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Results of Craughwell Community Games 2018

After a miserable wet morning yesterday morning, some marvellous May sunshine lay in store for the 2018 Craughwell Community Games which were held yesterday evening at Craughwell AC's athletics grounds. It was a lovely community day with a nice attendance and almost 100 participants in the different events. Even the local bovine community got in on the act and were enthralled by the races!

U8s line up for their sprint under the watchful gaze of the neighbours!

Results of the evening are attached:- CraughwellCommunityGames2018Results.pdf. 

A big thank you to everyone who helped out - the evening ran off like clockwise thanks to the large number of people who helped out. And a special mention to Daniel O'Brien who went out of his way to come down and take photographs of the evening which people can download for free from his Facebook page and website. Its super to have photographs of that quality of the event and hopefully people will consider Daniel as their photographer for their special family occasions as he has done alot of free stuff for the club in the past year.

We need to confirm with parents asap who is going to the Galway finals which will be held on Sunday 3rd June in Ballinderrin. The first and second place in each event from U8 upwards can go forwards - but can only do 1 individual event in the Galway finals, in which case the next in line gets a choice of going to the Galway finals.

And we also hope to field relay teams in the following ages:-

• U10 mixed relay (top 2 girls top 2 boys plus 3rd place subs)
• U12 girls relay (top 4 girls plus 4/5th place subs)
• U12 boys relay (top 4 boys plus 4/5th place subs)
• U14 girls relay
• U14 boys relay
• U15 mixed relay
• U16 boys relay

Ava Finn and James Furey, Craughwell High Jump Champions 2018

Timetable for Community Games Fri 11th May

Click on image for printable pdf version

Venue: Craughwell AC Athletics Grounds (behind the national school)

Cracking Performances at Galway U9-12 T&F

Some of Craughwell AC's U10 Squad at the Galway Track & Field Championships

Another busy day of athletics took place in Dangan running track on Sunday with day 2 of the Galway Track & Field Championships where Craughwell had almost 140 athletes in action in the U9 to U12 age groups.

Check out also Daniel O'Brien's super photos from the latter part of the day on his facebook page. Daniel makes these available to members of the club to download for free, for which the club is very grateful. And well done again to Iain Shaw on his very professional organisation of the day and in particular the online results available at connaughtathletics.com. Provisional results of the paired U9-11 competition are here.

There were many fine performances throughout the day, most notably Darragh Kelly with 4 individual medals in the U12 Boys grade including the Galway titles in the high jump (1.30) and shot putt (7.86), silver in the 60m hurdles (11.58) and bronze in the long jump (4.23). It was a great day also for Shannon Quinn with Galway titles in the U12 Girls shot putt with a throw of 6.40 and in the long jump where she set a new U12 championship best performance with a leap of 4.18. And for Remy Aylmer with double Galway titles in the U9 Girls 60m and 300m in times of 10.44 and 57.86.

Craughwell AC's U12 Boys 4x100m team

The long jump saw some particularly impressive performances from Craughwell AC athletes. Emma O’Donovan took the Galway title with an impressive 3.96 in the U11 Girls Long Jump, a feat repeated by Ben Moran in the U11 Boys with a championship best leap of 3.83. Lauren Morgan continued the championship best performances with a massive jump of 3.76 to take victory in the U10 Girls Long Jump. A number of other athletes also leaped into individual bronze medals including Lauren Kilduff with 3.51 in the U11 Girls, Dara Zimmerer with 3.37 in the U11 Boys, Oran Collins with 3.39 in the U10 Boys and Oisin O’Donovan with 3.22 in the U9 Boys. Sean Lavan took the bronze medal in the U12 Boys high jump with 1.15m.

In the sprints, Eanna Morrissey raced to the Galway title in the U10 Boys 60m in a time of 9.70. Lauren Morgan took silver in the U10 Girls 60m in 9.80 with Calum McMahon doing likewise in the U9 Boys 60m 10.29, while Ben Moran took the bronze medal in the U11 Boys 60m in 9.42. In the middle-distance races, Riley Stenson had a fine victory in the U11 Boys 600m in a time of 1:59.97 with Keelan Moorhead in 3rd place in a time of 2:03.33 while Fionn Higgins placed 2nd in the U12 600m in a time of 1:55.95. Saoirse Mullins took the silver medal in the U10 Girls 500m in 1:39.57, while Calum McMahon and Alan Hallinan raced to silver and bronze in the U9 Boys 300m in times of 55.18 and 55.31.

