The Kerryman (South Kerry Edition)
Gold for King in hammer and Diego in triple jump
A HANDFUL of Kerry athletes took to Tullamore Harriers Stadium last Saturday for the Irish Life Health National Junior and U-23 Track and Field Championships.
In the U-23 category, there were gold medals for Adam King (Iveragh) in the men’s hammer with a throw of just over 63m and Solange Diego (Tralee Harriers) in the women’s triple jump.
Rossa Foley (Farranfore Maine Valley) won bronze in weight for distance.
Aoibheann O’Brien from Tralee Harriers was the only junior medal winner, picking up silver in the women’s long jump.
LAST Sunday was the turn of our master athletes to prove that age is just a number, when they took to the track and field in Tullamore for the Irish Life Health Masters Championships.
There were four medals for Patsy O’Connor (Tralee Harriers) when he won gold in the M60 shot, javelin, discus and weight for distance. Club mate Martin Flaherty won silver in the M50 hammer.
Sheila O’Donoghue (Gneeveguilla) was also a multiple gold medal winner, taking first place in W50 discus, shot and hammer. Team mates Eileen O’Riordan won gold in the W45 discus and silver in the hammer and Robert Purcell was 3rd in M45 5,000m.
An Riocht’s star performers didn’t disappoint with Jer O’Donoghue taking gold in the M35 100m and 200m.
There was double gold for Ger Cremin in M35 110m hurdles and 400m and their men’s 4 x 100m relay team crossed the line in first place. Niamh O’Sullivan was just pipped on the line for silver in the W55 3,000m race.
Competing for Farranfore Maine Valley were Jim O’Shea who won gold in the high jump and long jump and silver in the 100m. Maria silver won silver in the W40 3,000m and Sean O’Shea picked up bronze medals in the discus and weight for distance and silver in the shot for the M35-49 category. Kevin Lynch (Lios Tuathail) won the M40 400m and was second in the 200m.
There was also a silver medal for Kenmare’s David Littlejohn in the M35-49 javelin. Representing Iveragh were Colm Lynch, 3rd in O35 200m, silver in 400m and Patrick O’Shea silver in M65 5000m. Ursula Barrett (St Brendan’s) won bronze in the W40 100m. In the M50+ high jump 3rd place went to Patrick O’Riordan and we was also 2nd in the M60+ long jump. Full results are available on the Athletics Ireland website.
ATHLONE IT was the setting on Sunday for the Irish Life Health Juvenile Inter Club Relay Championships where there was bronze for the Tralee Harriers U-17 boy’s team of Cathal Fitzgibbon, Mervyn Shalemba, Cillian Griffin and Luke O’Carroll.
KERRY Athletics hosted the Kerry Primary School Sports last Wednesday at the newly refurbished track in Castleisland. The event was very well supported and ran off quickly and was a great success. There were some close finals and the future of athletics in the county is very bright.
The gold medal winners are listed below and full results will be available on the Kerry Athletics Facebook page and website.
GIRLS
1st Class 60m Iona Wynton, The Glen NS; 1st Class 100m Aishlyn Falvey, Ballyduff; 2nd Class 60m Emily Flynn, Scoil Eoin Balloonagh; 2nd Class 100m Tally Collins, Knocknaspa; 3rd Class 80m Saoirse Dillon, Duagh; 3rd Class 200m Lily Hai, The Spa; 3rd Class Girls Turbo Javelin Robyn Cahill, Knocknagoshel NS; 4th Class 100m Erin Murphy, Glanaguillagh; 4th Class 200m Molly O’Riordan, Moyvane; 5th Class 100m Roisin Rahilly, Nohoval; 5th Class 600m Kathryn Ryan, Lissivigeen; 5th Class Long Jump Lucy O’Connor, Scoil Eoin Balloonagh; 6th Class 100m Muireann McElligott, Lixnaw, 6th Class 600m Sarah O’Shea, Foilmore; 6th Class Shot Aine O’Shea, Firies NS; 2nd Class Relay Scoil Eoin Balloonagh; 4th Class Relay Scoil Eoin Balloonagh; 6th Class Relay Coolard NS.
BOYS
1st Class 60m Steve Reidy, Dromclough; 1st Class 100m Isaac Vickers, Firies; 2nd Class 60m Szymon Jasinski, St. Olivers; 2nd Class 100m Matthew O’Sullivan, Ardfer t; 3rd Class 80m Endijs Maurins, Moyderwell; 3rd Class 200m Adam Quigley, Valentia; 3rd Class Turbo Javelin Jamie Kearins, Scoil Ide Currens; 4th Class 100m Mike Galvin, Duagh; 4th Class 200m Ciaran O’Connell; 5th Class 100m Alex Hennigan St. Olivers; 5th Class 600m Jack O’Sullivan Loretto; 5th Class Long Jump Oisin Lynch Lissivigeen NS; 6th Class 100m John O’Connor Castleisland; 6th Class 600m Cian Spillane, Nagel Rice; 6th Class Shot Padraig McCar thy, Kilocrim NS; 2nd Class Relay Dromclough NS; 4th Class Relay Lissivigeen NS; 6th Class Relay Boherbue NS.