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KERRY COLLEGES TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS


CASTLEISLAND 1ST MAY 2013

Top Colaiste na Sceilge performers at the recent Kerry Colleges Athletic Championships held in Castleisland were Eimear o' Donovan 2nd in Minor Girls 800m, Laura O' Connor 2nd in Junior Girls 800m and Niall O' Shea 2nd in Junior Boys 1500m. Also Nuno Martinez turned in a very good performance in the Junior Boys 1500m.  

 
 
   


 

LIAM O' CONNELL WINS MUNSTER TITLE

Congratulations to Liam O' Connell on winning his first Munster Athletic
Title in Nenagh on Sat. 23rd Feb. Liam won the 1500m Indoor Title and
now goes on to compete in the National Finals which will be held in the new
super indoor arena attached to Athlone I.T. 
 

ATHLETICS

Congratulations to ADAM KING who was recently presented with a special National Award for his achievements in Hammer Throwing during 2012. The award called the Matt McGrath Award commemorates the memory of one of Ireland’s greatest Hammer throwers. He was Olympic Champion and World Record holder in 1912. This year is a very important one for Adam as he will be hoping to retain his National Titles along with gaining selection for the European youth Olympics being held in Belgium in July and the World Youth Olympics in the Ukraine also in July. He has already achieved the qualifying distances for these events.

Also congratulations to Niall O’ Shea and Liam O’Connell both of whom had outstanding performances at the recent Munster Schools Cross-Country Championships held in Waterford which gained them qualification for the All-Ireland Finals in the University of Ulster Jordanstown on Sat. 9th March.

Niall also won the 5Km Road Race held in Portmagee on Sun. 17th Feb.

　

ALL-IRELAND SCHOOLS CHAMPIONS

ADAM KING winner of the All-Ireland Schools U-15 Hammer Title in 2011 and U-16 Title in 2012 with throws of 56.03m and 62.30m respectively.

Cillian O’Donovan winner of the All-Ireland Schools 3000m Track Title in 2012 setting a time of 8min. 54 secs.

 

 

Munster Schools Cross-Country Finals

The Munster Schools Cross-Country Finals were held over a very testing course at Waterford I.T. Sports Complex on thurs. 7th Feb. Both Niall O'Shea and Liam O'Connell turned in outstanding performances to quality for the All Ireland Finals in Jordanstown near Belfast on Sat 9th March.

Niall ran a real blinder to finish 9th in the Junior Boys race while Liam finished very strongly to take 12th place in the Senior event. In the Minor Girls race Eimear O'Donovan was very unfortunate not to qualify as she was just pipped on the line for the final qualifying place while Laura O'Connor performed well in the Junior Girls race.

   
   
     


KERRY  COLLEGES  CROSS-COUNTRY

Seventeen athletes from Colaiste na Sceilge travelled to Killarney on Fri. 18th Jan for the Kerry Colleges Cross-Country Championships and we saw them produce a number of excellent individual performances. In the Junior Girls race Laura O’Connor had a great 2nd while Niall O’Shea was equally impressive with his 2nd place in the Junior Boys event with Oisin Moran also having a fine run to finish in 6th place. In the Intermediate Grade Cathal O’Donovan was very competitive throughout the race to eventually finish 4th while Ciara Sugrue produced her best ever individual performance to take 6th place.

 

JUNIOR GIRLS                   2ND    LAURA  O’  CONNOR

JUNIOR BOYS                    2ND   NIALL O’ SHEA

JUNIOR BOYS                    6TH   OISIN  MORAN

JUNIOR BOYS                    13TH JIM  SUGRUE

INTERMEDIATE  BOYS        4TH  CATHAL O’ DONOVAN

INTERMEDIATE GIRLS        6TH CIARA  SUGRUE

 

SOUTH MUNSTER SCHOOLS CROSS-COUNTRY

Colaiste na Sceilge athletes braved the extreme weather conditions to compete in the South Munster Schools Cross-Country Championships held in CIT [Cork] on Fri. 25th Jan. The underfoot conditions were as extreme as one could ever witness at a cross-country event. Competitors were either running through rivers of water or seas of mud, with conditions getting worse as the hundreds of athletes in each race made the course into a pure mud bath.

Despite the conditions all the Colaiste na Sceilge participants turned in heroic performances especially Laura O’Connor and Niall O’Shea who both finished 5th  in their respective Junior Girls and Junior Boys races.

Eimear O’Donovan was another to show tremendous grit and determination when finishing 7th in the Minor Girls event while her brother Cillian, having his first race after a long layoff due to injury was 6th in the Senior Boys race and in the Intermediate Boys event another of the O’Donovan family Cathal had a fine run when finishing 13th . All those that finished in the top 15 have now qualified for the Munster Finals at the same venue in two weeks time.

