Kerryman Article 30/3/09

Niamh De Hora of Farranfore/Maine Valley was a member of the Irish junior
girls team who came 2nd at the Annual Schools’ Cross Country International
held in Bangor, North Wales.

The Nenagh Olympic Indoor stadium was packed for the penultimate weekend
of indoor competition, the Woodie’s DIY Juvenile Indoor championships. The
sunshine outside resulted in the stadium being awash with light, while the
standard of competition was once again top class as athletes prepare for
the coming outdoor track and field season. Eilish Fitzpatrick of
Gneeveguilla won her U19 60m convincingly, her winning time of 7.61 was
not too far off the 1998 hand timed record of 7.5 set by Ciara Sheehy.
Eoin O’Carroll of Tralee Harriers had a great outing picking up 1sts for
U15 60mH, Long Jump, and a 2nd in the 60m. Danielle O’Connor of
Gneeveguilla putted 7.99m to win the U12 Girls Shot and Louise O’Connor of
Tralee Harriers jumped 1.58 to take 1st place in the U15 Girls High Jump
Full Results
U.19 Girl's 60 m
1 Fitzpatrick, Eilish Gneeveguilla A.C. 7.61
U.12 Girl's Shot Putt
1 O'Connor, Danielle Gneeveguilla A.C. 7.99
U.15 Boy's 60 m Hurdles
1 133 O'Carroll, Eoin Tralee Harriers A.C. 9.17
2 134 Shanahan, Daniel St. Brendan’s A.C. 9.25
U.15 Boy's Long Jump
1 O'Carroll, Eoin Tralee Harriers A.C. 5.79
U.15 Girl's High Jump
1  O'Connor, Louise Tralee Harriers A.C. 1.58
U.15 Boy's 60 m
2 O'Carroll, Eoin Tralee Harriers A.C. 7.67
U.12 Boy's Shot Putt
2 Courtney, Bill Spa Muckross A.C. 8.57
U.18 Girl's 1500 m
3 Fitzgerald, Mary An Ríocht AC 5.03.60
U.13 Boy's 600 m
3 King, Adam Iveragh A.C. 1.45.24
U.12 Girl's Long Jump
4 O'Carroll, Aoife Tralee Harriers A.C. 3.90
U.15 Boy's High Jump
4 139 Pierce, Daniel Tralee Harriers A.C. 1.50
U.17 Boy's 60 m Hurdles
4 Kennedy, Clarence Tralee Harriers A.C. 9.19
U.19 Boy's 60 m
4 189 Foley, Cian Tralee Harriers A.C. 7.32
5 188 O'Callaghan, Conal Spa Muckross A.C. 7.33
U.18 Boy's Shot Putt
5 179 McAuliffe, Shane Gneeveguilla A.C. 13.07
U.15 Girl's 60 m
5 O'Connor, Louise Tralee Harriers A.C. 8.11
U.12 Boy's High Jump
5 106 Courtney, Bill Spa Muckross A.C. 1.42
U.13 Girl's High Jump
7 22 Ryan, Courtney Tralee Harriers - 1.40
U.12 Girl's 60 m
7 O'Carroll, Aoife Tralee Harriers A.C. 9.07
U.13 Boy's 60 m Hurdles
8 111 Shanahan, Jimmy St. Brendan's A.C. 11.39
U.18 Girl's 60 m
78 Foley, Dearbhail Tralee Harriers A.C. 8.33

The Kerry 5km Road Championships are on Sunday April 5th at 12pm in
Ardfert with registration at the Primary School. The categories are
Junior/Senior/Novice and Masters. The course is primarily flat with some
gentle inclines and declines. It starts above the centra shop on the
Tralee road and turns left at Liscahane cross near the garden centre, left
again at the end of that road and then left again down to the finish at
the primary school. Afterwards there will be refreshments provided during
the medal presentation in the school.Entry is e5.
Cian Murphy of Iveragh will start as favorite in the senior mens race but
will be pushed hard by Donal O Callaghan of Riocht.Others to figure here
should be Joe O Connor Riocht,Ed Murphy Gneeveguilla,Eoin McKenna
Riocht,Arthur Fitzgearld Farranfore and Stephen Griffin Tralee.Stephen
should also start as favourite in the masters category along with Patrick
O Shea Iveragh,John Barrett Gneeveguilla and John Lenihan Riocht in their
respective categories.
In the senior womens it would be hard to look past Niamh O Sullivan of
Riocht who will dually be favourite for the masters women.Riocht should
also have Maureen Harrington and Laura Crowe featuring to the front of the
pack.Others to figure here should be Ann Marie Costello Gneeveguilla,Lisa
Kerin Riocht and Catherine Keily Gneeveguilla.In the masters categories
along with Niamh and Maureen,Mary O Connor Riocht and Joan O Sullivan
Gneeveguilla should be prominent in their categories.
The Junior categories should throw up some exciting races.In the womens
event Cita Civern,Mary Fitzgearld Riocht,Niamh Joy Gneeveguilla,Karen
Curran Iveragh,Eimear Tagney Spa Muckross,Sharon O Mahoney St Brendans and
Maura Fitzgearld Farranfore should all be to the fore with Karen Curran
possibly starting as favourite due to her success in last years community
games marathon.
Tomas Bradley Riocht should start as favourite in the junior mens event
even though he is not running as strongly as last season just yet.If
Brendan Joy Gneeveguilla competes he could feature prominently with the
likes of Daniel O Leary,Sean Curtin Gneeveguilla,Hugh McSweeney Riocht,PJ
Galvin and David Hogan St Brendans fighting out for the minor positions.
Kerry AAI secretary Shane Delaney hopes that all the counties best
athletes will be out to compete on the day to make it a successful
competition.

Diary of Events
Apr 4 AAI Juvenile Indoor Championships Magherafelt, Co. Derry
Apr 5 AAI Juvenile Indoor Championships Magherafelt, Co. Derry
Apr 5 Kerry 5km Road Championships, 12 noon, Ardfert, Kerry
Apr 19 Leevale Open Sports
Apr 19 AAI Road Relay Championships Raheny
Apr 24 IUAA T&F Championships Limerick
Apr 25 IUAA T&F Championships Limerick
Apr 26 AAI 10K Road Race Championships Navan