Athletics festival.
THE annual SuperValu Primary Schools Athletics Fest co-ordinated by Sligo Sport and Recreation Partnership took place on Thursday the 20th of September and once again proved to be a huge success with a record number of schools and participants enjoying a great event at the Athletics Arena at IT Sligo. Over one thousand two hundred primary school children representing 47 primary schools from all over County Sligo took part. There were both relay races and individual races for both boys and girls on the day. This gave children the chance to run as part of a team and it also gave a great opportunity for individual runners to take on the challenge of the longer 200m distance.
The event is now in its fifteenth year and continues to grow in popularity with the focus being on participation, fun and enjoyment. Certificates of participation and event t shirts were presented to all athletes in recognition of their sporting effort.
The event was kindly supported by SuperValu stores throughout County Sligo. On the day, a team of volunteers from County Sligo Athletics Association, Athletics clubs throughout the county, a group of transition year students from Sligo Grammar School and SSRP staff worked collectively to ensure the event went off smoothly.
Event co-ordinator, Denise Mc Dermott of Sligo Sport and Recreation Partnership stated, “Once again the SuperValu Athletics Fest has proven a great success with a huge number of children taking part from across the County. The positive response and support for this event from the many schools and teachers who accompany their pupils to the event is great to see”. She added “The collective effort from Athletics clubs, volunteers, event sponsor SuperValu and SSRP staff, all contribute to a great sporting occasion for the young people involved”. Results are detailed below:
Junior Girls 4 * 100 M
1st Our Lady of Mercy Primary, 2nd Scoil Mhuire Gan Smál, Curry, 3rd Strandhill NS
Junior Boys 4 * 100 M
1st Strandhill NS, 2nd Gaelscoil Cnoc Na Rí, 3rd Carbury NS
Junior Mixed 4 * 100 M
1st Ransboro NS, 2nd Rathcormac NS, 3rd Culfadda NS
Senior Girls 4 * 100 M
1st Scoil Mhuire Gan Smál, Curry, 2nd Scoil Ursula, 3rd Gaelscoil Cnoc Na Rí
Senior Boys 4 * 100 M
1st Scoil Naisiunta Realt na Mara Rosses Point NS, 2nd St John’s Ballisodare, 3rd Scoil Chríost Rí, Enniscrone
Senior Mixed 4 * 100 M
1st Rathcormac NS, 2nd Culfadda NS, 3rd St. Patrick’s NS Carly
Senior Girls: Individual 200 M
1st Susannah Gilligan, Ransboro NS
2nd Shannon Davey, Holy Family NS Tubbercurry 3rd Nebeela Basith, Our Lady of Mercy Senior Boys: Individual 200 M
1st Niall Kenny, Ardkeeran NS
2nd Danny Woodrow, High Park NS
3rd Jim Molloy, Mullaghroe NS