Valley Young Guns Up There at Nationals

Medals, the number in top 6 . Irish record returns from the Kelly boys etc etcetera . The number of disciplines engaged in is certainly positive so at this moment the stage for these promising athletes is the final indoor hurdle of 2014 the inter club relays on Saturday and then post Easter it's outdoor T/F and the rush for the number 1 national spot and that is Valleys stated target. 

u-12 
AMY MC MENAMIN 60m 9.10 secs (PB) 13th, High Jump 1.25m (PB) 4th, 600m 1min 56.01 (PB) 8th
ANDREA BROWNE 600m 2mins 04.89 13th
u-13 
LAUREN CALLAGHAN High Jump 1.43m (PB) Silver, 60m 8.52sces (PB) 4th, Long Jump 4.47m (PB) 6th
MICHAELA BYRNE High Jump 1.40m (PB) 4th missed out on bronze on countback Long Jump 4.42m (PB) 7th
ABBY MEEHAN Long Jump 3.95m (PB) 13th
VALISA O'DONNELL Shot Putt 8.65m (PB) 6th
DANIELLA JANSEN 600m 1min 48.78 (PB) 4th, High Jump 1.30m 8th
CATE SMYTH 60m Hurdles 10.24 secs (PB) hit hurdle 3 and fell in final
KIERAN THOMPSON High Jump 1.30m (=PB) 6th
u-14 
KAREN GALLAGHER 800m 2mins 46.35 tripped up after 100m 14th
AINE KERR Long Jump 4.70m (PB) Bronze
MARK MC ELHINNEY Shot Putt 9.79m (PB) 8th
ALEX MC GEEHAN High Jump 1.50 (PB) 5th
u-15 
SOMMER LECKY Long Jump 5.18m (PB) Silver, High Jump 1.61m Silver
JAMES KELLY Shot Putt 16.78m (Championship Record) Gold
u-16 
ARLENE CROSSAN Long Jump 5.41m Gold, 800m 2mins 20.88 (PB) Silver
JANINE BOYLE Long Jump 5.11m Bronze, 60m 7.91secs (PB) 4th, 200m 26.11secs (PB) 4th
NAOIMH MC GRANAGHAN Shot Putt 10.70m (PB) 6th
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JACK MC GEEHAN High Jump 1.75m (PB) Silver
JORDAN BYRNE 1,500m Walk 9mins 14.55 (PB) Silver
SHANE THOMPSON 200m 26.53secs (PB) 16th
u-18 
JADE LEEPER Shot Putt 11.00m 4th
IAN BRENNAN Long Jump 6.14m (PB) 6th, Triple Jump 12.37m (PB) 6th
GAVIN MC LAUGHLIN Shot Putt 12.53m (PB) 5th
OISIN GALLEN 1,500m 4mins 14.78 (PB) 6th
JACK MC BRIDE 1,500m 4mins 37.17 (PB) 15th
u-19 
BLATHNAID PATTON Triple Jump 11.16m Gold, High Jump 1.65m(=PB) Silver
CAOIMHE MC MENAMIN Triple Jump 10.27m 5th, Long Jump 4.90m 6th
SHANNON MC LAUGHLIN 400m 61.68secs (PB) 5th, 800m 2mins 25.34 (PB) 6th
SIMONE CRAWFORD Long Jump 4.98m (PB) 5th
JOHN KELLY Shot Putt 17.80m (Championship Record) Gold
13 Medals - 4 gold, 7 Silver & 2 Bronze
7 - 4th place finishers
13 more top 6 finishers
33 Personal Bests and 2 Championship Records
Congrats to all the athletes and their parents who support and travel with them and to the many hard working coaches, the stats don’t lie out of 45 events 33pb’s and 2 CBP’s nothing short of amazing, keep up the excellent work all.

 



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