Tipperary County Athletics News

6 National Titles for Tipperary

Day 1 & 2 of the Woodie’s DIY National Juvenile  Outdoor Track & Field Championships took place on Saturday & Sunday last, 3^rd & 4^th July in Tullamore. Tipperary athletes put in some really great performances to win 13 medals in total (6 gold, 3 silver & 4 bronze) which included 6 National titles. In the Girls U/14, Deirbhile Ryan, Nenagh Olympic A.C. was in sparkling form to win gold in both the Shot Putt & Discus. Deirbhile’s winning throws of 12.35m in the Shot Putt & 27.17m in the Discus were well ahead of the competition making her a very worthy National Champion.  Phoebe Murphy, Clonmel A.C. thrilled the crowd with her wonderful performance in the Girls U/13 80m winning gold & a National title in a very fast time of 10.63sec. Phoebe continues to go from strength to strength & will definitely be an athlete to watch for the future. In the Boys U/18 Javelin, Jaco Oosthuysen, Clonmel A.C. was in terrific form when he had a massive throw of 54.92m which won him the gold medal & the National title, over 8 metres clear of his nearest competitor. Shane Prout, Carrick-On-Suir A.C. also captured gold in the Boys U/19 Triple Jump with a great jump of 13.00m. In the Boys U/17 3000m, Sean Tobin, Clonmel A.C. put in a great performance to win his gold medal 11 seconds ahead of the rest of the field. Sean put in a tremendous effort running most of the race out in front & constantly pushing himself to stretch the field out & win his National title in a time of 9.14.82mins. In the Girls U/18 Triple Jump, Chloe Fahy, Nenagh Olympic A.C. won Silver with a jump of 9.97m, Jason Mullins, Clonmel A.C. won Silver in the Boys U/18 Shot Putt with a throw of 12.61m & Michael Carey, Clonmel A.C. won Silver in the Boys U/17 2000m Steeplechase in a time of 6.36.18mins. Bronze medals were won by Lara O’Dwyer, Tipperary Town A.C. in the Girls U/12 Ball Throw with a throw of 31.21m, Eimear Lynch, Newport A.C. in the Girls U/19 400m in a time of 60.55sec, Clodagh Fitzgerald, Carrick-On Suir A.C. in the Girls U/15 250mH in a time of 39.23sec & Dan Finnerty, Nenagh Olympic A.C. in the Boys U/16 Long Jump with a jump of 5.91m. Congratulations & well done to all our medal winners & to all our athletes who took part over the weekend. Full Tipperary results can be found at www.tipperaryathletics.com.

The County “B” Track & Field Championships took place on Monday 28^th June in Templemore Track. There was a good turnout from clubs on the night with the highlight being the Relays where all the athletes got to swap club jerseys & compete for another club just for that event. Thanks to our County Track & Field Secretary, Emby Walsh (& all her helpers) who does a great job organising all the County Track & Field Championships & to all the Clubs who provided officials. Out of the 48 titles up for grabs, Carrick-On-Suir A.C. were top winners with 9 titles followed by Slieveardagh & Templemore with 6 each & Clonmel with 5. Both Dundrum & Newport won 4 each, Moycarkey Coolcroo & St. Flannans won 3 each, Tipperary Town, Roscrea & Nenagh won 2 each & Moyne & Rosegreen won 1 apiece.

By Aisling Hoey