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The North Munster Schools Track And Field Championships were held over two days in Castleisland and UL Limerick with outstanding individual performances from Clare athletes who won 29 gold, 18 silver and 11 bronze.
Results
Minor girls – 800m: 1. Aisling Kelly (Spanish Point) (2.29.9); 2. Elaine Shannon (Scoil Mhuire, Ennistymon) (2.34.5). 1,500m: 1. Aisling Kelly (Spanish Point) (5.28.4); 2. Elaine Shannon (Scoil Mhuire, Ennistymon) (5.39.2). Shot putt: 2. Jennifer O’Neill (Coláiste Muire, Ennis) (7.06m).
Junior girls – 800m: 4. Áine Rouine (Scoil Mhuire, Ennistymon) (2.39.9). 1500m: 2. Áine Rouine (Scoil Mhuire, Ennistymon) (5.36.6). 1,200 walk: 1. Anaghard Loughnane (Gael Scoil Luimnigh) (6.29). Shot putt: 1. Deirbhile Ryan (Gael Cholaiste Luimnigh) (10.60m); 2. Anaghard Loughnane (Gael Scoil Luimnigh) (9.34m).
Intermediate girls – 1,500m: 2. Siobhán Nestor (Scoil Mhuire, Ennistymon) (5.34.6). 3,000m: 1. Jean Clancy (St Michael’s Kilmihil) (11.01); 2. Niamh Clancy (St Michael’s Kilmihil) (11.19); 3. Ciara Nash (Laurel Hill) (12.27); 4. Siobhán Nestor (Scoil Mhuire, Ennistymon) (13.14). High jump: 1. Rachel Clancy (Kilkee CC) (1.50m); 2. Jessica O’Connor (Gael Choláiste an Clár) (1.40m). Discus: 1. Alice Akres (Scariff) (29.48m). Hammer: 1. Alice Akres (Scariff) (51.82m). Triple jump: 1. Ellen Finnerty (St Anne’s Killaloe) (8.74m). Shot putt: 1. Ellen Finnerty (St Anne’s Killaloe) (8.09m). Javelin: 2. E Bradley (Coláiste Muire, Ennis) (13.86m).
Senior girls – 400m: 2. Niamh Markham (St Flannan’s). 800m: 1. Amy Donoghue (Villiers) (2.16.5); 2. Niamh Markham (St Flannan’s) (2.16.8). 3,000m walk: 1. Claudia Ni Lachnaian (Gael Cholaiste Luimnigh) (16.38). 1,500m: 1. Amy Donoghue (Villiers) (4.49.6); 3. Meadbh Hogan (Ennis) (5.26.6). High jump; 2. Emer Hillery (Scoil Mhuire, Ennistymon) (1.30m).
Minor boys – 800m: 1. Eoin Looney (Spanish Point) (2.17.5); 3. Jamie Roche (St Flannan’s) (2.25.6). 1500m: 1. Eoin Looney (Spanish Point) (4.49.9). Long jump: 2. Cathal O’Brien (Rice College) (4.41m). Junior boys – 800m: 1. Kevin Mulcaire (St Flannan’s) (2.14.4). 1500m: 1. Kevin Mulcaire (St Flannan’s) (4.33.7); 3. Sean Collins (St Flannan’s) (4.49.1). Long jump: 1. Kadri Karemu (Gael Choláiste an Clár) (5.33m). 1,200m walk: 1. Nathan Bluett (Gael Choláiste an Clár) (8.51). Shot putt: 1. R Ellis Foley (Gael Scoil) (9.90m). Mile: 1. Kevin Mulcaire (St Flannan’s) (5.03.3); 4. Jack Devitt (Vocational School, Ennistymon) (5.37.88).
Intermediate boys – 100m: 1. Dan Finnerty (St Anne’s Killaloe) (11.17).
1,500m: 1. Karl Fitzmaurice (St Pat’s Shannon) (4.32.8). 3,000m: 1. Karl Fitzmaurice (St Pat’s Shannon) (9.55.8); 5. Paul Devitt (Ennistymon Vocational School) (11.04); 7. Padraigh Malone (Ennistymon Vocational School) (11.12). 2,000m walk: 1. Fergal Conlon (Tulla) (10.46.8). Long jump: 1. Dan Finnerty (St Anne’s Killaloe) (5.88m); 3. Padraigh Mc Namara (St Flannan’s) (5.33m). High jump: 2. Ronan Barry (St Flannan’s) (1.55m); 4. Padraigh Mc Namara (St Flannan’s) (1.50m). Shot putt: 1. Eoin Hanrahan (St Flannan’s) (12.18m); 2. C Foley Ellis (Gael Scoil) (11.68m). Discus: 1. Eoin Hanrahan (St Flannan’s) (37.92m); 2. Seamus Mc Mahon St Caimin’s (28.14m). 100m hurdles: 2. Dan Finnerty (St Anne’s Killaloe) (14.60). 400m hurdles: 3. Dan Finnerty (St Anne’s Killaloe) (59.86).
Senior boys – 100m: 2. Cormac Lynch (St Flannan’s). 200m: 2. Cormac Lynch (St Flannan’s) (22.9). 800m: 3. Cian O’Brien (St Flannan’s) (2.08.9). 1,500m: 3. Conor Madigan (Kilrush) (4.30).
