ATHLETICS: ALL THE RESULTS FROM THE NORTH WEST INDOOR GAMES

The inaugural North West Indoor Games were held in the Atlone Institute of Technology National Indoor Arena on the Tuesday after Christmas and over 300 athletes from 23 different clubs in 11 different counties took part in the 77 events which were completed in just over five hours.

Cavan and Monaghan held their County Indoor Championships in conjunction with the NW Games.

Donegal athletes fared particularly well with some very great results Finn Valley’s Joseph Gillespie was a very impressive winner of four events in the U/12 Boys events winning the 60m Hurdles, 60m, Long Jump, High Jump with Michael Mc Gonagle in second and Oisin Thompson in third. Oisin then won the Shot with Patrick Murphy in third and Joseph completed his afternoon by anchoring the Finn Valley A team to victory in the 4 x 100m relay with a time of 61 seconds, over three seconds ahead of Cavan champions Annalee who finished in second.

Hannah Murray Finn Valley had a double victory in the U/12 girl’s events winning both the 60m and the 600m and leading Finn Valley to a victory in the relay again with three seconds to spare over Annalee. Emma Conaghan Finn Valley won the shot with Cuisle Mc Grath, also Finn Valley also in second, Sarah Mc Ginley was second in the Long Jump.

In the U/14 Boys Finn Valley’s Daniel Gordon had a double winning the 60m in a very impressive 7.79 seconds with team mate Ryan Coyle in second and the 200m in 26.68 seconds Tír Chonaill’s Eoghain Sharkey in second. Ryan Coyle won the Long Jump with a leap of 4.20m, and Declan Slevin was third in the High Jump only missing out on second on count back.

Finn Valley’s Bethany Lecky won both the U/14 60m in 7.51 and the 200m in 28.25, Amy Mc Menamin won the 800m in 2.38 and leading a Donegal clean sweep with team mate Chloe Coyle in second and Tír Chonaill’s Laoise Mc Gonagle in third, Amy also took third place in the 200m, and Kaitlin Mc Gonagle was third in the High Jump. . There was also a Donegal clean sweep in the Girls 1,000m Walk with Isobel Conaghan, taking the title from Aoife Mc Gonagle in second and Emma Conaghan in third. Yvonne Boyle dominated the Shot competition and took the gold medal with a putt of 10.15m with Valeisa O’ Donnell in third.

Ross Thompson, Finn Valley had a treble in the U/16 Boys events winning the 60m and 200m sprint double and he also took victory in the Long Jump. Barry Gildea was third in the 60m while Conor Mc Ginley Lifford/Strabane and Enniskillen’s Aaron Curry filled the minor places in the 200m. Luke Gribben from Enniskillen was second in the long Jump with Barry Gildea in third.

Donegal athletes featured strongly in the U/18 Boys events with Dylan Kearns Finn Valley scoring a double in the 60m and Long Jump, where Finn Valley’s David Wilson was second. Shane Irwin won the 200m with David Wilson also in third. Alan Mc Ginley, Lifford/Strabane was an impressive winner of the 800m in a time of 2 minutes and 0.8 seconds. Finn Valley were impressive winners of the 4 x200m relay in a time of 1minute 37 seconds, with Dylan Kearns running the opening leg Shane Irwin the second, David Wilson the third and Ross Thompson anchoring the team to a good victory ahead of Annalee and Enniskillen.

Janine Boyle showed her class and had a treble in the U/18 section with victories in the 60m 200m and Long Jump, while Brigid Mc Dyer won the shot from team mate Naoimh Mc Granaghan.

LYIT student Simon Arthur a member of Templemore AC in Tipperary had a double in the Junior Men’s section winning both the 60m and 200m, and Brigid Mc Dyer and Naoimh Mc Granaghan were first and second in the Junior Women’s Shot.

Adrian Mc Kenna Letterkenny AC won the Master Men 800m and was second in the 1,500m.

Finn Valley’s Donna Evans won the Master Women 3,000m in 10minutes 56 seconds with Lila Dolan of Enniskillen in second. Killybegs Girl Catherine was second in the Masters shot in the colours of Finn Valley.

It was a great boost to the competition that members of the AAI middle distance squad chose to come to the Games in search of competition and pace makers were supplied for the male and female 800m to help them in their quest.

