Cork Athletics

Website of Cork County Board of the Athletics Ireland

corkathletics@gmail.com 

Updated July 16th 2008

Latest News:

 

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·        Photos

 

Cork Womens Mini Marathon Website

 

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·        County Results Results

·        Munster Results www.munsterathletics.com

·        National Results www.athleticsireland.ie

·        Coach Education Information

 

·        Any who wants to join the county email list is asked to email corkathletics@gmail.com with their name, club and email address.

   

 

Upcoming Events:

 

Jul 18 – Donoughmore 7

Jul 19/20 – AAI Senior T&F, www.athleticsireland.ie

Jul 24 – Churchtown South 5, www.ballycottonrunning.com

Jul 25 – Araglin Open Sports

Jul 27 – National T&F League Final, www.athleticsireland.ie

Jul 27Midleton Open Sports. 1pm Midleton CBS

Aug 1 – Kinsale 5 mile

Aug 4 – Rising Sun Open Sports, CIT, 1.30pm

Aug 8 – Streets of Cobh 5K

Aug 10Liscarroll Sports, Liscarroll GAA, 1pm

Aug 10 – AAI Juvenile B T&F, www.athleticsireland.ie

Aug 10 – Route to Crook 5 mile

Sep 28Cork Womens Mini Marathon

More fixtures see www.athleticsireland.ie

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June 29 - County Senior T&F Results

County Novice & Masters T&F Results

 

June 13 – County Senior T&F Results
County Senior T&F Results

Photos - http://picasaweb.google.com/corkaaipro/CountySeniorChampionships106062008

 
June 5 – Mark Carroll to compete in County Senior T&F
Dear all,
 
I am pleased to confirm that the 1,500m event at tomorrow evenings Cork County Senior Track and Field Championships will feature one of Irelands greatest ever athletes, Mark Carroll of Leevale Athletic Club.  The line-up also includes top Irish Internationals Mark Hanrahan, also of Leevale AC and Mark Christie of Mullingar AC who is guesting in the event.
 
Mark Carroll is a former European Indoor 3,000m champion and outdoor Bronze medallist over 5,000m.  He holds the Irish Record for 3,000m and 5,000m and is currently aiming to compete over 10,000m at this Summers Olympic Games in Beijing, China.  His clubmate, Hanrahan is the current Irish Under-23 1,500m Champion whilst Mark Christie holds the Irish Junior Record for 3,000m.  Hanrahan and Christie have previously represented Ireland at the European Cross Country Championships.
 
This will undoubtedly be the most competitive and exciting event that the County Senior Track and Field Championships has seen in recent years and I would greatly appreciate the support of you and your athletes at tomorrow evenings Championships.  The program commences at 7pm and the 1,500m event is scheduled for 8:15pm.  Full details on the Cork County Board Website http://www.corkathletics.org
 
Please note that entries have now closed for these championships but late entries for any of the events will be taken on the night from registered Senior athletes along with the appropriate late entry fee.

 

Tony Kelleher,

PRO Cork County Board

 
June 4 – Tracton Sports

Tracton AC hold their annual open sports on Sunday June 15th - programme

 
June 2 – Cork City Marathon
The Champion Sports Cork City Marathon was run today in almost ideal conditions.  Roy Fahy of East Cork who was 3rd last year came through to take gold with Eoin O’Connell 2nd and Cathal O’Connell of St Finbarrs 3rd.  Lucy Brennan of Sligo won the womens race with last years winner Tracy Guilfoyle of Kilnaboy AC in Clare was 2nd with Sinead Ni Chonchuir of Eagle in 3rd.  Last years mens winner Alan O’Shea of Bantry won the Relay competition with his team ‘Rivergold Road Runners.  Thurles Crokes AC were 2nd ahead of Athenry.  Gerry Forde of Blarney won the wheelchair race, his 3rd marathon in a month!!

Full Results and more on www.corkcitymarathon.ie

Well done to all who took part in this event and a sincere thanks to all who helped out.  Feedback and suggestions would be very much appreciated.
 
May 23 – County Junior & Masters T&F
Results

 

May 18 – County Juvenile T&F
Day 3 Results
 
May 11 – Marathon Workshop

Training for the Cork City Marathon?

