Day Two of the Mr. Oil County Juvenile Championships
Enniscorthy Sports Hub was the venue for day 2 as 20 young Menapians were in action and for some of these athletes it was their first time competing for the club.
Lucas Page Redmond took part in U17 sprints and javelin. He took gold in sprints and medalled in the javelin.
Zac Dee took bronze in U16 hurdles and also medalled in the javelin.
Elijah Page Redmond had a great day bringing home medals in U15 hurdles,sprints, long jump, javelin and shot putt.
Alex Lonergan medalled in the 1500 meters.
Orla Dolan made the final of the U15 100 metres.
Maebh Mccormack medalled in the U15 Javelin.
Fiachra Mehigan competing in his first county championships came 4th in the U14 1500 metres.
Jack Kinsella competed in the 100 metres sprint.
Rory Henderson competed in the 100 metres sprint and high jump at U14.
The club was well represented at U12 with Amy Conde, Kelly Cousins, Abbie Donovan, Este Lonergan, Sophie Fortune, Sophia Rose Grant and Ruby Cleary all taking part in 100 metres sprint with Sophie Fortune reaching the semi final.
Leon Spudic was in action in the U12 100 metres, turbo javelin and long jump.
Sonny Lowney took bronze in the U12 High Jump.
Oisin Moran made the final of the U10 sprints .
Conor Donovan competed in U10 turbo javelin.
The final track event of the day was the boys U15 relay and a great team performance by Elijah, Alex, Rory and Fiachra and a fantastic display saw them take a gold medal. In further good news Alex, Elijah and Zac have been selected for the County Relay Teams for the Leinster Championships.
Well done to all who took part and thanks to all who helped out officiating and coaching and tganks to all the parents for bringing the athletes to Enniscorthy for the day.Day 3 of the County Championships will take place next Sunday May 14th in Enniscorthy with registration open from 10.15am.
Day 1 Mr Oil County Championships
Day 1 focuses on the throws and jumps and took place on Friday night with D.M.P. as the kind hosts.
Great to see club members showing interest in these events.
Liam Carroll won a double gold in the senior men's hammer & discus.
Catherine O'Connor won bronze in the senior women's long jump & placed 5th in the discus.
Tracey Nolan won silver in the senior women's hammer & won bronze in discus.
Lukas Page Redmond jumped into silver in the under 17 and senior long jump coming very close to breaking the 5 metre mark.
In the U15 hammer Alex Lonergan took gold while Lorcan Carroll took silver.
Congratulations to all our competing athletes, special mention to Alex, Lorcan, Liam and Tracey who were all competing in the throws events for the first time.
Thank you to our members who officiated on the night, the County Board, D.M.P. AC and all involved in the event.
Wexford Marathon Festival of Running
Jesse Kielthy set himself a challenge to tackle the 3 hour race in the Festival this year. Set in the stunning grounds of Johnstown Castle the race involved a 1km loop to be completed as many times within the time frame. Over the course of the 3 hours Jesse competed a total of 28.77km. Well done Jesse a true test of mental and physical stamina and congratulations to Wexford Marathon Club on a successful event.
South Leinster Schools Track & Field
The South Leinster Schools T&F took place at the superb SETU facilities on Thursday. Elijah Page Redmond and Alex Lonergan were both in action for St Peters Secondary School at Minor level.
Elijah was 2nd in the javelin throwing a new PB of 35m with his second throw. He also ran the 200m finishing strong for 3rd place. This qualifies Elijah to compete at the Leinsters.
Alex finished ran well for 3rd in the 100m heats and also competed at triple jump finishing in 4th overall.
Well done to both young men and best of luck to Elijah at the Leinsters.