County Championships Sunday Next May 12th
Day 2 of the county championships will be held in the RSC on Sunday next starting with the first race at 11am. The following is the programme for May 12th
Under 9 60m hurdles 200m
Under 10 60m hurdles 200m Relay
Under 11 60m hurdles 200m
Under 12 60m hurdles 200m Relay High Jump and Shot for boys only
Under 13 60m hurdles 200m Long Jump : High Jump and Shot for boys only Javelin for girls
Under 14 75m hurdles 200m 800m Walk Relay Long Jump : High Jump Hammer and Shot for boys only Discus andJavelin for girls
Under 15 80m hurdles 200m 800m Walk Long Jump : High Jump Hammer and Shot for boys only Discus and Javelin for girls
Under 16 80m hurdles 200m 800m Walk Relay Long Jump High Jump Hammer and Shot for boys only Discus and Javelin for girls
Youths (under 17&18) 100m hurdles 200m 800m Walk Steeplechase Relay Long Jump : High Jump Hammer and Shot for boys only Discus and Javelin for girls
We had a very good turn out for day 1 with 44 athletes taking part hopefully we will have as many in action next Sunday.
East Munster Schools Championships for Boys on Wed May 8th in Templemore
Next Wednesday the schools action will see the boys competing in Templemore where the first three in each event will qualify for the 123.ie Munster Schools Athletics Championship. We wish the best of luck to all our athletes competing for all the local schools.
East Munster Schools Championships for Girls held in RSC
On Thursday last the girls converged on the RSC to compete in a range of events and West Waterford athletes competed for all the local schools. Although very heavy rain was forecast for the day we managed to complete most of the programme before the only heavy shower of the day hit the track but it soon passed over and the programme was completed in record time. It was a very successful day for the Adscoil, Dungarvan College, Meanscoil and St Augustine’s who all qualified athletes in sprints, middle distance, racewalking, jumping and throwing events. All those who finished in the top three have qualified for the 123.ie Munster Schools Championships in Templemore on Saturday May 1st.
Wins for Aisling and Sophie at Red Rock Race Walking Event
Well done to all our athletes who took part in the Red Rock Racewalking event in New Ross last Sunday. First on the podium was Tiarnach Costin who finished 3rd in the under 10 500m. Aisling Hickey took first place in the under 11 1,000m. There was also a win for Sophie Beresford in the under 16 3000m and Eabha Hickey finshed 10th over 3000m. Doireann Hickey was 3rd in the 5,000m race. Sophie, Eabha and Doireann were also all medal winners in the schools championships on Thursday last.
Primary Schools Sports are back this year
Schools all over the west of the county are running off heats to select their teams to take part in the Primary Schools Sports. The format this year will be a bit different this year with heats being run by Blackwater AC, Finisk Valley AC, KCK A.C. and West Waterford A.C.. with athletes qualifying for the Western Final at the end of the month. The West Waterford AC heats will be held on Thusday 16th in St Augustine’s College. We wish the best of luck to the new committee running the event.
