Bandon athletes had some impressive performances at the Munster Juvenile U14-U15 Track and Field Championships held in Castleisland on June 6th.
Colin Kingston won the U15 Shot with a throw of 14.76m. He came fifth in the 200m. Aisling Everard and Fiona Duggan both won bronze medals in the U15 1500m and discus respectively. Fiona was also fourth in the hammer. The Bandon Boys U14 team came third in the 4 x 100 relay. The Munster Juvenile U9-U11 Team Championships were also held that day at the same venue. There were some good performances by Bandon athletes on the day but they were unfortunately outside the medal positions on this occasion. Full results can be seen on the Bandon AC website. Fionn Harrington and CiarΓ‘n Reynolds were placed 4th in the U9 long jump. Conor Calnan and Michael Laffan came 5th in the U11 600m. Also competing were Kyle Buttimer, Ben Mangan, Brian McSweeney, Jack Calnan, Sean Madden, Christian Buttimer, Cian Kingston and Adam Mangan.
The Cork City Marathon was held on Monday 7th June and for the first time in rainy conditions. Tom Laffan finished in 16th place with a time of 2.50. Tim Lucey came in 23rd place in 2 hours 57mins. Also competing on the day were Fergus Wall, Tom Sheehan, Matthew Geden, Phil Murphy and Pat OβSullivan.
The Club will be holding a fundraising quiz on Friday 18th June at 8pm in the Brogan Inn in Bandon. Everybody is welcome to attend. Upcoming events in the athletics calendar include the Munster Juvenile U9 -11 team competition and the U14-15 championships on Sunday 13th June in Castleisland. Also on June 13th, round 1 of the Woodies DIY National League competition takes place, with more information on this on the Athletics Ireland website. The first in the series of West Cork Summer Leagues will be held in Skibbereen on Friday 18th June at 7pm.