Munster Juvenile Combined Events

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A large number of Bandon juveniles in action at the Munster Combined Events in CIT today.
In the girls events Aisling Cassidy was 2nd in the U13 Pentathlon and Moira Barrett was 2nd in the U14 age group.
While in the Boys events Mark Collins’ was the only medal winner for the club as won the U11 Pentathlon.

Full details of other performances on the results page

Detailed info will be on Munster site later in week

Munster Junior & U23 Championships

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Some fine performances today by Bandon athletes in the Munster Junior & U23 Championships in CIT today.
Busiest athlete of the day was Patrick McSweeney in the U23 age group, he won Gold in each of Shot Putt, Hammer, Weight for Distance, Weight for Height and won Silver in the Discus.
Phil Healy won Gold in the Junior womens 100m. Laura McSweeney won Silver in the Shot Putt and Bronze in the Hammer and also placed 4th in the Discus.
Colin Kingston won Gold in the Junior mens Shot and Silver in the Discus.
Bobby Smith won Silver in the Junior men’s Javelin.
Fintan O’Shaughnessy was 4th in the Junior men’s Long Jump with Shane Howard 5th in the same competition. Joey Henchy was 5th in the Junior Men’s 100m.
In the Mixed 4*100m relays a Bandon team finished 3rd.

Well done to all.

West Cork 2nd Leg

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Well done to all the athletes in action today at the 2nd Leg of the West Cork T&F Championships.
Bandon retained the trophy for the Best Overall Club in West Cork.
Full results will be on WestCork site soon

Photo shows West Cork Chairman Bill Allen presenting the trophy to Catherine Duggan on behalf of Bandon A.C Also included is Declan Coakley Secretary West Cork Board, Sharon Nevin, Denise Harrington and Ann Gayson along with a number of Bandon athletes.

From West Cork T&F

Leevale Sports

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Some good results for club members in the Leevale sports in the CIT over the weekend.
In the Senior/Junior events on Sat;
In the Senior Women’s 100m Phil Healy had a good win with Joan Healy finishing in 2nd. This win earned Phil the award for femaie athlete of the meet.
Patrick McSweeney was 2nd in the Senior Men’s Shot Putt, Laura McSweeney was 3rd in the Senior Womens Shot Putt.
Shane Howard was 4th in the Senior Men’s Long Jump,
Roisin Howard was 5th in the Senior Womens High Jump, Ronan Duggan was 7th in the Senior Mens 800m.

In the Juvenile events on Sun among the medal winners were:
U13 long Jump, 3rd Aisling Cassidy, u13 60mHurdles 3rd Aisling Cassidy, u10 300m 3rd Lucey Callanan, u10 turbo Javelin 3rd Lucey Callanan, u15 100m 2nd Kate Bernard, u17 110mH 2nd Scott Gibson, u9 Turbo Javelin 1st Eoghan Cassidy,

Well done to all athletes who competed.

Juvenile Indoors

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On the 6th of April six members of Bandon Athletic Club participated in the National Juvenile Championships held in the newly built Indoor Stadium in Athlone.

The U14 girls relay team consisting of Moira Barrett, Laura Nicholson, Ciara McKeon and Aoife Buckley gave a gutsy performance to come 2nd in their heat, only missing out on a place in the final by one and a half seconds.

Erin Kingston in the U16 girls shot saved her best till last and claimed the silver medal on her 6th and final throw, her first ever National Championship medal.

Another competitor who saved the best till last was James French, a relative newcomer to the sport, who threw an impressive 14.20 metres in the U16 boys shot to clinch the gold by a mere five centimetres.

Well done to all.

Upcoming events

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Now that the track and field season is starting it seems appropriate to highlight a few upcoming events and maybe clarify a few things for newer members.

Next weekend see’s Leevale A.C. holding open sports on in the CIT over the Sat and Sun. Sat is for athletes who are in the u17 or older age group and the standard would be fairly high in all events with a lot of athletes traveling from outside the county to compete in one of the first senior outdoor events of the year.
Sun is for juveniles with events for u8 up to u17’s. Pre-Entry is not required for either day. Program for both days is available here

Following weekend. On the Sat is the 2nd leg of the West Cork’s with event for u10, u10, u14, u16 and u20. No pre-entry needed, athletes and spectators must pay at the gate.
Program is available here

Sun 28th see’s the Junior (u20) age group and u23 competing the CIT at the Munster Championships and alongside that is the Munster Juvenile Combined Events. All competitors would need to be pre-registered for this event as its a Munster Championship.. Timetable for this event
Also on Sun 28th is Riverstick-Kinsale Open Sports in Riverstick GAA group, no pre-entry needed here, just pay at the gate. Timetable
Other Open Sports in the next couple of months include Courceys on 19th May and again as its an open sports, no pre-entry would be required, just pay at the gate.

The secondary Schools Championships in May are also pre-entry and that should be handled through the school, but if any additional info is needed please ask the coaches at training. Athletes qualify from South Munster to Munster to All-Ireland, so if you don’t compete in South Munster you can’t compete at Munster.

County Juvenile Championships. Held over a couple of Sun’s in May. Pre-entry is required so all athletes interested in competing need to talk to their coaches and ensure they are entered in their desired events. Athletes born 2005-2001 can only compete in a max of 4 events (plus relay), there is no restriction for older athletes. Timetable for both days

Munster Track & Field Juvenile Championships. Held over 2 weekends in June. Pre-entry is required so if you wish to compete you should talk to your coaches after the County Championships, the standard in Munster will be higher than in County. More info on dates on Munster site

Munster Juvenile Development Games. These are restricted to athletes who did not win a medal in the Munster Championships events. This can be an important stepping stone for athletes, again pre-entry is required.

All-Ireland Juvenile Track & Field Championships. You need to qualify from Munster to be able to compete in the All-Ireland’s. Typically the top 4 in Munster qualify.

National Juvenile Development Games. These are restricted to athletes who competed in Munster Championships but did not qualify for All-Ireland. This can be an important stepping stone for athletes, again pre-entry is required.

AAI National League, AAI Senior Track & Field Games and Cork AAI Senior Track and Field League fixtures are for senior athletes only.
West Cork Athletics Board will be holding some events over the course of the summer on Fri nights, dates and venues yet to be confirmed. This are aimed at juvenile’s, more info on West Cork site

For more info, see items in the “Forms & Booklets” section on the left and in particular:
Age group info
Munster Competition Booklet
Athletics Ireland Juvenile Competition Booklet