 

SOUTH MUNSTER SCHOOLS CROSS-COUNTRY

MINOR GIRLS      7TH   EIMEAR O’ DONOVAN

JUNIOR GIRLS    5TH  LAURA O’ CONNOR

JUNIOR BOYS     5TH  NIALL  O’ SHEA

SENIOR  BOYS    6th  CILLIAN  O’ DOVOVAN

INTER. BOYS      13TH CATHAL O’ DONOVAN

 

THE  FIRST 15 IN EACH RACE QUALIFY FOR THE MUNSTER  FINALS WHICH  WILL BE HELD IN CORK ON THURSDAY 7TH FEB. 

     
   
     
     
     
   
   
   
   

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Niall O'Shea, Stephen O'Connor and Ciáran Clifford pictured with Irish Olympic Robert Heffernan at the Munster Cross-Country Championships in Waterford. Heffernan matched strides with the best walkers in the world to finish an excellent 4th at the London Olympics.

 

Munster cross Country

Coláiste na Sceilge cross-country athletes turned in some fine performances at the Munster Championships held in WIT Waterford last weekend (11/11/2012).  In the Boys U-15 race Cathal O'Donovan was our top finisher with an excellent 5th place and he was closely followed by Niall O'Shea in 8th position which with the support of Ciaran Clifford (39th) and Stephen O'Connor (54th) gave the team 6th place overall in the Inter Club-Section and 3rd place in the Inter-County section.

In the Boys U-17 race Cillian O'Donovan returned from injury to finish 10th while Liam O'Connell came home in 17th place. A mistake in the lap count probably cost both athletes a number of places as the runners were ushered into the finishing tunnel with still 1 lap to go which resulted in a far from satisfactory outcome.

Cathal, Niall and Cillian have now qualified for the All-Ireland Championships in Adamstown Co. Wexford on 9th December.

 

 

 Liam O'Connell winning the Kerry Junior Cross-Country in Killarney on Sun. 4th Nov.

Excellent Athletic Performances (Summer 2012)

Coláiste na Sceilge athletes were in top form over the summer months, particularly Adam King and Cillian O'Donovan, both of whom turned in some outstanding performances. Adam who specialises in the Hammer Throw won Munster and All-Ireland Intermediate Colleges Titles along with National U16 Titles, smashing long standing records in the latter age group.  He also gained selection on the Irish Schools Team for the home countries International in Kent where he finished an excellent 2nd, being beaten by just a few centimeters. In his final event of the summer, he finished a close 3rd in the British Open Championships. Considering that Adam will be under-age for most of these events again next year, it really shows what a promising talent he is.

Cillian was also in outstanding form over the summer months, establishing himself as the top U-17 3000m athlete in the country.  Having won the Munster Colleges Title he progressed to the All Ireland Championships in Tullamore, where over the final two laps of the race he showed a clean pair of heels to the opposition to score an emphatic win to take his first Colleges Track Title.  He also won the National U-17 A.A.I. 3000m Title and like Adam was also selected for the Schools International in Kent where he finished an excellent 5th.  Cillian's next event will be the International Mountain Running Championship in Cumbria on 22nd September where he will compete in the U-16 age group. He will be joined on this trip by 2012 Leaving Certificate Brigid Dennehy who competes in the U-18 section. We wish them both the best of luck in this very challenging event which involves continuous uphill running to over 500 metres elevation.

Liam O'Connell was also in good form over the holiday period finishing a very good 3rd in the county 1500m championship and just missed out by a fraction for the Bronze Medal in the Munster Steeplechase Championship which would have qualified him for the All-Ireland championships.

Brian Sugrue also showed up well in High Jump competions. He finished 3rd in the County Junior Championship with a personal best of 1.78 meters and took silver medal in County Community Games Finals.

ATHLETIC SUCCESS DETAILS FOR SUMMER OF 2012
ADAM KING. (HAMMER THROW)
Munster Colleges 1st
All Ireland Colleges 1st
All Ireland U-16 1st, Record
Munster U16 1st, Record.
Tailteann Games 2nd
International Schools 2nd
British AAA Open Championshion 3rd
 
 CILLIAN O'DONOVAN
 Munster U-17 3000M 1st
 Munster U-17 1500 M 2nd
 All-Ireland Colleges 3000M 1st P.B.
 All-Ireland Colleges AAI U-17 3000M 1st.
 Tailteann Games 3000M 2nd
 International Schools 3000M 5th
 Liam O'Connell
 Kerry Championship 3000M, 4th
 Munster Championship 2000M Steeplechase, 4th.
 
 Brian Sugrue (High Jump)
 Kerry Junior Championship 3rd 1.78 metres
 Kerry Community Games 2nd.
 

 

 

 

Munster Colleges Athletics.

Congratulations to Adam King and Cillian O'Donovan on their recent Munster Colleges Athletic Successes.

Adam won the Intermediate Boys Hammer Title while Cillian won the 3000m title and was also 3rd in the 1500m race while Liam O'Connell was 6th in the 3000m.

Adam and Cillian now go forward to the All-Ireland Championships in Tullamore on Sat 2nd June. Best of luck to them.

