Fiona Everard has been selected for the upcoming European Cross Country in Turkey on December 8th, based on her recent 4th place at the National Cross Country Championships.

Committee for the season 2024/ 25 as elected at AGM Nov 2024

Chairperson: Adrian O’Flynn, Vice Chairperson: Patrick McSweeney, Hon President: Brendan Crowley, Secretary: Laura McSweeney (secretary@bandonac.org), Treasurer: Carmel Lucey, Public Relations Officer: Evelyn O’Reilly, Social Media: Laura McSweeney, Registration/Competition Secretary: Patrick McSweeney JNR (compsec@bandonac.org), Child Officers: Susan McCourt & Darren Crowley, Head Coach: Susan McCourt, Club Captain: Catriona O’Leary    Delegates to West Cork Board – Laura McSweeney & Deirdre Donovan, Delegates to County Board – Brendan Crowley, Pat McSweeney, Liz Coomey, & Pauline Callan Grounds Committee: John O’Donovan, Darren Crowley and Kevin Wilmot, Ordinary Committee: Denise Harrington, Deirdre Donovan, Liz Coomey, Pauline Callan, Darren Casey. David O’Keeffe  Track Development Committee/ fundraising committee – Michael Weldon, Paul Kingston, Deirdre Donovan, Michael McKeown, Adrian O’Flynn, Tom Laffen, Patrick McSweeney, Una Hutchinson, Deirdre Donovan, Denise Harrington, Darren Crowley and Richard O’Flynn

Congrats to Fiona Everard who finished a superb 3rd senior in the National Open XC last weekend. Carmel Crowley was also competing in the master ages finishing 2nd in the F55.

U13 JAVELIN 5th (23.79m) GRAINNE FULLAM

U14 SHOT PUT 5th (11.62m) LILY CLOVER

U14 HIGH JUMP 11th (1.30m) AIDAN MORGAN

U16 TRIPLE JUMP 1st (12.84m) MAX CLOVER

U17 100mh 2nd (14.58secs) RUBY CUMMINS

U18 100mh 6th (15.34secs) AOIFE CALLAN

U18 JAVELIN 2nd (40.50m) AOIFE CALLAN

U18 3000m STEEPLECHASE 4th (11.02:58) DANIEL DOLLARD

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Diarmuid O’Connor is back stronger than ever after breaking the U23 National Record in the Decathlon on 9 & 10 May in Villanova, PA, USA at the Big East Outdoors Conference Championships competing for the University of Connecticut, trying to qualify for the elusive NCAA collegiate championships from 5 – 8 June in Eugene, Oregon. His performances were: 100m: 11.15s, Long Jump: 7.23m Equalled PB, Shot Put: 13.61m New PB&CR, High Jump: 1.96m, 400m: 48.39s New PB, 110 Hurdles: 14.94s New PB & CR, Discus: 39.32m New PB & CR, Polevaulting: 4.45m New PB & CR, Javelin: 48.52m, 1500m: 4.31.99min. Total score: 7610 points, breaking a record held by Barry Walsh since 1989.