CONNACHT U9, 10 & 11 TEAM COMPETITON & U12 & U13 T&F CHAMPIONSHIPS

Sligo IT hosts the first day of the Connacht Track & Field Championships next Saturday, June 10, with our U9, 10 & 11 Teams and U12 & U13 athletes in action.

All members are reminded they must wear either a Carrick AC vest, a Carrick AC t-shirt or a plain royal blue or plain white t-shirt. No football jerseys or writing of any kind is permitted.

Remember to bring rain gear and spare clothes as there is no shelter at the track in Sligo and remember to bring food and money for food.

All athletes are asked to make their own way to the track and to report there for 9.30 am if they are involved in the team. All athletes must wear assigned numbers which will be available from a club official at the track.

The programme is pasted below and the following are our entries for the day:

Team Competition
U9 Boys 60m & Long Jump: Sean Keaney and Michael O'Grady

U10 Girls 60m & Long Jump: Amy Murtagh and Anna Keane
U10 Girls 60m: Aoife McDwyer and Phoebe Lynott
U10 Girls Long Jump: Grace McCawley & Celia Morahan
U11 Girls Relay: Amy Murtagh, Anna Keane, Aoife McDwyer, Celia Morahan and Phoebe Lynott

U10 Boys 60m & Long Jump: Nathan Casey and Sean Gaffney
U10 Boys Relay: Nathan Casey, Sean Gaffney, Sean Keaney & Michael O'Grady

U11 Girls 60m & Long Jump: Caireann O'Grady & Lauren Faughnan
U11 Girls Relay: Caireann O'Grady, Lauren Faughnan, Penelope & Isabella Cassidy

U11 Boys 60m & Long Jump: Oisin Mollohan & Ben O'Connor
U11 Boys 600m: Bobby Hanrahan & Jay Keane
U11 Boys Long Jump: Ben Clarke & Jay Keane
U11 Boys Relay: Oisin Mollohan, Ben O'Connor, Ben Clarke, Bobby Hanrahan & Jay Keane

U12 Girls
Emily Reynolds       60m, 600m
Faith Lynott            60m, Shot, Long Jump
Leah McCawley       60m, Long Jump
Sarah Boyd            60m, Long Jump
Ellie Butler             60m, Long Jump
Mairead Lowe         60m, Turbo Javelin

U12 Boys
Alan Beirne            60m, Long Jump
Oliver Kearney       60m, Long Jump
Daragh Gardiner    60m, Shot
Aaron Gardiner      60m, Long Jump
Dara Holmes         60m, 600m, Turbo Javelin
Brian Keaney         60m, Turbo Javelin
Frank Cullen          60m, Long Jump
Odhran Singleton   Turbo Javelin
Relay: Alan Beirne, Darragh & Aaron Gardiner, Dara Holmes, Brian Keaney & Frank Cullen

U13 Girls
Roisin Kelleher        60m, 600m, Long Jump
Michaela Dunne      60m, 600m, Long Jump
Rachel O'Connor     60m, Long Jump
Ellie O'Brien           60m, 600m
Saoirse McGlynn     60m, 600m
Allie Reynolds         60m, Long Jump
Relay: Roisin Kelleher, Rachel O'Connor, Michaela Dune, Allie Reynolds & Ellie O'Brien

U13 Boys
Gerard Murtagh       60m, Long Jump
Daniel Martin           600m, Long Jump
Ben Finn                 60m, Long Jump
Dhani Keane           60m, Long Jump
Ryan O'Dowd          60m, Long Jump
Relay: Gerard Murtagh, Dhani Keane, Ben Finn, Ryan O'Dowd, Daniel Martin


We wish all our athletes the very best of luck and if you have any queries, don't hesitate to contact John Connolly at 087-9446961.

ALL-IRELAND SCHOOLS TRACK & FIELD

Well done to all our athletes who performed so well at the Irish Schools Track & Field in Tullamore on Saturday, June 3, enduring conditions that went from floods and torrential rain to getting sunburn!

As usual, the standard was off the charts and we had some good performances with Oisin Kearney just outside his personal best in the Junior Boys 200m running 25.61 from lane one.

We had a trio in action in the 100m races with Sophie McCabe running 13.70 into 0.6 headwind to finish eighth in the Minor Girls race while Toyosi Fagbo, running in the middle of a torrential downpour, ran 13.16 to finish seventh in the Minor Boys event. In the Inter Girls, Alannah McGuinness overcame a recent knee injury to finish seventh in a time of 13.12.

Completing the day, our Minor Girls team of Sophie McCabe, Lauren Reynolds, Aoibhinn O'Dowd and Katelyn Gannon finished seventh in the relay in a time of 56.35.

Congrats also to Ellie O'Rourke, who trains with our distance gang, who was just outside her personal best in the Junior 1,500m in a time of 5.13.18.

Also well done to Eanna Madden who ran 21.58 from lane 2 in Salamanca.

PRIMARY SCHOOL GROUP END OF YEAR

We hope everyone has an exciting Summer as we come to the end of our training year for all our Primary School members on Tuesday, May 30. 

Training will resume after the break for Summer holidays on Tuesday, October 3 (Provisional).