 

Training somebody else for the Marathon?

 

Marathon Workshop

Saturday 17th May

Mardyke Arena, Cork

Programme:

 

2.00pm   -   Registrations

2.15pm   -   Marathon Injuries & Prevention

3.00pm   -   Marathon Nutritional Strategies

3.45pm   -   Tea/Coffee Break

4.00pm   -   Planning for Race Day

4.45pm   -   Conclusion

 

The workshop will include three presentations relevant to Marathon Training. To begin Freda Davoran (Physical Therapist) will discuss common injuries associated with Marathon training and also the very important prevention measures that can be taken. Tom Hill an exercise physiologist from UCC who has worked with numerous endurance athletes and their nutritional needs will discuss the importance of fuelling and hydrating in both training and on race day. Following a short break former Olympian Gillian O Sullivan will discuss the various ways one can prepare both physically and mentally for race day. After each presentation there will be a questions and answers session for 15 minutes.

 

Places are limited, therefore to avoid disappointment please contact Joe O Connor (Athletics Ireland RDO) on joe@athleticsireland.ie or 087 6335565 to confirm attendance. There will be a €5 charge on the door.

 
May 11 – County Juvenile T&F Championships
Results Day 2
 
May 5 – County juvenile B T&F Championships
Details,
Entry Form in Microsoft excel format (right click on link, click save as, save in the correct location, open the file, edit and save, email as an attachment to corkathletics@gmail.com
Programme
Closing Date  - Tuesday May 13th

 

May 5 – County Juvenile Relay Entry Forms

Entry Forms in Microsoft excel format (right click on link, click save as, save in the correct location, open the file, edit and save, email as an attachment to corkathletics@gmail.com

Entry Forms

Programme

Closing Date – Friday May 9th, email to corkathletics@gmail.com

 

May 5 - County Juvenile Team Competition (U10, U11 & U12)

The County Juvenile Team competition will take place on Sunday May 18th.  Closing Date for Entries – Friday May 9th, email entries to corkathletics@gmail.com.  If more than one team is being entered indicate with A or B or C.  Please note there is a maximum of 3 teams per club.  U9’s can move up to U10 but U10 cannot move up to U11 and U11 cannot move up to U12.  For competition rules refer to the juvenile competition booklet available on www.athleticsireland.ie 

Programme

Entry Forms in Microsoft excel format (right click on link, click save as, save in the correct location, open the file, edit and save, email as an attachment to corkathletics@gmail.com 

Boys U10

Girls U10

Boys U11

Girls U11

Boys U12

Girls U12

 

May 4 – County Juvenile T&F
Results Day 1 County Juvenile T&F
 
Apr 28 – Douglas CS compete at World Schools Cross Country

Douglas CS today finished 11th out of 28 countries at the 18th World Schools Cross-Country championships held in Zdar Nad Sazavou in the Czech Republic recently. The team was the 6th European country overall. Team members were Peter Hanrahan (Captain), David O' Keeffe, Brian Murray, Alan O' Brien, Patrick Coleman and Adam Kelleher.

http://picasaweb.google.com/corkaaipro/WorldSchoolsXC

Best of Luck to Douglas CS and all other athletes who compete in the upcoming schools T&F season which is starts this Saturday in the CIT Track.

 

Apr 28 – County T&F Championships

Details about the County Juvenile Relays, County Team Juvenile Team Event and County Juvenile B Championships will be posted on Tuesday, May 6th.  Details about the County Junior, Senior, Masters & Novice T&F will be also posted on this date.

 

Apr 3 – World Cross Country

Craig Murphy of Togher Athletic club had an outstanding run in Edinburgh at the World Cross Country Championships finishing 48th in the junior race.  He was the 5th European in the race.  Craig enjoyed fantastic support at the event and we wish him all the best in the upcoming track and field season. Photos - http://picasaweb.google.com/corkaaipro/WorldXC2008

 

At the Schools International Cross Country, Ryan Creech Glanmire CC (Leevale) finished 7th and Patrick Coleman Douglas CS (Togher) finished 31st in Inter boys race at the Schools International Cross Country. Photos -  http://picasaweb.google.com/corkaaipro/SchoolsInternationalXC  Well done to both athletes.  

