Fintan Walsh weekly blog

Fine performances at first County Cross Country event


On Sunday last the County Cross Country Championship season got under
way in Abbeyside and it was held in wet and windy conditions and most
of the clubs in the county picked up medals. Entries were on the small
side but their were a number of good individual performances
nevertheless and in particular by Aoife Hamilton from West Waterford
in the under 16 race. Herself and Aisling Quinn Ferrybank AC fought
out a thrilling duel but in the final 200 metres or so Aoife sprinted
clear for an eye catching performance. Others to impress at juvenile
level were Eoin Browne Ferrybank AC with a clear cut win in the under
16 grade and Lynsey McGuire Waterford AC was a most impressive winner
of the under 12 event as was Cian O'Riordan West Waterford under 12.
In the juvenile team competitions West Waterford were tops with six
wins, Waterford AC had one as had An Ghaeltacht. Des Feeney West
Waterford easily won the Novice title and Harry O'Brien do won the
Masters again comfortably.

All the Results

Girls u 10 1 Kate Killigrew West Waterford, 2 Laura Miller An
Ghaeltacht, 3 Megan Keogh do Teams 1 An Ghael 23 pts 2 KCk 34 pts, u12
1 Lynsey McGuire Waterford, 2 Aoife Duffy Niblock FB,  3 Zoe Kiely do
Teams 1 W.W 26 pts 2 F.B 26 pts 3 Wat 36 pts. u 14 1 Emma Hallahan W.W
 2 Caoimhe Dwyer do 3 Krista Meade F.B Team 1 W.W 15 pts. u 16 1 Aoife
Hamiltron W.W 2 A Quinn F.B 3 Orla Queally do Team W.W 16 pts.  u18 1
Nicole Rowe F.B.  2 Lucy O'Brien WW 3 Katie Hamilton do No team
.Novice 1 Siobhan Boylan Unattached. Boys u 10 1 Oisin O'Riordan W.W 2
Jack Deegan Wat, 3 Daragh O'Keeffe F.B Teams 1 W.W 20 pts 2 Wat 25 pts
3 W.W 50.pts u12 1 Cian O'Riordan W.W 2 Alan Power F.B  3 Sean Ronayne
W.W Teams 1 W.W 15 pts 2 W.W 41pts. u14 1 Miceal Power W.W 2 Jamie
McCarthy Wat 3 Hugo Blair do Teams 1 Wat 19 pts 2 W.W 20 pts u 16 1
Eoin Browne FB 2 Tholm Reddy W.W 3 Shane O'Riordan do Teams 1 W.W 14
pts 2 W.W  30pts  u 18 1 Daman Crowley F.B 2 Michael Behan KCK 3
Nathan O'Callaghan Wat No team. Novice 1 Des Feeney W.W, 2 Rory
Moloney do, 3 Richard Lucas F.B Masters  1 Harry O'Brien W.W 2 Malachy
McGlynn Wat 3 Zev Chuzkova W.W No Team.

Cross Country Season continues

St Augustine's College in Abbeyside is the venue on Sunday next for
another Cross Country fixture which will have the County Senior and
Junior Championships for men and women incorporated into the 20 th
Annual West Waterford Open fixture which gets under way at 2 pm.
Distance for the races are 4km for women and 8 km for men.

Ballyduff Race

Ballyduff Lower GAA Club will hold a 5 miles Road race on Saturday
next October 6th at 4.30 pm and it will be preceded by a walk at 4pm.
Entries on day at Ballyduff Community Hall see full details
onrunireland website. The 10 Miles Run For Life will be in the city on
Sunday October 14 th, starting at The Clock Tower see website for all
details.

Other County Cross Country Fixtures

Sunday October 14 th Under  9,11,13,15, 17, Boys and Girls 12 noon.
Sunday November 4th ( B )  Championships u 9, 11 13, 15 Boys and
Girls. In these races medals for first 6 home in each race ( no team
prizes).12 noon. Both fixtures at St Augustine's College Abbeyside.
The first Munster Championship fixture will be the Novice, under 23
and Even Age juvenile on Sunday October 21 st in Beaufort Co Kerry

USA News

Shane Quinn Providence College was in action again on Friday last in
the USA in an 8 km race in Bethlehem PA and in a field of 332 runners
he finished 8 th overall in 24 minutes 22 seconds which was 26 seconds
behind the winner while Kevin Cooper Brown University was 71 st in
25.12

New Level  2 Course

Athletics Ireland are delighted to announce details of their new Level
2 Coach Education course:This course is open to all AAI registered
coaches who have attained Level 1 coaching qualification and have
coached at that level for at least one year.The course will be three
weekends in duration.The first weekend will be a ‘generic’ theory
weekend.The second and third weekends will be event specific.Coaches
must attend all three weekends and pass both written and practical
assessments in order to be certified as a Level 2 Coach in an event
area (e.g. Level 2 Jumps/ Level 2 Throws etc.) First week end Sat 20th
and Sunday 21 st October 9am to 5.30 pm,.Second week end Sat 17th and
Sunday 18 th November same times and final week end Sat Feb 2 nd and
Sunday Feb 3 rd. again same times. Course Fee 150 euro. Location for
first week end is likely to be in the Midlands, Tullamore or Athlone,
definite venue later.

Death

The death took place last week end after a long illness of Br J C
Joyce a pioneer and hugely influential figure in the development of
juvenile athletics in Ireland in the 1960’s. Many in the athletic
scene in Waterford County from that era will remember him and while he
at times could be controversial he had a great appetite for work and
made a major impact in the sport.  In 1967 shortly after the formation
of BLE a juvenile subsidiary body BLOE was formed and Br Joyce became
the inaugural chairman. His funeral took place on Monday last to North
Abbey Cemetery,Youghal. Sympathy is extended to all his relatives from
all in Waterford athletics.