National Juvenile Indoor Championships 2014

The 2014 National Juvenile Indoor Championships are taking place over the weekend.
There has been some very exciting races and field events over the 2 days.

David Kenny travelled to Athlone this morning, following his receipt of a county award last night in Listowel.
David competed in the U16 1500m Race Walk. Their was some very competitive athletes competing in this event. Race Walking is starting to gain popularity over the last few years. David produced a great performance to take gold in a time of 07:14:63. This was a race right down to the wire where in second place athlete Robbie Kelly (Sligo AC) was just 5 hundreds of a second behind David, 07:14:68

Well done David we are all proud of you.
See video of  the U16 Race Walk race (start 11:50 - 19:11): HERE
See Day 1 Results: DAY 1

County Juvenile Indoor Development Games - 2014

The Kerry County Juvenile Indoor Development Games will take place in the Presentation School Gym, Killarney on Sunday 30th March 2014 @ 11am. 

For Athletes born in 2003 - 2006 only (U9 - U12). Any athlete who won and individual medal in the County juvenile Track & field Championships in 2013 cannot compete in these events

Athletes must be registered with the club to take part in these competitions. Annual registration for the Juveniles is €20 per child. Please let Mary (087 9881919) or Jerome (086 8174303) know if your child intends to take part on or before Tuesday 25th March as athletes are required to be pre-entered and no entry on the day. 

The events are:

U9 Boys & Girls (Born 2006):     Sprint, Speed bounce, Standing long Jump, Relays

U10 Boys & Girls (Born 2005):   Sprint, Speed bounce, Standing long Jump, Relays

U11 Boys & Girls (Born 2004):   Sprint, Speed bounce, Standing long Jump, Shot, Relays

U12 Boys & Girls (Born 2003):   Sprint, Speed bounce, Standing long Jump, Shot, Relays

Normal championship age category rules apply.

Clubs are required to submit their entries before the 28th of March. See here for entry form.

Munster Juvenile U14-U19 Indoor C'Ships 2014

The Muster Juvenile U14 to U19 Indoor Championships were held in Nenagh over the weekend. There were some great performances from all clubs in both the Track & Field events.

We had David Kenny competing on Sunday in the U16 1500m Race Walk. David produced a great performance to take gold in a time of 07:57:30

Provisional Results Day 1 here

Provisional Results Day 2  Track Events   Field Events.

Munster Juvenile Cross Country Relays_2014

The Munster Juvenile Cross Country Relays & Junior & Senior Cross Country Championships were held in Deansgrove, Cashel Co. Tipperary on Sunday 12th January 2014. Hosted by Dundrum AC. Weather conditions were very tough for both athletes and spectators. It was cold, wet and very windy. There was little or no shelter at the venue. Numbers were well down from previous years.

See Results here.

Shauna McCarthy competed in the U10 Relay team. They finished in 4th place.

Thomas Clifford was part of the U12 team. They finished in 4th place.

Natasha Myers was part of the U12 team. They finished in 3rd place.

The U14 Kerry boys won gold.