Fintan Walsh's weekly blog

County Championships Day 2 on Sunday

Starting at 11 am sharp the County Track and Field Championships
second and final section is at the RSC on Sunday next with numerous
events for juvenile, ,junior and senior athletes as well as a few
master's events. Full programme is with all clubs long ago and again
lots of help required to run off the Championships efficiently. All
athletes competing must get a number on the day before competing.
Another fixture on Sunday are the AAI games in Santry Stadium Dublin
where Waterford athletes will be competing.

National League

For the first time for years a section of the National League was held
at the RSC on Sunday last and teams from many parts of the country
competed including Ferrybank women and men's teams. For the women it
was a very good day and they should be well placed going into round 2.
They had wins by Kelly Proper long jump, Neasa Murphy high jump,
Dearbhaill Ivan walk and the 4 x 100 m relay team. Despite having two
wins in the men's through Sean Archer in the triple jump and Paul
Murphy in the 400 metres they will find it hard to progress.

Multiple successes at Munster Schools

Athletes from Waterford schools were in sparkling form at the Munster
Secondary Schools Track and Field Championships at Cork IT Track on
Saturday last  coming home with numerous gold, silver and bronze
medals. The following were the winners Senior; 100 and 200 m Niamh Mc
Nichol Stella Maris Tramore, 800 m Aisling Quinn Ursuline, 200 m
Steven Walsh St Declan's Kilmacthomas, 400 m Paul Murphy St
Augustine's. pole vault Megan O'Connor, pole vault Conor Kavanagh  do,
Relay Stella Maris. Intermediate; walk Isobel Morgan Ursuline,
steeplechase Chloe Farrell St Augustine's, pole vault Megan Dunford
do, pole vault and high jump Yuri Kanash do, ,javelin Orlaith O'Brien
Ursuline. Junior; hurdles Shane Monagle Tramore CBS, pole vault
Aisling O'Connor St Augustine's, pole vault  George Wangari do, long
jump James Murphy Tramore CBS, Minor; walk Molly O'Shea Newtown
School, 100 m Lance Baylon De La Salle Full results on Munster
Athletics Website.

 An Tobar Bar Ardmore 5

Race number 4 in the Ger Wyley Sports/Skins Summer Series is in
Ardmore this Friday May 23 rd at 8 pm..This race is in its 19th year
and is sponsored by An Tobar Bar in Ardmore. There will be prizes for
men, ladies individual as well as the 12 Star Sign categories. Entries
will be taken at the Ardmore G.A.A. Club Pavilion. The entry fee is
just €5

More Road Races

Friday May 30 th Touraneena 5 KM Race 5 Ger Wyley Summer Series 8 pm.
Friday June 6 th Deadman's 5 miles in Carrick on Suir 7.30 pm
(Outfield Sports Series ).Sunday June 8 th Little South 4 miles in
Kilmacow 2 pm.Friday June 13 th Clashmore 5 miles Race 6 Ger Wyley
Sports Series 8 pm. Sunday June 15 th Fenor 15 km and 5 km also 12
noon. Full details on Fenor15.com

Track and Field Fixtures

Sunday May 25 th AAI Games Santry. Saturday May 31 st All Ireland
Schools Championship Finals Tullamore, Saturday and Sunday  June 7 th
and 8 th Munster Juvenile u 9 to 13  Championships  Ennis, Saturday
June14 th  Munster Juvenile Relays u 2 to19  in Cork IT,Sunday June 15
th Munster Senior and Masters Championships Cork IT.