Boyne strike gold
THE indoor season is well and truly in full swing and Boyne AC’s senior athlete Amy McTeggart continued her excellent season with second place in the long jump at the star-studded AIT International Grand Prix in Athlone.
The Drogheda lady, who is a student at AIT, recorded two 5.51m efforts to finish second in the Midlands Print long jump competition, with victory going to Sarah McCarthy (5.62m).
And then it was onto the Leinster Indoor Championships in Abbotstown last weekend, where McTeggart topped the podium with gold in the Senior ladies long jump and high jump and also finished second in the shot putt with a personal best of 10.00m.
Sally Clarke contested the Masters Ladies 800m, finishing in a creditable fourth place in her category, while in the Junior Ladies 800m Eva Cummins ran well to finish in seventh place.
Sunday saw the Leinster Relays take place in a packed-to-capacity arena. These events always make for great excitement and thrills, and this one certainly didn’t disappoint.
Getting the day off to a flying start, literally, the 2017 Indoor silver medallists were determined to go one better this year. Killian Ekhator, Aaron Fennell, Amitesh Bala and Alex Devine comfortably qualified for the final with a super time of 54.90, which, although to be confirmed, is a new Championship-best performance.
In their final, although a fraction slower, the boys showed their amazing teamwork to sprint across the line in first place in 56.13 seconds and these four young men are definitely ones to watch out for in the National finals on March 11th.
Meanwhile, the Leinster silver medallists from 2017, the Girls U-15 team of Anna Faulkner, Saran