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Shercock AC in conjunction with the Irish Throwers Club held the National 'Irish Weights' Pentathlon and National Kugelschoken Championships today.
Kugelschoken consists of throwing a shot with discus technique from either a standing position or with unlimited running discus type turns.
The Irish Throwers Club was delighted to be given the opportunity to host an event in Shercock. The local Cavan club has put in a huge effort over the past year in constructing a fine throws arena consisting of a new design built hammer and Discus cage along with an all weather shot putt area. These efforts were widely acknowledged and praised today as people from all parts of the country came in support of the event. There was a strong representation from clubs from Cavan, Kerry, Dublin, Monaghan, Louth, Meath, Tipperary and Antrim.
The Weight Pentathlon consists of all five throws, Hammer, Shot Putt, Discus, Javelin and Weight for Distance. The competition is the first of a three leg affair with the second leg be held in Dunboyne on October 27 th alongside the World 56lb Championships, and the third to be decided but scheduled for the New Year.
The event provided a great spectacle of Irish throwing including former National Hammer champion Mark Hanly, Fr Murphy's Co. Meath and North Down's Jeremy Harper, reigning National u23 Discus and Shot Putt and WFD title holder. It was a great opportunity for young up and coming throwers to witness these finely tuned technicians in action.
In the Men's Pentathlon Jeremy took top spot with Mark close behind in second. Shercock's Albinas Kiltinavicius came in for third position. On an Individual note Albanas' brother Rimantas set a new Cavan Record in the Javelin with a fine throw of 41.62m
In the Women's event Michelle Pilkington (Dunboyne) took the honour of top spot with other winners including John O'Connor Naas AC (Masters Men 60), Patsy Conroy, (Brother Pearse) (Masters Men 65), Michael McGarry, (Dundrum South Dublin) (Masters Men 70), James Nagle, Farranfore (Men's u23), Lynsey Glover, Lagan Valley (Women's u20), Paul Woods, Mid Ulster (Men's u20), Maggi Donnelly Mid Ulster, (Girls u17) and Conal Campion St Andrews (Boys u17).
The Kugelschoken event drew a close to a very eventful day with Jeremy Harper and Michelle Pilkington securing the Men and Women's titles respectively in the first ever National Championships in this discipline. |
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Craig Lynch underlined his ability as an all-round athlete at the Ulster Schools combined events championships in Bangor today when he won the senior boys title with a total of 3476 points while representing the Patrician High School, Carrickmacross. The competition, unusually, involves six events instead of the more common pentathlon and Craig's best performance came in the 110m hurdles, when, in his first ever attempt at the event, he recorded a very useful 17.2s. There were further positive results in the long jump (5.93m), shot putt (10.78m) and 200m (22.9s), however he struggled to find his best form in the high jump, in which he cleared only 1.55m. Craig finished with a relatively laid back effort over 800m, by which time the overall result was beyond question. The all-Ireland schools combined events takes place in Dublin on September 29th and Craig will undoubtedly be in the hunt for the medals once again as he represents his school and his province. |
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Updates:
Well done to Fiona Murray (left) who has been awarded a sports scholarship at the University of Wales where she is studying towards a degree in physical education. We wish Fiona every success in her studies in Wales and the forthcoming cross country season. Hugh Fitzpatrick was one of a large number of athletes who turned out in Santry recently to honour the memory of Irish throws coach John Davis, who passed away earlier this year. The highlight of the evening was the unveiling of a commemorative plaque in John's memory. Hugh, who was coached by John, also took part in the shot put event in the programme and won it. |
September
30th
-
Irish
Throwers
Club
Open
Competition
Sep
19th
-
Craig
Lynch
Wins
Ulster
Schools
Combined
Events
August
4th
-
International
Victories
for
Paul
Fitzpatrick
and
Craig
Lynch
Craig
Lynch
(right)
faced
tough
opposition
in
the
under
18
200m
at
the
Celtic
International
in
Antrim,
going
into
the
event
ranked
third
of
the
four
celtic
athletes,
with
the
favourite
from
Wales
ranked
almost
a
second
better
with
a
pb
of
21.7s
to
Craig's
22.6.
Craig
has
shown
continued
improvement
at
200m
this
season,
however,
and
went
into
the
event
as
Irish
champion
having
won
the
under
18
title
in
Tullamore
a
week
previously.
Running
a
storming
bend,
Craig
entered
the
home
straight
in
the
lead
into
the
teeth
of
a
strong,
4
meter
per
second
headwind.
