Mairead Murphy - Second on Irish All Time List!

Well done to Mairead Murphy on a fantastic heptathlon in Arizona on Thursday & Friday. She was the third collegiate in the competition finishing sixth overall. Her score of 5315 points is the second best ever on the Irish All Time List! Her scores were 14.14 100m hurdles, 1.66m high jump, 11.37m shot, 24.76s 200m, 5.50m long jump, 31.33m javelin and 2.20.03 800m. Congrats Mairead!

Nat Juv Day 3

Congrats to Sorcha Murphy who won a great silver medal in the under 19 high jump at the National Juvenile Indoors in Nenagh today with a leap of 1.65m. There were close fourth placings for Niamh Giles Doran in the long jump and Niamh Casey in the 800m. Krista Meade was sixth in the 800m. Sean Whittle was fourth in the high jump. Siobhan Whelan was seventh in the long jump. Patrick O Neill, Siobhan Whelan, Niamh Giles Doran and John Halley all just missed the finals in the 200m. Well done to all!

Nat Juveniles Weekend 2

Best of luck to our athletes who compete in Day 3 of the National Indoors for Juveniles this Saturday. Patrick O Neill, Niamh Giles Doran and Siobhan Whelan contest the 200m finals. Krista Meade and Niamh Casey will compete in the 800m races, Sorcha murphy competes in the high jump and Niamh and Siobhan will also compete in the long jump. On Sunday our boys under 17 relay - Patrick O Neill, Sean Whittle, Cathal Rowe and Stephen Walsh will contest the relay championships. Best of luck to all!

Kalyn Sheehan

Husky Spring Open - Dedham, MA
Women 200 Meter
1 O’Dea, Margaret Boston Colle 25.53
2 Sheehan, Kalyn Rhode Island 25.55
3 Giaquinto, Nicole Umass Lowell 25.59

Women 400 Meter
1 Sheehan, Kalyn Rhode Island 57.56
2 Burke, Lauren Rhode Island 59.27
3 Gallagher, Christiana Northeastern 59.92

Women 100 Meter Hurdles
1 Sheehan, Kalyn Rhode Island 14.64
2 Zielinski, Ashley Umass Lowell 14.81
3 Toussaint, Antoinette Umass Lowell 15.62

Easter Training Arrangements

Ferrybank Athletic Club

Easter Training Arrangements

• Monday April 2nd 6.15 RSC
• No training Wednesday April 4th
• Thursday April 5th Circuits Ursuline 6pm
• Saturday April 7th Hills Ursuline 11am
• Tuesday April 10th RSC 10.30am
• Wednesday April 11th RSC 10.30am
• Thursday April 12th Circuits Ursuline 6pm

35 Marathons in 35 Days

See Alan Corcoran's amazing challenge at  https://www.facebook.com/pages/35-Marathon-Man/343026149052047

Nat Juvenile indoors day 2

Well done to Ann Corcoran who won a silver in the under 14 high jump today and took bronze in the hurdles. Cormac McCann was third in the under 15 long jump and Orlaith O Brien was third in the shot and also fifth in the high jump under 14. Eoin Browne was very unlucky not to medal when he placed 4th in the under 16 1500m final in a new pb of 4.23. Kellie Meade was 5th in the hurdles under 17. Well done to all our athletes who competed over the two days.

Cara Kennedy

Well done to Cara Kennedy who won the Winters Throws meet in Birmingham today with a throw of 56.16m.

Nat Juveniles Day 1

Great results from day 1 of the National Juveniles. Ben Kiely won the under 19 400m in an impressive time of 51.17s. Neasa Murphy took gold in the high  jump under 16 with a leap of 1.58m. Tom Gallagher won silver in the under 12 long jump and Chloe Farrell took bronze in the under 13 long jump. Orla Quelly was fourth in the under 16 1500m. Cormac McCann made the final of the 60m under 15. Ann Corcoran had a pb in the long jump under 14 finishing 4th. Well done also to Fiona Egboko and Siobhan Whelan who narrowly missed making their finals.

