Another great day out for the under age Striders, who did so well to finish a close second in attempting to retain the best club award. Name checking all our super Striders squad who all performed really well and almost won the shield for best club, for the second year running. Aoife Wall was our sole U8 representative and was brilliant in her first ever race, for the Striders. We had enough U10 athletes for two relay teams. The boys, TJ Murphy, Maitiu Wall, Adam Burke, Fionn MacEochaidh and Darragh Mackey all put in great performances to win a relay silver and TJ delivered his usual sprint medal. The U9 & U10 girls, Katelyn Corish, Ella Howlin, Eiryn McMahon, Isabella O’Connor and Sarah Lillis, had a great day out and all performed really well in their sprint, middle distance and relay events.
In the next two age groups, all six Striders were in great form, in all their events. Ailbhe Mackey and Eoin Stephenson came through their sprint heats and came close to medals in their respective finals. Maeve Burke and Ava Kehoe’s best event of the day was undoubtedly their 700m, with both girls finishing really strongly in a crowded field. Likewise Max Murphy and Cormac Delaney also excelled in their middle distance events, with Max making up a lot of ground in the second half of his race to finish second. Luca O’Connor, Sean Lennon, Olan Delaney and Charlie Alfred teamed up to win an U14 relay medal and a number of impressive individual medals in various events. Well done also to our older athletes – Moya Corbett, Aoife Lyng, Isabel Bawden, Finn Kelly, Darragh Flannelly, Oisin MacEochaidh, Robert & Ben Wall, Kelly Corbett, Adam O’Connor, Ryan Kielthy, Rebecca Bawden, Daniel Wickham, Conor Murphy, Aoife NiEochaidh, Claire Doyle and Patrick Doyle – who picked up numerous individual and team medals in their events and were a great example for the younger ones.
Thanks to all our very supportive parents who made sure we had big numbers competing. Apologies to any athlete whose name I forgot to mention. Finally well done to all at St Senan’s AC for another fantastic day out at Kilmacow.
The following upcoming juvenile events take place in June.Leinster Juvenile Track & Field Championships 20225th June - U9 / U10 / U11 Pairs + U12/U13s Championships - Tullamore Harriers11th June - Leinster Combined Events (U13 and older) - Watershed, Kilkenny12th June - Leinster Relays - Le Cheilie, Leixlip18th & 19th June - Juvenile U14-U19 Champs - Tullamore HarriersAn explanation of these events, rules, location, times, running order etc. can be found in the "Leinster 2022 - Outdoor Track & Field Booklet" results.athleticsleinster.com/Outdoors-2022/Leinster_T&F_22_Booklet.pdfNote : Participating athletes must be entered, in advance, for these events. As per WhatsApp message, entries for the June 5th event, need to be submitted by text to Club Secretary, Ted, no later than 1pm Sunday May 22nd.At this stage, coming into holiday season, we are unsure which coaches, if any, are available to attend these events. ... See MoreSee Less
Today's (Wednesday May 18th) Juvenile Training, scheduled for 5pm, has been cancelled, due to heavy forecast rain. Apologies for late notice. ... See MoreSee Less
Today was the second leg of the County Track & Field Championships. Striders were there in force and had loads of great performances in many different events over the day. Competing for Striders wereu9 Girls who all qualified for finalsAngel LennonNiamh O.LearyRoisin WallSofia CorishU9 BoysDarragh Kavanagh 1st 60mTom O'BrienRory HowlinMax DowlingAaron LennonU10 BoysOllie MurrayJavier GarciaU11 GirlsMelissa Cleere 2nd High JumpAoife Wallu11 BoysColin DelaneyCharlie Flood 3rd 600mU12 GirlsKatelyn Corish 2nd Hurdlesu12 BoysTJ Murphy1st 60m 2nd Long JumpDaniel O'Learyu13 Boys Fionn Mac Eoghaidh 1st High Jump 3rd 60mMaitiu Wallu14 BoysDaniel Redmond Final of 60mu15 BoysJoss O'Connor 2nd Hurdles 2nd 200m 1st 800mMax Murphy 2nd 800mu16 BoysOlan Delaney 2nd 200m 1st 800mU17 BoysSean Lennon 1st Hurdles 1st Walk 1st 800mLuca O'Connor 2nd 800mU10 Boys Relays 3rdDarragh Kavanagh, Ollie Murray, Rory Howlin, Javier Garcia, Max DowlingU12 Boys Relay 2ndTJ Murphy, Charlie Flood , Conal Delaney, Daniel O'LearyPictures to follow ... See MoreSee Less