Sinead takes gold in Tullamore
Tullamore was once again the host venue for Day 3 of the National Juvenile T&F
Championships held on Saturday July 12th . There were 7 athletes from the club competing
across distance, hurdles and jumps. Sinead Fitzpatrick had an outstanding run in the Girls
U14 1500m where he knew PB of 4:40 saw her take victory. Sinead pulled clear over the
final lap to finish with 6 seconds to spare over her competitors. Zoe Dunne also produced a
medal winning performance when she finished 3rd in the U15 Girls 250m hurdles. Zoe
qualified in 2nd place in her heat and went 2 seconds quicker in the final to secure the bronze
medal. Our final medal on Saturday came from Rachel Ayers in the U19 Girls 1500m when
her 4:50 was good enough for 3rd place. Rachel has been in good form in recent weeks and
this medal is well deserved on her final juvenile championships. Cara English was just
outside the medal in the U17 Girls 300m hurdles. After qualifying through to the final, Cara
46.68 saw her finish 6th overall. She was back in action in the U17 Girls High Jump where she
finished in 8th place after clearing 1.40m. Aaliyah Troy finished 5th in the U17 Girls Triple
Jump with a best of 9.78m. James Hyland finished in 6th place in the U18 Boys 400m Hurdles.
James’ time of 60.13 was just outside of the medal placings on this occasion. The final
competitor from the club was Will Duffy in the U17 Boys 1500m. Will’s time of 4.27 saw him
finish in 15th overall. Well done to all of these competitors and their coaches who have done
fantastic work to make it to the National Track and Field Championships.
National Juvenile B Championships & Inter-club Relay Championships
Sunday saw a return to Tullamore for the National Juvenile B Championships & Inter-club
Relays. A big well done to all who competed and congrats to our medal winners where we
gathered 2 bronzes in the relays as well as 8 medals across the National B Championships.
The U14 Girls relay team of Roisin, Faye, Eabha and Sophie qualified through their heat in 1st
place and in the final ran brilliant races to claim a bronze medal. In the U17 Boys 4 by 400m
relay the team of Kalem, Will, Eoghan Mitchell and Eoin Mulkerrins also won bronze in 3:58.
The U15 Girls team of Zoe, Faye, Roisín and Lily also reached the final after a great run in the
heats but missed out on a medal place finishing 7th . In the B Championships, a national
championship for those athletes who haven’t medalled in the National Juveniles Eabha
Farrell won gold in the U14 Long Jump after a jump of 4.58. In the U16 Girls High Jump
Elanna Kelly also won gold after clearing 1.40m. Josh Delaney finished 2nd in the U14 Boys
High Jump after a clearance of 1.35m and won another medal in the Long Jump when his
jump of 4.08m was good enough for 3rd place. Reuben Kelly made a good day for the family
when he also won bronze in the U12 Boys High Jump with a clearance at 1.25m. Bailee
Bolton added to the medal haul for the club when she finished in 3rd in the U13 Girls 600m.
Harry Brennan finished just behind his clubmate in the U14 High Jump where his clearance
at 1.30 won him a bronze medal. The final club medal of the day came from Rian Murphy
who finished 3rd in the U16 Boys 100m. We also had a host of athletes finish just outside the
medals and hopefully this will give them great experience for their development over the

next few years. Lily Knowles competed in the U12 Girls Shot Putt. Tom Condron and Reuben
Kelly jumped strongly in the U12 Long Jump. Eve Gihery competed in the U13 girls High
Jump and Long Jump, just missing a medal in the High Jump when she finished in 4th place.
As well as her relay exploits Sophie Dowling competed in the U14 Girls 80m sprint. Ellie
Knowles ran in the U14 800m. Keela McCarthy finished 4th in the U14 Girls Shot Putt. Harry
Brennan was also 4th in the U14 Long Jump. Roisin Farrell ran in the U15 Girls Sprint. Katelyn
Higgins jumped a best of 3.71 in the U15 Long Jump. In the U16 Long Jump Caoimhe and
Grace Bradley finished 5 th and 7 th with only a few centimetres separating them. Chloe
Kavanagh was just outside the medals in 4 th place in the U16 Shot Putt with a throw of
6.38m. Well done to all of these athletes and coaches for their efforts throughout the year.
The Juvenile Championships have now come to an end with all athletes and coaches taking a well-deserved break until September.