23RD ANNUAL JOHN TREACY DUNGARVAN 10.
The 23 rd annual John Treacy Dungarvan 10 mile took place
last Sunday and a field of 2.000 competed. The overall winner was Thomas
Fitzpatrick Tallagh AC in a time of 49.48 from winner last year Sean Hehir
Rathfarnham 2nd in 49.59,James
Mc Carthy East Cork AC was 3rd in 50.43 and Sean Connolly Tallagh AC
took 4th in 50.27.In the Ladies race Siobhan O’ Doherty Borrisakane
AC in a time of 56.53 won her third Dungarvan 10 title 2010,2011 and 2014.
Gladys Ganiel North Belfast Harriers was 2nd in a time of 57.27 with
Cork ’s Gill
Hodgins 3rd in 58.36 and Niamh Devlin DSD AC WAS 4TH in 61.30.
John Treacy and Minister Leo varadkar both completed the race in just over 80
minutes .The John Treacy inter club challenge was won by East Cork AC won for
the first time in the men’s and the ladies was won by St Finbarrs AC in cork.
NATIONAL INDOOR TITLES FOR WATERFORD CLUBS.
On Saturday last at the woodies DIY national masters which
took in Athlone Waterford athletes were among the medal winners. West Waterford 's joe gough was in terrific form taking 3
national titles in the over 60 category.
First up was the 400 which
he won in 59.53 and then in the 800 he clocked 2.16.00 for another gold .Joe
capped off a memorable championship with a gold in the 200 in 27.43.Also
competing for West Waterford was Harry o Brien
in the 1.500 m over 50 Harry took silver in a very competitive race clocking
4.46.27. Waterford AC won two titles Nicola Hayes over 35 long jump in 4.25 and
Tom O’ Brien set a new national over 45 record for the high jump of 1.73 meters
. Mary Jennings Waterford AC over 55 won Silver in both the 3.000m 12.28.35 and
in the long jump 2.72. and took bronze in the 1.500 in 6.03.04 and again in the
over category 60m 11.53, while Paschal
Hally won 2 bronze in the over 40 with a time of 11.3 in the 60m hurdles and
1.50 in the high jump.
FERRYBANK ATHLETES AMONG THE MEDALS AT WOODIES DIY INDOORS.
PB FOR THOMAS BARR.
It was a very successful day Sunday for athletes from
Ferrybank in Athlone at the national junior under 23 and junior. Neasa Murphy took
gold in the Junior High Jump with 1.68m,Niamh Mc Nichol also took gold in the
Junior 200m in 24.87. Shane O Dwyer in
the under 23 won gold in the high jump with a height of 1.95 and added a silver
in the long jump 6.68and Sean Archer gold again under 23 in the triple Jump in 14.00m,
Aisling Quinn won silver in the Junior 1.500m in 4.56 and Ben Kiely won bronze
in the under 23 over 200m in 22.79.In the Men’s U23 400m long hurdles
specialised Thomas Barr set a personal best both indoors and outdoors to take
the title in 47.17.
NEW 800 PB FOR NIALL TUOHY IN ZURICH .
In Zurich last Saturday Ferrybank’s Niall Tuohy showed great
form when he ran a personal best 1.49.30 over 800 meters to take an excellent
win , Niall clipped 3 seconds off his previous best and was just outside his
outdoors best for the distance also.
JOHN TREACY IS INDUCTED INTO THE MUNSTER ATHLETICS HALL OF
FAME.
The Munster athletics
sports star awards banquet took place at the Tower Hotel last Saturday night
and a full house saw the cream of Munster
athletes awarded with a host of various accolades on the night. Five separate
awards went to Waterford
and are listed below with their main achievements in the 2013 season. A very
special award was made on the night to John Treacy when he was inducted into
the Munster athletics hall of fame, a richly deserving honour for the
Villierstown man, twice world cross country champion and marathon silver
medallist from the Los Angeles Olympics.
Juvenile Track and Field Girls-Siobhan Whelan Ferrybank AC
Siobhan competing under 18 took Gold in the 60m, 200m and Triple Jump and added a
silver in the long jump. At the Munster Outdoor championships she won gold in
the Triple Jump and silver in the Long Jump and 100 m and Bronze in the
200m,she took 2 silvers in the Munster schools triple and long jump and at the
national indoors she took bronze in the triple jump.
