Peter Lynch, representing University of Tulsa, had a fine weekend at this year's American Indoor Athletic Conference in Bermingham, Alabama. Finishing 5th in both 5000m and 3000m races he showed considerable improvement on his performances at the 2019 Conference. This year's times 14.21.42 for the 5K and 8.10.85 for the 3K compare very favourably with the 14.35.12 and 8.27.84 achieved in 2019.
2019 was a very successful year for KCH across many disciplines within the county. This was evidenced by the many awards presented to the club at the County Kilkenny Awards night in the Set Theatre, Langton's tonight. These included Juvenile Track and Field Shield, Indoor Track and Field Shield, Senior Men Cross Country Cup, Senior Track and Field Cup, County Roads Shield, Ladies O/30Cross Country Shield, Men O/35 Cross Country Shield, Intermediate Ladies Cross Country Shield, Overall Cross Country Cup. Harry Boyle was presented with an award to recognise his CBP in the U15 Leinster Triple Jump. Our U12 Girls [...]
Relay competition brings a different buzz from individual events. It also gives athletes who may be on the margins an opportunity to get their hands on the coveted Leinster medal. KCH brought eighteen teams - 11 girls teams and 7 boys teams - to this year's Leinster Indoor Relay championships. Ten of those teams qualified through the heats for their respective finals and Eight of those teams won medals - Two gold, Three silver and Three bronze. Pride of the club were the boys under 12 who turned in a class performance in the final. Not alone did they win [...]
Shay McEvoy, taking a break form his cross-country runs, took the Leinster Junior 3000m Indoor title in Abbotstown today. And he took it in style with a new CBP of 8.24.94. Major congratulations. Joya Burns competing in the Masters O40 won gold in the 60m hurdles, bronze in weight for Distance and placed 4th in the Long Jump. Kate Millea was also competing in the O40s and scored two silver - 60m hurdles and 1500m. She also had 4th in the 800m. Orla McPhillips placed 11th in the senior 800m. Well done all.
KCH members and families gathered in The Set Theatre in Langton's for presentation of Awards for 2019. Club achievements at County - Juvenile Indoor Shield, Juvenile Teack and Field shield, Senior Men CC Cup, Men - O/35 CC Shield, Ladies - O/30 CC Shield, Intermediate Women CC Shield, Senior T & F Cup, Overall CC Cup, Overall Roads Shield. Club achievements at Leinster - Mick Quinn Cup for best U12-15 Club; Pairs Shield for best U9, 10, 11 pairs. Awards presented - Juvenile Perpetual Awards: Hacketstown trophy Amelie Foley, Whitebtridge trophy Shay McEvoy; Dungarvan Oisin Henderson; Bree Patrick Lacey, Sean [...]
Our scholarship athletes returned to the Indoors this weekend. Peter Lynch, representing Tulsa University, was competing at the Gorilla Classic in Iowa while Aoife Richardson, University of San Francisco, competed in the Husky Classic in Seattle. Peter ran much of his 5K atthe back and only moved through the field with some 600m to go. Finishing in 14.09.04 he showed a 26 second improvement on this event in 2019. The story was equally impressive for Aoibhe as she finished 7th in 15.52 some 25 seconds ahead of her previous PB of 16.17 - so a Valentine's Day to remember. [...]
Eoin Everard made the trip to Armagh today for the International 5K Road Race. His trip was well worthwhile as he posted a good time of 14.20 for the event.
Two Kilkenny Schools, St Kieran's College and Loreto, had good performances at theLeinster Schools CC Championships today. Between them they brought six sets of medals - three each - to the city. St Kierans won gold in Minor and Intermediate Boys and silver with the senior team. Fot Loreto the Junior and Intermediate teams won bronze and the seniors won silver - their minors were fourth. Harriers members played a significant role with scoring members as follows - Minor girls: 7 Louisa Gilmore, 49 Aine White; Intermediate 34 Eleanor Godden; Senior 15 Annie McEvoy. Minor Boys 6 Ruairi McEvoy, Oisin [...]
Today was Grand Prix Day as Athletics Ireland hosted it's annual Indoor Games in the Abbotstown stadium. Two of our athletes competed. Jack Manning in 60m and Kevin Burns in 3000m. Jack placed 7th in heat 2 of 60m Series 1 and 6th in heat 3 of Series 11. His respective times were 7.27 and 7.31. Kevin, after a long cross country season, took to the indoors for this 3ooom race.Finishing 16th he performed well clocking 9.10.56 for the race.
It was a case of "see him run" at the National Masters cross-country in Avondale National Park today. The "him" of course was veteran athlete Brian Maher. With soft underfoot conditions Brian made quick work of this national 7Km cross-country run. Completing the course in 23.43 he not only won his own over-40 category but was the overall winner. Perhaps he had home duties to attend to, but be that as it may, he didn't hang about. Congratulations and stay forever young.