The Irish Universities T&F Championships were held in Aintrim recently and Bandon A.C. had two club members in action.
Representing University of Limerick Roisin Howard had a very busy 2 days.
She was part of a Silver medal winning 4*400m relay team, and she won the Combined Events. She also placed well in a number of other events, 4th in the High Jump, 5th in the Javelin, 8th in the Long Jump, 5th in the Shot Putt.
Representing C.I.T. Timmy Harrington won Bronze in the Pole Vault and also place 6th in both the Long Jump and the Triple Jump.
West Cork T&F Day 2
Once again we were very lucky with the weather as the second day of the West Cork T&F Championships were held in sunshine in the CIT track on Easter Monday.
Concert
A very successful fund raising concert was held in the Town Hall on Sat 23rd. Some excellent local talent was showcased.
Well done to everyone who performed and especially to Sharon Nevin and Therese O’Donovan who did most of the organising for the event.
Fit4Life Routes
West Cork T&F
The second leg of the West Cork Track & Field Championships is on Mon with a 12noon sharp start.
Weather is forecast to be good so hoping for a big turnout on the day.
Full program and running order is available on this site.
All clubs will be expected to provide a couple of officials to assist with the smooth running of the event.
Entry on the day is €3 and €10 for families.
PRO Report 18th April
Bandon Athletic Club is holding a fundraising concert on Saturday April 23rd at the Town Hall with an 8pm start. The concert was originally scheduled for December but had to be cancelled due to the inclement weather around that time. It will be a variety type show with a large selection of local acts performing. Smooth Acapella, President for a Day and Hypervent are but three of those. Entry fee on the night is €5 per adult, €2 for a child and €10 per family (two adults & two children). Any money raised will be allocated to the tartan track fund. The club hopes that as many people as possible will attend the show which guarantees to entertain.
The achievements of two club members were recognised at the recent Opinion/ Bandon Credit Union Awards held at the Munster Arms Hotel. Laura McSweeney received a Youth Award for her achievements in athletics throwing events which included three international selections in 2010. Laura also holds a number of national shot putt titles. Tadhg O’Donovan was another Youth Award recipient for his contribution to a number of community projects including the Belorussian Orphanage Project. Congratulations to both.
The second round of the West Cork Track and Field Championships will take place on Easter Monday at the CIT track starting at 12 noon. Fit 4 Life continues every Tuesday, meeting at Kelleher’s in Bandon at 8pm. Numbers now exceed 100 with a walking group, two jogging and one running group. All are welcome to attend and those wishing to affiliate pay a €20 membership to the Athletic Club. Preparations are well under way for the forthcoming Half Marathon and 10K Road Races to be held on 14th May. Pre-entry up to 7th May is €25 for the half marathon and €15 for the 10K. It will be €5 extra to enter on the day, so keep getting those entries in. Full information on all aspects of the race can be seen on www.bandonhalfmarathon.com. The event which is a joint venture between the Rugby and Athletic Clubs, is a fundraiser for both clubs. The Club’s Annual Awards night will be held on Friday 29th April at the GAA pavilion.
Opinion/Credit Union Awards
In the Munster Arms Hotel on Fri 15th the Opinion/Bandon Credit Credit Union annual awards were held.
Laura McSweeney received a Youth Award in recognition of her achievements which included 3 International selections in 2010.
Another club member; Tadgh O’Donovan also got a Youth Award in recognition of his contribution to various community projects and in particular the Belarussian Orphanage Project.
Well done to Tadgh and Laura on receiving these awards.
West Cork T&F
Fantastic weather and good turnout from most clubs meant a very enjoyable day at the 1st leg of the West Cork T&F Championships.
Results to follow later in the week.
Leevale Sports
Brilliant sunshine and hot competition at Leevale Open Sports on Sat 16th.
In the juvenile events, Grainne Mulcahy was 2nd in Girls U10 300m race and Fintan O’Shaughness was 2nd in the Boys U15 High Jump.
In the Senior events, Joan Healy was 2nd in the 100m and 2nd also in the 200m, but probably more important was the time of 11.95 in the 100m which is the qualifying time for the European Juniors later in the year, so well done to Joan on achieving that so early in the season.
Phil Healy was 6th in the 100m. Roisin Howard was 3rd in the high jump and 7th in the Shot Putt. Ronan Duggan was 3rd in the 800m.
In the relays, the Bandon Women’s team were 3rd.
In the Shot Putt, Laura McSweeney was 2rd in the Women’s Shot, while in the Men’s Shot and throwing the senior men’s 7.26kg for the first time in competition Patrick McSweeney was also second.