Saturday 3rd and Sunday the 4th of March saw a number of Waterford A.C. athletes travel to Nenagh, Co. Tipperary for the U14-U19 Munster Indoor Track and Field . It was the first time for most of our athletes to compete in events such as high jump and hurdles. On Saturday Sally Brown U15 competed in the 60m and long jump . Emma O' Brien U15 200m and 60 m sprint.Saoirse Casey Power U 17 200m , long jump and 800m . Also to compete U19 boys was Richard Lucas running in the 1500m race. Sunday 4th of March U14 Aoife Dullaghan competed in the 60m hurdles, Isabel Roche competed in the high jump.Kathleen Heery competed in the shot finishing outside the medals. U15 Sally Brown and Gwyneth Blair both competed in the 60m hurdles for the first time at Munster level. U14 boys Luke O'Brien competed in the 60m sprint and long jump, finishing outside the medals for the long jump. Jamie McCarthy and David McGlynn both competed in the 60m; their 800m race proved very competitive both running a strong race. All our athletes did the club proud the competition at this age level is extremely high; however valuable experience was gain by our athletes and coaches. A total of 6 medals were won by Waterford A.C. athletes at Munster Indoor Track & Field 2012 .Well done !
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