Mooney walks it!
THE IRISH Life Health national indoor Junior and Under-23 championships were held in Athlone I.T. on Sunday.
Joseph Mooney (Adamstown) was first in the Under-23 3,000m walk (13.01.52 minutes).
Pádraig Hore (Taghmon) finished second in the Junior shot putt (6kg) with 13.59m, six cms. behind the winner.
Aaron Tierney-Smith (Menapians) was second in the 60m hurdles (8.27s).
Lystus Ebosele (D.M.P.) was second in the Junior shot putt (4kg) with 12.41m, just seven cms. off the lead.
Peter O’Connor (Enniscorthy), competing at Under-23, was third in the shot putt (7.26kg) with 10.17m, fourth in the 60m hurdles (9.13s), and sixth in the long jump (5.82m), just four cms. ahead of clubmate James Fortune in eighth.
Cian Bates (Kilmore) was fourth in the Junior long jump in 5.95m, a single centimetre away from bronze.
Jack Forde (St. Killian’s) was eighth in the Junior high jump (1.75m).
In the Junior women’s 60m, Sabia Doyle (Menapians) was seventh (7.89s) and Aisling Kelly (Taghmon) was eighth (7.92s).
Adamstown’s Ryan Carthy-Walsh entered the Under-23 high jump at 1.90m, had three fails and, despite there being just three competitors, unfortunately, did not place. The competition was won with 1.80m.
Wexford Athletics held their A.G.M. in the Riverside Park Hotel, Enniscorthy, on Wednesday.
The night began with a review of last year’s minutes, followed by reports from the main officers. The sponsor, Mr Oil, was thanked for their ongoing support.
All the clubs, parents, coaches, landowners and officers were thanked for their work and support during the year.
Nearly all clubs were represented and a lively discussion took place. There were ten motions put forward and seven were passed, most notably the clarification for regrading with Intermediate athletes, reduction of scoring members on the Senior men’s cross-country team, the inclusion of a county Senior inter-club relay competition, and further development of the athlete of the year award.
The existing committee of Nicky Cowman (President), Pat O’Leary (Vice-President), Paddy Morgan (Chairman), John Moore (Vice-Chairman), Anne Marie Forde (Secretary), Emmett Malone (Treasurer) and Michelle Byrne (Juvenile Competitions Secretary) were all elected unopposed, with the addition of the new Senior Competitions Secretaries of Louise Kehoe and Paul Gibbons (S.B.R.).
Senan O’Reilly stepped down from his role as P.R.O., and the position was not filled on the night, so, if there are any budding P.R.O’s out there, with an interest in athletics and some time on their hands, we would love to have you!
Fixtures: January 31 (12 noon), South Leinster schools cross-country, Carlow Town Hurling Club; February 2, A.A.I. indoor games, Abbotstown; February 3, E.C.C.C. cross-country, Senior and Under-20, Albufeira, Portugal; February 3, Irish Life Health national Intermediate/Masters, Juvenile ‘B’ and relays cross-country, Dundalk I.T.