Strong show by Galway’s relay teams at juvenile track & field
DAY two of the National Juvenile Track and Field championship was held in Tullamore on Sunday last, and featured the relays at U12 to U19 level, and the Juvenile B Championships. The events saw great success for Galway relay squads especially.
The Craughwell AC U19 girls team became National 4x400m relay champions for 2018 thanks to the sterling efforts of Shauna Tobin, Ciana Reidy, Lorraine Delaney, Laura Cunningham, Siona Lawless and Arlene Earls. The U19 team also won bronze in the 4x100m relay.
Galway City Harriers relay teams also struck gold, winning the National U17 4x400m relay title, with a team comprising of Samuel Madden, Jonathan McGrath, Robert McDonnell and Eoghan Jennings.
GCH took double silver medals at U15 level – in the girls 4x100m relay, the squad of Ava McKeon, Aishling Healy, Leana Nic Dhonncha, Roisin Dalton, Eve Ayo and Emma Moore came second, as did the club’s U15 boys squad of Luke Dahler, Daragh Jennings, Danny O'Toole, Conor Hoade and Mathieu Madden. The GCH U17 boys 4x 00m team also won silver, via the efforts of Richard Kamsen, Jonathan McGrath, Robert McDonnell, Eoghan Jennings, Eli Sheedy and Samuel Madden
The talented South Galway AC U14 boys team won silver medals in the 4x100m relay as the squad of Andrew Horan, Ruairi Dillon, David and Stephen Mannion, and Rian Dunne Leavy did the club proud.
In individual action, Sarah Oifoh of Tuam AC won bronze in the U14 girls 80m sprint, while Craughwell’s Alicia Locteau cappured an U14 high jump silver.
The Juvenile championships continue this weekend with two days of action on Saturday, July 14, and Sunday, July 15, again in Tullamore.
For more, read this week’s Galway City Tribune.