Adamstown Cross Country - Sunday 19th Sept

Well done to all who made the journey to Adamstown in Co. Wexford for a very well run cross country event.

The club had representations throughout the day from Tiny Tots through to senior Ladies and Men.

Some photos shown above are Anne & Rita O'Brien and Aoibhe Waring from the Tiny tots 200m and Boys U13 winning team.

Top 3 finishers were U9 boys: Ethan Flynn 3rd, U10 girls: Lynsey McGuire 1st, U11 boys: Fergus O'Brien 3rd, U13 boys: Conor Quinn 3rd and team 1st with Ethan Robinson, David McGlynn, Luke O'Brien and Jamie McCarthy.

Others who competed well over these long distances were Anna Beadle, Megan Waring, Eimear McGlynn, Dylan Rowe Brannigan, Claire Caulfield, Craig Morrissey, Emma Caulfield, Saoirse Casey Power, Emma O'Brien, Nicole Rowe and Claire Grant.

Next Outing: SUNDAY NEXT: St Senans open sports: 1 pm start at the sports complex in Kilmacow.

Cross country event: St Senans Open

An excellent cross country event is on Sept 26th in Kilmacow. The St Senans open cross country sports with races from U8 right through to senior and masters.

Details on St Senans AC website

Start time is 1pm

This is always a great event so all members are encouraged to take part.

Munster Combined Events and Munster B Individual T&F at Templemore

The club was well represented on Sunday 29th August in Templemore with many great performances and 7 medals. Some pics of some of the crew who made the trip.

The medal winners were Hugo Blair who came third in The Combined events U11 boys (Long Jump, Shot putt and 600m) and in the B individual events Lynsey Maguire was 2nd in the U11 300m, Ethan Flynn won gold in the 300m and bronze in the U9 long jump, Saoirse Casey Power was 2nd in U16 100m and Nicole Rowe won the U16 Long jump and was 3rd in the 800m.

Other club members who competed were Una & Aoife Fitzgerald, Louise Reidy, Eamon Casey Power, Conor Quinn, Ethan Robinson, Jamie & Nicole McCarthy and Emma, Luke & Fergus O'Brien.

That was the last track & field of the year so cross country training beckons for the next few weeks.

Training continues on Tues and Thurs this week.

Training Back Next Tues Aug 17th

Training resumes on Tuesday next for members aged 8 and over and members of all ages on Thursday Aug 19th.

Also, Friday afternoon Fun activities in the Park:

Well done to Ethan Robinson and Luke O'Brien who competed in the 3k fun run in the park on Friday last for 10 to 18 year olds. Both athletes won Alfie Hale vouchers for their trouble and had a great day of other activities provided by Waterford Sports partnership.

Last Thursday Night Training for the summer

Tonight (July 8th) is the last night of training for Thursday nights.

Tuesday training for those age 8 and older will continue on Tuesdays for 2 more weeks.

Check back here in August for the date on which training will resume.

All Ireland Silver & Bronze

Well done to Caroline Farrelly on winning a silver medal in the U18 200m Steeplechase in Tullamore on Saturday last. In the same race Siobhain Heylin won Bronze. A great day for the girls and for the club. A well deserved payoff for all the hard training.

Training back to normal

Training is back to Tuesday and Thursday at 7pm as and from Tues 15th June.

Well done to our older Juveniles (pictured above) who helped the senior team in the National League in Tullamore last Sunday, June 13th. After round 1 both the ladies and mens teams are in a postion to qualify for the final in August.

Photo shows Richard, Isaac, Samuel, Killian, Siobhain, Niamh and Caroline who competed.