Leinster Star Awards for Katie & Juvenile Cross-Country Athletics Award

The Athletics Leinster Star Awards Ceremony was held on Saturday 15th February in the Woodford Dolmen Hotel where Katie Baldwin was presented with the Laois Female Juvenile Star Award with her family in attendance. Katie had a great 2024 in the jumps, hurdles and combined events. Some of her many Leinster/National Juvenile performances noted are included below:

Indoors

- 3rd National U19 Triple Jump

- 2nd Leinster U20 High Jump

- 1st Leinster U19 Triple Jump

Outdoors

- 2nd Leinster U20 100m Hurdles

- 3rd Leinster U20 Triple Jump

- 2nd Leinster U20 Combined Events

- 2nd Leinster U19 100m Hurdles

- 1st Leinster U19 Triple Jump

- 2nd National U19 Triple Jump

Katie also captained our Ladies National League Team which finished in 2nd Place overall in Division 1. Well done to Katie and her support team on a fantastic achievement.

The club were also delighted to have received the Paddy Ward Cup for Best Club at the Leinster Juvenile B Cross-Country Championships for 2024. It's a great achievement for all our juvenile athletes who performed brilliantly in Stradbally last November.

Armagh International Road Races

It was great to see the club represented at the Armagh International Road Races on Thursday evening last.

Cheryl Nolan, Maisy O'Sullivan, and Caitlin McDonald were in action in the Women's 3k finishing 18th, 25th, and 89th respectively. Cheryl clocking 9:29, Maisy 9:41 and Caitlin 10:53. Great to have a Women's Club team competing finishing in 6th place.
Darragh Lazenby finished 54th in the Open Men's 3k finishing in a time of 9:29.

Leinster Schools Cross-Country

Well done to all our club members who were out representing their schools on Wednesday at the Leinster Schools Cross-Country held in the Phoenix Park. There were some excellent performances all round with Zoe Dunne 15th (Minor Girls) and sisters Laura 6th (Junior Girls) and Rachel Ayres 10th (Senior Girls) all qualifying for the All-Ireland Schools Cross-Country which will take place on the 8th March in Galway. In the Junior Girls Chelsey Dooley was also representing St Leo’s College when finishing 26th, with Katie Hartnett just behind her in 40th place, representing Castlecomer.  Laura and Chelsey were both members of the St Leo’s team who narrowly missed out on a podium place finishing in 4th. Aine Carter also had a fine run in the Senior Girls when she finished in 30th in the colours of Heywood Community School.

In the Inter Boys race Will Duffy led the club contingent home in 22nd place for Knockbeg College. Kalem Buggy wasn’t far behind for Castlecomer in 32nd place. Cian O Sullivan was next for Knockbeg in 49th, Eoin Mulkerrins in 65th and Cormac Fenlon rounded out the Knockbeg team in 94th place. Knockbeg finished in 8th overall when the team scores were added up. Well done to each of the athletes, their teachers and schools who encourage athletics on a daily basis. We wish all those athletes who have qualified for the All Irelands in Galway all the best.