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
.
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.
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
.
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.
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