A meeting of the clubs and counties involved decided that the event must continue, and meeting Director Bernie O’ Callaghan says that plans for next year’s meeting are already well advanced.

As the athletes were preparing to travel home there was another unscheduled surprise for them when superstar Mark English arrived in Athlone for a training session.

                                    

                                    RESULTS

                                                           U/12 Boys

60m Hurdles                                                                  60m

1. Joseph Gillespie, Finn Valley 10.08                 1. Joseph Gillespie, Finn Valley 8.71
2. Odhran O’ Reilly, Annalee 10.50                       2. Conal Mooney, Annalee 9.02
3. Ryan Galvin, Finn Valley 11.83                           3. Finn May, Enniskillen 9.11

600m                                                                                       High Jump

1. Thomas Haigney, Omagh 1.52.00                   1. Joseph Gillespie, Finn Valley 1.52m
2. Jamie Shanley, Shercock 1.53                          2. Michael Mc Gonagle, Finn Valley. 1.30m
3. Conal Mooney, Annalee 1.57.00                     3. Oisin Thompson, Finn Valley 1.30m

Long Jump                                                                         Shot Putt

1. Joseph Gillespie, Finn Valley 4.                    1. Oisin Thompson, Finn Valley 6.29m
2. Odhran O’ Reilly Annalee 4.02m                   2. Leo Jennings, Annalee 5.60m      
3. Michael Mc Gonagle, F V 3.73m                     3. Patrick Murphy, Finn Valley 5.38m

4 x 100m Relay 1. Finn Valley ‘A’ 1.01.00, 2. Annalee 1.04. 17, 3. Finn Valley ‘B’ 1.04.99,

4. Finn Valley ‘C’ 1.06.00

                                                    U/12 Girls

60m Hurdles                                                              60m

1. Sinead Quinn, Armagh 11.13                 1. Hannah Murray, Finn Valley 8.47
2. Sinead Quinn, Armagh 8.79
3. Renee Crotty, Annalee 8.85          

600m                                                                                           Long Jump

1. Hannah Murray, Finn Valley 1.54.00.   1. Aoibhinn Clarke, Annalee 3.40m
2. Cait O’ Reilly, Annalee 1.58.20             2. Sarah McGinley, Finn Valley 3.29m
3. Hazel Hughes, Shercock 1.59.68.         3. Ellie Rose Ward, Shercock 3.01m

 

High Jump                                                                      Shot Putt              

1. Renee Crotty, Annalee 1.15m             1. Emma Conaghan, Finn Valley 5.38m  
2. Cuisle Mc Grath, Finn Valley 5.30m

4 x 100m Relay

1. Finn Valley 1.05.00   2. Shercock 1.08.00

                                                     U/14 Boys

60m Hurdles                                                                       60m

1. Mark Sexton, Annalee 8.30.                 1. Daniel Jordan, Finn Valley 7.79
2. Daire Donoghue, Annalee10.76.         2. Ryan Coyle, Finn Valley 8.23
3. Adam Sweeney, Finn Valley 8.30m

200m                                                                          Long Jump      

1. Daniel Gordon, Finn Valley 26.68           1. Ryan Coyle, Finn Valley 4.20m
2. Eoghain Sharkey, Tír Chonaill 26.94     2. Daire Donoghue, Annalee 4.10m
3. Oisin Cassidy, Enniskillen 29.67             3. Adam Sweeney Finn Valley 4.01m

800m                                                                   Shot Putt                

1. Christian Hughes, Shercock 2.28.90       1. Mark Sexton, Annalee 8.90m
2. Dan Haigney, Omagh 2.30.09                    2. Dean Carroll, Shercock 8.55m
3. Oisin Cassidy, Enniskillen 2.31.14           3. Fred Mason, Enniskillen 6.20m

High Jump                                                                            

1. Daire Donoghue, Annalee 1.35m                
2. Conal Ruddy, Annalee 1.25m
3. Declan Slevin, Finn Valley 1.25m                

Relay

1. Shercock 1.58.60, 2. Finn Valley 2.00.60, 3. Annalee 2.01.03

                                                         U/14 Girls

60m Hurdles                                                         60m

1. Niamh Mc Corry, Annalee 9.59         1. Bethany Lecky, Finn Valley 7.51
2. Bevan Mc Caffrey, Annalee 9.90       2. Mary Kate Gannon, Annalee 7.87
3. Kate Donoghue, Annalee 11.09         3. Bevan Mc Caffrey Annalee 8.38

