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Juvenile News, March 8th 2009

We are back in Training
Last Wednesday we started back in training.  It was a very cold and miserable evening and yet we had a turnout of over forty young athletes.  This was a great number for the first night back. Training will continue every Wed and Fri at 6pm in the Friary.  We always welcome new athletes and anyone born in or before 2001 is welcome.

Great run by Kate in Belfast
The University of Ulster in Jordanstown was the venue for the Irish Schools Cross Country Championships. The course was very similar to the friary being run over the University playing fields. There was a very high standard in all six of the races with a big step up in pace from the Munster championships. The best of the Waterford athletes was West Waterford AC’s Kate Veale who was competing in the colours of St. Augustines, Kate well up in the leading bunch for much of the race in the Intermediate Girls event. Kate came with a strong run in the closing stages to snatch fifth place on the line. Kate was the only medal winner from Waterford on the day and her fifth place finish earned her a place on the Irish schools cross country team for the schools international which will be held in Bangor at the end of the month.
The Ard Scoil team was decimated by flu in the last two week but were determined to compete in event.  The team finished in eight position. Edel Roche in 51st place led them home. Clare Collins was next in 61st followed by Nicola Coffey 63rd and Rebecca Maher 65th. Declan Power was the best of the CBS team. He finished 48th in a tough run over 6,500m.Jim Curran finished 68th with Tom just four places behind in 72nd.

Upcoming Fixtures

March
14th March – Regional Squad Session Limerick
28th March – Schools International Cross Country Bangor Wales

April
3rd  April – Credit Union Awards Waterford
19th April—Leevale Open Sports Mardyke Cork
22nd  April – Waterford  Secondary Schools T&F- RSC –12.30
26th April – Waterford County T&F Club Championships RSC
29th April – East Munster Girls T&F – RSC – 12 noon
30th April – Primary School Sports Big Schools Friary 6.00pm

May
6th May – East Munster Boys T&F – RSC – 11.30am
7th May – Primary School Sports Small Schools Friary 6.00pm
10th May – Waterford County T&F Club Championships
14th May – Western Final Primary School Sports Friary 6.00pm
16th  May – Munster Schools T&F – UL – 9.30am
28th May – County Final Primary School Sports Friary 6.00pm
30th  May – Irish Schools T&F – Tullamore – 9am

June
6th/7th June Munster Club T&F under 9/13
20th/21st June – Munster Club T&F 14/19
27th  June – Tailteann Interpro T&F – Tullamore – 11.30am

July
11th/12th   July – National Club Championships 13/19 Tullamore
18th July – Schools International T&F Belfast
19th July – National Club Championships 13/18 Tullamore
26th July – National B Championships Tullamore

August
1st August  – Celtic International
16th September – Munster Schools Multi-Events – venue/time tbc
26th September – Irish Schools Multi-Events – venue/time tbc

Upcoming Events