Holding
his
form
well,
he
resisted
the
challenge
of
the
Welshman,
taking
the
gold
by
a
margin
of
a
meter
on
the
line.
Craig
had
further
cause
for
celebration
later
in
the
day
when
he
ran
the
second
leg
of
the
4x100m
for
Ulster,
helping
the
team
to
victory
over
the
other
celtic
nations
with
another
positive
performance.
photo:
Paul
O'Neill
July
31st
-
Celtic
Cup,
Scotland
July
27th
-
Track
Development
July
21st
&
22nd
-
AAI
Senior
Championships
July
15th
-
Scottish
Decathlon
Championships
The
clouds
that
dominated
the
skyline
at
the
Tullamore
Harriers
stadium
this
weekend
produced
a
silver
lining
for
a
number
of
Shercock
athletes
as
they
achieved
podium
finishes
in
their
various
disciplines.
Fiona
Smith
made
a
return
to
the
pole
vault
and
was
rewarded
with
a
silver
medal
following
a
2.20m
clearance
in
the
under
19
competition.
The
event
was
won
by
Claire
Wilkinson
(B&A)
with
a
new
championship
record
of
3.15m.
Fiona
is
pictured
left
congratulating
Claire
on
her
achievement.
Paul
Smith
appeared
to
have
done
enough
to
win
the
under
17
long
jump
with
an
early
effort
of
6.36m,
however
his
party
was
spoiled
by
a
late
response
in
the
fifth
round
from
defending
champion
Timothy
Harrington
(below)
who
broke
the
sand
at
6.39m
to
claim
the
title.
Niall
Clerkin
was
also
in
impressive
form
in
the
under
13
long
jump,
adding
almost
half
a
metre
to
his
PB
to
also
take
the
silver
medal
with
a
jump
of
4.79m.
Craig
Lynch
produced
his
best
time
to
date
in
the
final
of
the
under
18
100m,
sprinting
through
the
rain
in
11.18
seconds
to
take
second
place
behind
Ferrybank's
Christopher
Russell.
Gerard
O'Reilly
continued
his
steady
return
to
fitness
with
a
bronze
medal
winning
effort
of
51.80s
in
the
under
19
400m,
having
earlier
finished
fourth
in
the
final
of
the
100m
in
11.20s.
Also
competing
in
Tullamore
was
Celine
Clerkin,
who
set
a
PB
of
2:30.4
when
finishing
10th
in
the
final
of
the
under
15
800m,
Ciaran
O'Reilly
who
also
finished
10th
in
the
under
13
shot
putt
with
8.94m
and
Darina
Fitzpatrick
who
finished
12th
in
the
under
13
javelin
with
13.87m.
July
8th
-
Irish
Junior
&
Under
23
Championships
There
was
further
cause
for
celebration
in
the
racewalk
championships
where
Peter
Muldoon
(right)
and
Paul
Fitzpatrick
claimed
a
historic
double
win
for
the
club
in
the
under
23
and
junior
competitions.
Paul
continued
to
show
the
strong
form
he
has
displayed
all
season
with
a
positive
effort,
covering
the
5km
distance
in
22:20
to
take
the
junior
title
ahead
of
Niall
Prendeville.
Peter
likewise
showed
an
improvement
in
fitness
when
winning
the
under
23
title
in
23:34
from
the
Togher
AC
pairing
of
Mark
Dineen
and
Timothy
Healy.
Hugh
Fitzpatrick
(left)
collected
no
fewer
than
three
bronze
medals
in
the
throwing
events,
starting
with
the
hammer
in
which
he
threw
a
season's
best
of
41.79m.
Hugh
then
took
on
the
shot
put
to
finish
third
once
again
with
a
best
effort
of
11.37m
and
finally
repeated
the
result
in
the
35
pound
weight
for
distance
(left),
throwing
a
personal
best
of
8.42m.
Paul
Smith's
best
effort
of
6.32m
left
him
in
fourth
place
in
the
junior
men's
long
jump
which
was
won
by
Eoin
Hannon
(Tullamore
Harriers)
with
an
outstanding
series
of
jumps
which
included
double
efforts
of
7.43m.
Gerard
O'Reilly
and
Craig
Lynch
both
progressed
comfortably
to
the
final
of
the
junior
men's
200m
in
which
Gerry
finished
4th
and
Craig
6th.
