletics, a very welcome development.
On Saturday, Dara Holmes won the first medal of the weekend with an excellent third in the U13 Shot, throwing 7.71m for bronze while also finishing 9th in the 60m with a time of 9.08.
Saturday also saw the Kennedys resume their incredible double act with Declan just pipping Patrick in the U12 600m despite the fact they were in different races! With the result being determined on times over three races, Declan won heat 2 in 1.50.27 with Patrick winning his heat in 1.50.61, both well clear of third.Our U13 Boys finished just outside the medals in the 4 x 100m relay also.
On Sunday, Ellis Conway got us off to a great start with an impressive victory in the U18 400m in a time of 60.92 and our sprinters continued the impressive run of gold with Gerard Murtagh, after taking bronze in the long jump with a personal best of 4.60m, delivered a brilliant performance to run 8.08 to win the sprint.
Toyosi Fagbo then laid waste to the field in the U15 60m, the only runner to break eight seconds as he ran a staggering 7.69 seconds! Toyosi almost went one better when he ran one of Carrick AC's best ever relay legs for the U15 Boys, almost making up a 15 metre gap before his legs gave way as the team of Gerard Murtagh, Cian Mollohan, Shane Finn and Toyosi ran 1.46.38 to finish second in the relay. It was a great team display but Toyosi's run was right up there with some of the epic displays from the likes of Siobhan McWeeney and Gerard O'Donnell on last legs in the past!
Lauren Reynolds was also a gold medal winner as she just got the better of Ellie O'Rourke for a club 1-2 in the U16 1,500m, running 5.17.75 to 5.18.74 while Ellie produced a strong run to take 2nd over 800m in 2.32.01 with Lauren 5th in 2.38.78.
The sprints yielded more medals with Niall Sheerin bagging two silvers in the U18 60m and 200m in 7.75 and 24.90 and twin sister Clodagh taking silver in the 200m in 27.73 and bronze in the 60m in 8.46.
Alannah McGuinness won silver and bronze, finishing third in the U17 60m (8.08) before her return to the 60m Hurdles saw her take home a silver (9.91) while Oisin O'Dowd ran two big new pbs of 7.66 to finish 4th in the U19 60m and 24.67 for sixth in the 200m.
Shane Finn was another medal winner with an excellent throw of 11.54m to take third in the U15 Shot.
We had a frew hard luck stories - Blaithin McCrann was on course to win her heat when she stumbled and almost fell in the 60m, Oisin O'Dowd set two great new pbs but just missed out on a 60m medal and a few other stories.
There were some excellent performances over the entire weekend, full results are available at http://connaughtathletics.com/ and we want to say thanks to all our athletes who really gave it everything over the weekend representing the club.
Many thanks to the parents who ferried children to and from the event and provided great support on the day but special thanks to the officials who worked so hard over the weekend: Siobhan Murtagh, Siobhan Whelan, Andrew Brennan, Jenny McCabe, Mary Finn, John Connolly.See our Facebook page for more photos
Full results of our club members below:
U12 GirlsCaireann O'Grady 17th 600m 2.10.14
U12 Boys
Declan Kennedy 1st U12 600m 1.50.27
Patrick Kennedy 2nd U12 600m 1.50.62
Oisin Mollohan 2.04.08
U13 Girls
60m results not available
Emily Reynolds 12th 600m 2.01.83
Mairead Lowe 2.13.90
Ellie Butler 2.17.58
Keelin Cronin 3.11m Long Jump
Sarah Lowe 2.73m Long Jump
Faith Lynott & Sarah Boyd Joint 5th Shot 6.76m
Michaela Gallagher 13th Shot 5.78m
Relay 1: 2nd Heat 1.02.40, 10th overall
Relay 2: 4th Heat 1.03.91
U13 Boys
Dara Holmes 3rd U13 Shot 7.71m, 9th 60m 9.08
Oliver Kearny 8th Shot 3.74m, 60m 9.22Alan Beirne 9.21 60m
Relay: 4th 59.24 (third in heat)
U14 Girls
Allie Reynolds 9.57 60m (2nd in heat)
Helena McLoughlin 9.24 60m (2nd in heat)
Blaithin McKiernan 9.68 60m
Roisin Kelleher 9.52 60m, 2.98m Long Jump
Michaela Dunne 9.26 60m (2nd in heat), 3.30m Long Jump
Chloe Dunne 9.48 60m, 2.53.38 800m 14th
Bronagh Brennan 9.91 60m
Ellie O'Brien 2.56.23 800m, 2.46m Long Jump
Relay: 2.06.51 (3rd heat) 7th
U14 Boys
Gerard Murtagh 1st 60m 8.08; 3rd Long Jump 4.60m
Brendan Kennedy 11th 800m 2.38.84 (5th in heat)
Daniel Martin 2.59.34 800m
U15 Girls
Sophie McCabe 8.61 60m 5th
Kate Regan 9.20 60m
Erica McTiernan 9.60 60m
Helena Reynolds 9.65 60m, 3.49m Long Jump, 4.87m Shot
Constance Boyd 5.72m Shot 9th, 10.15 60m
Eleanor McDermott 9.13 60m, 3.39m Long Jump
Annie Matthews 9.79 60m
Aoibhinn O'Dowd 8.98 60mHannah Stenson 9.60 60m
Kirsty McHenry 8th 800m 2.39.23
Relay 1: 2.05.94 5th Heat
Relay 2: 2.11.53 5th heat
U15 Boys
Toyosi Fagbo 1st 60m 7.69
Shane Finn 3rd Shot 11.54m; 60m 8.31
Ross Flanagan 8.77 60m
Conor Lyons 9.41 60m
Cian Mollohan 8th 800m 2.25.33
Relay 2nd 1.46.38
U16 Girls
Alanna Murray 9.14 60m, 29.66 200m
Elsie Harman 9.25 60m
Muireann Hillman Allen 9.41 60m
Ellie O'Rourke 2nd 1,500m 5.18.74; 2nd 800m 2.32.01
Relay: 5th 1.59.54
U16 Boys
Daniel Bosquette 60m 8.71
U17 Girls
Alannah McGuinness 3rd 60m 8.08; 2nd 60m Hurdles 9.91; 4th 200m 27.75
U17 Boys
Eoghan Farrell 4th 1,500m 4.46.16
U18 Girls
Ellis Conway 1st 400m 60.92
Clodagh Sheerin 2nd 200m 27.73; 3rd 60m 8.46
U18 Boys
Niall Sheerin 2nd 60m 7.75; 2nd 200m 24.90
U19 Boys
Oisin O'Dowd 4th 60m 7.66; 6th 200m 24.67
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