In the 4x100m relays, there were victories for the U11 Girls in a time of 1:04.90 and the U10 Boys in a time of 1:05.20 while the U12 Girls took the silver medals in a time of 1:02.64. The U11 Boys took both silver and bronze in their 4x100m in times of 1:00.00 and 1:04.76 as did the U9 Boys in their relay in times of 1:11.81 and 1:17.47, while the U10 Girls rounded off the medal winning relay performances with bronze in a time of 1:09.71.
The turbo javelin event saw many more medals for the club with Tara Keane taking the Galway title in the U12 Girls event with a new championship best of 19.67 and Aoife O’Meara in bronze with 13.30, Emma Phelan Galway Champion in the U11 Girls with 12.27 and Kiera Mernagh 3rd with 9.54, Dean McNally Galway Champion in the U11 Boys with 12.53 and Harry Lynam in bronze with 11.73, Ciara Byrnes silver in the U10 Girls with 8.05 and Megan Smith in bronze with 7.67; a clean sweep in the U10 Boys with Tadhg O’Meara gold with 11.05, Daniel Farrelly silver with 10.33 and Ethan Stace bronze with 10.19; and silver for Killian Burke in the U9 Boys event with 7.45.

The paired events in the U9 to U11 age groups yielded many more medals with the top individuals from each club paired together to determine the qualifiers for the Connacht finals. The following pairs made the podium from Craughwell AC: U11 Girls 60m 2 Keevagh Barry/Lauren Kilduff; 600m 2 Emma O'Donovan/Kelly Hallinan; Long Jump 1 Emma O'Donovan/Lauren Kilduff; Turbo Javelin 1 Emma Phelan/Kiera Mernagh, 2 Maria Gorman/Aoibheann Dolan, 3 Gemma Hallinan/Erin Dillon. U11 Boys 60m 2 Ben Moran/Dara Zimmerer, 3 Dean McNally/Sean Hoade; 600m 1 Riley Stenson/Keelan Moorhead, 3 Paul Barry/Caelan Coleman; Long Jump 1 Ben Moran/Dara Zimmerer, 2 Keelan Moorhead/Iarlaith Leen; Turbo Javelin 1 Dean McNally/Harry Lynam, 2 Paul Barry/Joseph O'Dwyer. U10 Girls 60m 3 Lauren Morgan/Saoirse Mullins; 500m 2 Saoirse Mullins/Gemma Cloonan; Long Jump 1 Lauren Morgan/Mia Hollingworth; Turbo Javelin 1 Ciara Byrnes/Megan Smith. U10 Boys 60m 1 Eanna Morrissey/Oran Collins; 500m 2 Daniel Farrelly/Daniel Gilmore; Long Jump 1 Oran Collins/Leo Molloy, 3 Eoin Middleton/Liam Reilly; Turbo Javelin 1 Tadhg O'Meara/Daniel Farrelly, 2 Ethan Stace/Paul Keaveney, 3 Shane Cahill/Rossa Gorman. U9 Girls 1 Remy Aylmer/Aisling Lavan; Long Jump 2 Chloe Coughlan/Aisling Lavan, 3 Aisling Mulveen/Jenna Brady. U9 Boys 60m 1 Calum McMahon/Alan Hallinan; 300m 1 Calum McMahon/Alan Hallinan, 3 Joshua Whiriskey/Oisin O'Donovan; Long Jump 2 Oisin O'Donovan/Ethan Horan, 3 Daithi Lawless/Sean Dempsey.

Timetable and Info for U9-12s Dangan

Best of luck to all of our athletes taking part tomorrow in the Galway U9-12 Track & Field in Dangan.

Some people have been asking how to get to Dangan, above shows route in ... by Dunnes in Terryland, across the new bridge and on to the next roundabout, turn right there and onto the next major junction where the Westwood hotel is. Turn left there and about 100m further on, turn right into Dangan. Car park is on the left.

