EVENT DATE - Sun 25/01/15
Venue - Athlone IT
--------------------------------------------------------------------
Paul White became All Ireland u23 400m champion at the A.A.I. Junior and U23 Indoor Championships in Athlone  with a very impressive display of running, while Ciara Cummins secured a bronze medal in the Junior 800m. It was a super day of athletics in Athlone and while the winning of both medals was a great, we also had some other fine performances.  Well done to all involved.

Paul was the star of the show as he stormed to victory in the u23 400m. Having cruised through his heat, Paul took the final by the scruff blasting the first 150m and when the athletes broke off their lanes, Paul had left the field in his wake before crossing the line with a new indoor pb of 49.68. Well done Paul on a great achievement.

Ciara Cummins once again put in a great battling performance and was rewarded with a bronze medal in the Junior 800m. After a very tactical 600m, Ciara made a very decisive move just before the bell and this broke up the pack allowing her room to make a burst to the finish. Ciara couldn't hold of the two top quality athletes who finished ahead of her but she can be very happy with both her performance and medal.

Others in action on the day were Tom Hennessy who had a very encouraging run for 4th Place in the u23 800m (1.58.66), Deirbhile Ryan who threw well in the Junior Shot where she finished 4th with a best throw of 10.61m. Aoife Tierney was 7th in the Junior Pole Vault with 2.25m and Aoife Deering finished 10th in the 1500m (5.06.11).

Paul White u23 400m Champion

Ciara Cummins Junior 800m Bronze

EVENT DATE - Sun 18/01/15
Venue - Nenagh Olympic Indoor Complex
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Munster Senior and Masters Indoor Championships were held in our Indoor Complex and we had success in all sections. The only controversy was that surrounding the silver medal won by Mary Moroney in the Shot and whether it was legitimate for her to take her throws before her opposition had even left home!!

Results of the day were as follows.

Senior:
Paul White..200m 3rd 23.60, 400m 2nd 52.46.
Michael Quilligan..400m 3rd 52.71.
Aoife Delargy..400m 3rd 60.65.
Margaret Mary Grace..800m 1st 2.30.14.
Tom Hennessy..800m 4th 2.01.72.
Aoife Tierney..Pole vault 5th 2.35m
Junior Womens Relay..Aoife Delargy, Amy White, Ciardha Maher and Aoife Deering 1st.
Senior Mens Relay..Michael Quilligan, Tom Hennessy, Liam Finn and Paul White 2nd.


Masters:
Peter Ryan M45..Shot 1st 10.54m, Weight for Distance 1st 7.00m
Anthony Carolan..Weight for Distance 2nd 6.05m
Michael Kelly M65..Shot 1st 10.20m, Weight for Distance 1st 6.34m.
Mary Moroney F40..Shot 2nd 5.72m.
Martin O Grady..High Jump 1st 1.55m.

Nenagh Olympic's womens Junior (1st) and mens Senior (2nd) relay teams at the Munster Indoor Championships

EVENT DATE - Sat 17/01/15
Venue - Athlone IT
--------------------------------------------------------------------

A brace of bronze !

We were represented at the A.A.I. Combined Events Championships in Athlone by Joseph McEvoy and Josh Egan. Both lads did exceptionally well in their age groups and at the end of a grueling day of competition, they had bronze medals to show for their efforts. Josh performed very well in all of his events throughout the day as did Joseph who's highlight was a 1.75m clearance in the High Jump. 

Congratulations to both lads on a fine performance.

U14
Josh finished with a total of 1973 points to earn bronze

U15
Joseph McEvoy accumulated 2772 points to claim bronze.

Both athletes performances can be viewed in  the results pdf below.

Joseph McEvoy pictured on the podium in Athlone

Josh Egan displaying his bronze medal in Athlone

EVENT DATE - Sun 23/11/14
Venue - Waterford
Start Time - 
------------------------------------------------------
Well done to our four athletes who represented Tipperary at the Munster Cross Country Relays in Waterford and all four, Tom Walsh, Cian Hodgins, Alex Reynolds and Ted Collins, came back with medals. Tom and Cian were part of the u10 team which won silver and both lads ran good legs. Alex Reynolds was an unused sub in the u12 race but received his gold medal as Tipperary stormed to victory. Ted Collins's u14 team came through from fourth place to first in a thrilling race to claim gold. Well done

EVENT DATE - 07/12/14 
Venue - Santry
------------------
The All Ireland Uneven Age Cross Country Championships were held in Santry and there was further success for Nenagh athletes with three medals won and some good performances from our younger runners which bodes well for the future. Despite a beautiful blue sky there was a very cold wind and as the races continued throughout the day the course became muddier leading it to be a very exacting test for all 2000 athletes on show. Unfazed by the conditions, our ten athletes went up against the best in the country in races from 1500m to 5000m where the pace in each event from start to finish had to be seen to be believed.

Girls U19
Ciara Cummins was our stand out athlete of the day as her brilliant performance over 4000m saw her finish 2nd in a star studded field. Ciara sat in behind the leaders from the start and gradually picked off her opposition one at a time before making a decisive move into 2nd place on the energy sapping hill about 500m from the finish. It was an advantage she wouldn't relinquish as she stormed up to the finish line to secure a well deserved silver medal. With her finishing place, Ciara also helped Munster to Provincial gold and more importantly secured a place on the Irish Junior team for the Celtic International Cross Country event on Sunday January 18th in Dunboyne. We congratulate Ciara and wish her well when she dons the green singlet in 2015.

Girls U15
Alannah Deering was our other medal winner when she put in an excellent performance to finish 15th in a field of 141 athletes and in doing so helped Munster to a bronze Provincial medal. This was by far Alannah's best race at an All Ireland cross country event and she was rewarded with her first national cross country medal. Alannah, after a solid start made her way through the field and looked very strong as she sprinted to the line at the end of the 3500m race.

Boys U11
Our boys team travelled with hopes of a club team medal but unfortunately it was not to be. The sheer pace right from the start of this 1500m race meant that it was very hard to move up the field and try as they might, it proved to be just beyond them to get amongst the medals. This will have been a good learning experience for all five lads and they have great days ahead of them. Cian Hodgins who is a year out of age, was our first athlete home finishing in a fine 51st place with another trademark determined run. Luke Purcell who also ran very well finished in 64th place just ahead of Tom Walsh in 69th, who also performed well in the conditions. Eoin Moloney gave his all coming home in 110th place, while Alex Reynolds in 168th will know he'll have better days ahead of him. When the points were added up the lads were 9th club team.

Boys U13
In the race over 2500m we had two representatives, Ted Collins and Josh Egan. Ted was disappointed with his 48th place finish but this talented athlete will know that with some hard work he will get back into the business end of these races. Josh, who is a sprinter by nature had a fine steady run to finish in 97th place out of 153 athletes and proved that all athletes can enjoy a cross country run.

Boys U17
Richard O Donoghue, who had his training curtailed by illness recently, finished in 83rd place in the boys u17 5000m race. Richie never gave up in this high tempo race and can look back on his cross country season with satisfaction.