Weekend March 24th & 25th

A big weekend approaches! The first weekend of the National Juvenile Indoor Championships will be staged in Nenagh. On Saturday Fiona Egboko, Cormac MCCann, Niamh Giles Doran and Siobhan Whelan contest the 60m finals. Ben Kiely competes in the 400m.  Eoin Browne and Orla Quelly compete in the 1500m. Fiona Egboko, Ann Corcoan and Chloe Farrell will compete in the long jumps. Fiona Egboko will also contest the shot and Neasa Murphy will be in the high jump. On Sunday Ann Corcoran and kellie Meade will compete in the 60m hurdles. Cormac McCann will compete in the long jump, Orlaith O Brien will be in the shot and high jump. Ann Corcoran will contest the high jump. Congratulations to all the above athletes for qualifying and best of luck at the weekend!

Weekly roundup

All Ireland Juvenile Indoors.

On Saturday and Sunday next the first two sections of the All Ireland Juvenile Indoor Championships will be in Nenagh with a large Waterford entry the majority from Ferrybank AC.  Saturdays programme begins at 10 am but check in commences at 9 am and closes at 9.30 am, on Sunday the start is at 10 30 am and check in at 9.30 am closing at 10 am All clubs have the full programme long ago and it is also available on Athletics Ireland Website.

Splashworld 10 Km also on Sunday

 The 4th running of The Splashworld 10k, promoted by Balance fitness, takes place in Tramore on Sunday next March 25th at 12.30pm. Full details at www.balance.ie. Munster Masters Road Championships Sunday March 25 th Waterford Venue.


Ger Wyley Sports Summers Series

Two races in the Ger Wyley Sports Summer Series are coming up in April on two Friday evenings. On Friday April 13 th the Annual Marine Climb
6 Miles starts in in Dungarvan and on Friday April 20 th the Annual Butlerstown 10 km is on at the usual location near "The Holy Cross Lounge" on the main Waterford Cork road a few miles from Waterford City.both start at 7 pm. The full list of races in the series are on the West Waterford AC website



County Championships.

The full programme of events for the two days of the County Championships are now with all clubs. If you are coaching with a club make sure the person who has been emailed the list gives you a copy immediately, no point in having it in the club if it is not shared out to all who should have it, phone 087 6508 307if you can't get one. As always have it available at all training sessions so as athletes know the events they need to train for regardless of what age they are. For technical events make sure athletes are fully aware of them and the training techniques.The two Sunday's are May 13 th and May 20 th at the RSC at 11 am.

Olympic Snippet

Looking back at the London Olympics of 1908 the Marathon race caused a lot of controversy as the man who came home first and well clear eventually lost the race. Pietri Durando from Italy just five feet two inches in height came into the stadium well clear on a sweltering July afternoon and in a very distressed state entering the finishing straight he fell a number of times but got up again and continued, again he fell some 20 yds from the finish but got back on his feet and appeared to be heading the wrong way. Officials standing close to him caught him by the arm including an Irishman named Bulger and walked with him to the finish but this proved to be disastrous for Durando as he was disqualified, the second athlete home some way behind him Johnny Hayes an Irish American was awarded the race after the Americans objected. There was great sympathy towards Durando from all quarters and Queen Alexandria presented him with a special gold tankard. He then went on to run in the World Marathon in Belgium and finished second to one of the Nurmi's from Finland beaten by 2 yards and in the next three years as a professional had several victories.He came to  Waterford for a few weeks in  May 1937 and was a great favourite with all who came in contact with him .He came to do some work and alterations on Hughes's Shop in Michael Street which many older residents of Waterford will remember and his presence caused quite a lot of interest and why wouldn't it as he was one of the most famous Marathon men of all time due to his London Olympic experience and his many major victories, he died of a heart attack aged 56..

