Galway success at the All-Ireland Schools Track and Field Championships

The All-Ireland Schools Track and Field Championships were held in Tullamore at the weekend, with five senior titles coming to Galway. Orlaith Mannion from Seamount Kinvara won her second successive Senior Girls 100m Hurdles title in a time of 13.81 seconds. Darragh Fahy from St Brigids College Loughrea produced one of the standout Triple Jump performances of 13 metres 98 to win the Senior Boys competition, while Darragh Kelly from Clarin College Athenry jumped 1 metre 89 to win the Senior Boys High Jump title. Both All-Ireland Senior 3000 metres Walk titles came to Galway thanks to Caoimhe Phelan from Holy Rosary College Mountbellew and Matthew Newell from Colaiste Bhaile Chlair.

Irish Schools Track and Field Championship Results:

Junior Girls 1200m Walk: 1^st Cuisle O’Callaghan (High Cross College Tuam), 2^nd Emma Howson (High Cross College Tuam), 3^rd Roisin Steede Duffy (St Jarlaths College Tuam)

Intermediate Girls 2000m Walk: 3^rd Hazel Dinkin (Colaiste Bhaile Chlair)

Senior Girls 3000m Walk: 1^st Caoimhe Phelan (HRC Mountbellew), 2^nd Savannah O’Callaghan (High Cross College Tuam)

Senior Boys 3000m Walk: 1^st Matthew Newell (Colaiste Bhaile Chlair)

Intermediate Girls 1500m Steeplechase: 2^nd Claudia Coyle (Seamount College Kinvara)

Minor Boys Long Jump: 1^st Anthony Kenny (Gort Community College)

Minor Boys Shot Put: 2^nd Roman Shevtsov (Merlin College)

Senior Girls 400m Hurdles: 3^rd Lauren Kilduff (Gort Community College)

Senior Girls 100m Sprint: 2^nd Orlaith Mannion (Seamount College Kinvara)

Intermediate Boys 800m: 3^rd Ben Naughton (St Brigids Loughrea)

Senior Girls 100m Hurdles: 1^st Orlaith Mannion (Seamount College Kinvara), 3^rd Lauren Kilduff (Gort Community College)

Junior Boys 80m Hurdles: 2^nd Harry Melia (Presentation College Athenry)

Intermediate Girls 80m Hurdles: 2^nd Rachel Warde (Clarin College Athenry)

Minor Girls 75m Hurdles: 3^rd Lauren Kelly (St Raphaels Loughrea)

Senior Boys 400m Sprint: 2^nd Shane McGovern (Colaiste Einde)

U16 Boys Mile: 3^rd Ben Naughton (St Brigids Loughrea)

Intermediate Boys 1500m: 3^rd Frazer David (Calasanctius College Oranmore)

Senior Boys Triple Jump: 1^st Darragh Fahy (St Brigids Loughrea)

Junior Girls High Jump: 3^rd Aoibheann O’Malley (High Cross College Tuam)

Senior Boys High Jump: 1^st Darragh Kelly (Clarin College Athenry)

Photo credit: Perri Williams Photography