The Kerryman (South Kerry Edition)
2000 kids take part in Track and Field finals
LAST weekend, the County Track and Field Athletics Finals took place at An Riocht running track and we were treated to excellent athletics in a wonderful sunshine.
This is a great sporting occasion for all children in Kerry with just under 2,000 children taking part – these children have got through their own local competition and have come to Castleisland and competed against the best in Kerry.
The County Track & Field is our major stand-out event of the Community Games calendar and surely no-one could have been disappointed this year with the great competition we were treated to with competitors from many of the areas qualifying for the semi-finals and finals on Sunday. We would like to say well done to all the children who took part and represented their towns, villages and areas so well – very child who took part should be proud of themselves and we hope to see many of them back competing in Castleisland next year.
Winners from individual races, field events, and relays will now go on to represent Kerry at the national finals in August in UL.
Thanks to Denny for 17 years of generous sponsorship and for their continued encouragement and support of this great sporting event which continues to grow.
Thanks also to An Riocht – it is a wonderful opportunity for children to compete in this wonderful track and also many thanks to all our organisers, officials, co-ordinators, helpers, volunteers, parents and most importantly the children for making this such a special event.
Results
60m U-8: Boys: 1st Mason Sheehy (Listowel); 2nd Daniel O’Sullivan (Kilcummin); 3rd Shane Costello (Listowel); 3rd Shane Costello (Listowel); 4th Dara Tangney (Milltown/Listry).Girls: 1st Saoirse O’Donoghue (Spa/ Muckross); 2nd Saoirse McHugh (Milltown/Listry); 3rd Eimear Rahilly (Rathmore/Gneeveguilla); 4th Niamh Healy (Kenmare).
80m U-8: Boys: 1st Ryan Vickers (Firies); 2nd Shane Mason (Ballydonoghue/Lisselton); 3rd Liam Galvin (Duagh/Lyre); 4th Darragh Doyle (Beaufort).Girls: 1st Aoibhinn O’Driscoll (Ardfert/ Kilmoyley); 2nd Kate Sheridan (Duagh/Lyre); 3rd Sarah Chute (Spa/Fenit/Barrow); 4th Chloe O’Shea (Kenmare).
100m U-10: Boys: 1st Maurice Galvin (Lixnaw); 2nd David Walsh (Blennerville/Ballyard); 3rd Joseph Coffey (Beaufort); 4th Cillian O’Connell (Caherciveen). Girls:1st Ciara O’Sullivan (Spa Muckross); 2nd Rachel Boyle (Keel/ Kiltallagh); 3rd Maggie Quirke (Glenbeigh/Glencar); 4th Holly Boyle (Ballyduff).
100m U-12: Boys: 1st Finn Barrett (Caherciveen); 2nd Cian O’Brien (Milltown/Listry); 3rd Dylan O’Callaghan (Lixnaw); 4th Mark McElligott (Lixnaw).Girls: 1st Saoirse Dillon (Duagh/Lyre); 2nd Erin Murphy (Killorglin); 3rd Holly O’Sullivan (Killorglin); 4th Laurel Mason (Spa/Fenit/Barrow).
100m U-14: Boys: 1st John O’Connor (Castleisland); 2nd Dara Looney (Killarney); 3rd Conor Gammell (Killarney); 4th Louis O’Connell (Listowel). Girls: 1st Melissa Ahern (Fossa); 2nd Muireann McElligott (Lixnaw); 3rd Sinead Lynch (Ballydonoghue/ Lisselton); 4th Nicole Walker (Ballymacelligott0.
100m U-16: Boys: 1st Conor Commane (Boherbee/Cloghers/ Manor); 2nd Sean Mahony (Listowel); 3rd Jason Lee (Killarney); 4th Kieran Harrington (Kenmare). Girls: 1st Ava Fitzmaurice (Castleisland); 2nd Liath Lenihan (Keel/ Kiltallagh); 3rd Ellen Moloney (Killarney); 4th Amy Harrington (Kenmare).