Kate wins in Switzerland

On Sunday morning last in Lugano in Switzerland a festival of International Race Walks took place and a number of Irish athletes competed including Kate Veale West Waterford AC in the junior women's 10 Km Race. Kate's main reason for competing was to achieve a qualifying time for the World Junior Championships in Barcelona in July and this she succeeded in doing and in style also. Taking the lead from the gun against 15 athletes from all over Europe she completely outclassed them to win very easily indeed in a fine time of
47 minutes and one second well inside the qualifying standard of 50.50 and not far away from her best time of 46.30, Mellado Coralie from France was second in 49.55 and Heather Lewis, Wales third in 50.26 both of these athletes would be a year older than Kate, another Irish athlete Emma Prenderville was 4th in  51.32. Kate will be very pleased with the qualification bit now out of the way and will no doubt keep a close eye on other top performances by walkers around the World whom she will encounter in Barcelona in July Overall it was a good day for the Irish with Robert Heffernan 6 th in the senior 20 km and Olive Loughnane 10 th in the ladies 20 km and in the junior men's James Treanor was 5th just outside the World standard. .

CHANGE OF TRAINING TIMES FOR COMING FORTNIGHT

As the RSC is out of action for the next 2 Mondays, training will take place on Tuesday 20th and Tuesday 27th, at 4.30 pm in the RSC instead.

This Saturday's training is changed to Sunday 18th at 11 a.m. in the Ursuline

Fintan Walsh's weekly athletics roundup

All Ireland University Championships in Carriganore.

Waterford IT is proud to host a very prestigious event this week end.
Its the All Ireland Inter Varsity Cross Country Championships at WIT
Carriganore Campus on the outskirts of the city on Saturday next March
10 th and a huge entry in both the men's and women's races are
expected with lots of Ireland's top athletes competing from all the
Universities and Higher Education Colleges in the 32 counties. WIT
will have many athletes competing and their men's team in particular
are expected to make a bold bid for team honours.The women's
championship is scheduled for 2.50 pm and the men's at 3.15 pm.and its
a fixture that should be well worth a visit and plenty of support for
the WIT teams would be appreciated.

All Ireland Schools in Galway.

Saturday is also the day for the AVIVA All Ireland Secondary Schools
Cross Country Championships in St Mary's in Galway. Many athletes from
Waterford schools will be participating both in the individual and
team sections in Junior, Intermediate and Senior Grades, boys and
girls. Athletes expected to figure prominently individually are
Aisling Quinn, Ursuline, Niamh Casey, Mercy and Bronagh Kearns Abbey
CC while in the team section a few can make their presence felt.The
first event is at 12 noon the junior girls.

Small Irish team at Worlds.

Athletics Ireland announced Derval O’Rourke (Leevale) as part of a
small but quality team for the World Track and Field Championships
which take places in Istanbul this week end from  the 9th to the 11th
of March. Club-mate Ciaran O’ Lionaird who placed 10th at World
Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Daegu last August will line
up in the Men’s 1500m. Ben Reynolds (North Down AC) will receive his
first Irish Cap after hitting the  standard of 7.74 to break his U23
Irish Indoor 60m Hurdles Record at the International Flanders
Athletics Meeting in Belgium earlier in the month. David McCarthy
(West Waterford AC)  has also achieved the standard in the 1500m but
will not be travelling as he will be competing for  Providence College
at the NCAA Indoor Championships which are on this week end also. Its
a pity that David is not in Istanbul as this would be yet another big
step up in class for him and much more prestigious than the Collegiate
Championships in the USA. which he is probably tied in to competing
in..

Scottish Indoor title for James Greene.

Continuing his fine form of recent weeks James Greene Ferrybank AC.
won the Scottish under 20 Indoor Championship on Saturday last in
49.82 seconds. on Saturday also Cara Kennedy Ferrybank AC won the
senior hammer event at the Festival of Throwing in Dunboyne in County
Meath.