 

Mar 30 – County Juvenile T&F

Information

Programme / Programme msword format

Girls Entry Form Excel

Boys Entry Form Excel

 

Mar 17 – St Patricks Day Sprint

The Market Tavern sponsored fastest man and woman in Cork organised by was held today before the St Patricks Day Parade today in Cork.  Derek Duff of Leevale won the mens race while Marian Andrews of Togher won the womens race.

Results:

Men: 1 Derek Duff (Leevale) 7.0, 2 Carl McNamara (CIT) 7.3, 3 Tim Harrington (Bandon) 7.6, 4 Ciaran Kenny (BIAC), 5 Paul Stack (Leevale), 6 Denis Finnegan (UCC).

Women: 1 Marian Andrews (Togher) 7.6, 2 Kate Hunphreys (Leevale) 8.0, 3 Louise McArdle (Leevale) 8.3, 4 Katey Byrd (UCC), 5 Roisin Howard (Bandon).

 

Mar 16 – Munster Road Championships

Full results are available on www.munsterathletics.com

 

Mar 11 – West Cork Road Championships

Full results from the recent West Cork Athletics Board Road Races are on the Bandon A.C Web site at http://www.bandonathleticclub.com/Results/Results_WC_RoadRace_2008.htm

 

Mar 10 – Irish Schools Cross Country Championships

The Irish Schools Cross Country Championships were held in Galway over the weekend.  Douglas Community School had a great weekend which saw Craig Murphy win the senior boys race.  Other results -

Junior-Douglas CS team 4th

 Inter boys- Ryan Creech Glanmire CC 2nd, Patrick Coleman Douglas CS 8th (Both make Irish team for schools international cross-country on march 29th in Scotland). Douglas CS team 2nd team.

Senior- Craig Murphy Douglas CS 1st and Douglas CS team 5th.

Photos are available on http://picasaweb.google.com/corkaaipro/IrishSchoolsXC2008

 

Also held over the weekend were the IUAA cross country championships.  Michelle Finn of Duhallow running for UL was 4th overall while the UCC ladies team took bronze.

 

Mar 09 – Munster Road Championships

The Munster Road Championships take place on Sunday (march 16th) in Ballyea, Co. Clare (on the Kilrush side of Ennis).  Strong County teams have been named for ther novice and masters races. As always anybody named who cannot compete is asked to contact Joe O’Flynn - 087 6483532.