1,500m U-16: Boys: 1st Shogie O’Sullivan (Killorglin); 2nd Jack O’Leary (Rathmore/Gneeveguilla); 3rd Michael O’Reilly (Kenmare); 4th Darragh Slattery (Ballyduff). Girls: 1st Niamh O’Mahony (St Brendan’s/Oakpark); 2nd Deirdre Kelly (Caherciveen); 3rd Shauna McCarthy (Milltown/Listry); 4th Grace Cahill (Knocknagoshel).
200m U-10: Boys: 1st Jeremiah Galvin (Lixnaw); 2nd Isaac Vickers (Firies); 3rd Stephen Harty (Ballyheigue); 4th Eanna Ryle (Ballymacelligott). Girls: 1st Aisling Falvey (Abbeydorney/Kilflynn); 2nd Ava McEvoy (Beaufort); 3rd Anna O’Sullivan (Spa/Fenit/Barrow); 4th Elissa Hussey (Kenmare).
200m U-12: Boys: 1st Maurice Lenihan (Spa/Fenit/Barrow); 2nd Gavin Dillon (Duagh/Lyre); 3rd Cathal Kelleher (Kenmare); 4th Sean Hickey (Spa/Fenit/Barrow). Girls: 1st Jessica McGibney (Spa/ Fenit/Barrow); 2nd Rachel O’Mahoney (Blennerville/Ballyard); 3rd Holly Arthur (Kenmare); 4th Leyra Moriarty (Duagh/Lyre).
200m U-16: Boys: 1. Jordan Kissane (St Brendan’s/Oakpark); 2nd Tomas Clifford (Firies); 3rd Aaron O’Sullivan (Killarney); 4th Caleb Brosnan (Kenmare). Girls: 1st Rebecca Falvey (Abbeydorney/Kilflynn); 2nd Cliona Pierce (Listowel); 3rd Natasha Myers (Keel/Kiltallagh); 4th Eabha Murphy (Spa/Fenit/Barrow).
600m U-12: Boys: 1st Aaron Horgan (Ballyheigue); 2nd Adam Quigley (Valentia); 3rd Luke Sheridan (Duagh/Lyre); 4th John Sexton (Milltown/Listry). Girls: 1st Lily May O’Gara (Spa/Fenit/Barrow); 2nd Marina Eagar (Beaufort); 3rd Mairead Walsh (Firies); 4th Katie Power (Ballydonoghue/Lisselton).
800m U-14: Boys: 1st Cian Spillane (Milltown/Listry); 2nd Maidhci Lynch (Spa/Muckross); 3rd karl McCarthy (Killarney); 4th Cian O’Gara (Spa/Fenit/Barrow). Girls: 1st Rachael Neylon (Listowel); 2nd Kathryn Ryan (Glenflesk);
3rd Cara Gannon (Spa/Fenit/ Barrow); 4th Aoife Dwyer (Dromid/ Caherdaniel).
U-10 Hurdles: Boys: 1st Luke Merrigan (Kenmare); 2nd Odhran Buckley (Ballybunion); Cillian O’Leary (Kilcummin); 4th Donnacha Lynch (Milltown/Listry). Girls: 1st Klaudia Merchel (Kenmare); 2nd Ellen Moriarty (Beaufort); 3rd Siofra Murphy (Spa/Fenit/Barrow); 4th Eliza O’Donnell (Ballydonoghue/Lisselton).
U-14 Hurdles: Boys: 1st Alex Hennigan (Killarney); 2nd Paddy Falvey (Spa/Fenit/Barrow); 3rd Cathal Murphy (Boherbee/Cloghers/ Manor); 4th Jason Casey (Annascaul/Camp/Inch). Girls: 1st Eabha McCarthy (Milltown/Listry); 2nd Roisin Rahilly (Ballymacelligott); 3rd Jada Clarke (Blennerville/ Ballyard); 4th Alicia Cronin (Spa/ Fenit/Barrow).
Ball Throw U-12: Boys: 1st Dylan Buckley (Duagh/Lyre); 2nd Dawid Grebowiec (Kenmare); 3rd Fionnan Ryan (Spa/Fenit/Barrow); 4th Liam O’Sullivan (Kenmare). Girls: 1st Stephanie Reid (Annascal/Camp/Inch/Lispole); 2nd Summer Mulvihill (Ballybunion); 3rdd Erica McSherry (Ballybunion); 4th Leyra Moriarty (Duagh/Lyre).