Lots of Munster juvenile winners

On Saturday and Sunday last the Munster under 14 to 19 Indoor
Championships were held in Nenagh and Ferrybank AC had the bulk of the
athletes from Waterford competing there Over the two days they had
numerous winners and these were: Niamh Giles Doran u 17 , 200 and Long
Jump, Anne Corcoran u 14 Hurdles and High Jump, Ciara Giles Doran u 18
200 and 300 Metres, Eoin Browne under 16 1500 Metres with a
championship best performance, Sorcha Murphy u 19 High Jump with
Championship best performance,Orla Queally 1500 metres u 16, Orlaith
O'Brien u 14 Shot Putt  Ben Kiely u 19 400 metres, Niamh Casey u 15
800 Metres, Neasa Murphy u 16 High Jump, Cormac McCann u 15 Long Jump
Silver medals were won by Anne Corcoran u 14 Long Jump, Krista Meade u
14 800 metres, Aisling Quinn u 16 800 Metres, Niamh Giles Doran u 17
60 Metres, Ciara Giles Doran u 18 Hurdles, Ben Kiely u 19 200 Metres
and bronze medals were won by Siobhan Whelan u 17  60 and 200 Metres
and Long Jump, Cormac McCann u 15 60 Metres, Kellie Meade u 17
Hurdles, Patrick O'Neill 200 Metres u 16. Kate Veale West Waterford AC
was in record breaking form once again as she won the under 19 Walk in
6 minutes and 12 seconds, the old record set in 2003 was 6.49. Other
West Waterford winners were Ciaran Dee u 18 Walk,Tholm Reddy u 16 800
Metres For Tramore AC Emmanuel Ogbonna was second in the Triple Jump
and third in the Long jump under 18, Denise O'Connor was third in the
Hurdles u 15 and for An Ghaeltacht Ciaran O'Maoileon was third in the
Shot Putt under 14.

March Road Races
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 The 3rd race in the Munster Spring Classics
Series, takes place in Mallow ( 10 Miles ) on Bank-Holiday Monday,
March 19th  at 12.30 pm entry details onwww.mallowac.ie. The 4th
running of The Splashworld 10k, promoted by Balance fitness, takes
place in Tramore on Sunday March 25th at 12.30pm. Full details at
www.balance.ie. Munster Masters Road Championships Sunday March 25 th
Waterford Venue.

Major March Fixtures

All Ireland Secondary Schools Cross Country Championships, St Mary's,
Galway, next Saturday 10 th, 12 noon, Irish Universities Cross Country
Championships, WIT Carriganore Campus, Waterford, next Saturday 10 th,
2.50 pm. All Ireland Juvenile Indoors Saturday and Sunday March 24 th
and 25 th and Saturday 31 st. The World Indoor Championships are in
Istanbul  this week end from March 9th to March 14 th.

WLRFM Waterford Viking Marathon

Under  four months now to go for the big day in Waterford June 30th
for the first ever Marathon in the area, entries are still coming in
apace and all those running around the city and county may like to
participate in a full Marathon, a Half Marathon or on Relay teams see
the Race Website. Proceeds to Alzheimer Society and Hospice

All Star Awards

On Saturday last in Athlone the Tipperary Crystal Athletics Ireland
Juvenile All Star Awards were presented at a banquet.  An athlete from
each of the thirty two counties received an award for their
performances in All Ireland Championships in 2011. This years
Waterford winner was Ciara Giles Doran Ferrybank AC. Two awards went
to Kate Veale West Waterford AC, the International Award and the Award
for Race Walking and Ferrybank AC won the overall Juvenile Club Award.

Combined Credit Union Award.

On Saturday next in Dooley's Hotel, The Quay, Waterford the Combined
Credit Union Young Athlete of the year will be announced by special
guest Robert Heffernan Olympic Race Walker and multiple Irish
Champion.The winner will be chosen from the twelve monthly winners in
2011.