Making
their
first
appearance
in
the
Premier
Division
of
the
National
League,
Shercock's
senior
men's
team
finished
in
joint
second
place
behind
defending
champions
North
Down
AC
after
a
very
positive
day's
competition
at
the
first
round
in
Navan.
There
were
three
event
winners
on
the
day,
each
of
them
outstanding
in
their
own
right.
Paul
Fitzpatrick
put
the
Ulster
3km
racewalk
record
under
threat
when
he
smashed
his
personal
best
to
clock
12:43
for
the
distance.
Gerard
O'Reilly
showed
a
return
to
form
with
a
battling
win
in
the
200m
in
a
time
of
21.8s
while
the
4x100m
relay
team
of
Philip
Daly,
Craig
Lynch,
Gerard
O'Reilly
and
Paul
Smith
were
untouchable
as
they
won
by
a
street.
Paul
Smith
jumped
6.57m
to
finish
second
in
the
long
jump
and
also
claimed
a
PB
of
12.54m
when
finishing
fourth
in
the
triple
jump.
Craig
Lynch
fought
all
the
way
to
the
line
to
secure
second
place
in
the
100m
in
11.1s
and
Kevin
Ruxton
also
finished
well
in
second
place
in
the
400m
hurdles,
which
was
won
by
a
non-scoring
guest.
Brian
Flatley
was
third
in
the
110m
hurdles
(15.3s)
and
the
high
jump
(1.85m).
Philip
Daly
took
third
place
in
the
pole
vault
and
recorded
a
PB
of
51.6s
in
the
400m.
Hugh
Fitzpatrick
likewise
picked
up
a
brace
of
third
places
in
the
hammer
(39.45m)
and
the
56
pound
weight
for
distance.
Albinas
Kiltinavicius
made
his
first
appearance
for
Shercock
in
the
throws
and
did
well
to
take
fourth
place
in
the
javelin
and
6th
in
the
discus.
John
McCarey
added
to
the
points
total
with
a
solid
performance
in
his
first
outing
in
the
steeplechase,
finishing
in
fourth
place
in
10:55.
Conor
McCarey
also
broke
new
ground
when
he
finished
in
fifth
place
in
the
5000m
in
a
pb
of
16:44.
Guest
Fionan
O'Reilly,
from
Annalee
AC,
finished
in
seventh
place
in
the
1500m.
June
23rd
-
Tailteann
Games
A
very
busy
weekend
for
Shercock
athletes
and
officials
began
with
the
Ulster
Senior
Track
&
Field
Championships
in
Antrim
on
Saturday
where
Hugh
Fitzpatrick
reached
the
medal
podium
with
a
second
place
finish
in
the
shot
putt.
Kevin
McCloy
also
underlined
his
impressive
early
season
form
when
he
finished
in
fourth
place
overall
and
second
of
the
Irish
in
the
800m,
recoding
a
useful
1:52.9
for
the
distance.
On
Sunday
Paul
Fitzpatrick
and
Peter
Muldoon
(left)
were
in
action
at
the
Dublin
Grand
Prix
of
Racewalking
in
the
Phoenix
Park.
Paul
struggled
to
reproduce
the
form
he
showed
at
the
European
Cup
in
May
but
nonetheless
produced
a
solid
effort
to
win
the
junior
men's
10km
in
a
time
of
48:49.
Peter
was
competing
in
the
Irish
20km
championships,
his
first
attempt
at
the
distance
in
competition,
and
walked
conservatively,
covering
the
distance
in
a
time
of
1:50:11
to
finish
a
respectable
fourth
in
the
event.
Brian
Flatley
represented
the
University
of
Limerick
against
a
Harvard-Yale
selection
on
Saturday
and
produced
two
personal
bests
in
what
turned
out
to
be
an
unfortunate
series
of
events
for
the
talented
multi-eventer.
Having
secured
new
best
marks
when
finishing
third
in
the
110m
hurdles
(15.81s)
and
long
jump
(6.66m),
Brian
took
to
the
air
for
the
high
jump
and
after
positive
clearances
at
1.85m
and
1.90m,
came
off
a
bad
landing
at
1.95m
and
suffered
a
catastrophic
injury
to
his
nose,
which
he
broke
with
his
knee.
We
all
wish
Brian
a
speedy
recovery.
