Author: Administrator

The Munster Athletics U9 to U16 Juvenile B Track & Field Championships took place in Templemore on Saturday 29th July 2017. Ennis Track athletes in action Sophie Maher came 4th in the U9 300m with time of 60 seconds. Thomas Williams won silver in the U10 turbo javelin with a throw of 18.98m. He also competed in the 60m sprint. Nicole Keane came 10th in the U12 600m with a time of 2:10.84. Aisling Moloney was 7th in the U13 600m with a time of 1:57.29 and won bronze the shot putt with a throw of 7.17m.…

Event Details & Schedule The Ennis Track AC 5 Mile Race takes place on the 12th August at 11:00 am. The race is AAI approved and the course is accurately measured (Jones Counter). HQ for the race will be at Lees Road amenity park where numbers and race packs can be collected. There will be a short warm up jog from the gates of Lees Road at 10:45 am to the start line at Drumcliffe.  The route will take participants on a looped run into the countryside before returning to the finish line…

Ennis Track athletes were in superb form at Days 1–3 of the National Juvenile Track & Field Championships in Tullamore, collecting no less than 13 All-Ireland medals including 4 golds, 4 silvers and 5 bronze, plus a new Irish record in the high jump. Our athletes in action on Day 1 Ava Rochford was 4th in the U13 girls 60m hurdles in 10.15s and won bronze in the shot putt with a throw of 9.55m. Neasa Ní Ainiféin was 5th in the U14 girls’ 800m in a time of 2:24.02. Ailbhe Doherty rounded off a superb season with a…

So proud to see our own Jo Keane and Ailbhe Doherty in their Irish singlets. Both girls, pupils of St. Flannan’s, were chosen for the Irish Schools team competing against their counterparts in England, Scotland and Wales in Santry at the SIAB International Track & Field Championships. Ailbhe competed both in the 300m and in the 4 x 300m relay, while Jo competed in the 800m. Delighted to report that both girls came away with bronze medals in their individual events: Ailbhe with a time of 40.31 for the 300m and Jo with a time…

The All-Ireland Juvenile B Championships took place in Tullamore on Saturday 15th July. Results Ruth Leyden (U13) won bronze in the high jump with a jump of 1.30m. Avril Lillis (U13) was 4th in the shot putt with a throw of 7.28m. We also had three girls competing in the 600m. They were Ellen Mannion with a time of 1:50.32, Ruth Leyden with a time of 1:51.95 and Avril Lillis with a time of 1:52.05. Aisling Healy (U14) was 5th in the 800m with a time of 2:36.64. Laura Healy (U16) won bronze in the…

Congrats to Jo Keane on winning the National Junior 800m title in Tullamore! 16-year-old Jo ran a tactically supreme race to win the junior women’s 800m in 2:16.46. Keane held off fellow 16-year-old Alex O’Neill (St Cronan’s) who was second in 2:16.89. Congratulations also to Tony Odubote who ran a new P.B. of 49.41 in the 400m final and just missed out on a medal!    

All Ireland Masters Championship were held in Tullamore on Sunday 2nd July. Highlights Ladies Mary Cahill (O40) won a silver medal in the long jump, was 5th in the 800m, and 5th in the 400m. Ann Marie Connellan was 6th in the 3000m. Lorraine Hayes competed in the shot putt. Helen O’Hanlon (O50) was 6th in the 100m. Marian O’Loughlin (O60) was 4th in the 100m and 5th in the 800m. Men Martin Curley (O35) won a bronze medal in the 110m hurdles, was 7th in the discus and 4th in the high jump. John Murphy (O50) won a…

The Tailteann Schools interprovincial athletics were held in Morton Stadium last Saturday, June 24th. Two athletes from St Flannan’s College recorded tremendous victories in this prestigious event and will now go on to represent Ireland in the Schools International which will take place on July 15th in Ireland. Jo Keane controlled the girls 800m from the gun but had Molly Brown Castleknock C.C. right on her shoulder at the bell. The two girls battled all the way until the last 150m when Jo broke away to record a superb victory…

On a scorcher of a weekend at CIT track, it was great to see so many of our athletes competing – the red and white of Ennis Track was there in force! Below are the highlights: Girls Ailbhe Doherty had another superb weekend and had a track worn to the podium, collecting no less than four Munster medals: Gold in the U15 100m with a time of 12.71 sec Gold in the U15 200m in a time of 25.54 sec Gold in the U15 800m in 2:20.82 Silver in the U16…