EVENT DATE - Sun 03/01/15
Venue - Nenagh Olympic Indoor Complex
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Juniors/u23s:
There were some very competitive events in these Championships and our athletes fared well with six medals won. In the Junior section, Michael Quilligan finished 2nd in the 400m running 52.81, while Aoife Delargy made her debut for the club and finished 3rd in the 400m clocking 59.89. Aoife Deering also picked up a bronze medal running 5.05.74 in the 1500m and Deirbhile Ryan threw 9.58 for a silver in the Shot.
Our u23s also did well where Paul White had two fine runs over 200m and 400m, winning both with times of 23.33 and 52.30, while Tom Hennessy won the 800m in 2.04.70.

Juvenile Combined Events:
In this competition we had 21 representing the club, where most were trying these range of events for the first time and they did well overall. Our medal winners on the day were Joseph Mc Evoy who won gold in the u15 section with fine performances throughout his events. Josh Egan won a bronze medal in the u14 section proving his all round ability

Other athletes who competed in these Championships were.

U11:
Ellie Mc Evoy 20th.
Sarah Mc Evoy 18th.
Zac Egan 8th.

U12:
Jodie Mc Grath 14th.
Emma Mulcahy 6th.
Ellen O Shaughnessy 18th.
Alex Reynolds 4th.
Colm Ryan 13th.
Tom Mc Cutheon 12th.
Luke Purcell 14th.

U13:
Padraic Hassett 5th.

U14:
Emily O Keefe 9th.
Hazel Reynolds 11th.
Lucy Mulcahy 7th.
Jack Mc Evoy 6th.


U15:
Brian Naughton 5th.
Hannah Finnerty 7th.
Sean Carolan retired injured.

EVENT DATE - Sat 07/02/15
Venue - Nenagh Olympic Indoor Complex
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Munster Relay Success
The club hosted the Munster Indoor u9 to u19 Relay Championships and we had one of it’s most successful outings for some time. With a haul of five gold including two new Championships best performances, three silvers and a bronze as well as two fourth place finishes in finals. Our athletes did themselves proud! 

Eleven boys and ten girls teams represented the club over the day which was a great turnout and a big improvement on recent years, which was great to see. It was especially pleasing to see our u9 teams competing so well as all of these athletes are new to the sport and we hope they have many years of enjoyment to come.

Our boys u12 and u14 teams both set new Munster Championship best times in their finals with two great runs while our boys u9, u11, and girls u19 also won gold. The girls u9 team won silver as did the boys u15 and girls u16, while our boys u13 team won bronze.

Medals are hard to come by in the Championships, so what was won was fully deserved and we congratulate our athletes on their efforts. We had many excellent team performances and some exceptional individual legs, in fact too many to mention so here are the results and finishing times of our 21 teams that were in action. They make interesting reading...

4x100m
Girls u9:
Hannah O Shaughnessy, Lydia Leamy, Niamh Boland and Clodagh Moylan 2nd 1.15.14.
Boys u9:
Joe O Dwyer, Liam O Callaghan, Ronan Ryan, Dara O Dwyer, Conor Hodgins and Fionn Higgins 1st 1.11.03
Girls u10:
Amy Mac Carthy, Christine Percy, Maud Dooley, Laura Nagle and Aiveen O Brien 6th 1.08.67
Boys u10:
Ben Walsh, Sam Cusack, Matthew Sage, and Fionn Higgins 5th 1.08.02
Girls u11:
Pheobe Sage, Hannah Grace, Christine Percy and Maud Dooley 9th 1.07.70
Boys u11:
Zac Egan, Tom Walsh, Gavin Ryan, Jack O Callaghan and Cian Hodgins 1st 1.01.04
Filip Mc Intyre, Cian Hodgins, Ben Walsh and Sam Cusack 9th 1.06.24
Girls u12:
Amy O Mahony, Jodie Grace, Emma Mulcahy and Ellen O Shaughnessy 4th 1.01.65
Boys u12:
Alex Reynolds, James Sage, Tom Mc Cutheon and Oisin Pepper 1st 56.24 New Munster Record.
Colm Ryan, Aaron Ryan, Aidan O Dwyer and Daniel Fogerty 5th 1.00.33
Luke Purcell, Ben Connolly, Eoin Moloney and Jack O Callaghan 9th 1.03.22
Girls u13:
Chloe Mac Carthy, Caitlin Mc Evoy, Ailbhe O Neill and Ellen O Shaughnessy 6th 1.00.83
Boys u13:
Adam Brennan, Rory Grace, Oisin Pepper and Padraic Hassett 3rd 56.76
Patrick Fogerty, Jake Murphy, Goergie O Leary and Lewis Doyle 8th 1.03.50
4x200m
Girls u14:
Caitlin Mc Evoy, Lucy Mulcahy, Ailbhe O Neill and Jean Grace 6th 2.06.26
Boys u14:
Ted Collins, Josh Egan, Darragh Murray and Jack Mc Evoy 1st 1.52.20 New Munster Record.
Girls u15:
Hannah Finnerty, Megan Byrne, Ava Ryan and Caoilfhionn Maher 9th 2.07.29
Boys u15:
Joseph Mc Evoy, Sean Carolan, Josh Egan and Darragh Murray 2nd 1.52.20
Girls u16:
Sadbh O Mahony, Lauren Moylan, Olivia Moylan, Alannah Deering and Aoife Dunne 2nd 1.49,37
Girls u17:
Fiona Molloy, Lauren Moylan, Alannah Deering, Sadbh O Mahony and Aoife Dunne 4th 1.54.21.
Girls u19:
Aoife Delargy, Ciara Cummins, Aoife Deering and Ciardha Maher 1st 1.51.58
Team photos will be up on our website shortly.
 
Pole Vault:
The Munster Juvenile Pole Vault Championships were held in conjunction with the relays and we had two athletes competing. Aoife Tierney vaulted 2.25m for 2nd place in the u18 section while her sister Emily was 4th in the u16 section with a clearance of 2.10m.

All Ireland B Cross Country:
The All Ireland B Cross Country Championships were held in Tuam last Sunday, where Alex Reynolds was our only participant and he put in a fine run to finish 21st in the u11 race.

Nenagh Olympic Entries for the indoor relay championships can be viewed in the pdf below.

This contains all entries, boys and girls from U9 to U19.  There are six pages, please scroll down to find the team you are interested in.

Nenagh Olympic's boys u9 relay team who won gold at the Munster Indoor Relay Championships, Conor Hodgins, Liam O Callaghan, Dara O Dwyer, Ronan Ryan, Joe O Dwyer, Fionn Higgins.

EVENT DATE - Sun 25/01/15
Venue - Athlone IT
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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
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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
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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