Shot Putt U-14: 1st Padraig McCarthy (Listowel); 2nd Aidan Crowely (Kenmare); 3rd Mint O’Connor (Castleisland); 4th Jason Casey (Annascaul/Camp/Inch/Lispole). Girls: 1st Chloe Cremin (Kenmare); 2nd Rachel Murphy (Firies); 3rd Ciara Casey (Castleisland); 4th Orna O’Leary (Firies).
Long Jump U-12: Boys: 1st Ronan Sheridan (Duagh/Lyre); Oliver (Ollie) Shea (Kenmare); 3rd Shane Kelliher (Castleisland); 4th Ruadhan Clifford (Boherbee/ Cloghers/Manor). Girls: 1st Rachel O’Mahoney (Blennerville/ Ballyard); 2nd Lucy O’Connor Rock St/Caherslee); 3rd Laura Falvey (Abbeydorney/Kilflynn); 4th Caoimhe Murphy (Blennerville/ Ballyard).
Long Jump U-14: Boys: 1st Alex Hennigan (Killarney); 2nd Dara Looney (Killarney); 3rd Paddy Falvey (Spa/Fenit/Barrow); 4th Malachai O Ciardubhain (An Ghaeltacht). Girls: 1st Abigail Murphy (Fossa); 2nd Roisin Rahilly (Ballymacelligott); 3rd Orlaith McKenna (Spa/Fenit/Barrow);4th Keelin Enright (Blennerville/Ballyard).
High Jump U-16: Boys: 1st Jordan Kissane (St Brendan’s/ Oakpark); 2nd Aaron O’Sullivan (Killarney); 3rd Caleb Brosnan (Kenmare); 4th Tony White (Blennerville/Ballyard). Girls: 1st Serena O’Sullivan (Kenmare); 2nd Liath lenihan (KeelKiltallagh); 3rd Clionadh Daly (Kenmare); 4th Eabha De Faoite (Kenmare).
Javelin U-14: Boys: 1st Cathal Murphy (Boherbee/Cloghers/ Manor); 2nd Mike Galvin (Duagh/ Lyre); 3rd Oisin O’Sullivan (St Brendan’s/Oakpark). Girls: 1st Leah Foley (Keel/Kiltallagh); 2nd Doireann O’Shea (Firies); 3rd Eabha O’Connor (Ballyduff); 4th Sarah Fitzgerald (Keel/Kiltallagh).
Discus U-16: Boys: 1st Patrick Kearney (Firies); 2nd Sean Keane (Listowel); 3rd Shane Og MaGaley (Castleisland). Girls: 1st Abigail (Abby) Littlejohn (Kenmare); 2nd Aine O’Shea (Firies); 3rd Kirby Ann Ryan (Spa/Fenit/Barrow); 4th Katelyn Reid (Annascaul/Camp/ Inch/Lispole).
Mixed Relay U-10: 1st Kenmare; 2nd Lixnaw; 3rd Keel/Killtallagh; 4th Duagh/Lyre.
Girls Relay U-12: 1st Spa/Fenit/ Barrow; 2nd Duagh/Lyre; 3rd Ballybunion; 4th Kenmare
Boys Relay U-12: 1st Lixnaw; 2nd Milltown/Listry; 3rd Duagh/ Lyre; 4th Killarney.
Mixed Relay U-13: 1st Listowel; 2nd Spa/Fenit/Barrow; 3rd Blennerville/Ballyard; 4th Kenmare.
Boys Relay U-14: 1st Killarney; 2nd Spa/Fenit/Barrow; 3rd Kenmare.
Girls Relay U-14: 1st Fossa; 2nd Blennerville; 3rd Spa/Fenit/ Barrow; 4th Keel/Killtallagh.
Mixed Relay U-15: 1st Listowel; 2nd Castleisland; 3rd Killarney; 4th Kenmare.
Boys Relay U-16: 1st Kenmare; 2nd Kilcumin.
Girls Relay U-16: 1st Spa/Fenit/Barrow; 2nd Ballydonoghue/ Lisselton.
Mixed U-16 x 200m: 1st Listowel; 2nd Killarney.
Results are provisional pending final checking by County Secretary.
NATIONAL FINALS
We wish our winners every success at the National Finals which take place at UL in August.