Tuesday 12 May 2015

Fintan Walsh's weekly blog

Thomas Barr in Diamond League  on Friday

Doha in Qatar is the venue on Friday for a round of the Diamond League and Thomas Barr runs in a top class field in the 400 metres hurdles. On recent form Thomas may run his fastest ever 400 m hurdles there and can gain a podium position. Niall Tuohy has two races lined up in England on Friday in Stretford and Tuesday next in Manchester both over 800 metres and Niamh Whelan is in the AAI games on Sunday.

Munster Schools Finals

Cork CIT track hosts the Munster Secondary Schools Track and Field finals on Saturday next and lots of boys and girls from Waterford schools will compete there, first event of a very long day will be at 9.30 am, full timetable on Munster schools Athletic website. On Sunday Waterford will be represented in the AAI Games In Santry first event 11.30 am see  Athletic Ireland Website for time table.

Two wins in France

On Sunday last at a meeting in France Ben Kiely won a 400 metres hurdles in a tome of 52.22 well up to his best time and Niamh Whelan won her 200 metres race in a very windy conditions in 25,67.

County Championships Day One

The RSC on Sunday last was the venue for the County Track and Field Championships for juveniles section 1 and all the clubs in the county were represented. Competition was keen in the majority of events and alll clubs got among the medals.One athlete had four wins Sarah Obullo Wateford AC under 9 and trebles were recorded by the following athletes,Caoimhe Dwyer do under 17,  Denise O'Connor Tramore u 18, Jake Bagge Ferrybank u 15, Radeem Eddy Waterford u 10,Fifteen had doubles and these were Girls, Kianna Fitzgerald u 10, Molly Comerford u 11, Praise Oweye u 12, all Ferrybank, Sarah Heery u 12 , Emily O'Mahony u15 both Waterford, Aoife O'Brien u 14, Aoife Hamilton u 18 both West Waterfor'  Boys Tadg Corcoran u 9, Jack Corcoran u 12, Cathal Scanlon all Waterford. David Igwe,u 11 Hassan Ali u 16, Cormac Mc Cann u 18  all Ferrybank, Shane Monagle Tramore and Eoghan Flynn West Waterford. For Finisk Valley there were wins by  Cian Moore u 9 and Chloe Morrissey u 10 and for An Ghaeltacht by Liosa Keevers u 10.  Full set of results now with all clubs. 
Waterford  boys tops

Athletes from Waterford schools dominated the East Munster Boys Secondary Schools Track and Field Championships at the RSC on Wednesday last The following had doubles;Senior Steven Walsh St Declan'sKilmacthomas 200 and 400 metres, Michael Dineen Newown school shot putt and javelin, Jamie Mc Kelvey St Augustine's hammer and discus, Intermediate; Eoghan Flynn Dungarvan CBS shot putt and discus, Diarmuid Clancy Mean Scoil San Nioclás 400 metres and 400 metres hurdles,James Murphy Árd Scoil na Mara Tramore high jump and triple jump. Minor; Jake Bagge Árd Scoil na Mara 200 and 1500 metres. St Augustine's won the intermediate and senior cups and De La Salle were best overall.The following were the other winners;Senior 100 m Senan Freyne  St Augustine's,800 m Aaron Vogelaar Newtown,1500 m Sean Curran Dungarvan CBS, 3000 m Fiachra O'Mahony De La Salle, Steeplechase Liam Reilly St Augustine's, pole vault Seamie Fennell do Relay St Augustine's. Intermediate 200 m OisínKiely Árd Scoil na Mara, shot putt Sean Murray Dungarvan CBS, pole vault Andrej Oloh St Augustine,s,1500 m Jamie Mc Carthy St Declan's ,3000 m Miceál Power St Augustines, steeplechase,Tom Looby do hammer Ciaran O' Maileoin do, relay St Declan's. Junior;1500 m Aaron Donnelly Abbey CC, pole vault Craig Cloona St Augustine's, javelin Hassan Ali De La Salle..Relay De La Salle. Minor ,shot putt Samuel Matte Waterpark, 1500 m  Senan Travers St Augustine's.

Tom Jordan Memorial

195 competed in the 5 th Annual Tom Jordan Memorial 5 miles road race in Portlaw on Friday last in wet conditions, race 2 of the Outfield Sports 3 County Challenge Series.The impressive winner was Kevin Maunsell Clonmel AC in 24 minutes 55 seconds,.David Mansfield Garda and Clonliffe Hrs was second in 25.15 and Brian Murphy Carrickon Suir was third in 25.24. First lady home in 29.54 was Clare Annan Clonmel,second was Sylvia Malone Waterford AC in 30.24 and Anna Leigh Hore Kilmore Co Wexford was third in 30.51.Locals to win their age categories were as follows; Men o 40 Frank Quinlan,o 45 Richard Hayes both Waterford,o 50 Ray Hahessy West Waterford, o 55 Walter Keane Waterford.junior Mark Condon do Ladies o 35 Maebh Savage do, o 50 Liz Nolan o 55 Bernie Prendergast West Waterford.The proceeds went to Portlaw Branch Irish Red Cross.

Track and Field Fixtures May

Saturday next 16 th Munster Schools Track and Fielld Championships Cork IT 9.30 am, Sunday  next 17 th AAI Games Santry,  Saturday May 23 rd Munster Under 9 to 19 Relays Ennis, Saturday and Sunday May 23  rd and 24 th National Combined Events senior, junior, youths, masters Templemore  Sunday 24 th First Round National league, Saturday 30 th All Ireland Schools Track and Field Championships

Road Races

Friday May 15 th Faithlegg Golf Course 5 Miles 7 pm, Friday May 22 nd Ardmore  5 miles 8 pm Ger Wyley Series

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