The timetable is here:- Day_2_Provisional_Timetable.pdf

The list of officials is here:- Officials_Duties_County_Outdoors_DAY_2.pdf

Iain Shaw has asked officials to check their duties on attached and if there are any problems with a duty assignment then please let him know. Some more notes from Iain

• If an official does not turn up on the day - it is expected the club from where the official comes from will fill that gap with people available on the day and will inform Anne Burke, the event director. 
• Numbers will be available in the shed from 0900.
• There will be an officials briefing at 0930 next to the photofinish shed.
• We will endeavor to get the paired results out as fast as possible but as there are such large numbers in some of the events - particularly long jump then there is a certain amount of processing time after an event finishes - anywhere upto an hour and so patience is requested from all as we aim to get those results out.
• Results will again be live on the web at www.connachtathletics.com throughout the day.
• Be aware that Sunday is forecast to be warm with minimal cloud cover so please ensure your athletes keep in the shade where possible, get plenty of fluids and slap on as much factor 50 as possible.

Super Jumping at South Connacht Schools Champs!

Pres Athenry's Ava Finn
South Connacht Junior Girls High Jump and Long Jump Champion 2018

Well done to the many Craughwell Ac athletes who competed today while representing their schools in the South Connacht Schools Track & Field in Dangan. I will update this article with results as they come to hand. If reading this, please send on any omissions and I will update.

Ava Finn (Pres Athenry) had a great day in the Junior Girls age group with triple gold in the high jump (1.40), long jump (4.62) and 4x100m relay. As did Jade Moorhead (Pres Athenry) who battled it out in a high quality Minor Girls high jump competition with Saoirse Moore with both girls jumping outdoor PBs of 1.53 and Jade taking the victory on countback with Saoirse 2nd. Jade added a silver in the long jump with a PB of 4.32m. Lauren McNally (St Brigids) took second place in the Junior Girls high jump (1.35) with Sophie O’Brien (Coláiste Bhaile Chláir) taking third place with a leap of 1.30 and also placed highly in the long jump. Emma Jane Moran (Pres Athenry) also qualified for the Connacht finals with a 4th place finish in the Junior Girls 200m and as part of the victorious Pres Athenry Junior Girls relay team. Carla Noone (St Raphaels) won her heat of the Minor Girls 800m to also qualify for the Connacht finals.

In the boys events, Lukas Schukat repeated his impressive CBP from Sunday with another 1.60m leap to take the victory in the Minor Boys high jump.

Superb Performances at Day 1 of Galway T&F

A huge turnout of Craughwell AC athletes descended on Dangan running track in Galway city for day 1 of the Galway track and field championships. 

There were many fine performances across the age groups from U13 to U19 with multiple Galway titles for several athletes including triple titles for Laura Cunningham in the U18/19 long jump, high jump and triple jump; Chloe Casey in the U16/17 100m, shot putt and discus; Conor Trehy in the U16/17 100m hurdles, long jump and triple jump; and double titles for Saoirse Moore in the U15 80m and 250m hurdles;  Lukas Schukat in the U15 high jump and triple jump; Aoibhe Donnellan in the U13 80m and long jump; Adam Jordan in the U13 javelin and high jump and Ethan O’Brien in the U13 long jump and high jump. 

The top-notch performances included several championship records set by Craughwell AC athletes as follows:-

• Laura Cunningham, 10.90 in the U18/19 Girls Triple Jump
• Laura Cunningham, 5.02 in the U18/19 Girls Long Jump
• Chloe Casey, 13.23 in the U16/17 Girls Shot Putt
• Chloe Casey, 34.32 in the U16/17 Girls Discus
• Lukas Schukat, 1.60 in the U15 Boys High Jump
• Lukas Schukat, 10.01 in the U15 Boys Triple Jump
• Grace Leen, 12:23.28 in the U14 Girls 2k Walk
• Jade Moorhead, 1.50 in the U14 Girls High Jump
• Niamh Duffy, 9.54 in the U13 Girls Shot Putt
• Ethan O’Brien, 4.36 in the U13 Boys Long Jump

Arlene Ealr's 61.10 silver medal perforrmance in the 400m sets a new club record for both senior and junior categories as was Chloe Casey's 34.42 discus throw, while Laura Cunnigham came within a whisker of her own 11m club triple jump record with her 10.90m leap. The club's women's 4x100m record looks also set to go this season with both the U19 and U17 girls teams coming almost within a second of the record with their times of  52.54 and 52.66. The record is 51.49 set by our U18 All-Ireland Champions in 2016 with their team of Caoilin Milton, Aisling Keady, Laura Cunningham and Michelle Duggan. To be threatening that record this early in the season is testamount to the calibre of our current teams.

