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Tallaght Athletic Club Juveniles Medal Haul at Santry
(by Ray Fitzsimons)
Tallaght AC Juvenile athletes made the short trip to Santry Stadium last weekend to compete in the final three days of the Dublin Athletic Board Indoor Track and Field finals.
At stake were County medals and the first three in each classification from age U12 up would go forward to represent Dublin in the AAI All Ireland Indoor Track and Field Championships to be held in Nenagh later this month.
Tallaght will be well pleased with their share of 7 Gold, 25 Silver and 8 Bronze medals which included many personal best performances and the winners were:
Middle Distance
U10 500M Boys – Alan Hudson 2nd, Killian Morris 3rd
U11 5000M Girls – Lauren Power 2nd, Grace Kristensen 3rd
U13 600M Girls – Jade Corcoran 2nd
U14 800M Girls – Aisling Johnston 1st, Rebecca Game 3rd
U15 800M Girls – Aoibheann Tierney 2nd
U17 800M Girls – Bronagh O Hanlon 2nd
U19 800M Ladies – Orla Nugent 2nd
U19 800M Men – Bion Fakerede 2nd
U16 1500M Girls – Sarah Bodie 2nd, Kate Whelan 3rd
U16 1500M Boys – Robert Fitzsimons 2nd
U17 1500M Girls – Bronagh O Hanlon 2nd
U18 1500M Boys – Chris Healy 3rd
Sprints
U11 Girls 60M - Ciara Henry 2nd
U13 Girls 60M – Ciara O Leary 2nd
U14 Boys 60M – Ciaran Dunne 2nd
U16 Boys 60M – Sean Bolger 2nd
U18 Boys 60M – Jeffrey Sheridan 1st
U19 Men 60M – Gerard Purcell 1st
U16 Girls 200M- Laura Finlay 2nd
U16 Boys 200M – Sean Bolger 2nd
U19 Ladies 200M- Stephanie Game 1st
U19 Men 200M- Gerard Purcell 2nd
U19 Ladies 400M – Orla Nugent 2nd
Field Events
U13 Boys Long Jump – William Oliver 3rd
U14 Boys Long Jump – Eoghan Hennessy 2nd – PB
U14 Boys Shot Putt – Niall Forrester 2nd
U15 Boys Shot Putt – Derek Quinn 1st
U16 Boys Long Jump – Brian Gregan 2nd
U17 Boys Long Jump – Shane Doody 2nd - PB
U17 Boys Shot Putt – Kevin Goode 2nd, David Somerville 3rd
U18 Boys Long Jump – Jeffrey Sheridan 1st - PB
U19 Ladies Long Jump – Stephanie Game 1st
U19 Men Long Jump – Gerard Purcell 1st -PB
Hurdles
U16 Boys 60M Hurdles – Sean Morris 2nd. Luke Coleman 3rd
This coming weekend the clubs youngest stars aged 9 to 12 will compete in the Dublin Athletic Board Sportshall event which starts at 2.30 in the Sportsco Centre, Ringsend
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