A lot of firsts for Grange / Fermoy AC Juveniles
Congratulations to Rachael Walsh, who was first lady home and 9th overall in the Bishopstown Lions Club 5k road event on Sunday, March 27th in MTU. Rachael was not only the first woman to cross the finish line, but she also finished 9th overall in 20.07. Mike, her father, kept her company and came in eighth place in 19.48. Congratulations to both of you, and good luck in the T and F season, Rachael!
There were also a lot of firsts for the Grange-Fermoy AC Juveniles at the Avondhu Track and Field Championships which were held at the MTU track in Cork on Saturday, 9th April on a beautiful bright and sunny day. We would like to congratulate them all on doing so well in these championships. For some of them it was their very first competition and this track and field meeting was a great way to introduce them to competition in a fun and relaxed environment.
The clubs in the Avondhu area are North Cork AC, Fanahan McSweeney AC, Bweeng TrailBlazers AC, Millstreet AC, Liscaroll AC and Grange Fermoy AC. Approximately 250 juvenile athletes took part and 45 of them were from our club.
Well done to Henry Bagnall (1st 600m, 2nd in long jump, turbo javelin, shot and 3rd in 80m), Alex Bagnall 3rd in long jump), Kealan Cotter (2nd long jump) Fionn Hayes (1st long jump, 2nd on shot, 100m and 800m) and Emer Hayes, Emilie McElvaney (1st shot, 2nd 80m, 600m and Long jump), Christine McElvaney (2nd in turbo javelin and 3rd in 600m), Thomas McElvaney, Eli and Hannah Conway, Luke O’Connor (1st in shot, long jump, 3rd in 600m), Sean O’Connor (2nd in 600m), Liam and Katie O’Connor, Erika Dorgan (3rd in long jump and 80m) and Daniel Dorgan (1st 100m and shot), Fionn and Charlotte Purcell, Rachel O’Flynn (1st in 800m, 3rd in shot), Maebh O’Connor, Sarah O’Connor (1st in 100m, 800m and long jump), Aiden Scannell (1st in long jump and 2nd in 200m), Amy and Luke Murphy, Libby and Zoe Murphy, John Curtin, Tess Hickey, Caitlin Cuffe, Ella Rose Cuffe (3rd in 200m, long jump and turbo javelin), Saoirse Murphy, Daniel Dorgan, Rebecca (3rd in shot) Emily (3rd in turbo javelin) and Michaela Cotter, Emilia Cotter, Avery McNamara, Donnacha (2nd in shot and 3rd in 800m) and Calum (2nd in 800m) Geary, Jack Hegarty, Megan Walsh, Ciara O’Flynn, Tomasz Kaskiewicz (3rd in shot and 100m), Claire O’Donnell (3rd in turbo javelin) and Niamh Finn (3rd in long jump).
The club also won medals in the sprint relays which were held at the end of the day. Please log into the Cork Athletics website for further results. Congratulations to our medallists, but the day was about much more than earning gold! Saoirse summed it up perfectly when she said, “Even if I didn’t win a medal on the day, I made plenty of new friends, which is more important!” That’s the spirit Saoirse!