Well done to all of the Craughwell AC participants, all our medallists and all who came close to the medals and just missed out – keep the focus on the PBs and the medals will come. Full details of the medal winners are as follows while detailed results of all events can be found at at connaughtathletics.com. Check out also Kevin Moore's wonderful action shots of the day at flickr.

U18/19 Girls

• 400m Hurdles 1 Lorraine Delaney 1:13.49
• 400m 2 Arlene Earls 61.10
• 1500m 3 Catherine Noonan 5:33.72
• Long Jump 1 Laura Cunningham 5.02, 2 Lorraine Delaney 4.72, 3 Arlene Earls 4.53
• High Jump 1 Laura Cunningham 1.55, 2 Lorraine Delaney 1.50
• Triple Jump 1 Laura Cunningham 10.90

U18/19 Boys

• 800m 1 Luke Evans 2:10.20, 2 Patrick Noonan 2:11.82
• 1500m 1 Patrick Noonan 4:27.73, 2 Luke Evans 4:36.92
• Long Jump 1 Aubry O’Brien 5.55
  
  

 Top 4 in the U18/19 Girls Long Jump at the Galway Track & Field Championships in Dangan
Siona Lawless (4th), Lorraine Delaney (2nd) Laura Cunningham (1st), Arlene Earls (3rd)

U18/19 1500m - Patrick Noonan Gold Medalist and Luke Evans Silver Medalist

U16/17 Girls

• 80m Hurdles 3 Ellie Cronin 13.04
• 250m Hurdles 3 Ellie Cronin 38.46
• 100m 1 Chloe Casey 13.45; 2 Freya Bohan 13.48, 3 Alisha Larkin 13.49
• 200m 3 Alisha Larkin 28.61
• 800m 2 Ailbhe Miskella 2:34.64
• 1500m 3 Ciara Sheppard 5:38.96
• Long Jump 2 Leanagh Gilligan 4.73
• High Jump 1 Ellie Cronin 1.53, 2 Aine Kelly 1.50
• Triple Jump 1 Leanagh Gilligan 9.93, 2 Aoife Kelly 8.72
• Shot Putt 1 Chloe Casey 13.23, 3 Edel Farrelly 6.71
• Javelin 1 Freya Bohan 23.60, 2 Lauren McNally 20.65, 3 Edel Farrelly 14.20
• Discus 1 Chloe Casey 34.32

U16/17 Boys

• 100m Hurdles 1 Conor Trehy 17.22
• 250m Hurdles 1 James Furey 42.07
• 400m 3 Kyle Moorhead 55.66
• 800m 3 Finbar McFadden 2:11.52
• 1500m 1 Sean Cotter 4:25.74, 2 Kyle Moorhead 4:40.16, 3 Finbar McFadden 4:45.55
• Long Jump 1 Conor Trehy 5.09, 3 Oisin Davis 5.02
• High Jump 2 James Furey 1.50, 3 Lughaidh Morgan 1.45
• Triple jump 1 Conor Trehy 10.77
• Javelin 2 James Furey 24.72

U16 lj 1, 2 3 

U16/17 Girls High Jump - Ellie Cronin and Aine Kelly Gold and Silver Medallists

U16/17 Girls 800m - Ailbhe Miskella Silver Medalist

U15 Girls

• 80m Hurdles 1 Saoirse Moore 14.06
• 250m Hurdles 1 Saoirse Moore 42.19, 2 Saoirse Pierce 43.78
• High Jump 2 Saoirse Moore 1.45, 3 Saoirse Pierce 1.40
• Javelin 3 Carla Noone 12.68

U15 Boys

• 250m Hurdles 2 Robert Urquhart 37.79
• 200m 3 Robert Urquhart 27.56
• Long Jump 2 Lukas Schukat 4.66
• High Jump 1 Lukas Schukat 1.60
• Triple Jump 1 Lukas Schukat 10.01
• Javelin 1 Oisin Keane 32.22, 3 Liam McDonagh 22.35
• Discus 2 Oisin Keane 27.96, 3 Liam McDonagh 22.97

U15 Girls 4x100m bronze medallists at the Galway Track & Field Championships in Dangan

