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Mayo T&F Timetable 20th May 2012

Wed, 16 May 2012 11:45:44 +0100

Hi All, Timetable for Sunday 20th May, Claremorris. Just a reminder that we are collecting old mobile phones to help fund the county board and these can be brought along on Sunday. See you there nice and prompt,click HERE for timetable

County Mayo T&F Championship's

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 17:13:43 +0100

The County Mayo Track and Field Chmpionships will take place on Sunday 20th May 2012,

Claremorris Track.

Start 9.30am photos.

Entry Fee €7/athlete.

U9, 10, 11 team event and relay. (see AI website, Juvenile competition booklet, team competition, for details)

U12-U19 three events and relay.

ASHLING HENEGHAN WINS ALL IRELAND BRONZE FOR WESTPORT AC

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 14:04:41 +0100

The second weekend of the Woodie's DIY National Juvenile Indoor Championships took place last weekend in Nenagh, with five athletes from Westport travelling to the competition.

In the 200m both Cathy McKenna and Diarmuid McGreal put in fine performances in the U19 girls and U17 boys respectively. Niamh McLoughlin was just shy of a medal coming fourth in the U17 girls Shot Putt with a fine throw of 10.14m

Matthew O'Malley represented the club in the U15 boys 1000m walk but the performance of the day must go to Ashling Heneghan coming third in the U18 girls 1500m walk in an excellent time of 7.59.17.

Well done to all these athletes. The Mayo Outdoor Championships will be held in Claremorris on Sunday May 13th.

TWO NATIONAL MEDALS FOR WESTPORT AC

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 10:00:32 +0100

Westport Athletics Club had a successful weekend at the Woodie's DIY Juvenile Indoor Championships in Nenagh. Over 1000 athletes took part from all over the country in age groups from U12 to U19 categories in a wide range of running, throwing and jumping events.

Westport AC athletes had some excellent performances over the two days coming home with two national medals. Saturday afternoon started with Ellen Moran taking the bronze in the girl's U18 1500m in a time of 5m13.65s. We had further excellent performances for the day with Ava-Lynne Kane coming 9th in the girls U12 600m, Luke Dawson coming 5th in the boys U12 600m and Patrick Chambers coming 6th in the boys U13 600m. This was followed by Alannah Gannon coming 7th in the girls U14 Long Jump and Saoirse Gannon coming 10th in the girls U13 High Jump.

Sunday saw Westport AC taking a national title with Alannah Gannon winning the girls U14 High Jump with a jump of 1.51m making it her second successive Indoor National High Jump title. Alannah also took 4th place in the girls U14 Hurdles with a PB of 9.77s. Other excellent perforamces included Lauren Coyle coming 13th in the girls U12 Shot Putt, Cian Geraghty coming 14th in the boys U14 Shot Putt and Jennifer Chambers coming 8th in the girls U14 Shot Putt with a PB of 10.02m.

Congratulations to all athletes. A tremendous weekend was had by all with more of our athletes competing in the second weekend of the National Indoor Championships in Nenagh on the weekend of March 31st/April 1st.

Alannah Gannon Ellen Moran 3rd U18 Girls 1500m
1st u14 High Jump

Juvenile Indoor Championships Nenagh 2012 Order of Events

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 18:23:45 +0100

Click Here to view timetable for Saturday 24th of March, Sunday 25th of March, Saturday 31st of March, Sunday 1st of April.

WESTPORT AC EXCELS AT CONNAUGHT INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS DAY 2

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 18:34:08 +0100

Last Sunday Westport AC travelled to Nenagh for the second day of the Connaught Juvenile Indoor Championships with srints, middle distance, walks and relays taking place.

The first Westport athlete to win a medal was Ellen Moran in the U18 girls 1500m where she had a marvellous performance and won the first gold medal of the day. David Harper was next in the U18 boys 1500m, where he stormed home, well ahead, also taking gold.

