Boys all rewarded in sprints
missing out. Our Boys all claimed medals in their sprints with impressive performances, with Darragh Brady taking gold in U14, Eoin McCann silver in U15 and Richard Campbell second and Craig Kane third in the U16.
Meanwhile in the field events the Quinn family were again competing strongly with Katelyn claiming the gold medal in the U16 long Jump and the bronze medal in the U17 shot putt. Shaun claimed silver in the U13 shot putt. In the girls U11 javelin Chloe Mc Carragher claimed the bronze. Jessica White took bronze in the U10 long Jump. Darragh Brady took gold in U14 long jump and finishing a great day at the field events Nicole Barry claimed the silver medal in U14 long jump.
In the distance races the U8 girls Minnatulla Lennon, Zoe White and Aoife Mc Donald showed great potential for the future.
Next up were the U9 girls with Jessica White leading them home in third place, followed by Emma Mc Carragher, Katie Mc Donald, Grace Keenan and Aoife Keenan.
The U10 girls finished strongly with Ellen Callan claiming the bronze medal followed closely by Grace Mills. The U11 girls finished strong in the large field with Anna Dawson leading the Glenmore girls home and Lucy White and Chloe Mc Carragher just behind her.
Ava Brady and Ruth Martin finished strong in the U12 girls 300m. Cillian Keenan made his debut with a fine run at U12 boys.
Daragh Brady claimed his third gold of the day finishing first in his 500m race. The U14 girls were led home by Anna Mc Ardle claiming gold in the 800m. Hannah Stewart returning to form claimed silver in the junior ladies 800m. Ciaran Flynn was second in the boys U15 800m and in the U16 Craig Kane was 3rd with Richard Campbell just missing out in a closely fought 800m.
The last events of the day were the relays, and true to form proved once again to provide an exciting finish to a great day. The U15 boys Daragh Brady, Liam Maguire, Eoin Mc Cann and Ciaran Flynn took the gold in the first relay of the evening. Hannah Stewart and Ava Brady joined forces with other clubs to compete in their ages running strong. U11 girls Anna Dawson, Ellen Callan, Chloe Mc Carragher and Lucy White claimed silver position. The U9 girls put on an excellent display and were applauded home in first place as the commentator announced that this team were current Leinster champions and All Ireland silver medallists. Not to be outdone the U9 team of Aoife Keenan, Zoe White, Aoife McDonald and Grace Mills finished third showing great potential for the future.
Next up is the Glenmore AC 5k road race on August 5th preceded by juvenile races at 7pm. The club Flag day takes place on Friday next July 22nd, so all support is greatly appreciated. Training continues on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7-8pm at Bush Track. For more info and photos please see www.glenmoreac.com.