Starting this Wednesday the European Championships are in Helsinki and
sister and brother Jessie and Thomas Barr Ferrybank AC both compete
for Ireland in 400 Metres Hurdle races. Both will be in action on
Wednesday morning in heats of their events Thomas at 8.50 am and
Jessie at 12.30 pm. If they progress the semi finals are on Thursday
and the finals are on Saturday. With both chasing ( A ) standard times
for Olympic Qualification the competition in Helsinki may be just what
they need to achieve their goals. We wish them well on a very historic
day for the Barr family in such a major event
Jessie second in Belgium
In Nivelle in Belgium on Saturday last Jessie Barr finished second in
a 400 Metres graded race in 53.70 seconds a personal best for her, the
race was won by Marian Heffernan another Irish athlete in 53,19
Lots of winners in Tullamore at All Irelands
On Sunday last at the All Ireland Junior and u 23 Championships in
Tullamore athletes from Ferrybank AC and West Waterford AC had great
results. For Ferrybank there were six winners and these were Thomas
Barr 400 Metres Hurdles, Billy Ryan 800 Metres, Cara Kennedy Hammer,
Niamh Whelan 100 Metres all under 23. Junior Winners were Ben Kiely
400 Metres Hurdles and Sean Archer Triple Jump and silver medal
winners were Niamh Whelan 200 metres, Ciara Cronin 800 Metres both u
23 and Sorcha Murphy Junior High Jump. West Waterford winners were
Thomas Houlihan u 23 Pole Vault and Junior Kate Veale 3 Km Walk and
Lisa Houlihan Pole Vault and Clare Collins was second in the Junior
High Jump.
Tailteann Schools Inter Provincial
Several athletes from Waterford Schools competed on the Munster team
at the Tailteann Schools Inter Provincial in Santry on Saturday last
and Aisling Quinn Ursuline was second in the 1500 metres and Megan
O'Connor St Augustine's was third in the Pole Vault
All Ireland Juvenile Team wins
Cork IT track was the venue on Saturday last for the All Ireland under
9 to 11 team championships and Relays and athletes from Ferrybank and
Waterford AC had very good results. For Ferrybank the girls under 10
relay team won the squad was Rachel Walsh, Aoife Keena, Praise Owoeye
and Paula Igwe. Rachel Walsh and Praise Owoeye won the 500 Metres
team race u 11 and were also third in the Long Jump team event and
silver medals went to Kevwe Ojoh and Ejiro Ojoh in the team 60 metres
u 11. For Waterford AC the boys relay team won the team being Jack
Deegan,Victor Eddy, Dylan Rowe and Evan Hayes. Silver medals in the 60
Metres team races were won by Jack Corcoran and Fortune Eddy u 9 and
Evan Hayes and Victor Eddy u 10
Community Games at RSC
Eleven Communities from all over the County participated in the
County Community Games Athletic finals at the RSC on Sunday last and
the award for best overall community went to Tramore, the award for
best turned out Community went to An Sean Phobal The Games pledges
were read in English by Denise O'Connor Tramore and in Irish by Aoife
Kennedy Ballyduff Upper. Following were the winners. Girls: U 8 60 m
Kate Keogh An Gahaeltacht/Ardmore, 80 m Ailis O'Meara Ballymacarbry, U
10 100 m Laura Miller An Ghaeltacht/Ardmore, 200 m Rachel Walsh
Dunhill/Fenor, 60 m Hurdles Rachel Roche
Knockanore/Glendine/
Emily O'Mahony KCK., Ball throw Charley Grimes Tramore, Relay Tramore,
U 13 Walk Michaela Martin Ballyduff Upper, U 14 100 m Mary Murray An
Sean Phobal, 800 m Aoife Hamilton An Sean Phobal, 80 m Hurdles Kate
Flavin Tramore, Long Puck Keeley Corbett- Barry Clonea/Rathgormack,
Relay An Sean Phobal. U 16 100 m Niamh McNicol Tramore, 1500 m Orla
Queally Dunhill/Fenor, High Jump Neasa Murphy do, Relay Tramore. Boys
U 8 60 m Rory Fennell Stradbally/Kilmacthomas, 80 m Tommy Fennell do,
U 10 100 m Cameron Wagenaar Tramore, 200 m Sean Hickey Ballyduff
Upper, 60 m Hurdles Caolan Mc Grath An Ghaeltacht /Ardmore, U 12 100
m Jamie Stone Tramore, 600 m Cormac Mahony An Sean Phobal, Long Puck
Ivan O'Neill Knockanore/Glendine/
KCK, Relay Ballyduff Upper. U 14 100 m Eoin O'Brien Ballymacarbry,
800 m Thomas Ahern An Ghaeltacht/Ardmopre, 80 m Hurdles Shane Monagle
Tramore, Long Jump Mark Hartery do, Shot Putt Ciaran O'Maoileoin An
Ghaeltacht/Ardmore, Relay Ballyduff Upper. U16 100 m Luke Grimes
Tramore, 1500 m Ethan Robinson Dunhill/Fenor, High Jump Chris O'Mahony
KCK, Relay Dunhill/Fenor Mixed Relays U 13 and U 15 Tramore.
Shane Quinn wins Dromana 5 Miles
One hundred and forty competed in the Annual "Dungarvan Leader"
Dromana 5 miles Road race from Villierstow to Cappoquin on Friday last
and Shane Quinn Ferrybank AC was the easy winner in 24 minutes 27
seconds, Zintars Klava West Waterford was second in 26.42 and Frank
Quinlan Waterford was third in 26.50. Angela McCann Clonmel was first
lady home in 30.18, Corina Walsh West Waterford was second in 32.40
and Theresa Cunningham Carrick on Suir was third in 34.11. The event
was race 7 of the Ger Wyley Sports Summer series
WLRFM Waterford Viking Marathon on Saturday
The first ever Marathon Race to be staged in Waterford will take place
on Saturday next and it has an entry of 1800, entries closed on Friday
June 15th many will run the full Marathon, others will do a Half
Marathon and there will be more in the relays. Only those registered
wearing their official numbers will be allowed compete as they are the
only ones covered by the Race Insurance and no entries taken on the
day or indeed at any time after closing date. The Full Marathon and
Team Relay will start on The Mall, Waterford City at 9am. The
wheelchair marathon will set out at 8.50am.We advise all participants
to be there in plenty of time.For safety and comfort, walkers in
particular are advised to start towards the back of the field Full
details of the Event re Half Marathon etc are on the Waterford Viking
Marathon Website. Runners are advised to run no more than three
abreast on roads where there are cats eyes as they can prove a hazard
if the view is restricted for those coming behind.The race finishes
inside the RSC
Munster Juvenile
Cork IT Track is the venue on Saturday and Sunday next for the Munster
u 14 to 19 Track and Field championships and there will be a large
entry from Waterford Clubs. It will be two long day's of competition
and the starting times are 11 am both days and full programme details
are on Munster Athletics Website On Saturday and Sunday July 7th and
8th the All Ireland Senior Championships are in Santry
Road Race in Carrick on Suir
Race 2 in the Oatfield Sports Series will be the the annual Carraig
Hotel Hotel Deadman's 5 Mile race and it takes place on this Friday
29th June at 7.30pm in Carrick on Suir. Registration takes place from
6 pm at the Swan Juvenile Centre which is adjacent to the Town Park in
Carrick. Other road races coming up are Glaxo Smithkline 5 Miles in
Dungarvan on Friday July 6 th at 8 pm and the Autopower 5 miles in
Rathgormack on Friday July 13 th at 7. 30 pm race 3 Oatfield Sports
Series
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