County Championships

The Waterford County Track and field Championships are at the RSC on
Sunday May 13 th and Sunday May 20 th at 11 am both days.The programme
will be with all clubs in a few days. With lots of time to prepare it
is hoped all athletes training with clubs will be given the
opportunity to compete at the championships. For Hurdles and Field
events and Walks which are very technical events its essential that
athletes are trained for them and not be produced on the day against
athletes well trained in these disciplines.

Irish Schools XC

Some good results from the Irish Schools XC in Galway today. Well done to Krista Meade who was our highest finisher in 12th position in the junior girls race. Eoin Browne had a really solid run in 15th position in the Inter boys event. Aisling Quinn finished 16th in the Inter girls race. Several others scored well for their schools teams. Well done to everyone who made the long journey to compete!

Inter Varsity XC

A huge well done to the WIT men's team that finished second in the Inter Varsity XC today at Carriganore. Club members on the team included Andrew Connick, Michael Dowling, Paddy Hogan, Brian Gallagher, Alan Danagher and Gavin Downey. The team were beaten to the gold medals by a narrow margin by DCU. Well done lads - a great performance!

Great Run by Shane Quinn at the IC4A Indoor Track & Field Championship in Boston last weekend where he finished second in the 3000m in a time of 8.08.11. Well done Shane!

Credit Union Annual Awards Night

2011 - a wonderful year for Waterford juvenile athletics! The monthly winners of the Combined Credit Unions Award will assemble in Dooleys Hotel on Saturday night for the end of year awards. Guest of honour will be L Olympic  race walker Rob Heffernan who will be passing on words of wisdom to the young athletes. Ferrybank A.C. had several monthly winners during the year and we wish the athletes and their families a most enjoyable night.

Weekend March 10 & 11

Best of luck to all our athletes who will be competing in two cross country events this Saturday. The Irish Schools Cross Country Championships will take place in Galway and we will have several athletes representing various Waterford schools there. Also closer to home W.I.T. are hosting the Irish Universities XC in Carriganore on Saturday and we will have a number of athletes running for the W.I.T. best of luck to all!

Munster Juvenile ages 14-19 Day 2

It was another very successful day in Nenagh today with club athletes winning a further 15 medals to add to the 12 medals won yesterday. Ann Corcoran had a fine double winning the under 14 60m hurdles and also the high jump with a fantastic new pb of 1.50m. Niamh Giles Doran completed a treble for the weekend when she won the under 17 long jump with a fine leap of 5.08m, a pb. Cormac McCann had an excellent pb of 5.34m in the boys under 15 long jump to snatch the title on his last jump. He also finished 3rd in the 60m. Ciara Giles Doran won the 300m and was second in the 60m hurdles under 18. Orla Quelly had an excellent win in the 1500m under 15. Orlaith O Brien had a fine throw in the under 14 shot to win gold and she was 3rd in the high jump. Ben Kiely was second in the 200m under 19. Neasa Murphy won the high jump under 16. There were bronze medals for Kellie Meade in the hurdles under 17, Siobhan Whelan in the long jump under 17 and Patrick O Neill in the 200m under 16.

James Greene AAA silver medal video

Niamh Casey storming home to win the U15 800m at the Munster Indoors yesterday

Munster u14-19 Indoor Champs Day 1

Excellent results including two championships best performances in Nenagh today. Eoin Browne had another fine run following on from last weekend and won the boys under 16 1500m in a new championship best performance. Sorcha Murphy won the girls under 19 high jump with a championship best of 1.65m erasing Kelly Propers championship best of 1.60m  from the record books! Ben Kiely had a fine win in the boys under 19 400m. Niamh Casey easily won the under 15 800m and there was double gold for Niamh Giles Doran in the under 17 60m and 200m. Ciara Giles Doran also took gold in the under 18 200m. Krista Meade was second in  the under 14 800m , Ann Corcoran was second in the under 14 long jump and Aisling Quinn was second in the under 16 800m. Siobhan Whelan won two bronze medals in the under 17 60m and 200m. Well done to everyone who competed today and best of luck to everyone tomorrow!