 

 

Athletic Success for Coláiste na Sceilge Students

At the South Munster Colleges track and field championships held in Cork on Friday last May 11th. Cillian O'Donovan had a good win in the Intermediate Boys 1500M. While Adam King was a clear cut winner of the hammer title. Other students to do well were Liam O' Connell (4th in the 1500M) and Brian Sugrue (4th in the high jump).

At the Kerry Co. Championships held in Castleisland on Sunday May 13th both Adam and Cillian were again successful in the Hammer and 1500M. While Liam was 3rd in the 1500M. In the Junior mens (U-19) High Jump competition Brian Sugrue put in a great effort to secure 3rd place, setting a new personal best of 1.78 M which was a massive improvement of 8 cm on his previous best.

 

Iveragh Day

Iveragh Day occured on the 11th May 2012, and all students from school, visited local attractions around the Iveragh Peninsula.

Some Photo's from Iveragh Day.

 
 
 
   
   
     
     
     
     
     

Super Run by Brigid Dennehy

On Saturday last (March 10th) the cream of Irish athletic talent was gathered at St. Mary's College Galway for the 2012 Aviva All-Ireland Colleges Cross-Country Championships.

With seven qualifiers Coláiste na Sceilge was well represented and indeed got off to a great start in the Minor Boys event, when Niall O'Shea had a fantastic run to finish 28th in a field of well over 100 runners. Next up was the junior Boys race and here Cathal O'Donovan ran impressively to finish 32nd again from a very large field.

The Intermediate Boys team of Cillian O'Donovan, Liam O'Connell, Brian Sugrue and Andy Quigley were hopeful of getting close to a team medal but despite a big effort they failed to make the podium in this highly competitive age group.

The Final Coláiste na Sceilge participant was Brigid Dennehy in the Senior Girls race and what a super performance we saw from Brigid. Having Finished 3rd in Munster a top 12 finish would be considered excellent but right from the start it was evident that her sights were set much higher. After a breakaway group of four had gone over 30 meters clear, Brigid led the chasing group and with some brilliant running joined the leaders and maintained a top six position until the closing stages when she was just edged out of a podium position in 7th place. This gave her the honor of being the 1st Munster finisher, with the Munster Champion back in 18th position and it was also the best ever result from a South kerry girl in the event.

 

 

Brian Sugrue- Joint winner of Munster Colleges Indoor High Jump Title.

Brian Sugrue produced a top class performance to tie for 1st place in the Munster Colleges Indoor High Jump Championship held in Nenagh on Tue 6th March. Brian Jumped 1.65 meters having previously set a personal best of 1.70 meters at the same venue just a few days earlier.

Munster Indoor Championships

Brigid Dennehy was the top Coláiste na Sceilge performer at the Munster Indoor Championships held in Nenagh last weekend (March 3 & 4th), winning the Gold Medal in the Girls U-19 1500 meters.

Others to perform well were Cillian O'Donovan who finished 2nd in the Boys U-17 1500 meters and Brian Sugrue who achieved a personal best height of 1.7  meters in the High Jump U-17 to take the Bronze medal. Cathal O'Donovan also turned in a good performance for 5th place in the U-15 800 meters.

Munster Cross Country

At the recent Munster Cross Country Championships held at the Cork Instiute of Technology Grounds, Coláiste na sceilge was well represented with 16 students participating, seven of whom qualified for the All-Ireland Championships being held in Galway on the 10th March 2012.

Top performer was Cillian O'Donovan who had an excellent run and finished 2nd in the Boys Intermediate (U-17) race while in the Senior Girls event Brigid Dennehy also gave an oustanding Performance in winning a Bronze medal, having matched strides with the leaders throughout the race.

In the Minor Boys (U-14) race Niall O'Shea made great headway in the final stages to finish an excellent 8th while Cathal O'Donovan and Liam O'Connell also turned in very impressive performances in finishing 10th in the junior Boys and Intermediate Boys respectively.

The team sections saw the Intermediate Boys win Silver medals and the Junior Boys finished 4th while the Junior Girls were 9th.  All those that finished in the top twelve along with the Intermediate Boys team have now qualified for the All Ireland in Galway on 10th March where the top eight finishers in the Junior and Intermediate events will be selected on the Irish Schools Team for the Schools International being held in England.

Details:

MInor Girls (U-14) Intermediate Boys (U-17)
29th Laura O'Connor 2nd Cillian O'Donovan
  10th Liam O'Connell
Minor Boys (U-14) 22nd Andy Quigley
8th Niall O'Shea 27th Brian Sugrue
  2nd Team
Junior Girls (U-15)  
33rd Ciara Sugrue Junior Boys (U-15)
46th Louise Galvin 10th Cathal O'Donovan
48th Grace Rtherton 20th Niall Brennan
9th Team 32nd Graham O'Sullivan
  42nd Ciaran Clifford
  65th Michael McCarthy
   4th Team

 

   

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