Finn Valley Athletics Club

Valley youngsters visit Donegal Town

A large group of Finn Valley youngsters took in the timely Tirconnaill ac open meet at their new excellent facility @ Abbey Voc School on Sunday last and in view of this weekends national indoors in Nenagh it provided a positive outing with the added bonus of excellent weather Sasha Byrne 60m 1st 9.09,Stephen Carr 60m 2nd,John Kelly 60m 2nd ,Blaithnid Patton 1st 1.51m,Josh Byrne 60m 3rd, Danny Browne LJ 1st 3.89, Stephen Carr LJ 3rd 3.48, Stephen Mc Elhinney HJ 2nd, Ian Brennan HJ 3rd , Caoimhe Mc Menamin Shot 1st, Jade Leeper Shot 2nd, Sasha Byrne HJ 2nd, Pauric Patton 600m 2nd, Amy Crossan 600m 3rd, Ryan Stewart Shot 1st, Gavin Mc Laughlin Shot 2nd, Caoimhe .Mc Menamin LJ 2nd, Shane Thompson Shot 3rd, Ian Brennan LJ 3rd, Stephen Mc Elhinney 60mh 3rd, Jack Mc Geehan HJ 1st, Pauric Patton HJ 3rd, Adam Lynch HJ 2nd, Niamh Mc Granaghan Shot 2nd THis weekend its the final 5k in the Spring Series @ 7pm . Check in on the night followed by a Finn Valley Mob run on Sunday 10am with a short get together after to enable club leaders to focus the months ahead . After that its the Ballyliffin inaugural 10 mile coastal Challenge 2pm April 3rd ( Easter Saturday ) . Register at the Trasna Hotel in the village if not already checked in online .Best Wishes to all the young members heading South to Nenagh next weekend .Club meeting Thursday evening 9pm

Good news from England where Dempsey Mc Guigan threw 61.90m plus getting close to European youth standard and we keep our fingers crossed that he will hit qualification target in the hammer next weekend when he has a further opportunity