Men

Novice 

Sean McGrath East Cork

Frank O'Carroll East Cork

David O'Dwyer East Cork

Wieslaw Sosnowski Eagle

Tony Kelleher Eagle

Declan Doyle Eagle

Kevin Wilmot Bandon

David Towey Grange Fermoy

Gary O'Sullivan Grange Fermoy

Brian O'Connor Grange Fermoy

Shane Maher Grange Fermoy

Noel O'Regan Midleton

Donal Broderick Midleton

Stanislaw Byczek Midleton

Denis Coughlan St. Finbarrs

O'35

Wieslaw Sosnowski Eagle

Tony Kelleher Eagle

Declan Doyle Eagle

John Desmond Eagle

Tom Laffan Bandon

Joe O'Sullivan Bandon

Denis Mc Carthy East Cork

Eric Meade East Cork

David O'Dwyer East Cork

David Towey Grange Fermoy

Gary O'Sullivan Grange Fermoy

Brian O'Connor Grange Fermoy

Noel O'Regan Midleton

Donal Broderick Midleton

Stanislaw Byczek Midleton

O'50

John Collins Leevale

Pat Twomey Eagle

Pat Murphy Eagle

Joe Murphy Eagle

Maurice Tobin Grange Fermoy

Phil Mc Grath East Cork

John Walshe East Cork

Liam O'Leary St. Finbarrs

Michael Dunne St. Finbarrs

Dan Kennedy St. Finbarrs

Eamon Mc Evoy St. Finbarrs

Flor O'Leary St. Finbarrs

Women

Novice

Rhona Lynch Eagle

Fidelma Kirwan Eagle

Aoife Cooke Youghal

Fiona Hickey Youghal

Niamh Walsh Youghal

Mary O'Keeffe Youghal

Michelle Nolan Midleton

Fiona Dukelow Midleton

Sally Drennan Midleton

Denise Twohig St. Finbarrs

Esther Murphy St. Finbarrs

Aine Murphy UCC

O35

Carmel Crowley Bandon

Ann Marie Healy Eagle

Fidelma Kirwan Eagle

Michelle Nolan Midleton

Fiona Dukelow Midleton

Sally Drennan Midleton

Breda Cahill Midleton

Maura O'Doherty Midleton

Blaithín Ní Hannon St. Finbarrs

Angela Mc Evoy St. Finbarrs

Margo Dinan St. Finbarrs

Louise Kavanagh UCC

O45

Joan Hough Midleton

Kate Coveney Bandon

Mary Murphy St. Finbarrs

Carmel Parnell Leevale

Ann Donnelly St. Finbarrs

Mary Sweeney St. Finbarrs

Amanda Stavros St. Finbarrs

Yvonne Bennett Carrignavar

Marion Lyons St. Finbarrs

 

Mar 02 – Munster Juvenile Indoors

A strong squad of athletes travelled to Nenagh to compete in the Munster Indoor Championships on 1st and 2nd March.  Clubs competing included Leevale, Blarney Inniscarra, Bandon, Riverstick Kinsale, Grange Fermoy, West Muskerry and Youghal.  Listed below are some of the successes of Cork athletics at the weekend.  More detailed results will be published on www.munsterathletics.com during the week.

 

Girls U/15 60m Sprint Final.

This final was dominated by Cork athletes namely Jessica Sheehan Riverstick Kinsale, Grainne Moynihan West Muskerry, Jessie O' Flynn Leevale, Una O' Mahoney ane Lucy Howard Jones BIAC.  The winner Sara Lavin of Emerald again provided another Championship best winning in a time of 8.02 but Cork obtained silver and bronze medals when Grainne Moynihan came 2nd in a time of 8.20 and Jessica Sheehan 3rd in a time of 8.26.  This was a great achievement for these girls.

Girls U/15 Shot Putt BIAC's Niamh Murphy had a clear win with a throw of 11.12m.  Lynn Bradfield of Bandon AC came third with a throw of 9.58m.

Girls U/16 800m

The Neville sisters of BIAC, Jessica and Christine won gold and silver in this final. Jessica won with Christine in second place.

Girls U/16 Shot.

Tracy Bradfield of Bandon AC won silver with a throw of 10.30.

Girls U/16 1500mChristine Neville of BIAC won gold honours in this raceGirls U/16 Long Jump/Sprint.Leevale's Jennifer Murphy won silver - her best jump was 5.07.Girls U/15 800MPatricia Curtin of Youghal narrowly missed out on qualification for the final. Girls U/15 High JumpJessie O'Flynn of Leevale and Niamh Daly of Youghal finished in 5th and 6th positions.Girls U/17 60M Sprint.Leevale provided another silver medalist when Rebecca Corbett finished in 2nd place in a time of 8.06.G U/17 High Jump/800M/Long Jump/60M HurdlesOrla Finn of Riverstick Kinsale put in more superb performances both in the 800m race finishing second in a time of 2.25.50.  She had fantastic wins both in the high jump with a clearance of 1.60m and in the Long Jump (5.21).WalksBlarney Inniscarra girls won three medals in the walks, Eve O' Nahoney 2nd in U/17 walk, Eva Murphy 2nd and Margaret Carey 3rd in U/16 walk. Boys U/15 60m Hurdles.Daire Walsh of Leevale won thios event in a time of 9.91 followed by Shane Howard of Grange Fermoy in a time of 9.99Boys U/16 60m Hurdles,Spike Shaughnessy of Bandon AC won gold finishing in a time of 9.30.Boys U/17 60m Hurdles.Leevale dominated this race winning gold and silver medals when Patrick Maher finished first in 8.63 followed by his clubmate Edmond O' Halloran.Boys U/18 60MNiall Stanley of Riverstick Kinsale won in 9.32 securing his Munster title.Boys U/16 Shot.Bandon secured another championship medal with a win from Patrick McSweeny throwing 12.28. Boys U/17 Long JumpCork athletes were again to the fore in these events; Timmy Harrington of Bandon won the U/17 with a jump of 6.35 followed by Niall Stanley of Riverstick Kinsale jumping 5.79.   BOYS u/19 Long Jump David Quilligan of Leevale won the U/19 competiton with a jump of 6.71.BOYS u/16 1500mDean Cronin of BIAC won in a time of 4.29.81.Boys/18 1500MLeevale's Eric Curran also won gold in a time of 4.53.73Boys U/18 Triple JumpTimmy Harrington of Bandon won this event followed by Dermot Hickey in second place. Boys U/17 Shot Dermot Hickey (Riverstick.Kinsale) won and in second place was Callum Burke O Driscoll of neighbouring club Belgooly.

