SLIGO RESULTS

TWELVE medals were secured by Sligo competitors at last weekend’s 123.ie National Juvenile Indoor Championships. These medals included four gold, four silver and four bronze at the TUS International Arena, Athlone.

Corran AC talent Ruby Cunnane won two gold medals – she dominated both the Girls U-14 60 metres and Girls U-14 60 metres Hurdles categories. Her winning time in the Girls U-14 60 metres final was 8.23 seconds and she clocked 9.44 seconds when finishing first in the Girls U-14 60 metres Hurdles decider. Cunnane was also fourth in the Girls U-14 Long Jump thanks to a jump of 4.71 metres which was a personal best.

Kelvin Kalu of Sligo AC was the fastest runner in the Boys U-16 60 metres final. He posted a time of 7.26 seconds for gold, an improvement on his 7.38 seconds time that earned him first place in his heat and qualification for the decider.

Sligo AC’s Sean McCabe was the county’s fourth gold medallist at the midlands venue. He won the Boys U-19 Long Jump with an excellent leap of 6.51 metres. McCabe was also one of fourth bronze medal winners – his third place finish was in the Boys U-19 60 metres Hurdles final (8.82 seconds).

Grace Foley, Isabelle Sheridan and Kelvin Kalu – all from Sligo AC – and Riona Luse (South Sligo AC) were Sligo’s four silver medallists in Athlone. Foley’s silver came in the Girls U-12 600 metres, where she clocked the second-fastest time overall, 1:46.27, while Isabelle Sheridan was second in the Girls U-13 60 metres Hurdles final. Her time here was 9.99 seconds.

Kelvin Kalu, who won the Boys U-16 60 metres race, was placed second in the Boys U-16 Long Jump final thanks to a jump that was measured at 5.89 metres. Riona Luse’s medal was in the Girls U-17 Triple Jump final – her distance achieved was 10.47 metres.

The aforementioned Grace Foley, pictured right, had a busy weekend – along with her silver medal win in the Girls U-12 600 metres she was a finalist in the Girls U-12 60 metres and Girls U-12 Long Jump.

Two of Sligo’s four bronze medals went to Nicole Flanagan (Sligo AC), who was third in the Girls U-15 60 metres Hurdles final (9.47 seconds) and the Girls U-15 Long Jump (4.91 metres). Gearoid Tuohy, Sligo AC, claimed bronze in the Boys U-16 1500 metres event – he was second in heat two, clocking 4:19.41, and this was the third fastest time overall.

There were five fourth place finishers from Sligo – Ruby Cunnane (Corran AC), who also won two gold medals, Sean O’Dowd (North Sligo AC), Tom Rene-McEnroe (Sligo AC) and Cian Flynn (Corran AC).

Sean O’Dowd was fourth in the Boys U-14 High Jump, Tom Rene-McEnroe was fourth in the Boys U-16 60 metres hurdles final and Cian Flynn was fourth in the Boys U-19 Long Jump (a category won by Sligo AC’s Sean McCabe).

Aside from the medal winners and those who finished just outside the medal placings, Sligo’s finalists last weekend were as follows: Ciara Scanlon (Girls U-14 High Jump and Girls U-14 Long Jump), Ruby McGowan (Girls U-14 High Jump), Eva Sheridan (Girls U-15 60 metres), Crissie Doohan (Girls U-15 Shot Put),

123.IE NATIONAL JUVENILE INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (DAY TWO & DAY THREE)

Held at TUS International Arena, Athlone, on Saturday, April 6 and Sunday, April 7.

GIRLS U-12 60 METRES

HEAT THREE: 1, Grace Foley (Sligo AC) 8.77 seconds.

FINAL: 6, Grace Foley (Sligo AC) 8.80 seconds.

GIRLS U-12 LONG JUMP

Corran AC’s Ruby Cunnane won gold in the Girls U-14 60 metres Hurdles event at last weekend’s 123.ie National Juvenile Indoor Championships. Cunnane also won the Girls U-14 60 metres race and was fourth in the long jump.

GIRLS U-12 600 METRES

HEAT ONE: 2, Grace Foley (Sligo AC) 1:46.27 (second overall); 5, Leah McManus (Sligo AC) 1:48.80.

GIRLS U-13 60 METRES

HEAT ONE: 4, Ciara Schmidtmeier (North Sligo AC) 8.65 seconds.

GIRLS U-13 60 METRES HURDLES

HEAT TWO: 2, Isabelle Sheridan (Sligo AC) 10.28 seconds.

FINAL: 2, Isabelle Sheridan (Sligo AC) 9.99 seconds.

GIRLS U-14 60 METRES

HEAT TWO: 1, Ruby Cunnane (Corran AC) 8.24 seconds.

FINAL: 1, Ruby Cunnane (Corran AC) 8.23 seconds.

GIRLS U-14 60 METRES HURDLES

HEAT ONE: 1, Ruby Cunnane (Corran AC) 9.53 seconds.

FINAL: 1, Ruby Cunnane (Corran AC) 9.44 seconds.

GIRLS U-14 HIGH JUMP (Sligo AC) 1.30 metres. GIRLS U-14 LONG JUMP

GIRLS U-15 60 METRES HURDLES

HEAT ONE: 3, Nicole Flanagan (Sligo AC) 9.56 seconds.