The next event was the walks where Mathew O'Malley came first in the U15 boys 1000m, with a fine performance. This was followed by Aisling Henaghan bringing home a silver medal in the U18 girls 1500m walk.

In the U18 boys 800m David Harper won his second gold in a thrilling race. Ava-lynne Kane won her first indoor Connaught medal with a bronze in the U12 girls 600m. Next was Luke Dawson, who ran a brilliant race, taking a silver medal in the U12 boys 600m. In the U13 boys 600m Patrick Chambers also brought home a silver medal.

Last, but by no means least, were the 200m sprints where Diarmuid McGreal had a fine race coming home third. Next was Cliona O'Malley who also won a bronze medal in the U18 girls 200m. Final medal of the day went to Cathy McKenna who won a silver in the U19 girls 200m, another great performance.

All of these athletes have now qualified for the All Ireland Indoor Juvenile Championships which will be held in Nenagh on the weekends of 24/25th March and 31st March/1st April. Click Here for Results.

David Harper 1st Boys Ellen Moran 1st U18 Girls 1500m
U18 800m and 1500m

Aisling Henaghan 2nd   Ava-lynne Kane 3rd Girls U12 600m
Girls U18 1500m walk

Cliona O'Malley 3rd   Cathy McKenna 2nd U19 Girls 200m
  Girls U18 200m

Diarmuid McGreal 3rd   Patrick Chambers 2nd BoysU13 600m
Boys U17 200m

Luke Dawson 2nd
  Boys U12 600m

WESTPORT AC EXCELS AT CONNAUGHT INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS DAY 1

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 18:35:09 +0100

Last Saturday Westport AC travelled to Claremorris for the first day of the Connaught Juvenile Indoor Championships with the hurdles and all the field events taking place. Normally held in Nenagh, this was the first time Claremorris hosted these Championships in their new indoor arena, an excellent facility.

The first athlete to perform was Alannah Gannon in the U14 girls hurdles where she had a marvellous performance, a pb of 9.9secs and the first gold medal of the day.

Next was the Shot Putt where all of our athletes brought home a medal. First up was Jennifer Chambers who came first with a brilliant throw of 9.32m in the U14 girls. This was followed by Cian Geraghty in the U14 boys taking the bronze. Next was U13 girls, where Kate Chambers took the silver and Lauren Coyle the bronze with some excellent throwing.

The U14 girls long jump again led to two more medals with Alannah Gannon jumping an excellent 4.61m and another gold medal together with Tara McGreevy winning the bronze.

Last, but by no means least was the High Jump where Saoirse Gannon won a bronze medal in the U13 girls. This was followed by a third gold medal for her sister Alannah in the U14 girls, with an amazing performance, a pb of 1.57m and a new Club Record for Westport AC.

All of these athletes have now qualified for the All Ireland Indoor Juvenile Championships which will be held in Nenagh on the weekends of 24/25th March and 31st March/1st April.

Day 2 of the Connaught Championships(all track events) will be held in Nenagh on Sunday March 11th.

Picture's below L/R Alanagh Gannon, Cian Geraghty, Jennifer Chambers, Kate Chambers, Lauren Coyle, Saoirse Gannon, Tara McGreevy.Click Here For Results.

C & C Cellular Mayo Indoor Athletic Championships 2012

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:24:38 +0100

U8-U11 Mayo Indoors

U12 Upward's Mayo Indoors

Over six hundred athletes descended on Claremorris Athletic Club on Sunday

for the C & C Cellular Mayo Indoor Track and Field championships. It was

great to see athletes from a new club in Ballinrobe taking part. Competition

was very competitive with old and new athletes trying for the medals. A

special word of thanks to the officials and members of Claremorris Athletic

Club for putting their fine facilities at our disposal. Thanks to the

ladies who kept body and soul together by providing us with soup, teas,

sandwiches etc

Click Here For Results

The Connaught Indoor (hurdles and field events) will take place at the same

venue next Saturday.

