Clare athletes shine at Munster Masters

CLARE athletes won 11 gold, nine silver and eight bronze medals at the Munster Masters Ladies and Men’s Track and Field Championships, which were held recently at Cork IT, with the Juvenile U-12 to U-19 multi-events.
In the masters’ championships, gold medals went to Aishling Power, Ennis Track, in the O-40s 200m; Michelle O’Mahoney, Kilmurry Ibrickane/North Clare, in the O-45s 1,500m and Marian O’Loughlin, Ennis Track, in the O-50s 800m.
Richard McArthur, St Cronan’s, scored a treble in the O-45s section in the 100m, 200m and high jump. In the O-45s, Tommy Greene, St John’s, won gold in the high jump and shot putt.
Kilmihil’s John Dalton won gold in the O-45s 400m and Martin Fitzpatrick, St Mary’s, did likewise in the hammer O-50s.
In the U-12 to U-19 multi events, nine Clare athletes took part with medals going Tara Kelly, St Mary’s; Cliodhna Blake, St John’s; Laura Power, Ennis Track; Nollaig Blake, St John’s; Eoin Hanrahan, Ennis Track; Ruan Rooker, Shannon and William Flynn, Shannon.

Results

Juvenile multi-events
Girls’ U-12: 2. Tara Kelly (St Mary’s) (1089 points).
Girls’ U-13: 6. Chantel Burke (St Mary’s) (1037 points); 8. Tara Bradley (St John’s) (963 points).
Girls’ U-14: 3. Cliodhna Blake (St John’s) (1205 points).
Girls’ U-16: 2. Laura Power (Ennis Track) (1220 points); 3. Nollaig Blake (St John’s) (1066 points).
Boys’ U-16: 3. Eoin Hanrahan (Ennis Track) (1261 points).
Boys’ U-17: 3. Ruan Rooker (Shannon) (1971 points).
Boys’ U-18: 2. William Flynn (Shannon) (2481 points).

Masters ladies
O-35 1,500m: 4. Marian Burke (St Mary’s).
3,000m: 4. Marian Burke (St Mary’s) (11.25).
O-40s 100m: 3. Aishling Power (Ennis Track).
200m: 1. Aishling Power (Ennis Track) (30.8).
1,500m: 2. Ida Hanrahan (Ennis Track).
3,000m: 2. Ida Hanrahan (Ennis Track) (12.20:01).
O-45s 1,500m: 1. Michelle O’Mahoney (Kilmurry Ibrickane/North Clare) (5.20:1).
O-50s 800m: 1. Marian O’Loughlin (Ennis Track).
1,500m: 2. Marian O’Loughlin (Ennis Track).
3,000m: 2. Marian O’Loughlin (Ennis Track) (13.44:10).
O-55s 100m: 1. Carmel McDomhnaill (Clare and West Limerick).
400m: 1. Carmel McDomhnaill (Clare and West Limerick).
1,500m: 1. Carmel McDomhnaill (Clare and West Limerick).

Masters men
O-35s 100m: 1. Michael Geoghegan (Marian)
200m: 3. Brian Spring (Ennis Track) (26.04).
400m: 5. Brian Spring (Ennis Track) (64.01).
O-45s high jump: 1. Tommy Greene (St John’s) (1.50m).
Shot putt: 1. Tommy Greene (St John’s) (9.95m).
100m: 1. Richard McArthur (St Cronan’s) (12.00).
200m: 1. Richard McArthur (St Cronan’s) (24.11).
High jump: 1. Richard McArthur (St Cronan’s) (1.50m).
Long jump: 2. Richard McArthur (St Cronan’s) (5.07m).
400m: 1. John Dalton (Kilmihil) (68.4).
200m: 3. John Dalton (Kilmihil) (27.71).
O-55s 1,500m: 2. James Sexton (Kilmurry Ibrickane/North Clare) (5.33:6).
Shot putt: 2. Martin Fitzpatrick (St Mary’s) (10.02m).
Javelin: 3. Martin Fitzpatrick (St Mary’s) (22.15m).
Hammer: 1. Martin Fitzpatrick (St Mary’s).