Juvenile News 14 November 2021

All Ireland Championships on Sunday Next

The first session of the All Ireland Championships under 12,14,16 and 18 will  be held in Santry Demesne. West Waterford athletes will gather at the venue from 10.00am. As yet we have no timetable, information on parking or covid forms.

The event will be an all ticket affair and every adult travelling must have a ticket.

There is no parking at the venue so our advice would be to drop your passengers at the gate opposite the Crown Plaza and then go to the designated parking.

We wish all our athletes competing on Munster, County and club teams the very best of luck

Munster Teams

The following have qualified to compete on the Munster Teams

Under 12 Isabelle Gaffney,

Under 14 Sarah Gaffney, Fia de Paor, Aoife O’Donovan

Under 16 David Gaffney, Cal Tutty

 Waterford County Teams

The following have qualified to compete with the county teams

Under 14 Sarah Gaffney, Fia de Paor, Aoife O’Donovan, Sarah O’Riordan            Lauren Cliffe, Ami Flavin

Under 16 Grainne Moore, Claudia O’Halloran, Fiona O’Halloran

West Waterford Club Teams

The following have qualified to compete with the club teams

Under 12 Isabelle Gaffney, Ava Kiely, Rosie Berryman, Nicole Cullinane, Luisne de Paor, Ciara Flavin

Under 14 Sarah Gaffney, Fia de Paor, Aoife O’Donovan, Sarah O’Riordan            Lauren Cliffe, Ami Flavin

Under 16 David Gaffney, Cal Tutty, Naoise MacMurchadha, Ben Qualter

Isabellea Gaffney and Aoife O’Donovan Go under 7mins in the Intersport Elvery’s Winter League

Almost eighty athletes competed in a very fast Tony’s league last Wednesday. For the first time this year two girls went under 7mins. Isabelle Gaffney came home in 6.57 just two seconds ahead of Aoife O’Donovan. Isabelle’s time puts her in the best 10 times recorded since the league began.  David Gaffney recorded the fastest time 30secs better than his time last week and Cal Tutty in second also recorded his fastest time.

Just four athletes have improved their time every week this year Rory Donnolly, Ami Flavin, Natalie Barry and Eabha Hickey.

Lia Cunningham, Sean Nyhan, Callum Curran and Fegus Donnolly all went under 8mins for the first time. Julie Novotna one of a number of international students who is training with us has made huge progress dropping her time from 12.18 to 10.30

In the short lap Mario Zakis recorded the fastest time running 3.48 for the 1000m. Killian Pope went under 5mins for the first time and improved his time 39secs.

Rex Radley also ran his best time of 4.50 and Eoghan Kenny  improved his time by 9secs.  Full list of times below.