Munster Title for David Earley
On Sunday last we set off on a cold and frosty morning to Killeagh for the Munster B Championships. West Waterford had twenty-seven athletes competing and all ran well on the day as a result we had individual, club and county medals coming home. David Earley was back at his best with a great run that saw him win the boys under 15 and take his first Munster title. Other individual medal winners on the day were:
Girls under 9 Aine Flynn 8th
Boys under 9 Jerome Power 3rd
Girls under 11 Chloe Flynn 4th and Rachel Wyley 8th
Boys under 13 Tholm Reddy 9th
Girls under 15 Una Mc Grath 12th
The boys under 9 were in action at this level for the first time and came home with bronze medals having taken third place in the inter club contest. The scoring four were Jerome Power, Aidan O’Brien, Cian O’Riordan and Jack Mc Grath.
The girls under 11 won silver in the inter club event. Chloe Fennell, Rachel Wyley, Caoimhe Dwyer, Reecca Ansell, Laura Cusack and Rachel Mc Guickian made up the team.
The following athletes won medals with the county teams
Under 9 Aine Flynn 3rd
Under 9 Jerome Power, Aidan O’Brien and Cian O’Riordan 3rd
Under 11 Chloe Flynn, Rachel Wyley and Caoimhe Dwyer 2nd
Under 11 Eoin O’Brien, Oisin O’Mahoney and Oran Leamy 3rd
Under 13 Tholm Reddy Richard Casey and Eoin Dwyer 3rd
Under 15 David Earley Cian Dwyer 1st.
Training Finished
We have finished training with the younger athletes for the moment. They are due a well-earned rest and we will look forward to seeing them all again in 2009. Keep an eye on the local papers for news of when we are starting again. For those going to the All Irelands next weekend training continues as usual this week.
Easons League
Our very successful Eason’s cross-country league came to an end on Friday last. This event run under the stewardship of Tony Shalloe attracted a field of 60 athletes most evenings. The club would like to acknowledge all his hard work in putting the results and the” Board” together each week. On Friday Pat White Easons Dungarvan was on hand to present the prizes to the winners of the various categories and the club would like to thank Pat for his continued support of this event.
All Ireland Championships in Cavan
The second section of the national cross-country championships will be held in Cavan next weekend. West Waterford will have a large contingent of athletes and parents travelling to the event. The bus will leave the Park Hotel on Saturday morning at 11am sharp. We will travel to Athlone where we will overnight and head for Cavan the following day. The following athletes have qualified for the event
Under 11 Girls: Sinead Flynn, Lorna Cummins, Niamh Leamy. Kate Mc Grath, Aisling Mullanney, Dairina Shanley.
Under 11 Boys: Micheal Power, Eoin O’Brien, Oisin O’Mahoney, Oran Leamy
Under 13 Girls: Cliona Ryan, Aisling Prendergast, Gemma Wyley, Dominique O’Mahoney.
Under 13 Boys: Sean Curran
Under 15 Girls: Kate Veale
Under 17 Girls: Edel Roche, Rebecca Maher, Claire Collins, Kate Kennedy, Nicola Coffey.
Under 17 Boys: Joe Conway, Lughaidh O’Mahoney
Under 19 Girls: Elma Nugent
Best of luck to all who are competing.