 

Mar 02 – AAI Inter Club X-Country Championships

The AAI interclub cross country championships were held in Belfast yesterday on what was by all reported a very challenging course.  A number of Cork athletes were in action.  In the senior mens race Cathal Lombard of Leevale who took silver at the County Senior cross Country Championships in November was a surprise winner taking a number of notable scalps including that of Alister Cragg.  Brian McMahon, formerly of Carraig na bhFear AC, helped Clonliffe win the senior mens club title.  Craig Murphy of Togher was second in a very exciting junior mens race, only 3 seconds behind the winner.  Munster Junior womens cross country champion Michelle Finn of Duhallow was 7th in the junior womens race.  Full results and report are available on www.athleticsireland.ie. 

 

Feb 27 – Marathon Launched

The 2008 Cork City Marathon was launched today in City Hall.  The marathon will take place on Monday June 2nd and this year will be sponsored by Champion Sports.  On hand to help with the launch was Olympic athlete Robert Heffernan and last years winner Alan O’Shea.

The Marathon will be a significant fundraiser for athletics in Cork and this will be particularly important as bills for the CIT development fall due, clubs are requested to ensure that as many people as possible are available to help with the marathon on June 2nd!

Photos from launch - http://picasaweb.google.com/corkaaipro/CorkCityMarathonLaunch2008

 

Feb 27 – Coaching Level 1 - Mardyke Arena - Cork

Day 1: Saturday March 22nd

Day 2: Monday March 24th (Bank Holiday)

Day 3: Saturday May 24th

Day 4: Sunday May 25th

 

Contact : Joe O' Connor, Regional Development Officer Athletics Association of Ireland

Ph:  (087) 6335565 or email joe@athleticsireland.ie

 

 

Feb 27 – Munster Road Championships

The Munster Road Championships take place in Clare on Sunday March 16th.  Athletes who wish to be included in county teams are asked to contact county team Manager Joe O’Flynn - 087 6483532

 

Feb 27 – St Patricks Day Dash!

The annual St Patricks Day Dash will take place again this year just before the parade!  Senior Athletes interested in taking part in this event are asked to contact John Sheahan as soon as possible - 086 8548428.

 

Feb 17 – County Road Championships

The Cork County Road Championships were held today (Sunday February 17th) in Whitechurch.  This was the first county championships event hosted by Eagle AC.  Sean McGrath of East cork won the novice mens race with Grange Fermoy winning the inter club competition.  First masters athlete over the line was Wieslaw Sosnowski of Eagle Athletic Club.  Sadly this is one of the last races Wieslaw will run in Ireland as he is returning to his native Poland next weekend, Wieslaw has been one of the top runners in Cork during his stay in Ireland and has represented club and county with distinction in numerous competitions.  Host club Eagle Athletic club had a double in the master mens race winning both the over 35 and over 50 inter club competition.  Rhona Lynch of Eagle Athletic Club won the novice womens race with Youghal Athletic Club winning the novice inter club title for the first time.  Carmel Crowley of Bandon won the master womens race with Midleton Athletic Club winning the master womens inter club title for the first time. A special thanks to John Walshe and Liam O’Brien for their help with the results, Results 

There are a couple of pics. from the County Road Championships at http://picasaweb.google.com/corkaaipro/CountyRoads2008, There are loads more on the Eagle website at http://www.eagleac.net/component/option,com_gallery2/Itemid,86/?g2_itemId=11222.

