Club Athletes Compete in Belgium
Last Saturday( 26th. of May)Catherine Mc Manus and Steffii Creaner competed in an international meeting in Belgium. Both girls competed well against senior athletes and will learn a lot from the experience. This weekend they are both off to Geneva for some more races. Monday was Day 1 of the huge programme of primary schools race which will take place all this week and next in Santry. We had athletes in action representing D7ET and St John Bosco. Jamie Kennedy made the hurdles final where he finished 7th in his section, Eppie Ni Dhiarmads had a great win in her high jump, Ciara Hanly ran a great 500m to win her race and Ella Mae Cromie was a fine 2nd in her 500m . Sean Harper finished a fine 4th in his 500m , Patrick Coyle and Billy Brennan ran really well and finished 7th and 6th respectively. Well done to all.
On Saturday next(2nd June) Pierre Murchan and Sarah Curran will compete in the All-Ireland Schools Finals in Tullamore. Pierre goes in the mile under 16 and Sarah competes in the high jump and the sprint hurdles.
On the following weekend the Dublin Track and Field championships will start on the Friday night with the 500/600/800m races. On the Saturday we will be switching to Tallaght for Day 2 and back to Santry for the Sunday. Athletes will be advised individually what event/day they are on.