U14 Girls

• 75m Hurdles 3 Siofra Davis 13.16
• 800m 2 Fauve Aylmer 2:32.28
• 2000m Walk 2 Grace Leen 12:23.28, 3 Alana Grogan 12:28.03
• Long Jump 1 Ella Lyons 4.28, 2 Erin Kelly 4.25, 3 Jade Moorhead 4.23
• High Jump 1 Jade Moorhead 1.50, 2 Siofra Davis 1.40
• Shot Putt 2 Aoibhe Fahy 7.80
• Javelin 2 Aoibhe Fahy 18.87, 3 Millie Geraghty 18.15

U14 Boys

• 75m Hurdles 2 Evan Hallinan 13.25, 3 Cian Lavan 13.75
• 1500m 2 Daniel Galvin 5:11.62
• Long Jump 2 Cian Lavan 4.45
• High Jump 1 Evan Hallinan 1.45, 2 Cian Lavan 1.35, 3 Calvin Ryan 1.25
• Shot Putt 2 Calvin Ryan 8.50, 3 Kenneth O’Connor 7.77
• Javelin 2 Kenneth O’Connor 18.08, 3 Ryan McDonnell 18.02

U14 Girls 4x100m silvermedallists at the Galway Track & Field Championships in Dangan

U13 Girls

• 60m Hurdles 1 Chloe Hallinan 10.69
• 80m 1 Aoibhe Donnellan 11.56, 3 Niamh Duffy 11.68
• Long Jump 1 Aoibhe Donnellan 4.11, 3 Grace Keaveney 3.95
• High Jump 1 Isabella Fitzgerald 1.38, 3 Chloe Hallinan 1.30
• Shot Putt 1 Niamh Duffy 9.54
• Javelin 2 Tara Morgan 12.05, 3 Eabha Neary 11.92

U13 Boys

• 60m Hurdles 1 Evan Moran 10.75, 3 Conor Gilligan 11.82
• 80m 2 Evan Moran 11.38
• Long Jump 1 Ethan O’Brien 4.36, 3 Conor Gilligan 4.25
• High Jump 1 Adam Jordan 1.30, 1 Eddie Silke 1.30, 1 Ethan O’Brien 1.30
• Shot Putt 2 Tomas Fitzgerald 6.41, 3 Gavin Keenan 6.27
• Javelin 1 Adam Jordan 17.56, 3 Gavin Keenan 15.00

Girls Relays

• U19 4x100m 52.54 1 Arlene Earls, Lorraine Delaney, Siona Lawless, Laura Cunningham, Shauna Tobin
• U17 4x100m 52.66 2 Chloe Casey, Freya Bohan, Leanagh Gilligan, Alisha Larkin, Chloe Farragher
• U16 4x100m 53.81 1 Alisha Larkin, Chloe Farragher, Ornaith Coen, Ava Finn, Ellie Cronin
• U16 4x100m 55.73 3 Aoife Kelly, Aine Kelly, Emma Jane Moran, Ellie Cronin
• U15 4x100m 57.26 3 Ella Lyons, Jade Moorhead, Carla Noone, Sophie O’Brien, Fauve Aylmer
• U14 4x100m 56.78 2 Ella Lyons, Jade Moorhead, Clodagh O’Meara, Fauve Aylmer, Erin Kelly
• U13 4x100m 58.95 1 Aoibhe Donnellan, Niamh Duffy, Grace Keaveney, Chloe Hallinan, Ella Farrelly

Boys Relays

• U19 4x100m 52.11 2 Aubry O’Brien, Luke Evans, Patrick Noonan, Cormac Morgan
• U16 4x100m 50.82 1 Conor Trehy, Paschal Walsh, Lughaigh Morgan, Robert Urquhart, Shaun Gilligan
• U16 4x100m 54.04 2 Sean Cotter, Oisin Davis, James Furey, Niall Cummins
• U14 4x100m 56.80 2 Ryan McDonnell, Cian Lavin, Ethan O’Brien, Evan Quinn, Daniel Galvin
• U13 4x100m 56.89 1 Eoin Spellman, Eddie Silke, Conor Gilligan, Evan Moran

Saoirse Moore in action in the U15 Girls Hurdles

 Paschal Walsh in action in the U16/17 Boys Long Jump

U16 hj 2nd , 3rd

U17 Boys 400m - Kyle Moorhead Bronze Medalist

U16/17 Girls 1500m - Ciara Sheppard Bronze Medalist

U15 250mh 1st 2nd 

 U18/19 Girls 1500m- Catherine Noonan Bronze Medalist

U16/17 Boys 800m - Finbarr McFadden Bronze Medalist

Alisha Larkin U16 100M 200M LJ

Program for Dangan U13-19s

Craughwell AC U11s and some of the spectators in Dangan in 2015 :-)

The provisional program for next weekend’s Galway Track & Field in Dangan for age groups U13 to U19 has been published:- 

Juvenile_Outdoor_Track_and_Field_Timetable_29April2018.pdf

Please arrive at least 1 hour before your event to give time to collect race number, warmup etc.