Juvenile Track and Field Boys- Paul Murphy Ferrybank AC.
Paul had a sting of victories through out the year at the
Munster Junior indoors he won gold in 200 and 400m and two bronze at the All
Irelands over the same distances. At the Scottish indoors in the 400m Pual took
gold in a New Championship Record of 49.8 ).Turning to the outdoors season he
again took gold in the 200 and 400 under 18 and was 2nd in the
junior 200m.At the All Irelands he set a new championship best of 49.1 when
winning the 400 meter’s and added the 200 also. At the Celtic Games
International U18 over 400m Paul
was 2nd, and finally at the
schools he had 4 first at East Munster’s over 200 and 400 and at the Munster’s
over the same distances, he rounded off the schools season with bronze in the
200 meters Al Irelands..
Senior Track and Field Tom Boucher Ferrybank AC ,
Tom has had an outstanding season in 2013 and richly
deserves the award for Senior track and field athlete of the year, Tom took
gold at the Munster Indoor Track and Field Championships in the Shot Putt and
weight for distance and gold weight for height outdoors and bronze in the weight for distance outdoors. At the
Defence Forces Indoor Track and Field Championships he won the Shot Putt both
indoors and outdoors in 2013.And at the IUAA Track & Field Championships
Weight for Distance he took silver and bronze in the outdoors weight for
diat2nd IUAA Track & Field Championships Weight for distance event.
Juvenile Cross Country Micheal Power West
Waterford AC ,
Micheal is a born cross country runner, he won the County
championships double under 15 his age group and also took 1st place
moving up a year to under 16 he has now achieved this feat for the past 3 years
now. Micheal had a terrific
win in the Munster
under 15 championships and finished 3rd out of his age under 16 . He
rounded off a great season just 2 weeks ago at the Antrim international cross
country when finishing 6th in a top class race.
Masters Track and Field Club Waterford AC,
Waterford AC won the masters Track and Field
award for an excellent team performance at the Munster championships
which were held at the CIT track ,o fifteen members took part on the day nine
ladies Nicola Hayes, Sarah Lee, Suzanne Dullaghan, Diane Behan, Deirdre
Chapman, Claudia Mary Lane, Paula Kavanagh and Kathleen Kennedy. Between these
nine ladies a total of 30 medals were won. Eleven gold, fourteen silver and
five Bronze. The club had six master who
between them brought home 20 medals. Nine gold, 7 silver and four bronze. These
athletics were Brendan Leahy, Conor Geary, Paschall Halley, Derek Grant, Keith
o'Driscoll and Tom O' Brien. Tom O' Brien also broke the Irish record for the
men over 45 high jump, jumping 1.72m. on the day.This is the third year in a
row that Waterford AC have won the Munster
master track and field award.
WISHING FINTAN A SPEEDY RECOVERY.
All in the athletics world wish to send Fintan Walsh, your
regular athletics columnist, a speedy recovery after a recent short stay in
hospital, were delighted to report that Fintan is making a full and speedy
recovery and will be back to full health in no time at all.
EAST MUNSTER SCHOOLS CROSS COUNTRY ON THIS THURSDAY.
The East Munster Schools Cross Country will be held in
W.I.T. Sports Campus, Carriganore on this Thurs Jan 30th with a 12.30 start. The
first 15 and the first three teams in each race will qualify for the Munster
Schools Cross Country which will be held in C.I.T. on Thursday February 13th
and the All Ireland will also be Held in C.I.T. on Saturday March 8th.
UP COMING INDOOR FIXTURES.
AAI open games AIT international stadium Athlone February
02nd .
Intervarsity
championships AIT international
stadium February 07th
Munster Juvenile under 9-13 years February 08th and 9th
Nenagh stadium.
AAI Senior 15th and 16th AIT international stadium
AAI Clubs league round 2 February 22nd AIT international
stadium.
Munster Juvenile under 14 -19 years March 1st and
2nd Nenagh Stadium.
Entries through relevant club secretary’s.
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