A NUMBER of athletes from a Tralee club will receive honours at next month’s County Kerry Athletics Awards for 2016.
Following on from a very successful Kerry Athletics AGM on Sunday night, the board of Kerry athletics were delighted to announce the winners which will receive awards at the event on Saturday, March 4 in the Dromhall Hotel, Killarney.
Tralee athletes won in the Track And Field category with Clare Fitzgerald winning Senior Women; Aoibheann O’Brien, Junior Women; Conor Commane, Juvenile Men and Patsy O’Connor, Masters Men. Rachel Bowler will be honoured in the International Track and Field category.
The evening will consist of a three course meal is priced at €25 for adults and €15 for children (half portion). followed by speeches and the presentation of awards to the recipients.
The award winners are…
Track and Field Awards
Senior Men: Denis Finnegan, An Riocht AC
Senior Women: Clare Fitzgerald, Tralee Harriers AC
Junior Men: Adam King, Iveragh AC
Junior Women: Aoibheann O’Brien, Tralee Harriers AC
Juvenile Men: Conor Commane Tralee Harriers AC
Juvenile Women: Aoife Mahony, Lios Tuathail AC
Master Men: Patsy O’Connor, Tralee Harriers AC
Master Women: Ursula Barrett, St. Brendan’s AC
International Track and Field Awards:
Ger Cremin, An Riocht AC;
Rachel Bowler, Tralee Harriers AC
Laura Crowe, An Riocht AC
Track and Field Merit Awards:
Anthony Greaney, An Riocht AC
Sheila O Donoghue, Gneeveguilla AC
Ciara Kennelly, Killarney Valley AC
Medallions for the the Gneeveguilla Ladies 4*100m masters relay team
Hall of Fame Award: Patrick O’Shea, Farranfore Maine Valley
Cross Country Awards
Senior Men: Tim O’Connor, An Riocht AC
Senior women: Shona Heaslip An Riocht AC
Junior Women: Shauna Doellken O’Shea, Kenmare AC
Junior Men: David Kenny Farranfore Maine Valley AC
Juvenile Women: Shona O’Brien, Gneeveguilla AC
Juvenile Men: Cian Spillian Farranfore Maine Valley AC
Master women: Maria Mc Carthy Farranfore Maine Valley AC
Master Men: Tony Harty, Killarney Valley AC
Medallions for Kerry Masters Ladies Cross Country Team.
TRALEE school students took home a huge share of wins at an athletics meeting this week.
The annual Kerry Colleges Track and Field Championships at An Riocht Athletic Track, Castleisland were held last Tuesday April 28, when over 400 athletes braved the less than desirable conditions to take part in the event.
Mercy Mounthawk, CBS The Green and Presentation Tralee were amongst the big winners on the day as their students stormed home to victory in a number of categories.
• Basi Oyebanji of Mercy Mounthawk won Minor Boys in the 100m and 300m and finished second in the Long Jump and third in Shot Putt.
• Sean Quilter of Tralee CBS won the Minor Boys Long Jump, finished second in the Shot Putt and 100m, and was on the winning CBS Minor Relay team.
• Darragh Lowth of Tralee CBS completed a double in the Minor Boys 300m and High Jump while his older brother Shane also recorded a double in the Senior Boys 100m and 400m.
• Finally, in Minor Girls, Mary O’Connell of Presentation Tralee was impressive in winning the 100m and Long Jump, and finished third in the 800m.
Congratulations to all those who took part on the day and we wish you luck in future events also!