Galway Athletics

The National Juvenile Outdoor Track and Field championships continued last weekend last in blazing sunshine in Tullamore, with   the U13-19 individual championships programme held over two days. Once again there  were  some fantastic medal winning performances from Galway athletes and clubs. Galway City Harriers’ athletes secured an eleven-medal haul over the two days of competition, including six golds. On Day one, the Saturday, the club secured a hat-trick of golds, which began when U17 athlete Eimear Rowe followed up a solid win in her heat, to storm to victory in the final with a blistering 57.96second clocking to secure victoryover400m.  The hugely talented Robert McDonnell won gold in the U18 Boys 400m final, with his winning 49.9second time and clear winning margin, signs of great form ahead of his international stage appearance this week in Baku in the EYOF Games. The third GCH gold medal came at the very end of the day, when Darragh Jennings defende...

Day two of the National Juvenile Outdoor Track and Field championships were held on Sunday last in Tullamore, with the U13-19 individual championships taking place. Yet again there were some fantastic medal winning performances from Galway athletes and clubs. Galway athletes’ really impressed over hurdles, with seven medals across the sprint hurdle disciplines.  Ella Farrelly of Craughwell AC got the day off to the best possible start with a superb victory in the U13 Girls 60m Hurdles in a flying time of 9.98 seconds, Caoimhe Farrell of Loughrea AC followed up with a bronze medal in the U15 Girls 75m Hurdles and Chloe Casey of GCH secured silver in the U18 Girls 100m Hurdles in a dramatic photo finish. Darragh Fahy of Loughrea continued his incredible season withvictory in the U13 Boys 60m Hurdles in a fast 9.52. Richard McGrath of GCH won bronze behind Fahy. David Mannion of South Galway AC won gold in the U15 Boys 80m Hurdles, while Conor Hoade of GCH also struck gold with...