Another big turnout for open track series

Clare Athletics Association open track and field series (day two) was held at the Lees Road Sports Complex, with another fine turnout of athletes from Loughrea, Galway City Harriers, Craughwell and all the Clare clubs braving the very wet and windy conditions.

Clare Athletics Association open track and field series (day two) was held at the Lees Road Sports Complex, with another fine turnout of athletes from Loughrea, Galway City Harriers, Craughwell and all the Clare clubs braving the very wet and windy conditions.
In the junior ladies, Emer Hillery (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare) recorded victories in the 200m, 400m, long jump and 35lbs for distance, Michelle Timmoney Rees (Ennis Track), in the masters O-35, won all four events, 200m, 400m, 3000m and 35lbs for distance, Hilda O’Connor (Ennis Track) in the O-40s also captured four gold medals in 200m, 400m, 3,000m and 35lbs for distance and Margaret Lafferty (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare) won the O-50s 35lbs for distance.
In the junior men’s Ruan Rooker (Shannon) won the 200m and long jump, with Cian O’Brien (Marian) taking the 400m. Aidan Kearney (Ennis Track) was very impressive, winning the 5,000m, with Seamus McMahon (Shannon) winning the javelin and 35lbs for distance.
There was a double victory for Peter O’Sullivan (Craughwell) in the senior men’s 5,000m and 400m while in the masters men’s O-35s, victory went to Willie Devitt (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare) in the 5000m, with Jason Moloney (Ennis Track) taking the 400m and Brian Spring (Ennis Track) recording a treble with victories in the 200m, javelin and long jump.
In the masters O-40s, Tom Geraghty (Marian) won the 200m and 5,000m and in the O-45s Richard McArthur (St Cronan’s) won the 200m, 400m and the long jump, with Martin Fitzpatrick (St Mary’s) taking gold in the O-50s javelin and 35lbs for distance.