Eagle AC host the Carrigaline 5 next week, see www.eagleac.net for details.  The Munster Road Championships will be held in Ballyea, near Ennis, Co. Clare on Sunday March 16th at 1pm.

 

Feb 14 - National Intermediate & Masters Cross Country Championships

There was Silver for the Cork Ladies Masters team at the National Intermediate and Masters Cross Country Championships which were held in Wexford on Sunday, 10 Feb 2008.  Louise Kavanagh (UCC), Carmel Parnell (Leevale), Anne Marie Healy (Eagle) and Mary Sweeney (St. Finbarrs) combined to take 2nd place in the Inter-County Masters competition behind the winning Dublin team and ahead of Meath in 3rd.  St. Finbarrs finished 3rd in the Inter-Club competition.

 

In the men's equivalent, Cathal O'Connell, Trevor Woods and Eamon McEvoy of St. Finbarr's combined with Frank Hayes, Denis McCarthy and Eric Meade of East Cork to take 3rd in the Inter-County event.  The Barrs finished 5th of the Masters clubs with East Cork in 11th place.

 

Munster champion Niamh Roe (Eagle) finished 11th and Sharon McGarry (St. Finbarrs) 40th in a competitive intermediate womens race.  Cork's Cillian O'Leary picked up an excellent Silver in the men's race, albeit with his Dublin club, Raheny Shamrocks AC.  The County team finished in 5th place.  Togher A.C. finished best of the Cork clubs in 6th place with St. Finbarr's filling 14th spot.

 

A phone was found on the county bus, for details contact the team manager Joe O’Flynn.

 

February 9– County Road Championships

The County Road Championships will be held on Sunday, February 17th at 12pm in Whitechurch.  Women 2 miles, Men 4 miles.  Anybody available to steward is asked to contact John Quigley – eagle262@eircom.net

For the first time ever, athletes can now view maps of the course for the county road championships in advance of race day.

Ladies - http://www.mapmyrun.com/run/ireland/whitechurch/1065534053

Men - http://www.mapmyrun.com/run/ireland/whitechurch/1015325195

Further info, including embedded maps, is on the Eagle site: http://www.eagleac.net/content/view/115/1/

A special thanks to John Quigley and Eagle Athletic Club for these maps.

Entry Forms for County Road Championships

 

February 9– Munster Schools Cross Country

Well done to all who took part in the Munster schools cross country championships held in Tramore recently.   Pictures of the victorious Douglas Community Schools teams are available on http://picasaweb.google.com/corkaaipro/MunsterSchoolsCrossCountryTramoreCoWaterford07022008. 

Report by Brendan Mooney in the Examiner http://www.irishexaminer.com/irishexaminer/pages/story.aspx-qqqg=sport-qqqm=sport-qqqa=sport-qqqid=54702-qqqx=1.asp and the AAI website http://www.athleticsireland.ie/content/?p=3355 - more-3355

 

February 9– Coaching Courses

Level 1 - Mardyke Arena - Cork

Day 1: Saturday March 22nd

Day 2: Monday March 24th (Bank Holiday)

Day 3: Saturday May 24th

Day 4: Sunday May 25th

Contact: Joe O Connor, (087) 6335565, joe@athleticsireland.ie

 

January 28– AAI Senior Indoor Championships

New Irish Record for Heffernan at Irish Indoor Championships

by Tony Kelleher, PRO, Cork County Board

Togher athlete Robert Heffernan kicked off the Irish Indoor Athletics Championships in style on Saturday, 26 January with a new Irish record in the mens 5k race walk.  Heffernan lit up the Odyssey Arena in Belfast with a clocking of 18.51.46, a performance that saw him lap the entire field at least twice en route to shaving over a second from his own record set in Nenagh almost 6 years ago.  This was a great start to the year for Heffernan as he sets his sights on the Olympic Games in Beijing this Summer where he is one of Ireland's best medal prospects.