Training will be held for those who have qualified for Connacht or National competition in clubs, schools or Community Games and will be notified as to date and time of training.

CONNACHT SCHOOLS TRACK & FIELD 2017

Congrats to all our gang who performed so well last Thursday at the Irish Life Health Connacht Schools Track & Field in Athlone.

Toyosi Fagbo, Sophie McCabe, Lauren Reynolds, Oisin Kearney & Alannah McGuinness all qualified for the All-Ireland Schools while Kasey Bruen, Evan Corcoran and Sibeal Reynolds all won medals.

There were also a number of fourth places for Kyle McNabola (twice), Evan Corcoran and Anna Corcoran but nevertheless, a lot of new personal bests were set.

Girls
Minor

Sophie McCabe 2nd 100m 13.64

Lauren Reynolds 3rd 1,500m 5.22.52 pb

Relay (Sophie McCabe, Lauren Reynolds, Aoibhinn O'Dowd, Katelyn Gannon) 2nd

Inter 

Alannah McGuinness 2nd 100m 13.07

Clodagh Sheerin 4th 200m 28.08

Anna Corcoran 4th 1,500m 5.26.1 pb

Senior

Kasey Bruen 3rd Senior 200m 29.53 & 400m 68.20

Sibeal Reynolds 3rd 100m 13.87; 4th 200m 29.92

Boys

Minor

Toyosi Fagbo 2nd Minor 100m 12.66

Iarlaith O'Brien 4th 1,500m 5.22.47

Junior 

Oisin Kearney 2nd 200m 25.35

Evan Corcoran 3rd 200m 25.85; 4th 800m 2.13.86 pb

Relay (Oisin Kearney, Evan Corcoran, Ollie Charles, Toyosi Fagbo) 4th

Intermediate

Daniel Bosquette 5th Javelin 20.39m

Niall Sheerin 6th 100m 12.39

Senior

Kyle McNabola 4th 200m 23.63, 4th 400m 52.90 pb

Fiachra O'Dowd 5th 200m 24.06

Relay (Oisin & Fiachra O'Dowd, Niall Sheerin, Oisin Boland) 4th

JOANNA DUIGNAN - GUARD OF HONOUR

As a mark of respect for our friend Joanna Duignan, Carrick-on-Shannon Athletic Club will form a Guard of Honour before Joanna's funeral on Thursday morning in St. Mary's Church Annaduff.

All members, current and past and their families, are welcome to join with us at Annaduff Church no later than 10.15 am on Thursday morning. 

We only ask that we all wear an item of Carrick AC Club clothing as we join together with the Duignan family at this heartbreaking time.

To Joanna's many friends in the athletics world, at College and at club level, you are most welcome to join us in the Guard of Honour and please wear your Club or College colours.

Joanna's funeral takes place on Thursday morning at 11 am at St. Mary's Church, Annaduff.

JOANNA DUIGNAN - Funeral Arrangements

The funeral arrangements for our friend Joanna Duignan have been announced as follows:

Reposing at her home at Gortinee, Aughamore, Carrick-on-Shannon today (Tuesday, May 2) from 7pm until 10pm and tomorrow (Wednesday, May 3) from 4pm until 10pm. House private at all other times.

Funeral Mass on Thursday at 11am in St. Mary’s Church, Annaduff followed by burial in the adjoining cemetery.

St. Mary’s Church in Annaduff is situated on the N4 Dublin to Sligo road about 11 Km from Carrick-on-Shannon on the way to Dublin. Google Maps link to Annaduff Church: https://www.google.ie/maps/place/St+Marys+Church,+Annaduff/@53.9016354,-7.9577705,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x485e80d1c061ab2b:0x798c3b2815518658!8m2!3d53.9016354!4d-7.9555818

Please note there will be a one way traffic system in operation to the family home entering from the Annaduff Church junction.

Anyone needing directions, please contact Club Secretary John Connolly at 087-9446961.

Carrick-on-Shannon Athletic Club would like to thank everyone for their sympathy and their messages of support at this very difficult time.

May Joanna Rest in Peace.

JOANNA DUIGNAN - Rest in Peace

It is with a sense of profound sadness and deep shock that we let the Carrick-on-Shannon Athletic Club family know of the sudden and untimely passing of our friend Joanna Duignan.

There are simply no words to convey the sense of loss that our athletes, our coaches and their families are feeling right now as the news that Joanna is no longer with us sinks in ever so slowly and ever so terribly.

A fantastic athlete with a willingness to work hard, what marked Joanna out most of all was not her athletics achievements but the fact that she was a lovely genuine person who always had time for everyone - no matter how young or how old, Joanna's friendly, outgoing nature saw her make time for everyone and we lost count of the amount of times she helped out our younger athletes.

The loss we feel today is nothing compared to the loss of her family, her parents Philip and Theresa and brothers Daniel, Aaron and Keith, her relatives and extended family and many friends. There are no words to convey our deepest sympathy to them at this time - all we can do is offer our support and our love as we remember our friend Joanna.

As a mark of respect to Joanna, all club training is cancelled this week.

At the moment, funeral arrangements are not available but we will let people know as soon as they are available.


May Joanna Rest in Peace