Results
Senior ladies
200m
1 Sarah Finnegan (Craughwell) (27.14); 2 Rachel Finnegan (Craughwell) (28.22); 3 Claire Cahir (Ennis Track) (36.09).
400m
1 Claire Cahir (Ennis Track) (87.54).
3,000m
1 Claire Cahir (Ennis Track) (13.50).
Javelin
1 Sarah Finnegan (Craughwell) (11.57m).
Long jump
1 Sarah Finnegan (Craughwell) (4.58m); 2 Rachel Finnegan (Craughwell) (4.47m).
35lbs for distance
1 Claire Cahir (Ennis Track) (3.00m).
Master ladies
O-35
200m
1 Michelle Timoney Reeves (Ennis Track) (35.70).
400m
1 Michelle Timoney Reeves (Ennis Track) (85.80).
3,000m
1 Michelle Timoney Reeves (Ennis Track) (14.23).
35lbs for distance
1 Michelle Timoney Reeves (Ennis Track) (2.90m).
O-40
200m
1 Hilda O’Connor (Ennis Track) (32.92).
400m
1 Hilda O’Connor (Ennis Track) (81.04).
3,000m
1 Hilda O’Connor (Ennis Track) (13.27).
35lbs for distance
1 Hilda O’Connor (Ennis Track). (3.29m)
O-50
35lbs for distance
1 Margaret Lafferty (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare) (4.00m).
Junior ladies
200m
1 Emer Hillery (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare) (27.55).
2 Niamh O’Brien (Ennis Track) (29.29).
400m
1 Emer Hillery (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare) (66.75).
2 Niamh O’Brien (Ennis Track) (78.71).
Javelin
1 Rebecca Crowe (Kilnaboy) (18.63m).
2 Niamh O’Brien (Ennis Track). (15.09m)
3 Emer Hillery (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare) (14.98m).
Long jump
1 Emer Hillery (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare) (3.98m).
2 Niamh O’Brien (Ennis Track) (3.89m).
35lbs for distance
1 Emer Hillery (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare) (3.03m); 2 Niamh O’Brien (Ennis Track) (2.93m).
Junior men
200m.
1 Ruan Rooker (Shannon) (24.91); 2 Karl Fitzmaurice (Shannon) (25.39); 3 Seamus McMahon (Shannon) (26.210); 4 Jemil Saidi (Ennis Track) (26.56); 5 Adam Bluett (Ind) (27.08); 6 Cathal O’Brien (Ennis Track) (27.87).
400m
1 Cian O’Brien (Marian) (56.57); 2 Karl Fitzmaurice (Shannon) (60.21); 3 Ruan Rooker (Shannon) (62.18); 4 Jemil Saidi (Ennis Track) (63.97); 5 Oisín Owens (Ennis Track) (64.32).
5,000m
1 Aidan Kearney (Ennis Track) (16.34); 2 Karl Fitzmaurice (Shannon) (18.07); 3 Oisín Owens (Ennis Track) (20.09).
Javelin
1 Seamus McMahon (Shannon)  (21.32m); 2 Ruan Rooker (Shannon) (18.68m); 3 Karl Fitzmaurice (Shannon) (17.10m).
Long jump
1 Ruan Rooker (Shannon) (4.58m); 2 Jemil Saidi (Ennis Track) (4.54m); 3 Seamus McMahon (Shannon) (4.27m); 4 Cathal O’Brien (Ennis Track) (4.18m); 5 Karl Fitzmaurice (Shannon) (4.05m).
35lbs for distance
1 Seamus McMahon (Shannon) (5.19m); 2 Ruan Rooker (Shannon) (4.56m).
Senior men
400m
1 Peter O’Sullivan (Craughwell) (56.63).
5,000m
1 Peter O’Sullivan (Craughwell) (56.63); 2 Darragh Chesser (16.37); 3 Richie O’Donnell (Bridge Milers) (18.53); 4 Brian Kennedy (Newmarket-on-Fergus) (20.20).
56lbs for distance
1 David Darcy (Ennis Track) (3.52m).
O-35
200m
1 Brian Spring (Ennis Track) (27.20); 2 Jason Moloney (Ennis Track) (28.65).
400m
1 Jason Moloney (Ennis Track) (63.64); 2 Brian Spring (Ennis Track) (66.18).
5,000m
1 Willie Devitt (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare) (16.40).
Javelin
1 Brian Spring (Ennis Track) (20.33m);
2 Jason Moloney (Ennis Track) (16.50m).
Long jump
1 Brian Spring (Ennis Track) (4.26m).
O-40
200m
1 Tom Geraghty (Marian) (32.69).
5,000m
1 Tom Geraghty (Marian) (20 .55).
O-45
200m
1 Richard McArthur (St Cronan’s). (26.19); 2 Tommy Greene (St John’s) (26.59); 3 David Courtney (Ennis Track) (27.25); 4 Bob Bailey (Loughrea) (29.79); 5 Pat Morrissey (Ennis Track) (30.91).
400m
1 Richard McArthur (St Cronan’s) (61.24); 2 Tommy Greene (St John’s) (62.44); 3 Bob Bailey (Loughrea) (74.93); 4 Pat Morrissey (Ennis Track) (76.50).
5,000m
1 Pat Morrissey (Ennis Track) (20.03).
Javelin
1 David Courtney (Ennis Track) (37.93m); 2 Tommy Greene (St John’s) (27.44m); 3 Richard Mc Arthur (St Cronan’s) (21.39m); 4 Bob Bailey (Loughrea) (19.74m); 5 Pat Morrissey (Ennis Track) (15.40m).
Long jump
1 Richard McArthur (St Cronan’s) (5.19m); 2 Tommy Greene (St John’s) (4.87m); 3 David Courtney (Ennis Track) (4.02m); 4 Pat Morrissey (Ennis Track) (3.03m); 5 Bob Bailey (Loughrea) (2.93m).
56lbs for distance
1 Michael O’Brien (Tulla) (7.46m); 2 Richard McArthur (St Cronan’s) (6.06m); 3 Tommy Greene (St John’s) (5.94m); 4 Vincent McCarthy (Kilnaboy) (4.34m); 5 Bob Bailey (Loughrea) (4.22m); 6 Pat Morrissey (Ennis Track) (3.30m).
O-50
Javelin
1 Martin Fitzpatrick (St Mary’s) (18.62m).
35lbs for distance
1 Martin Fitzpatrick (St Mary’s) (6.98m).
O-60
35lbs for distance
1 Tom Jones (Ennis Track) (6.53m).