There were also a number of creditable performances from other Cork athletes.  Joe Warne of Dohenys claimed Silver in a top class mens 800m finishing 4th overall (1.51.76) behind former Irish international James McIlroy of Abbey A.C. (1.49.61) with Kenyan and Slovakian athletes filling 2nd and 3rd spots.  Leevale's Carl McNamara was awarded the Bronze medal in the mens 200m, clocking the same time as silver medallist David Hynes of Menapians (22.76 secs).  British athlete Daniel Cousins was the overall winner of that race.  In the field events,  Denis Finnegan of UCC took the Irish title in the Triple Jump finishing 2nd overall behind Slovakia's Jaroslav Dobrovodsky whilst in the High Jump, Christopher Crowley of Belgooly was in good company as Jamie Nieto of the USA set a new Irish All-Comers record of 2.26m.  Crowley finished 3rd overall with a leap of 2.10m claiming the Silver medal on countback from Dublin athlete Mark Crowley.

In the ladies events, Ailis McSweeney of Leevale showed a return to form by taking the Irish title over 60m.  McSweeney finished 2nd overall behind Anyika Onoura of the UK, her time of 7.46secs somewhat shy of the 7.37secs qualifying standard for the World Indoor Championships in Valencia, Spain in March.  Cork athletes also medalled in the 400m, Marian Andrews of Togher and Jessica Zebo of Leevale taking Silver and Bronze respectively behind Melanie Purkiss of the UK and winner of the Irish title, Brona Furlong of Slaney Olympic.  Dawn Kelly of Belgooly took bronze in the ladies 800m in a time of 2.18.67

 

Full Results see www.athleticsireland.ie.

 

January 25– Schools Cross Country

South Munster Schools Cross Country Results

 

January 24 – County Teams for National Intermediate & Masters Cross Country Championships

The teams are as follows:

 Masters Men

Donncha O'Mahony     East Cork

Frank Hayes               East Cork

Denis McCarthy          East Cork

Eric Meade                 East Cork

Trevor Woods              St. Finbarrs

Cathal O'Connell         St. Finbarrs

Eamon McEvoy           St. Finbarrs

Tom Laffan                  Bandon

Noel Curtin                 Youghal

Billy O'Flaherty           Skibbereen

Declan Doyle               Eagle

Tony Kelleher              Eagle

Subs.

Michael Murphy          St. Finbarrs

Dave Muldowney         Eagle

Dave Towey                Grange Fermoy

 Masters Women

Louise Kavanagh            U.C.C.

Mary Sweeney               St. Finbarrs

Margo Dinan                  St. Finbarrs

Ann Donnelly                 St. Finbarrs

Joan Hough                   Midleton

Carmel Crowley             Bandon

Carmel Parnell               Leevale

Ann Marie Healy            Eagle

Subs.

Blaithín Ní Hannon         St. Finbarrs

Angela McEvoy             St. Finbarrs

Sally Drennan                Midleton

 Intermediate Men

Steven Macklin              Togher

Elton Heffernan              Togher

Kieran Ryan                  Togher

Eoin O'Sullivan              Togher

John Shine                    Leevale

James Grufferty             Leevale

Tom Maunsell                Leevale

Tim Murphy                   Grange Fermoy

Brendan O'Riordan         Eagle

Cillian O'Leary               Raheny

Kevin O'Brien                East Cork

Denis Coughlan             St. Finbarrs

Subs.

Ian Tivy                         Togher

Guillaume Laget            St. Finbarrs

Gary O'Sullivan             Grange Fermoy

 Intermediate Women

Niamh Roe                   Eagle

Mary Cotter                  Eagle

Sharon McGarry           St. Finbarrs

Andrea Ryan                St. Finbarrs

Ann Marie Hayes          East Cork

Dawn Kelly                   Belgooly

Karen Kenny                Grange Fermoy

Maire Heffernan            Liscarroll

As always anybody named who cannot compete is asked to contact Joe O’Flynn - 087 6483532.  A bus will leave for Wexford from St Patricks Quay, Cork @ 8am on Sunday February 10th. 

