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Kerryman Article 8/3/10A long hard winter has
augmented the usual problems faced by athletes in their training and with many
competing for the first time this year over the weekend poor results would be
considered in light of recent circumstances. No such excuses were needed however
for Kerry’s athletes who bucked the trend at the Munster Indoor Juvenile
Championships with many returning pbs and strong performances early in the
season. The county had many
multiple medal winners over the weekend but easily the top performer was Eoin O’Carroll
of Tralee Harriers who took a staggering five gold in the Boys U16 with wins in
the shot putt, high jump, long jump, the hurdles and in taking the 60m title
set a new Munster Record in 7.43 seconds. The continued rise of
St. Brendans AC was very pronounced at these championships with the club taking
a total of 38 medals, over half the total medal tally of the counties clubs for
the weekend. Leading that charge was Ailbhe Courtney who won the U19 Girls 60m
in a personal best 8.22, took silvers in the
hurdles, 200m, long jump, high jump and triple jump and somehow
found not only the time but the energy
to take third in the 400m as well as contribute to the clubs bronze winning
4x200 relay. In the U18 Boys Clarence Kennedy took a trio of gold medals in the
hurdles, the 60m and the triple jump, adding a silver in the long jump and even
a bronze in the shot putt. David Hogan won the U18 boys 400m and was a member
of the 4x200m winning relay team along with Edward O’Carroll, PJ Galvin and Ben
Dennesen. Galvin’s run of strong performances in the high jump continued with a
third place finish at 1.75m, just 5cm off the joint winners. Aishling Geurin
was the winner of the U15 Girls walk in a time of just over 5.30. Quinn Newsome
McDonnell took silver medals in the U15 Boys hurdles, long jump and high jump
with personal bests in all 3 while silvers also went to Daniel Shannon in the
U16 Boys hurdles and 200m and also to Dylan Roche in the U19 Boys triple and
long jump. Other St. Brendans Athletes who made the podium were Amy Phelan,
Katie Rogers, Jack Regan Kirwan, Ben Dennesen, Edward O’Carroll, Adrian
Buckley, Eoghan Courtney, Pa Gilber, Danny O’Shea, Jimmy Shanahan, Brendan
Dunne, Caoimhe Marley and Amy Phelan. In the U19 Boys 4x200m relay, the St.
Brendans A team took gold over it’s B team in second. For Tralee Harriers
Louise O’Connor took silver in the U16 Girls 200m and high jump and a bronze in
the hurdles. Ciara Walsh finished a close second in the U18 Girls high jump and
Dearbhail Foley took bronze medals in both the U19 Girls 60m and long jump. In
the U16 Boys triple jump Michael Godley was 2cd in 12.02m while bronze medals
were won by Danny Pierce in the U16 Boys high jump, Gerard Browne in the U15
Boys shot putt and J Mary Doody in the U15 Girls high jump. The U16 Girls shot
putt saw a battle between Kate Boyd of Tralee Harriers who finished third with
9.02 and Hannah O’Sullivan of Gneeveguilla who was second with 9.58m. Other Gneeveguilla
athletes to medal were Eimer Foley, third in the U17 Girls 1500m, Mel O’Callaghan,
third in the U15 Boys Hurdles and Shane McAuliffe who’s 12.24m throw got him
second in the Boys U19 shot putt. In the girls U15
Kayleigh Cronin of Spa Muckross jumped 4.74 for first place and then added a
silver in the shot putt with 9.30. Iveragh’s Adam King
won the Boys U14 800m in a time of 2.24.45 while Cillian O’Donovan, fresh from
last weeks win at the Munster School Cross Country was second in the U15 Boys
800m. Their club mate Bridgit Dennehy was third in the U17 Girls 800m. In the U16 Boys Kevin
O’Sullivan of Star of the Laune took double bronze medals in the 800m and 1500m
races while Listowel, who have always fielded strong relay teams, took a silver
medal in the boys U14 race. The prestigious Isle
of Man Race Walking competition, the HSBC Manx Harriers Open Meeting, has
always seen strong results by Farranfore Maine Valley athletes and this year
was no exception. In 2001 Gillian O’Sullivan became the first ever female to
complete the gruelling 20km race in less then 90 minutes and while the clubs up
and coming batch of walkers aren’t ready for that distance yet, the sister and
brother pairing of Emma and Niall Prendiville recorded excellent times with
Emma winning the Womens 5km by almost a minute and Niall, who’d been kept out
of the indoor Intervarsities by injury, finishing a close second in the Men’s
10km race. RESULTS FROM MUNSTER
CHAMPIONSHIPS 14 – 19 BOYS AND GIRLS. Girls U 15 Walk 1000M 1. Aishling Geurin St.