200m                                                                         1,000m Walk

1. Bethany Lecky, Finn Valley 28.25        1. Isobel Conaghan, Finn Valley 6.43
2. Mary Kate Gannon, Annalee 29.00.   2. Aoife Mc Gonagle Finn Valley 7.12
3. Amy Mc Menamin, F V 29.81               3. Emma Conaghan, FV 7.39

800m                                                                             Long Jump

1. Amy Mc Menamin, Finn Valley 2.38   1. Mary Kate Gannon, Annalee 4.23m
2. Chloe Coyle, Finn Valley 2.40                 2. Bevan Mc Caffrey, Annalee 4.23m
3. Laoise Mc Gonagle, Tír Chonaill 2.41     3. Lucy Hogan, Annalee 3.93m

High Jump                                                                       Shot Putt

1. Roisin Kelleher, Annalee 1.41m     1. Yvonne Boyle, Finn Valley 10.15m
2. Niamh Mc Corry, Annalee 1.38m   2. Molly Curran, Carmen Runners 9.95m
3. Katylin Mc Gonagle, FV 1.38m         3. Valeisa O’ Donnell, Finn Valley 9.95m

                                               4 x 200m Relay

1. Annalee ‘A’ 2.06.00, 2. Annalee ‘B’ 2.13.30, 3. Finn Valley 2.13.80

                                                   U/16 Boys

60m Hurdles                                                          60m

1. Oisin Mc Corry, Annalee 9.35           1. Ross Thompson Finn Valley 7.26
2. Oisin Mc Corry, Annalee 7.63
3. Barry Gildea, Finn Valley 8.98

200m                                                                               800m

1. Ross Thompson, Finn Valley 24.73     1. Jack Moore Omagh 2.14.81
2. Conor Mc Ginley, Lifford 27.23           2. Declan Sharkey, Tír Chonaill 2.28
3. Aaron Curry, Enniskillen 28.30.           3. Dave O’ Reilly, Annalee 2.59

400m                                                                               1,500m

1. Luke Gribben Enniskillen. 1.11.00.                   1. Jack Moore, Omagh 4.30.00
2. Gareth Cavanagh, Enniskillen 1.14.00             2.

Long Jump                                                                             High Jump

1. Ross Thompson, Finn Valley 4.90m.               1. Oisin Mc Corry, Annalee
2. Luke Gribben, Enniskillen 4.90m
3. Barry Gildea, Finn Valley 4.06m

Shot Putt   1. Daire O’ Reilly, Annalee 5.55m

                                                 U/16 Girls

60m Hurdles                                                                 60m                                                                              

1. Jane Drury, Shercock 9.19                             1. Abbey Sexton, Annalee 8.60                    
2. Abbey Sexton, Annalee 9.46                         3. Anne Mc Laughlin, Finn Valley 9.77                  

200m                                                                             400m               

1. Eadaoin Galligan Innyvale 28.61.               1. Jayne Drury, Shercock 1.08.64
2. Anne Mc Laughlin, F V 30.00.                     2. Megan Mc Givney, Innyvale 1.11.00

 

 

800m                                                                               1,500m

1. Enya Haigney, Omagh 2.21.00.                 1. Enya Haigney, Omagh 5.01.00.                
2. Aoife Farrell, Enniskillen 2.29.00             2. Aine Corcoran, Annalee 5.08.00
3. Megan Mc Givney, Annalee 2.38.00                      

Long Jump                                                           High Jump

1. Jayne Drury, Shercock 4.67m                 1. Abbie Sexton, Annalee 1.25m
2. Abbie Sexton, Annalee 4.12m      
3. Eadaoin Galligan, Innyvale 3.88m

                                                   U/18 Boys

60m                                                                            200m

1. Dylan Kearns, Finn Valley 7.16           1. Shane Irwin, Finn Valley 23.28
2. Shane Mc Cullagh, Annalee 8.09       2.Shane Mc Cullagh, Annalee 24.35
3. Eoghain Ruddy, Shercock 8.96           3. David Wilson, Finn Valley 24.95

400m                                                                           800m

