Athletics

In the recent Inter Schools cup held in Limerick, contested by BGS, Ashton, Newtown, Midleton, Villiers and Kilkenny College our Girls team claimed the overall girls prize by a record margin. Our boys team finished second, losing out narrowly in the last few events.

The most notable performance came from Colin Kingston who broke the U-16 boys Shot Putt record by more than 2 metres.

 

The South Munster Colleges event was also held in the past week. Outstanding performances earning gold medals came from the U-17 girls relay team, the girls and boys U-14 relay teams, Bella Sherlock in the U-15 girls 1500m, Lulu Keane in the U-16 girls mile and Emma Young in the U-15 triple jump.

 

Other notable performances came from Joey Henchy (2nd, U-14 boys 100m), Bobby Smith (2nd, U-15 boys javelin), Fintan O'Shaughnessy (2nd, U-15 boys high jump & 3rd U-15 boys long jump), Robert O'Sullivan (2nd, U-17 boys javelin), Mark O'Sullivan (2nd, Senior Boys steeplechase) and the U-15 boys came third in the relay. For the girls Ciara Houstoun (3rd, U-14 800m & 3rd U-15 200m), Emma Young (2nd, U-15 girls high jump), Millie Kershaw (2nd, U-15 girls triple jump), Sally Smith (2nd, U-15 girls discus), Loraine Copithorne (3rd, U-17 girls 200m and triple jump) & Lynn Bradfield (2nd, Senior Discus and Shot)

The girls U-15 team also took the overall cup.

So a fantastic couple of weeks in Athletics, well done to all involved, athletes and coaches alike.

The Munster College Finals take place this Saturday in CIT, and all above have qualified to take part.