 

January 22 – Munster Indoor Championships

Owens Impresses at Munster Indoor Championships

by Tony Kelleher, PRO, Cork County Board

Cork athletes were in action at the Munster Junior and Senior Championships held at the Indoor track in Nenagh on Sunday, 20 January 2008.

In the Junior events, Cathal Owens of Leevale had an emphatic victory in the 400m, his time of 51.81 bettered only by Kevin Walsh of Togher, the winner of the senior title.  Walsh's clubmate Eoin Joyce took the 200m title with Breandan Dennehy of Rising Sun scoring a double victory in the Long Jump and Triple Jump events.

Cork sprinters were again to the fore in the ladies events.  The Junior and Senior 60m hurdles titles went to Orla Finn of Riverstick Kinsale and Katey Byrd of Leevale whilst Bandon's Joan Healy edged Togher's Marian Andrews in the Senior 200m.  Healy, who only turns 16 this year, enjoyed a sprint double taking the 60m title as well.

 

Attention now turns to the Senior Indoor Championships of Ireland which take place in the Odyssey Arena, Belfast on Saturday/Sunday 26/27 January 2008.

 

January 22 – New Website

A new website has been set up profiling some of the country’s top athletes - www.runtrackireland.com  (The Cork County Board is not responsible for the content of this website)

 

January 21 – Awards Night

Cork Athletes Honored at Cork County AAI Awards Night  

By Tony Kelleher, PRO, Cork County Board

The Cork County International Awards night took place on Friday January 18th in the Imperial Hotel, Cork.  Athletes who were selected to represent Ireland at Junior, Senior or Masters level during 2007 were presented with international awards.  Athletes who performed exceptionally well during the recent cross-country season were also presented with county awards.

 

Among those honoured in the International category were popular race walker, Robert Heffernan of Togher and world indoor champion Derval O’Rourke of Leevale.  Heffernan finished an excellent 6th place in the 20k race walk at last year’s World Track & Field Championships in Osaka, Japan and O’Rourke, despite a year frustrated by injuries advanced to the semi-final stage of the 100m hurdles at the same championships.  Among others honoured in this category were multiple masters champion Carmel Parnell of Leevale and talented Douglas youngster Craig Murphy of Togher AC who is a rising star of the future. 

Bantry native Alan O’Shea featured in the county awards category.  O’Shea had an exceptional year in 2007 and was a deserving recipient of this award for capturing his 1st County Senior Cross Country title in November.  This followed a string of breakthrough performances on the roads, most notably a victory in the prestigious Ballycotton 10 in March followed by victory in the Cork City Marathon in June on his debut over the distance.  Junior and under 23 County Cross Country champions were also honoured in this category. 

The following is the full list of recipients: 

International Awards    County Awards

Carmel Parnell(Leevale)   Shane Coffey (Togher)

Orla Barry(Leevale)    Michelle Finn (Duhallow)

Ailis McSweeney(Leevale)   Maire Heffernan (Liscarroll)

Derval O'Rourke(Leevale)   Peter Fennell (Togher)

Mark Hanrahan(Leevale)   Carmel Crowley (Bandon)

Joe Nagle(Leevale)    Alan O’Shea (Bantry)

Cathal Owens(Leevale)   Trevor Woods (St. Finbarrs)

Kathleen O'Brien(East Cork)   Nollaig Hunter (Leevale)

Joan Hough(Midleton)   Niamh Roe (Eagle)

David Berry(Leevale)

Mary Sweeney(St Finbarrs)

Stephen Field(Leevale)

Robert Heffernan(Togher)

Craig Murphy(Togher)

Carl McNamara(Leevale)

Flor O'Leary(St. Finbarrs)

John Corr(Leevale)

Christopher Crowley(Belgooly)

Anne Donnelly(St. Finbarrs)

 

Pictures available on http://picasaweb.google.com/corkaaipro

 

January 16 – Schools Cross Country

Details about the schools cross country championships - Schools Cross County Championships

 

January 1 – Cross Country Relay Trials

Trials for the county teams for the Munster cross country relays being held near Cashel on Sunday January 13th will be held this Sunday (jan 6th) in Watergrasshill at 11.00am. This event is being held in conjunctions with the East Cork cross country championships.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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