HEAT TWO: 2, Eva Sheridan (Sligo AC) 10.03 seconds.

FINAL: 3, Nicole Flanagan (Sligo AC) 9.47 seconds; 8, Eva Sheridan (Sligo AC) 10.56 seconds.

GIRLS U-15 LONG JUMP

GIRLS U-15 SHOT PUT (2.72KG)

GIRLS U-16 LONG JUMP

GIRLS U-16 200 METRES

HEAT TWO: 3, Mila Clancy (Corran AC) 26.75 seconds.

GIRLS U-16 60 METRES HURDLES

HEAT TWO: 1, Mila Clancy (Corran AC) 9.47 seconds.

FINAL: 5, Mila Clancy (Corran AC) 9.48 seconds.

GIRLS U-17 60 METRES HURDLES

HEAT TWO: 2, Laurina Percy (Sligo AC) 9.83 seconds.

HEAT THREE: 4, Emily Hession (South Sligo AC) 10.37 seconds.

FINAL: 8, Laurina Percy (Sligo AC) 10.03 seconds.

GIRLS U-17 TRIPLE JUMP

Mila Clancy (Girls U-16 Long Jump and Girls U-16 60 metres), Lucie Cawley (Girls U-16 Long Jump), Laurina Percy (Girls U-17 60 metres Hurdles), Lucas Herity (Boys U-14 Shot Put), Shane Haran (Boys U-15 High Jump and Boys U-15 60 metres Hurdles), Ross Campbell (Boys 10.47 metres.

GIRLS U-18 400 METRES

HEAT ONE: 5, Ellie Harte (Corran AC) 1:09.56.

BOYS U-14 60 METRES HURDLES

HEAT ONE: 2, Glen Carty (Sligo AC) 9.89 seconds.

FINAL: Glen Carty* (Sligo AC)

*DNS (did not start).

BOYS U-14 HIGH JUMP

BOYS U-14 SHOT PUT (2.72KG)

BOYS U-15 HIGH JUMP

BOYS U-15 60 METRES HURDLES

HEAT THREE: 4, Shane Haran (South Sligo AC) 10.38 seconds.

BOYS U-16 1500 METRES

HEAT TWO: 2, Gearoid Tuohy (Sligo AC) 4:19.41 (third overall).

BOYS U-16 60 METRES

HEAT TWO: 6, Alastair Sheehan (Sligo AC) 7.77 seconds.

HEAT THREE: 1, Kelvin Kalu (Sligo AC) 7.38 seconds.

FINAL: 1, Kelvin Kalu (Sligo AC) 7.26 seconds.

BOYS U-16 200 METRES

HEAT TWO: 3, Kelvin Kalu (Sligo AC) 24.06 seconds.

HEAT THREE: 3, Alastair Sheehan (Sligo AC) 24.47 seconds.

BOYS U-16 60 METRES HURDLES

HEAT ONE: 3, Tom Rene-McEnroe (Sligo AC) 9.01 seconds.

FINAL: 4, Tom Rene-McEnroe (Sligo AC) 9.05 seconds.

BOYS U-16 TRIPLE JUMP

U-16 Triple Jump), Piotr Maciorowski (Boys U-18 Long Jump), Darragh Burke (Boys U-19 60 metres), Finn Campbell (Boys U-19 200 metres and Boys U-19 60 metres Hurdles).

Added to last weekend’s medal haul is the gold medal claimed by Cian Flynn (Corran AC)

Sligo AC’s Gearoid Tuohy took third place in the Boys U-16 1500 metres race.

BOYS U-16 800 METRES

HEAT TWO: 8, Colman Walsh (South Sligo AC) 2:18.58

BOYS U-16 LONG JUMP

BOYS U-17 TRIPLE JUMP

BOYS U-17 60 METRES HURDLES

HEAT ONE: 3, Briain Cullinan (Sligo AC) 9.26 seconds.

FINAL: 4, Briain Cullinan (Sligo AC) 8.72 seconds.

BOYS U-18 1500 METRES

HEAT ONE: 4, Francis Donoghue (South Sligo AC) 4:11.57.

BOYS U-18 60 METRES

HEAT THREE: 4, Piotr Maciorowski (South Sligo AC) 7.40 seconds.

BOYS U-18 LONG JUMP

BOYS U-19 400 METRES

HEAT TWO: 3, Finn Campbell (Sligo AC) 52.16 seconds.

BOYS U-19 60 METRES

HEAT ONE: 4, Darragh Burke (South Sligo AC) 7.29 seconds.

FINAL: 6, Darragh Burke (South Sligo AC) 7.26 seconds.

BOYS U-19 200 METRES

HEAT FOUR: 1, Finn Campbell (Sligo AC) 23.76 seconds.

FINAL: 5, Finn Campbell (Sligo AC) 23.82 seconds.

BOYS U-19 60 METRES HURDLES

BOYS U-19 LONG JUMP on day one of these championships – Flynn won the Boys U-19 Triple Jump event on Saturday, March 23. The following Sligo clubs were represented at last weekend’s 123.ie National Juvenile Indoor Championships: Sligo AC, North Sligo AC, Corran AC and South Sligo AC.