It was a fantastic final weekend for the Donore Harriers juvenile team at the National Juvenile Track & Field championships at Tullamore over the weekend. A final tally of four gold medals, three silver and five bronze made this the best ever return for the club at these championships as Sean Lawlor, Oran O’Brien, Kalode Abiodun and Max Carey all became national champions.

The gold trail was highlighted by Sean Lawlor as he blitzed both the semi-final and final of the Boys u/18s 200m recording times of 22.68 and 22.46 respectively.

Oran O’Brien (in picture), lay second to Emmet Stout of Celbridge, until a 4^th round throw of 38.65m changed silver to gold in the Boys u/17s Discus. We had two finalists in the Boys u/15s 250m Hurdles after Kolade Abiodun came 3^rd in first Semi-Final and Max Carey finished 2^nd in second Semi-Final as they recorded times of 36.60 and 35.08. In the final it was Kolade who put on the burners recording a brilliant win in 33.81 with Max (35.76) a gallant 5^th. Max, however, recorded a fine win in the Boys u/16s 80m Hurdles final in the time of 12.26.

Our silver medal winners were: – Eoin Molloy (45.13m) in the Boys u/19s Hammer; Jack Rudden-Kelly (13.71) in the Boys u/16s 100m Hurdles; and Lauren O’Keeffe (39.74m) in the Girls u/17s Hammer.

Bronze medals were won by Beth Kirwan (31.42m) in the Girls u/14 Hammer; Adam Maher (40.75m) in the Boys u/15s Hammer; Aibhe Healy in the Girls u/17s Pole Vault (2.56m); Rolus Olusa (23.36) in the Boys u/19s 200m (second in semi-final with a time of 23.70);  and the Girls u/15s 4 x 100m relay team of Cara Brennan, Robyn O’Keeffe, Lara O’Byrne and Suzi O’Farrell who recorded a time of 52.07.

Other club results from the championships include: -

Girls u/12s Turbo Javelin: 16^th Ele NiChonbhui (11.93m)

Girls u/14s Hammer: 7^th Suin Keating (25.42m)

Girls u/14s Discus: 10^th Tanisha Bissett (16.94m)

Girls u/15s 100m Semi-Final: 7^th Cara Brennan (14.09)

Girls u/15s 100m Semi-Final: 6^th Suzi Farrell (13.49)

Girls u/15s Discus: 9^th Robyn O’Keeffe (21.08m); 11^th Cara Brennan NT.

Girls u/15s 80m Hurdles Final: 5^th Lara O’Byrne (13.20); 5^th in semi-final in 13.11.

Girls u/15s 200m Final: 7^th Suzi O’Farrell (27.99), 5^th in semi-final in 27.72

Girls u/15s 250m Hurdles Final: 5^th Lara O’Byrne (39.72), second in semi-final in 39.40

Girls u/15s Javelin: 5^th Rebecca Power (28.54m)

Girls u/16s 250m Hurdles Semi-Final: 6^th Rebecca Slattery (43.48)

Girls u/16s 1500m Final: 9^th Lucy McCann (5.10.07) PB

Girls u/17s 200m Semi-Final: 6^th Aoife Lynch (26.98) PB

Girls u/17s 800m Final: 12^th Claire O’Connor (2.40.94)

Girls u/17s Triple Jump: 8^th Karen Hughes (9.43m) PB

Girls u/17s Hammer: 4^th Clodagh Read (46.12m)

Boys u/12s Shot Putt: 14^th Rian Carey (7.00m)

Boys u/15s Long Jump: 6^th Kolade Abiudun (5.21m); 7^th Max Carey (5.18m)

Boys u/16s Shot Putt: 5^th Jack Rudden-Kelly (12.58m)

Boys u/17s Shot Putt: 4^th Oran O’Brien (10.98m);

Boys u/18s 100m Semi-Final: 5^th Conor Fox (11.98)

Boys u/18s 200m Semi-Final: 5^th Conor Fox (24.45)