The National 30k Walk championships takes place at Claremorris Athletic

Track on Sunday 19th February at 11am.

Rob Heffernan, triple Olympian, Jamie Costin former Olympian and Connaught

own Colin Griffin, Ballinamore who was a holder of the National 50k walk

record will be competing. There will be a number of juvenile races with

all the top Mayo athletes competing. Please come along and support our

athletes.

Westport Senior Athletic Club are open for new Members

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:30:30 +0100

We cater for Junior, Senior and Masters in both Track and Field

• Events Covered

• Track 100m - 1000m

• Field Long Jump, High Jump, Throws - Shot, Javelin, Discus and Hammer

• Track Coach is Gerry Kilroy Level 2 AAI

• Field Coach is Rob Keenan Level 1

• Training Every Tuesday's and Thursday's @ 7.30pm - 9.00pm

• Beach Training every Sunday @ 12 Noon Berthra Beach

• Contact Gerry Kilroy on 086 0638188

Thousands to take to the streets of Castlebar for Western People West of Ireland Women’s Mini ...

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:28:21 +0100

The third annual Western People West of Ireland Women’s Mini Marathon will take place in Castlebar on Sunday, May 6, 2012. More than 5,000 women are expected to take part in this year’s event.

The event was officially launched in Áras an Chontae, Castlebar on Thursday evening, January 26, by Minister for Sport and Tourism, Michael Ring. The Minister congratulated the organisers and participants who have made the event possible over the last two years and wished them the very best of luck on the May Bank Holiday Sunday this year,

The event was dreamt up by the Western People in 2010 and enthusiastically taken up by the Mayo Sports Partnership. The inaugural event attracted some 3,000 participants, while 4,000 took to the streets of Castlebar in 2011. It is expected that this year’s event will be bigger and better than ever before.

In developing Western People West of Ireland Women’s Mini Marathon, the intention was to create a fun day, encouraging people to get out, get fit and enjoy the company of other women.

The 10k race is open to serious athletes, fun runners and walkers. It also acts as a major fundraiser for charities and over the last two years, local charities have succeeded in raising €1million through the Mini Marathon. Some 60 charities were represented in the Mini Marathon in 2011.

In addition to the event itself, the benefits the Mini Marathon brings for Castlebar cannot be underestimated. “Holding the Western People Mini Marathon in the County Town is something we’re very proud of in the Western People and we are thrilled with the economic benefit it brings for Castlebar. Again this year, we are hoping that the town comes out in force to welcome the entrants,” said Cróna Esler, deputy editor of the Western People, speaking at the launch of the event in the county council chamber, Áras an Chontae.

“The mini marathon has become a major event in Mayo Sports Partnerships calendar and is a vital focus now for women who participate in our walking programmes such as our ‘FitWalk Programme and running programmes such as Fit4life ‘meet and train’ programmes throughout the year. The revenue from the mini marathon has also allowed us to develop many new programmes some targeting minority groups in disadvantaged areas as well as ‘introduction to athletics’ programmes for national school children in Mayo. The Mini Marathon has also allowed us continue our ‘Special Participation Grant Scheme’ which funds worthy sports programmes in clubs and organisations throughout the county. We are really looking forward to the 2012 mini marathon and a new impetus in Physical Activity throughout the county. ” added Anne Ronayne, Community Sports Development officer with the Mayo Sports Partnership.

Entrants must be over 15 years of age. To enter, fill in the form in the Western People or enter online at www.westofirelandwomensminimarathon.com. Entry costs €20.

Mayo Sports Partnership

Mayo County Council

Castlebar

Co. Mayo

Phone:

Andrea Farrell (Administrator) Main Office No: 094 9047025

Charlie Lambert (Coordinator) 094 9047256

Ray McNamara (Sports Inclusion Dev.Officer) 094 9047023

Anne Ronayne (Community Sports Dev.Project Worker) 094 9047022

Email: msp@mayococo.ie

Web: www.mayosports.ie