Notes from competition secretary:

• There is one big change to the guide timetable previously circulated, the first three track events are now sprint hurdles - 1500s - long hurdles.
  
  
• All events are settled on time except for U13 and U14 girls relay where there is a need for heats and finals.
  
  
• The timetable can and will change based on how fast we get through events on the day so please listen out for announcements and calls for your events.
  
  
• We will endeavour not to stray more than 30 minutes either way from the provisional timetable.

Craughwell Community Games May 11th 2018

Flashback to the past when current 6th class were in pre-school !

Craughwell Community Games sports day will take place on Friday May 11th at Craughwell AC’s grounds in Crinnage commencing at 6pm with the pre-school races. On what is always a very exciting day, there will be sprints for pre-school, U6s, U8s, U10s, U12s, U14s and U16s as well as distance races for U12/14/16, hurdles for U10 and U14, U12 ball throw, U14 long jump, shot putt and javelin, and U16 high jump and discus. The winning participants will go forward to the Galway finals which will be held on the June bank holiday weekend.

Great Night at the Galway Athletics Awards

Craughwell AC's Chloe Casey, Jerry Keary, Laura Cunningham and Caron Ryan
at the Annual Galway Athletics Awards in the Meadowcourt Hotel

Congratulations again to several Craughwell AC athletes who received awards at the Galway Annual Athletics Awards ceremony held in the Meadowcourt Hotel at the weekend.

Chloe Casey and Jerry Keary were awarded Galway Athlete of the Year 2017 in the U16-19 age group categories as well as International Awards, well done Chloe and Jerry!

And congratulations also to Laura Cunningham, Sinead Gaffney and Caron and Ben Ryan who were also in receipt of International Awards in recognition of their selection for Ireland last year.

Jerry, Caron, Laura and Sinead along with Conor Duggan and Sinead Treacy were also in receipt of Athletics Bursaries of €200 in recognition of their achievements and dedication to the sport in the past year.

Well done also to Daniel Callanan-Forde who received an International Award and bursary and is pictured below with Chloe, Jerry, Laura and Caron. Daniel is transferring back to the club after a year's absense. Check out John O'Connor's flickr page for a super set of photos from the night.

Super Performances at Universities T&F

Current and former members of Craughwell AC at the Irish Universities Track & Field Championships in Belfast
Maeve Curley (UL), Matthew McKernan (NUIG), Sinead Gaffney (UL), Sinead Treacy (NUIG), Conor Duggan (UCD)

The first event of the outdoor track and field season got underway in Belfast at the weekend where a number of athletes competed in the Irish Universities Track & Field.

Sinead Treacy helped NUIG to an historic victory in the 4x100m in a time of 48.34 and also the silver medal in the 4x400m in a time of 3.54.01, as well as placing 5th in the final of the 200m in a time of 25.73, setting an NUIG record in the process. Maeve Curley (UL) took the bronze medal in the 1500m Walk in a time of 6.59.69; Sinead Gaffney placed 6th in the final of the 800m in 2.23.14 having earlier qualified from the heats in 2.21.56; Conor Duggan raced to a good time of 11.31 in the semi-finals of the 100m and 22.69 in the heats of the 200m; Matthew McKernan placed 8th in the triple jump with a leap of 11.75 and 10th in the long jump with 5.64.

Well done everyone, great to see a contingent from the club in action at this level!

Congratulations to Galway Award & Bursary Winners!

Massive congratulations to Chloe Casey and Jerry Keary who have been selected as Galway Athletes of the Year 2017 in the categories of U16-19 Girls and U16-19 Boys with the awards being presented this coming Saturday at a ceremony in the Meadowcourt Hotel. Well done to both as its a huge achievement up against some of the best athletes in not just the county but also the country with 10+ Galway athletes in these age groups selected for Ireland last year. 