Boys u/18s 400m Semi-Final: 5^th Zak Higgins (55.39)

Boys u/18s 3000m Final: 4^th Oisin Fitzgibbon (9.00.01)

Boys u/19s 400m Semi-Final: 6^th Adam Halpin (59.18)

Other Team Relay Results:

Boys u/15s 4 x 100m: 5^th Donore Harriers (51.21) <squad of Kolade Abiodun, Ronan McCooey, Jack Raftery, Max Carey, Ruairi Fitzgibbon and Louis McDonagh>

Boys u/19s 4 x 100m: 4^th Donore Harriers (46.40) <squad of Zak Higgins, Conor Fox, Aidan Doherty, Adam Halpin and Rolus Olusa>

Girls u/16s 4 x 100m: 7^th Donore Harriers (53.29 – 52.76 in qualifying) <squad of Roisin Rynn-Cahill, Katie Comiskey, Suzi O’Farrell, Robyn O’Keeffe, Lauren O’Flaherty and Aoife Lynch>

Girls u/17s 4 x 100m: DQ Donore Harriers <squad of Clodagh Read, Karen Hughes, Claire O’Connor, Aoife Lynch, Katie Coombes and Lauren O’Flaherty>

Juvenile Team Manager Leonie Newman said: “This was a fantastic end of season result for the club and a big thanks to all our coaches who give up many hours to coach and mentor our athletes”

Donore Harriers were very much to the fore in the 3^rd running of the Donadea Running Club 5km race in Donadea Forest with Lee Van Haeften (15.34) placing second, Mark Dooley (15.41) 3^rd and Daragh Fitzgibbon (16.08) 4^th. This race is part of the North Kildare Summer Running League Series of races and the route is contained completely in the forest on the trail paths. The race, run in warm and humid conditions, was won by Irish Olympic marathon runner Mark Kenneally of Clonliffe Harriers in a time of 15.15.

Other results include: – 15^th Darren Hand (17.26); 37^th Liam Hickey (19.08); 41^st Stephen Dawson (19.27); 45^th Joe Murphy (19.31), Michelle Dawson (26.29).

In the inaugural Mullingar 10 mile road race the star performances came from two athletes who only took up the sport within the last year. Michael McMahon (54.59) placed 4^th overall, whilst Garvan Smith (57.46) placed 13^th and was the winner of the M40 category. Other results include: – 5^th Fergal Whitty (55.36); 11^th Chris Muldoon (56.43); 16^th Sean Fox (57.52); 21^st Will Morris (58.54); 38^th Shane McAuley (62.18), 39^th Des Tremble M40 (62.44) and Tom Fagan M40 (66.59).

The final BHAA race of the season, the Dublin Fire Brigade 5km, took place at Marino on Sunday morning. The Donore contingent was led home by Graham Hopkins M40 (16.54) who placed 5^th. The others included, David Wogan M50 (19.53);  Ian Redican M40 (19.56); Janette Strickland 2nd W40 21.15, Frank McNally M50 (21.40), Terry Mee M70 (22.12), and Ann Woodlock 1st W75 27.44

5km Parkrun Results (26/7/14): Marlay Park = 18^th Paul Cummins (19.09); Griffeen Park = 3^rd George Brady M35 (18.28)

Results from Open Graded Meeting No. 7 at Santry (23/7/14): 100m A = 1^st Eamon Fahey (10.96); 100m B = 2^nd Rolus Olusa (11.62); 8^th David Campbell (11.92); 100m C1 = 2^nd Sean O’Broin M45 (12.29); 100m C2 = 2^nd Cian O’Reilly (11.91)

800m B = 5^th Henry English (2.06.29); 800m C = Luke Boland (2.10.82); 800m D = Terry Mee M70 (2.53.33)

5000m A = 3^rd Ray Hynes (15.05.78).

3000m = Rhona Duane 10th 11.54.14

100m B = Ailise Keating 6th 13.50

Pole Vault = Ailbhe Healy 2nd 2.4 metres