Impressive medal haul for local athletes

The Munster Juvenile B Track and Field Championships for U-9 to U-16 was held in very warm conditions at the Ríocht AC track in Castleisland, where Clare athletes captured 15 gold, 15 silver and nine bronze medals, with outstanding individual performances recorded.

In the boys’ U-9, Cian Neylon (Marian) won the long jump and finished second in the 300m.
At U-10 level, there was gold for Cian O’Boyle (Marian) in the 60m. He had to produce a big sprint finish to take the 500m on the line.

Another Marian athlete, Ruth Neylon, won gold in the girls’ U-11 long jump, while in the girls’ U-12, Niamh Conlon (Kilmihil) had a very good win in the 80m.
Laura Greene (St John’s) won gold in the girls’ U-13 high jump with a leap of 1.41m and Megan White (St Cronan’s) won the 80m in 10.93. In the boys’ U-13, there was double gold for Darragh Miniter (St Mary’s) in the shot putt and high jump.

In the girls’ U-15 long jump, Katie Taylor (St Cronan’s) won gold with a leap of 4.59m and she also took a silver medal in the high jump, with Tara ­Bradley (St John’s) winning the high jump with a leap of 1.38m. In the boys’ U-15 shot putt, gold went to Joseph Miniter (St Mary’s) and he also captured gold in the long jump.

Results

Girls
U-9 long jump: 3 Aimee Barrett (Marian) (2.74m).
U-10 60m: 1 Ella Duff Shannon (8.68); 2 Saoirse Crowe (St Mary’s) (9.06).
500m: 2 Saoirse Crowe (St Mary’s) (1.39.80); 3 Ella Duff Shannon (1.42.21).
Turbo javelin: 2 Caoimhie White (St Cronan’s).
U-11 long jump: 1 Ruth Neylon (Marian) (3.59m).
U-12 80m: 1 Niamh Conlon (Kilmihil) (10.93).
600m: 3 Amy Sexton (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare) (1.55.36).
Long jump: 2 Amy Sexton (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare) (3.59m).
U-13 80m: 1 Megan White (St Cronan’s) (10.94).
High jump: 1 Laura Greene (St John’s) (1.41m); 2 Ellie Rochford (St Cronan’s) (1.35m).
U-14 800m: 2 Emer Keane (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare); 3 Áine Keane (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare).
High jump: 2 Clara Neylon (Marian) (1.33m); 3 Emily Barry (Marian) (1.30m).
U-15 long jump: 1 Katie Taylor (St Cronan’s) (4.59m); 3 Rachel McGrath (Shannon) (4.30m).
High jump: 1 Tara Bradley (St John’s) (1.38m); 2 Katie Taylor (St Cronan’s) (1.35m).
Shot putt: 2 Tara Bradley (St John’s) (7.28m).
Boys
U-9 300m: 2 Cian Neylon (Marian) (54.26).
Long jump: 1 Cian Neylon (Marian) (3.20m).
U-10 long jump: 2 Noah McConway (St Cronan’s) (3.53m).
60m: 1 Cian O’Boyle (Marian) (8.83).
500m: 1 Cian O’Boyle (Marian) (1.37.58).
U-11 600m: 3 Diarmuid Fahy (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare) (1.52.50).
Turbo javelin: 2 Brian McNamara (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare) (15.30m).
U-12 80m: 1 Derick Sholarin (Marian) (10.99).
High jump: 2 Daniel Greene (St John’s) (1.30m).
U-13 80m: 2 Eanna Crimmins (Shannon) (10.86).
Shot putt: 1 Darragh Miniter (St Mary’s) (9.97m).
High jump: 1 Darragh Miniter (St Mary’s).
U-14 high jump: 3 Sean Conway (St John’s) (1.35m).
Long jump: 2 Luke Callinan (St Mary’s).
U-15 800m: 2 Patrick O’Rourke (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare) (2:27.22).
Shot putt: 1 Joseph Miniter (St Mary’s).
Long jump: 1 Joseph Miniter (St Mary’s) (4.38m).