The
Garda
Open
Sports
made
a
welcome
return
to
Shercock
after
a
two
year
lapse
and
confirmed
its
status
as
one
of
the
top
events
in
the
region
as
a
large
crowd
from
across
the
North-East
turned
out
for
a
highly
enjoyable
day's
sporting
action
in
ideal
weather
conditions.
There
was
strong
competition
in
all
the
juvenile
age
groups
for
the
impressive
collection
of
cups
and
trophies
on
offer
and
the
event
went
off
without
a
hitch
under
the
direction
of
local
Garda
Tom
Coyle.
Highlights
on
the
day
included
a
return
to
the
Garda
Sports
by
Irish
international
distance
runner
Roseanne
Galligan
(right)
.
A
native
of
Kilnacrott,
Roseanne
returned
recently
from
the
US
where
she
is
at
college
on
an
athletics
scholarship,
and
she
is
currently
in
preparation
for
the
European
Cup
at
which
she
will
represent
Ireland
next
weekend.
Roseanne
completed
a
hat-trick
of
wins
in
the
women's
100m,
400m
and
1500m.
Another
highlight
of
the
day
came
in
the
high
jump
where
local
athlete
Craig
Lynch
cleared
an
impressive
1.80m
to
win
the
event
with
the
help
a
bit
of
coaching
assistance
from
David
Shields.
The
overall
success
of
the
day
should
secure
the
future
of
the
popular
sports
day
which
will
come
as
welcome
news
for
the
many
visitors
who
left
smiling
and
with
assurances
that
"We'll
be
back"!
The
Ulster
&
NI
Age
Group
Championships
took
place
at
a
sun-drenched
Antrim
Forum
at
the
weekend.
A
small
group
of
athletes
from
the
club
made
the
journey
to
compete
and
achieved
a
number
of
podium
positions.
Paul
Smith
continued
his
strong
run
of
form
with
a
gold
in
the
long
jump,
silver
at
200m
and
bronze
at
100m
in
the
under
17
age
group
(left).
Shauna
McGeever
further
improved
her
personal
best
in
the
pole
vault
when
she
cleared
2.00m
for
the
first
time
to
win
the
under
15
competition
(right).
Celine
Clerkin
showed
a
good
return
to
form
when
she
finished
second
in
the
800m
in
the
same
age
group.
Barry
Cooney
was
unlucky
to
miss
out
on
a
qualifying
position
for
the
all-Irelands
by
just
one
place
when
he
came
fifth
in
his
first
outing
over
1500m
in
the
under
14
age
group.
The
adverse
weather
that
dogged
the
bank
holiday
weekend
failed
to
dampen
the
enthusiasm
of
the
hundreds
of
young
athletes
who
turned
out
in
Tullamore
for
the
Irish
Schools
Track
&
Field
Championships.
There
were
some
outstanding
competitions
across
all
the
age
groups
in
both
track
and
field
events
and
a
number
of
local
athletes
featured
in
the
shake-up
for
the
medals.
Paul
Smith
(left)
(St.
Aidan's
Cootehill)
produced
his
best
outdoor
performance
to
date
when
he
broke
the
sand
at
6.46m
in
the
intermediate
long
jump,
however
this
was
just
enough
to
secure
the
bronze
medal
behind
fellow
Ulster
man
Nathan
Reid
who
won
with
a
highly
impressive
best
effort
of
6.95m.
Craig
Lynch
(Patrician
High
School)
continued
to
show
improvement
at
200m,
finishing
just
outside
the
medals
in
fourth
place
in
a
highly
competitive
senior
final.
Craig
had
the
consolation
of
setting
a
new
PB
of
22.80s.
Shauna
McGeever
(St.
Aidan's,
Cootehill)
made
her
first
appearance
at
the
schools
finals
and
gave
a
good
account
of
herself
in
the
junior
girls
pole
vault,
achieving
a
new
personal
best
of
1.90m
when
also
finishing
fourth.
Matthew
O'Reilly
(Bailieborough
CS)
was
in
action
in
both
the
senior
shot
putt
and
discus,
finishing
5th
in
the
shot
with
11.89m
and
sixth
in
the
discus
with
36.67m.
May
27th
-
Brian
Flatley
Sets
New
Mark
In
Decathlon
May
26th
-
Cavan
Track
&
Field
Championships
Paul
Fitzpatrick
Competes
in
European
Cup
May
19th
-
Ulster
Schools
Track
and
Field
Championships
May
6th
-
Greystones
Track
&
Field
Kevin
McCloy
wins
Scottish
Universities
400m
Title