Tipperary County Athletics News

Congratulations to Sean Tobin, Clonmel A.C. who won the Men’s 3000m at the AAI Games in Morton Stadium, Santry on Sunday last, 15^th May. Sean took the lead with just over a lap to go & he stormed home to win in a fantastic time of 8.33.51, well inside the standard for both the World & European Youth Championships & a personal best for him. A wonderful achievement & we wish him every success this season.

Day 2 & 3 of the County Juvenile Track & Field Championships for U/12 to Junior athletes took place in Templemore Track on Saturday & Sunday, 7^th & 8th of May. Once again, our thanks to our Track & Field Secretary, Emby Walsh for organising the event & to all the Tipperary County Board officials & Clubs who provided help on the day. Judging on just individual titles alone Nenagh Olympic A.C. finished top with 37 titles followed closely by Carrick-On-Suir A.C. in 2^nd place with 34 titles & Clonmel A.C. in 3^rd place with 14 titles. Joint 4^th were Tipperary Town A.C. & Borrisokane A.C. with 9 titles each, Templemore A.C. were 5^th with 8, Moycarkey Coolcroo

A.C. & Moyne finished 6^th with 3 each followed by Slieveardagh A.C. & Dundrum A.C. in 7^th place with 2 each & Thurles Crokes A.C. in 8^th place with 1 title. With 68 individual titles up for deciding in the Boys/Junior Men’s events Nenagh Olympic A.C. emerged as strongest Boys Club in the County winning 29 individual titles with Carrick-O-Suir A.C. in 2^nd place with 12 titles & Templemore A.C., Tipperary Town A.C. & Clonmel A.C. tying for 3^rd place with 6 titles each. Moycarkey Coolcroo A.C. won 3 titles, Slieveardagh A.C. & Newport A.C. with 2 titles each & Borrisokane A.C. & Thurles Crokes A.C. with 1 title apiece. In the Relay competition, Nenagh Olympic A.C. again dominated winning 4 out of 7 titles with Moycarkey Coolcroo A.C., Clonmel A.C. & Carrick-On-Suir A.C. winning 1 each. In The Girls & Junior Women’s competitions with 64 individual titles up for grabs, Carrick-On-Suir A.C. were the top County Club for Girls winning 22 individual titles with Nenagh Olympic A.C., Newport A.C., Clonmel A.C. & Borrisokane A.C. finishing joint 2^nd with 8 titles each & Tipperary Town A.C. & Moyne

A.C. in 3^rd place with 3 titles each. Templemore A.C. & Dundrum A.C. finished in 4^th place with 2 titles each. In the Relay competitions Carrick-On-Suir A.C. & Nenagh Olympic A.C. won 2 titles each with Newport A.C. winning 1 title. Results of Day 2 & 3 are below & full version can be found at www.tipperaryathletics.com.

A number of Tipperary athletes from Nenagh Olympic A.C. & Moycarkey Coolcroo A.C. took part in the Munster Juvenile Pentathlons in CIT on Saturday 30^th April. Great success was enjoyed by both Clubs with 10 medals won in total, 4  gold, 3 silver & 3 bronze. Munster titles were won by Deirbhile Ryan, Michael Quilligan, Dan Finnerty, Nenagh Olympic A.C. & Daniel Ryan, Moycarkey Coolcroo A.C. Silver medals went to brother &  sister Emma & Tom Hennessy, Nenagh Olympic A.C. & David Ryan, Moycarkey Coolcroo A.C. while bronze medals were won by Alannah Deering, Carl Williams & Damon Gregory, Nenagh Olympic A.C. Other Tipperary athletes who took part & competed very well were:- Hannah Finnerty & Maeve Hassett, Nenagh Olympic A.C. 10^th & 11^th in Girls U/11; Margaret Quigley, Nenagh Olympic A.C. 11^th in Girls U/12; Jack Fallon & Sean Mockler, Moycarkey Coolcroo A.C. 4^th & 5^th in Boys U/12 & Paul White, Nenagh Olympic A.C. 4^th in Boys U/17. Full results can be found on our website. Congratulations & well done to all our athletes who took part on the day.

Upcoming fixtures are below:-

Sat 21^st May – Munster Secondary Schools Track & Field Championships in CIT. Good luck to all our athletes who will be taking part.

Sun 22^nd May – Ennis Track A.C. Open Sports Day at 12 noon in Lees Road Sports Facility, Drumcliffe Road, Ennis. See Fixtures page on www.tipperaryathletics.com for more information.

Sat 28^th May – County Juvenile “B” Track & Field Championships in Templemore at 1pm. Details can be found on our website.

Sat 4^th June – Irish Schools Track & Field Championships in Tullamore.

Sat 11^th June – Munster U/9 to U/11 Team Games & U/12 & U/13 Track & Field Championships in Ennis Track.

Sun 12^th June – Munster U/9 to U/11 Team Games & U/12 & U/13 Track & Field Championships in Ennis Track.

Sat 18^th June – Munster U/14 to U/19 Track & Field Championships in Castleisland, Co. Kerry.

Sun 19^th June – Munster U/14 to U/19 Track & Field Championships in Castleisland, Co. Kerry.

Sat 25^th June – AAI Juvenile Team Games for U/9 to U/11 in Templemore.

Sun 26^th June – County Tipperary Community Games Athletic Finals in Templemore at 12 noon.

Sat 9^th July & Sun 10^th July – AAI Juvenile Track & Field Championships in Tullamore.

Sat 16^th July – Schools International Track & Field Championships in Wales.

Sun 17^th July – Munster Juvenile “B” Track & Field Championships in Templemore.

Sat 30^th & Sun 31^st July – AAI Combined Events in Tullamore.