Well done also to our internationals from the past 12 months who will also be honoured with an award at this Saturday's awards - representing your country is such a fantastic achievement and its great that the county have introdiced an award to mark this:-

• Sinead Gaffney, Universities Celtic International, Womens 800m
• Ben Ryan, World Youth Mountain Running Championships
• Jerry Keary, Celtic Games, U18 High Jump
• Laura Cunningham, Celtic Games, U18 Triple Jump
• Chloe Casey, Celtic Games, U16 Discus
• Caron Ryan, U20 Celtic Cross Country
  
  

And well done also to Sinead, Jerry, Laura, Caron, Conor Duggan and Sinead Treacy who have been awarded county bursaries of €200 each in respect of their achievements last year. The bursary scheme is open to applications from athletes aged 18 to 23 who either won a national medal or represented Ireland last year. And final well done to Daniel Callanan-Forde who also won an international award and a bursary and who is in the process of transferring back to our club.

Read on below for full details of all the athletes nominated within Craughwell AC, all of whom had outstanding years last year. 

Read more: Congratulations to Galway Award & Bursary Winners!

Amazing Weekend Wraps up Indoor Season

Craughwell AC's U19 Girls Relay Team, National 4x200m silver medallists
Shauna Tobin, Siona Lawless, Arlene Earl, Laura Cunningham, Lorraine Delaney

The final day of the National Juvenile Indoor Track & Field took place in Athlone IT last Saturday where Craughwell AC rounded off its most successful year ever of indoor competition with 5 more medals coming its way. Laura Cunningham and Lorraine Delaney got the day off to a wonderful start when taking the silver and bronze medals in the U19 Girls High Jump, both with leaps of 1.55m. And both girls combined with Arlene Earls and Siona Lawless to race to the silver medals in an exhilarating performance in the U19 Girls 4x200m and an excellent time of 1.47.85. The medals continued to flow in the U19 Boys High Jump where Jerry Keary leaped to the silver medal with a best of 1.89m. Chloe Casey wrapped up the medal-winning performances with an excellent 12.77m to take the silver in the U17 Girls Shot Putt.

It rounded off an incredible championships for Laura who won 4 National medals over the 3 weekends with bronze in the long jump, silver in the triple jump, silver in the relay and silver in the high jump - coming very close to the gold medal. And it was also very special for Lorraine with 2 National medals last Saturday having placed 4th on numerous occasions in the past in the 3 jumping events.

Chloe Casey, National silver medallist in the U17 Girls Shot Putt
and Jerry Keary, National silver medallist in the U19 Boys High Jump

The U16 Boys team of Shaun Gilligan, Pascal Walsh, Conor Trehy and Robert Urquhart put in a strong performance in their 4x200m, qualifying for the final in a time of 1.43.96 and placing an excellent 4th in the final in a time of 1.44.05, a feat almost repeated by the U16 Girls who qualified out of the heats in a time of 1.51.51 and placed 6th in the final in a time of 1.52.09 with their team of Chloe Farragher, Aleisha Larkin, Ava Finn and Ellie Cronin. A strong U16 squad saw the club’s second team place 4th in the heats of the U16 Girls in a time of 1.56.73. The U14 boys and girls teams also battled hard in their heats with the boys placing 4th in a time of 1.54.53 and the girls unfortunately disqualified due to a zone fault.

Ellie Cronin came close to the individual medals in the U16 Girls High Jump when placing 5th and leaping 1.55m which was the same height as the bronze medalist but losing out on countback of knocked bars. Aine Kelly placed 8th in the same event with a leap of 1.45m. James Furey placed 8th in the U16 Boys High Jump with 1.40m, as did Pascal Walsh in the U16 Long Jump with a best of 4.98m. Conor Trehy placed 11th in the same event with a best of 4.83m, a position shared by Jade Moorhead in the U14 Girls Long Jump with a best of 3.88m. Lukas Schukat was 12th in the U15 Boys Long Jump with 4.82m while Aleisha Larkin was 18th in the U16 Girls Long Jump with 4.09m.

That wrapped up the club’s best ever season of indoor competition with 19 medals at National level, the previous best being 2013 when the club won 15 medals.

Laura Cunningham and Lorraine Delaney
National silver and bronze medallists in the U19 Girls High Jump