First All Ireland Medal for Jarlath Hurney
Competing in his first All Ireland last Sunday Jarlath Hurney showed what a tough competitor he was pulling out all the stops in the final round of the under 12 shot he threw over nine metres for the first time added almost a metre to his personal best and secured a bronze medal in the process. He opened his competition with a throw of 8.61 which was close to his personal best and left him in 4th place after the initial three rounds. But he saved the best till last and his throw of 9m.63 in the last round was enough to secure him his first All Ireland medal. Later in the day Jarlath competed in the 60m sprint and qualified through to the final where he finished 6th.
123.ie All Ireland Tullamore July 7th
The following West Waterford athletes have qualified for Day1 of the 123.ie All Ireland Championships in Tullamore on Sunday July 7th.
Mario Zakis under 13 Javelin
Michalina Goclik under 16 Shot
Saoirse Quinn under 19 Discus
Lochlann Hurney under 14 Hammer
Isabelle Gaffney under 15 800m
Noah Commins under 16 800m
Munster B Championships Templemore Saturday July 6th
After much discussion about venues the Munster B Championships have been fixed for Templemore on Sat June 6th. Any athlete who competed in the Munster A championships and didn’t win a medal can compete in the B Championships.
There are events from under 9 to 16 with a sprint, middle distance run and long jump in each age group. There is also turbo javelin from under 9 to 12 and shot and high jump from under 12 up. All entries must be in by Friday.
Training Continues on Wednesday and Friday
Even though most of the schools are on holidays by now we will continue training for the next few weeks. Same time as usual 4.30 to 5.30
