Yearly Archives: 2024

Holidays, Injuries and Foreign competitions deprived us of a number of athletes with the result that a number of teams had to withdraw. Well done to those who did compete with great results. The under 14 girls with a good team won gold. Team members were Mollierose Keegan, Jasmine Timmons McEneaney, Kelly Charters and Ella Sorohan. Their time was 53.09. The under 15 girls were flying - won the semifinal in 51.35 but unfortunately picked up that dreaded result - DQ, in the final. Team members - Ellen Daly, Aisling Phelan, Ella Sorohan and Kara Canavan. The under 18 boys [...]

Despite heavy prolonged rain there were a number of excellent results from our athletes at this years National B Championships held in Tullamore today. What a joy to see Ellen Cormack on the podium being presented with the gold medal for first place in the U15 800m final - a race she ran in 2.28.01. Also in U15 was Eoghan O'Farrell who won his 100m heat in 13.05 and proceeded to win third place in the final in 13.26. In U16 Charlie Lyons had a fine performance. Placing 3rd in the 100m heat in 12.50 he was unlucky with fourth [...]

How proud all in the club were as we watched the progress of our athletes in the international arena. Molly Daly and Pia Langton were wearing the Irish singlet with distinction at the European Under 18 championships in Banska Bystrica, Slovenia. Molly finished 4th in her 200m heat in 24.61 which qualified her for the semifinal where she finished 7th in 24.81. Pia was 3rd  in her heat of the 800m n a comfortable time of 2.11.00, She ran an excellent semifinal to clock a PB of 2.07.90 thereby qualifying for Sunday's final where she finished in 8th place.  While [...]

KCH had five athletes competing in Santry at the AAI Games over the weekend and all had good returns. On Saturday Cliodhna Manning moved down to the 200m which she won in 24.29. Billy Coogan moved up to the 10,000mwhere he placed 5th in 31.55.04. Alex Cullen was 3rd in the 110 hurdles in 54.25.  Cathal O'Reilly with his third competitive race in less than a week took first place in the 1500 in 3.51.34. Noah Gilmore, back in action after a layoff for the leaving cert, took gold in the Junior Decathlon scoring 5279 points. This he achieved with [...]

Cathal O'Reilly had an excellent run in the Morton mile tonight. Having run the 3000 at Cork City Sports on Tuesday he was in Santry tonight for the Morton mile which he ran in 4.00.93 with a 3.45.68 split for the 1500m.

KCH had three athletes taking part in this years Cork City Sports and all three did well. Myles Hewlett, competing in the Open 3000m, finished third equalling his PB time of 8.39.99. Cathal O'Reilly ran the John Buckley Sport 3K amid a host of top athletes. Finishing in 19th place he recorded a PB of 8.11.34. Molly Daly, an U17 juvenile, mixed it with the seniors and finished 4th in the 200m in 24.53, marginally outside her PB of 24.52. Well done.

KCH had ten athletes taking part in Day 1 of the national juveniles in Tullamore today. There were some very satisfactory results with four medals won and four athletes posting personal best performances. Top spot goes to Pia Langton with gold in the 800m clocking 2.10.82. Today's results:- U13  Conor Knox 3rd Shot 12.84PB, 7th in long jump 4.30; Daniel Greene 5th 600m (1.39.74), 6th 6om hurdles (10.22). Under 14 Jack O'Neill 2nd Hammer with a PB 29.67;  Landon Ryan 6th Hammer PB 25.10; Fiach Crowley 6th 75m hurdles heat 13.54. Under 15 Sinead Cormack 5th 800m heat 2.24.17. Under [...]