Munster gold for Akinwale and Whelehan

The Munster Juvenile Championships for U-9 to U-13 were held over Saturday and Sunday at the Nenagh Indoor Arena and Clare athletes performed very well, with Shauna O’Gorman (Kilmihil) taking a silver medal in the girls’ U-10 300m.
Four Clare athletes won bronze medals, Noah McConway (St Cronan’s) in the U-9 long jump, Shane Meehan (Marian) in the U-11 long jump, Tony Odubuto (Ennis Track), in the U-13 long jump and Thomas Clancy (St John’s), who won bronze in the high jump.
On day two, the Clare athletes set high standards when taking three individual gold medals. Sultan Akinwale (Ennis Track) was the star performer when taking double gold in the boys’ U-10 60m and 300m.
Ben Whelehan (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare) won gold in the boys’ U-11 300m with Shane Meehan (Marian) second.
In the boys’ U-12, there was a silver medal for James McGuire (Ennis Track) in the 600m, a bronze medal for Caoilfhionn O’Dea (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare) in the 600m and a silver medal for Tony Odubuto (Ennis Track) in the 60m.
Emma McMahon (Marian) won a bronze medal in the girls’ U-10 long jump while, in the final event of the evening, the girls’ U-13 high jump, Alex O’Neill (St Cronan’s) won a silver medal.

Results
Girls
U-9
300m: 4 Ciara Meehan (Marian) (58.95);
6 Sarah Looney (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare) (61.75).
U-10
60m: 7 Niamh Conlon Kilmihil (9.60).
300m: 2 Shauna O’Gorman Kilmihil (55.24); 5 Meadbh O’Malley (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare) (56.81); 6 Susan Nestor (St Mary’s) (58.63); 8 Ruth Neylon (Marian) (59.73).
Long jump: 3 Emma O’Donoghue (Marian) (3.27m).
U-11
600m: 4 Hannah Shannon (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare) (2.08.62); 5 Daniela Svensson (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare) (2.09.74).
U-13
High jump: 1 Vicky Cusack (Liscarroll) (1.48m, Munster record); 2 Alex O’Neill (St Cronan’s) (1.41m).
Long jump: 1 Vicky Cusack (Liscarroll) (4.57m); 5 Alex O’Neill (St Cronan’s) (4.19m).
Boys
U-9
300m: 4 Noah McConway (St Cronan’s) (59.74).
Long jump: 3 Noah McConway (St Cronan’s) (2.97m).
U-10
60m: 1 Sultan Akinwale (Ennis Track) (9.28).
300m: 1 Sultan Akinwale (Ennis Track) (51.55); 2 John Conneally (St Cronan’s) (55.85).
U-11
60m: 5 Ben Whelehan (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare) (9.38).
600m: 1 Ben Whelehan (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare) (1.57.33); 2 Shane Meehan (Marian) (1.58.26).
Long jump: 3 Shane Meehan (Marian) (3.68m).
U-12
600m: 2 James McGuire (Ennis Track) (1.55.84).
U-13
60m: 2 Tony Odubuto (Ennis Track) (8.23); 6 Farouk Sobayo (Ennis Track) (98.86).
600m: 3 Caoilfhionn O’Dea (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare) (1.48.30); 7 Cian Shannon (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare) (1.52.14).
Long jump: 3 Tony Odubuto (Ennis Track) (4.35m).
High jump: 3 Thomas Clancy (St John’s) (1.30m).