Tipperary County Athletics News

The Woodies DIY AAI Juvenile Inter-County & Inter-Club Relays took place in Tullamore Harriers Stadium on Sunday 24th July. Tipperary athletes came away with 4 sets of Inter-County medals when gold was claimed by our Girls U/15 team (Phoebe Murphy, Clonmel A.C., Maria Carey, Newport A.C., Leanne Prout, Carrick- on- Suir A.C., Laura Costello, Aisling O’Donnell & Amy White, Nenagh Olympic A.C.) & Boys U/19 team (Oisin Fitzpatrick, Nenagh Olympic A.C., Daniel Maher, Tipperary Town A.C., Shane O’Dwyer, Carrick-On-Suir A.C., Patrick Lynch, Newport A.C., Mel Corbett, Nenagh Olympic A.C. & Jaco Oosthuysen, Clonmel A.C.) while bronze medals were won by our Girls U/13 team (Olivia Moylan, Nenagh Olympic A.C., Lara O’Dwyer, Tipperary Town A.C., Aoife Doyle & Ciara O’ Flaherty, Carrick-On-Suir A.C., Sara O’ Donnell, Nenagh Olympic A.C. & Annabel Wynne Jones, Templemore A.C.) & our Boys U/15 team (Michael Quilligan, Damon Gregory & Declan Leamy, Nenagh Olympic A.C., Darren Prout, Conor Shelly & Darragh Shelly, Carrick-On-Suir A.C.). The County Clubs also performed well in the Inter-Club Relays with all 4 sets of medals won by Nenagh Olympic A.C. Their Girls U/12 4 x 100m team stormed home to victory & gold while their Girls U/14 4 x 100m, Boys U/15 4 x 100m & Boys U/18 4 x 400m teams all picked up bronze medals. Congratulations & well done to all our medal winners & to all the Tipperary athletes & teams who took part on the day. Full results can be found at www.tipperaryathletics.com.

Day 3 of the Woodies DIY National Track & Field Championships took place on Saturday 23rd July. Phoebe Murphy, Clonmel A.C. won gold in the Girls U/14 200m (26.51) making it a golden championships for her as she also won the 80m title two weeks ago. Shane O’Dwyer, Carrick-On-Suir A.C. was in top form winning gold in the Boys U/19 High Jump (1.95m), while silver medals were won by Marie Costello, Borrisokane A.C. in the Girls U/18 3000m Walk (16.21.24) & Oisin Fitzpatrick, Nenagh Olympic A.C. in the Boys U/18 High Jump (1.75m). Nenagh Olympic A.C. made it double bronze in the Girls & Boys U/17 Javelin competition with Caroline Morgan throwing 23.28m & Dan Finnerty 45.59m. Congratulations & well done to all.

The Munster Juvenile “B” Track & Field Championships took place on Sunday 17^th July in Templemore Track. Tipperary athletes from 9 different Clubs performed very well to win 47 medals in total (14 gold, 20 silver & 13 bronze. Results of medal winners can be found below. Full results can be found on our website at www.tipperaryathletics.com.

Girls U 9

60m

3 Caoimhe Power Carrick on Suir

300m

1 Rachel Leonard Templemore

Long Jump

2 Gwen Flatley Carrick on Suir 2.96

Ball Throw

2 Jessica Redfern Clonmel 14.56

Girls U 10

500m

3. Emma Coleman Newport

Long Jump

2. Anna Ryan Moycarkey Coolcroo 3.40

Girls U 11

600M

2 Kate Herke Templemore 2.00.85

Girls U 12

600M

2 Emma Fagan Newport 1.57.99

3 Tara O’Meara Templemore 1.58.88

Long Jump

2. Lauren Moylan Nenagh Olympic 3.77

Shot

2. Eleanor Percy Nenagh Olympic 6.95

3. Alice Browning Carrick on Suir 6.22

High Jump

1. Emily Tierney Nenagh Olympic 1.15

Girls U 13

Long Jump

2. Cora Maher Carrick on Suir 3.81

High Jump

3 Kate Hayes Nenagh Olympic 1.15

Girls U 14

80M

2 Kayley Moylan Nenagh Olympic

High Jump

1. Sophie Crowe Nenagh Olympic 1.27

2. Aoife Tierney Nenagh Olympic 1.25

Girls U 15

100M

2 Lorraine Doyle Clonmel

Girls U 16

100M

3 Colleen Nevin Borrisokane 14.13

800M

2. Shauna Dunphy Carrick on Suir 2.48.27

Long Jump

1 Colleen Nevin Borrisokane 4.38

Shot

1. Ellen Finnerty Nenagh Olympic 7.75

2. Emily Walsh Carrick on Suir 7.54

High Jump

2. Emily Walsh Carrick on Suir 1.25

Boys U 9

60m

1 James Allen Newport

Long Jump

1. James Allen Newport 2.67

Boys U 10

60M

1 Joshua Egan Nenagh Olympic

Boys U 11

60M

2 Patrick Campion Slieveardagh

Long Jump

1 Sean Carolan Newport 3.69

3. Patrick Campion Slieveardagh 3.49

Ball Throw

3 Noel Anyanwu Carrick on Suir 24.60

Boys U 12

60M

3 Conor Murphy Clonmel

600M

1 Jack Fallon Moycarkey Coolcroo 1.49.39

Long Jump

2 Jack Fallon Moycarkey Coolcroo 3.80

Shot

1. Rhys Shelly Moycarkey Coolcroo 7.17

High Jump

J2 Martin Kehoe Carrick on Suir 1.15

600M

3. Carl Williams Nenagh Olympic 1.52.95

Shot

1. Nathan Crowe Tipp town 9.68

Boys U 14

800M

1 Robert Kennedy Templemore 2.30.10

Shot

3 Conor Meagher Templemore 7.37

High Jump

1. Michael Whelan Carrick on Suir 1.30

2 Jack O’Sullivan Carrick on Suir 1.25

3 Eoin Troy Slieveardagh 1.25

4 Eamon Troy Slieveardagh 1.25

Boys U 15

3 Conor Shelly Carrick on Suir

800M

2. Ben Buttimer Templemore 2.21.97

Long Jump

2 Darragh Shelly Carrick on Suir 4.71

Upcoming fixtures are below:-

Sat 30^th July – AAI Combined Events in Tullamore.

Sun 31^st July – AAI Combined Events & Juvenile “B” Championships in Tullamore. Timetable for all 4 days can be found at www.tipperaryathletics.com. Good luck to all our athletes who will be taking part on the day.

Sun 31^st July – Athletics Ireland Family Fitness Festival in Farmleigh, Phoenix Park commencing at 10am with a Family Mile Challenge. This will be followed by various children’s events for U/5 to U/14 years at 11.30am. For more information log onto familyfitnessfestival.ie.