1. Diarmuid Mc Corry, Annalee 54.00.     1. Alan Mc Ginley, Lifford 2.00.80
2. Jack Scallon, Enniskillen 2.11.41
3. Eoghain Ruddy, Annalee 2.46.00

1,500m                                                                             3,000m                                            

1. Jack Scallon, Enniskillen 4.29.00           1. Domnhall Lynam, Enniskillen 9.45.00  

Long Jump                                                                 Shot Putt                                                                             

1. Dylan Kearns, Finn Valley 5.77m           1. Wesley Moore, Annalee 5.12m.                    
2. David Wilson, Finn Valley 5.39m
3. Eoghain Ruddy, Annalee 4.42m

4 x200m Relay

1. Finn Valley 1.37.19, 2. Annalee, 1.39.72, 3. Enniskillen 1.58.23

                                                

                                                           U/18 Girls

60m Hurdles                                                                   60m

1. Áine Brady, Annalee 9.00                      1. Janine Boyle, Finn Valley 7.96
2. Áine Brady, Annalee 8.67

200m                                                                             400m

1. Janine Boyle, Finn Valley 25.77       1. Jade Ballantine, Enniskillen 1.08.18      
2. Áine Brady, Annalee 26.98               2. Cathriona Mc Donnell, Ennisk 1.14.00                          
3. Hannah Mc Hugh, Annalee 31.25          

1,500m                                                                     High Jump

1. Edel Mc Kiernan, Annalee 5.29.00         1. Áine Brady, Annalee 1.50m

Long Jump                                                            Shot Putt                                                                

1. Janine Boyle, Finn Valley 5.22m           1. Brigid Mc Dyer, Finn Valley 11.13m
2. Enya Mc Kiernan, Annalee                 2. Naoimh Mc Granaghan Finn Valley 10.09

                                                  Junior Men

60m Hurdles                                                                       60m                                        

1. Paul Sexton, Annalee 8.30                           1. Simon Arthur Templemore 6.86
2. Paul Sexton, Annalee 7.16
3. John Nulty, Annalee 7.79

200m                                                                                    800m    

1. Simon Arthur, Templemore 23.06             1. Michal Moran Mullingar 2.02.34
2. Paul Sexton, Annalee 24.09                         2. Oisin Quinn, Mullingar 2.05.34
3. John Nulty, Annalee 24.52

Long Jump                                                                                  High Jump

1. John Nulty, Annalee 5.83m           1. Simon Arthur, Templemore 1.80m

                                            

 

                                            Junior Women

800m                                                                                 

1. Rose Finnegan, Bohermeen 2.16.00  

Shot Putt

1. Brigid Mc Dyer, Finn Valley 9.49m
2. Naoimh Mc Granaghan, Finn Valley 8.52m

                                              Senior Men

60m                                                                                       200m

1. Aaron Higgins, Enniskillen 8.39             1. Aaron Higgins, Enniskillen 28.44

                                         Senior Women

1. Edel Monaghan, Enniskillen 4.52.00

                                             Master Men

60m                                                                                   200m

1. Brendan Jennings, Annalee 8.70           1. Richard Mason, Enniskillen 27.02
2. Brendan Jennings, Annalee 28.12
3. John Mc Donnell, Enniskillen 31.65

800m                                                                              1,500m

1. Adrian Mc Kenna, Letterkenny 2.27  1. Eamon Monaghan, Enniskillen 5.02
2. Ciaran Mc Sherry, Enniskillen 2.32     2. Adrian Mc Kenna, Letterkenny 5.07
3. Michael Walsh, Enniskillen 5.08

Triple Jump                                                               Long Jump                                    

1. Richard Mason, Enniskillen 10.40m     1. Brendan Jennings, Annalee 4.41m

                                      

 

                                             Master Women

200m                                                                                       800m  

1. Siobhan Monaghan, Enniskillen 35.86   1. Gillian Rodgers, Annalee 2.35
2. Denise Mc Elroy, Enniskillen 2.59    

1,500m                                                                                  3,000m  

1. Oonagh Fitzpatrick, Enniskillen 5.35     1. Donna Evans, Finn Valley 10.56
2. Lila Dolan, Enniskillen 13.27

Shot Putt

1. Ann Mc Corry, Annalee 7.42m
2. Catherine Mc Guinness, Finn Valley 3.91m

 

 

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