Kerryman Article 11/8/08

Claire Fitzgerald competed in the cold, wet and windy conditions at the
England Athletics u/15 and u/17 championships in Birmingham. She came
first in the discus with a throw of 37.09m and second in the shot with a
putt of 12.17m.
This weekend saw a big weekend of track and field competitions in Ireland
with the Master T and F championships in Tullamore and the Juvenile B
championships in the Morton Stadium in Santry.
Patsy O’Connor (O50)of Tralee Harriers who was competing in the Masters
competition commented on the huge numbers of athletes competing this year
with over 50 entries in the shot putt alone ! He set a new record for the
O50 Shot breaking a record held by Phil Conway who competed in the 1972
Olympics. He also won 4 other medals for the Discus, Javelin, 35lbs for
distance and the High Jump. Pat Canty (O50)also from Tralee Harriers won
the 100m beating Brendan Moran of Waterford AC for the first time in 30
years, he was delighted with his win, he also came 2nd in the High jump
and 3rd in the 200m! Katrina Hanafin (O35)of Tralee Harriers, competing in
her first Masters competition won the High Jump, came 2nd in the 200m and
also won a medal in the Long jump.
 John Foley (O45)Tralee Harriers 2nd 200m
Nelius Daly (O40) Tralee Harriers 2nd High Jump
Tralee Harriers Mens O35 3rd Relay
Sheila O’Donaghue (O40) Gneeveguilla 2nd Hammer, 2nd Shot, 2nd Discus, 3rd
Long jump
Colm Rath(?)(O45) 1st 800m
Mike Browne (O65) 3rd 200m, 3rd 400m
Pat O’Shea (O55) Iveragh 1st 5000m
Pat Murphy (O45) Catleisland Walking Club 1st Walk
Tomas Griffin (O40) An Ríocht 1st Long  Jump, 2nd 100m, 2nd 200m
Eddie Mulcahy (O75)Farranfore/Maine Valley 1st Hammer, 1st Shot, 1st 28lbs
WOF, 3rd Discus
Jim O’Shea (O65)Farranfore/Maine Valley 1st High Jump, 3rd 100m
Mike O’Connor (O55) Farranfore/Maine Valley 2nd Walk
Pat O’Riordan (O50) St Brendans 1st High Jump, ? Long Jump
The weather dominated the Woodie’s DIY Combined Events championships at
Morton Stadium on Saturday. An absolute deluge of rain turned the infield
area into a sea of water, with the track also ankle deep in water, causing
the abandonment of some events. Sunday’s action saw several showers but
not enough to disrupt the superb action that all the athletes produced,
with some thrilling competition held in a mixture of sunshine and showers.
The biggest problem on the second day was the flooded nearby M50 with many
officials and athletes delayed by over an hour spent sitting in their
cars.
U.13 Boy's Long Jump
1 Brian Shanahan Lios Tuathail A.C. 3.88
U.14 Girl's High Jump
1 Elaine Courtney Spa Muckross A.C. 1.25
U.13 Girl's 80 m
1 Katie Stapleton Lios Tuathail A.C. 11.5
4 Siobhan Donegan Lios Tuathail A.C. 12.1
U.14 Girl's 100 m
2 Elaine Courtney Spa Muckross A.C. 13.9
U.14 Girl's Long Jump
2 Elaine Courtney Spa Muckross A.C. 4.26
U.13 Boy's 600 m
5 Brian Shanahan Lios Tuathail A.C. 1.49.9
Inter County Relay Results
U.15 Girl's 4 X 100 m
3 Kerry 53.3
U.13 Girl's 4 X 100 m
5 Kerry 56.6
U.13 Boy's 4 X 100 m
3 Kerry 58.8
U.15 Boy's 4 X 100 m
2 Kerry 50.9

In the Munster Hill Running event in Ballyhoura Shane Twomey of
Gneeveguilla won. In the Streets of Cobh 5km road race Ed Murphy also of
Gneeveguilla came 2nd. A reminder that the Gneeveguilla Juvenile Open
Sports sponsored by Dawn Dairies is on August 17th at 1pm at the track in
Castleisland. The Munster “B”Ind Championships 2008 U9-U16 is being held
in Castleisland on Sunday 31st August