Ferrybank Fliers - July 2011

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July 2011 a month to remember for Waterford Athletics

July 2011 a month to remember for Waterford Athletics

Over the past 45 to 50 years or so athletes from Waterford have been distinguishing  themselves at National and International Championships at every level and of course from time to time there have been lean periods which every sport encounters. The great years at senior level of John Treacy, Brendan Quinn, Patricia Walsh, Susan Smith, all Olympians, as well as Gerry Deegan, Brid Hallissey, Jim Sheehan, Ailish O'Brien to mention just a few  all multiple National Champions and International athletes will be remembered for many years to come. In recent years Jamie Costin has been an Olympian and  Kelly Proper has maintained the great tradition also.of multiple National title victories and International ones also..In the past few years  those that have been catching the eye have been our under age athletes with many National titles won as well as British medals also.So when July 2011 came along with four major events for our young athletes in Europe those close to them had high hopes because in Waterford athletics the main theme is positivity. The young Athletes are very well coached and are thought that in any competition they compete in they can be the best regardless of who they compete against so that was the mood when our young athletes left for Europe.

.World Youth Championships.

First up was the World Youth Championships in Lille with two from Waterford competing Kate Veale in the 5000 Metres Walk and Megan Kiely in the 400 Metres Hurdles Going into the Walk Final Kate Veale was very highly ranked after her 3 rd placing in the European Cup Junior walk earlier in the year and her coach Jamie Costin thought that she was capable of breaking 22 minutes and if she did it was felt she would challenge strongly for the gold medal. Well Kate did break 22 minutes by a massive 15 seconds by far the fastest in the world this year in her category and in the process won the title by 15 seconds after hitting the front a long way from the finish. A remarkable result from a remarkable young lady with a remarkable technique and attitude.  Megan got through to the semi final of the hurdles but missed out on a final spot the following day, in the semi final having set off very fast in the first 200 metres it eventually it took its toll, this was her first major championship and the experience gained would be immense.. 

European under 23 Championships 

Next up was the above Championships in Ostrava with five athletes from Ferrybank in action .By far the best performance came from Jessie Barr in the 400 metres hurdles. In her semi final she was always in contention and finished second to easily make it to the final. In that final she was ranked 6 th but again gave a sterling performance to set a personal best time and eventually finished  5 th in 56.65 seconds, just a year previous her time was approx 60 seconds for the event. For the record the other athletes in Ostrava were Niamh Whelan, Kalyn Sheehan, Chris Russell and Mairead Murphy 

European Junior

Talinn, Estonia was the venue for the European Junior Championships and Thomas Barr and Cara Kennedy were our representatives there Thomas competing on three successive days was superb in the 400 Metres Hurdles winning his heat with a personal best of 51.29 and new Irish Junior Record, improving on that time finishing second in the semi final with 50.74 and just outside his best time in finishing 5th in the final in 51.01 All these times in the heat of competition were far ahead of his times a year ago,.Cara Kennedy was unplaced in the Hammer final but her throw of 56.24 Metres  was close to her best..

European Youth Olympics

On then to Trabzon in Turkey for  the European Youth  Olympics with the 17 years old  Kiely twins Ben and Megan as well as 16 years old  Ciara Giles Doran.  Just as it was with Kate Veale there was an air of confidence with the Ferrybank coaches in particular to the chances of Ben Kiely on a line of form between himself and Thomas Barr and how right they were. In his semi final of the 400 Metres Hurdles Ben after a slow start and hitting a hurdle got up to third spot and made the final. In the final he was superb with his hurdling and came storming through to take the gold medal in a personal best time of 52.69 seconds breaking his own Irish Youths Record. His twin sister Megan a few minutes later lined up for the final of the 400 Metres Hurdles also having easily qualified in her semi final with a second placing. Up against a few athletes with much better times she again rose to the occasion and had obviously learned from her World experience to take the bronze medal in a personal best time of 60.44 seconds to round off a magnificent day for the Kiely family and an equally magnificent  month for Waterford athletics.  In Trabzon  Ciara Giles Doran also excelled and made it through to the 200 metres final from her heat and semi final setting a personal best in her semi final     