Brendans 5.34.12 Long Jump 1. Kayleigh Cronin Spa
Muckross 4.74 High Jump 3. J Mary Doody Tralee
Hrs 1.35 Shot 2. Kayleigh Cronin Spa
Muckross 9.30 Girls U 16 Hurdles 3. Louise O’Connor Tralee Hrs 9.92 200M 2. Louise O’Connor Tralee Hrs
26.86 High Jump 2. J Louise O’Connor Tralee Hrs 1.45 Shot 2. Hannah O’Sullivan Gneeveguilla
9.58 3. Kate Boyd Tralee
Hrs 9.02 Girls U17 800M 3. Bridgit Dennehy
Iveragh 2.31.09 1500M 3. Eimear Foley
Gneeveguilla Girls u18 Triple Jump 2. Amy Phelan St.
Brendans 8.60 High Jump 2. Ciara Walsh Tralee
Hrs 1.45 Girls U 19 Hurdles 2. Ailbhe Courtney St.
Brendans 10.48 60M 1. Ailbhe Courtney St.
Brendans 8.22 3. Dearbhail Foley
Tralee Hrs 8.53 200m 2. Ailbhe Courtney St.
Brendans 27.00 400M 3. Ailbhe Courtney St.
Brendans 62.48 800M 3. Katie Rogers
St. Brendans 2.51.92 Long Jump 2. Ailbhe Courtney St.
Brendans 4.90 3. Dearbhail Foley
Tralee Hrs 4.33 Triple Jump 2. Ailbhe Courtney St.
Brendans 10.47 High Jump 2. Ailbhe Courtney St.
Brendans 1.30 Relay 3. St. Brendans
2.11.39 Boys U 14 800M 1. Adam King Iveragh
2.24.45 Relay 2. Lios Tuathail
1.57.69 Boys U 15 Hurdles 2. Quinn Newsome
McDonnell St. Brendans 9.78 60M 3. Mel O’Callaghan Gneeveguilla
8.06 800M 2. Cillian O’Donovan Iveragh
2.14.31 Long Jump 2. Quinn Newsome
McDonnell St. Brendans 4.92 High Jump 2. Quinn Newsome
McDonnell St. Brendans 1.45 Shot 3. Gerard Browne
Tralee Hrs 10.72 Relay 3. St. Brendans
1.55.93 Boys U 16 Hurdles 2. Daniel Shanahan St.
Brendans 9.09 60M 3. Daniel Shanahan St.
Brendans 7.84 200M 2. Daniel Shanahan St.
Brendans 24.90 800M 3. Kevin O’Sullivan Star of the
Laune 2.15.97 1500M 3. Kevin O’Sullivan Star of the
Laune 4.46.05 High jump 3. Danny Pierce Tralee
Hrs 1.55 Relay 2. St. Brendans
1.45.60 Boys U 17 Hurdles 3. Jack Regan Kirwan
St. Brendans 9.77 Long Jump 2. Shane Howard Bandon
5.36 3. Jack Regan Kirwan
St. Brendans 5.32 Relay 2. St. Brendans
1.43.36 Boys U 18 Hurdles 1. Clarence Kenney St.
Brendans 8.60 3. Ben Dennesen St.
Brendans 9.95 60M 1. Clarence Kennedy
St. Brendans 7.46 3. Edward O’Carroll St. Brendans
7.54 400m 1. David Hogan St.
Brendans 53.97 Long Jump 2. Clarence Kennedy
St. Brendans 6.16 Triple Jump 1. Clarence Kennedy
St. Brendans 12.68 2. Michael Godley
Tralee Hrs 12.02 High Jump 1.80 3. P. J Galvin St.
Brendans 1.75 Shot 3. Clarence Kennedy
St. Brendans 11.00 Relay 1. St. Brendans
1.39.84 Boys U 19 60M 3. Dylan Roche St.
Brendans 7.60 1500M 3. Adrian Buckley St.
Brendans 5.52.82 Triple 2. Dylan Roche St.
Brendans 10.72 High 2. Dylan Roche St.
Brendans 1.35 Shot 2. Shane McAuliffe
Gneeveguilla 12.24 Relay 1. St. Brendans
A 1.39.4 2. St. Brenands B
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