Posted by Liz Chambers on Monday, January 30, 2012
Alannah Gannon, representing Westport AC, travelled to Nenagh last weekend to compete in Woodie's DIY Juvenile Indoor Combined Events Championships of Ireland. 21 of Ireland's top U14 athletes competed in this grueling 5-event competition. First up was the 60m Hurdles where Alannah excelled coming second in a PB of 10.04s. This was followed by the Long Jump and another PB for Alannah with a superb jump of 4.62m, a full 22cm further than her nearest rival. Next up was the Shot Putt, although not her strongest event, Alannah came fifth with a throw of 8.31m, another PB. The fourth event of the day, Alannah's strongest, the High Jump, and yet another superb performance jumping an exceptional 1.50m, a brilliant PB. The final event was the 800m, where Alannah came home second in another noteworthy time of 2.41.36, her fifth PB of the day. All of this resulted in a silver medal for Alannah with total points for the day of 2589, just 5 points behind the gold medalist. Alannah is a superb multi talented athlete and definitely one to watch in the future. Well done Alannah!