       

A bright future beckons  

For Kate Veale and the Kiely's at just 17 years of age all three have so far had outstanding under age winning careers. Kate in particular is undefeated at National level and has been National Walking Champion u14,15,16,17,18 all with new records, National Junior Champion and twice National Senior Champion She also is an accomplished Cross Country runner winning the all Ireland u 18  title last year..With the Kiely's in their earlier years they tried many distances but for the past few years have concentrated on Hurdles and have won many National Under Age Hurdles titles and also some 300 and 400 Metres flat titles.u15,16,17.and 18. All are young and learning the game and like all sports people will not be in the winners enclosure always which is inevitable and another part of the learning process and the real challenge is to be able to accept defeat as part of this learning process and not dwell on defeats but  come back a better athlete physically and mentally. At their ages now to avoid the attractions and distractions all teenager encounter will be a challenge. No sportsperson hoping to reach the top can hope to live an extravagant social lifestyle, the training regime is very demanding, no doubt their coaches will advise them and keep their feet firmly on the ground and choose their races wisely and sparingly, no need to involve them in grades much higher than theirs at present give them time. . For the Barr's Jessie and Thomas it has been a somewhat different road but a road that both have trod with patience and belief. Since their early days both have been dedicated and very good club athletes at juvenile level but yet had never hit the headlines with National wins but had been placed on occasions and on winning Relay teams.. Many would have left the sport with similar results but they persevered.Their progress in recent years and in the last year in particular has been nothing but sensational.and they are now developing into top Senior athletes both winning National senior titles on Sunday August 7th and they now have high hopes of qualifying for the London Olympics. All these athletes  have achieved what they have here in Ireland and in Waterford and that can continue under the guidance of those that know them best and have guided them so well up to now. The sport which they are involved in is one of the most competitive and global there is and Irish Athletics has a magnificent record in winning medals at major championships at every level. This  was continued at all four events in July and Waterford athletes contributed to this proud tradition.assisted by Waterford coaches who have been top athletes themselves. On top of this the sport is very well organised in the county presently so all involved share the successes with pride. We look forward to many more days of pride and joy for Waterford  provided by the athletes mentioned here and others also.

Cara wins in Dunboyne

A fantastic seasons opener for Cara kennedy today when she threw 55.83m to win the ladies hammer event at the Winter Throwsfest hosted by Dunboyne Athletic Club. Well done Cara!

James Greene wins in Scotland

Well done to James Greene who finished his indoor season in style with a fine win in the Scottish Indoor under 20 400m championship. He ran 49.82 another good sub 50 clocking. This was James' first medal in the Scottish Championships after several trips to Kelvin Hall. Well done James!

Best Juvenile Club for the 9th year in a row...

A night of celebration in Athlone tomorrow night! Athletics Ireland honours the huge achievements of their juvenile athletes in 2011. 
Ferrybank Athletic Club will be presented the Drifter Cup for the ninth year in a row for being the best juvenile club at Track & Field in Ireland!!!!
Ciara Giles Doran will be presented with the award for the best Waterford athlete. Ben Kiely will receive an award to mark his European Olympic Gold medal in the 400m hurdles and Megan Kiely will receive an award in recognition of her bronze medal at the European Youth Olympics. 
A wonderful year and well deserved awards for all!

Weekend coming...

Another busy weekend approaches.....Cara kennedy competes in the ladies hammer event in the Dunboyne A.C. Winter Throwsfest on Saturday. She will be hoping for a solid seasons opener.
James Greene travels to Glasgow to contest the Scottish under 20 400m. After a great performance last weekend he will have high expectations.
Over forty of our under 14 - 19 juveniles will be in Nenagh on Saturday and Sunday for the Munster Juvenile indoor championships. 
Best of luck to everyone!