In the first round of the National League in Templemore last Sun Bandon were represented by a womens team in the Premier Division and in the men’s first division Bandon joined forces with Abbey Striders to form a combined team.
\nBoth teams had a very youthful look and a number of athletes making their first appearance in this competition.
\nFor the womens team some of the individual results were;
\nLaura McSweeney 1st in the Shot Putt and 2nd in the Hammer, Rachel Roche 1st in the Javelin
\nKate Bernard 1st in the 200m, Carla Hicks 1st in the Pole Vault and 3rd in the Triple Jump, both relay team’s were 2nd, Fiona Everard 2nd in both the 1,500m and 800m, Fiona Duggan 2nd in the Discus, Eva Stack 3rd in the Long Jump and 3rd in the 100m.
\nWhen the points were added up, it leaves Bandon currently in 9th place and needing a good 2nd round if they are to make the final as only the top8 team will progress to the final.
\nFor the mens team some of the individual results were;
\nPromise Okafor was 1st in the Triple Jump, 1st in the Long Jump and 6th in the 200m, Patrick McSweeney won the Hammer and the Shot Putt, Bobby Smith won the Javelin, Thomas McCarthy was 2nd in the 800m, Ronan Duggan was and 2nd in the SteepleChase and 3rd in the 1500m, Daniel Hathaway was 5th in the 100m. Conor MacAllan was 2nd in the Weight for Distance and 4th in the Discus.
\nThe 4x400m team was 1st and the 4x100m 2nd
\nDiarmuid Clancy from Abbey Striders was 2nd in the 400m Hurdles, the High Jump and the 400m and also part of the relay teams.
\nThese performances leave Bandon\/Abbey Striders in 3rd place at the end of the 1st round and another similar performance should see the team progress to the final.<\/p>\n
Well done to everyone involved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
In the first round of the National League in Templemore last Sun Bandon were represented by a womens team in the Premier Division and in the men’s first division Bandon joined forces with Abbey Striders to form a combined team. Both teams had a very youthful look and a number of athletes making their first …<\/p>\n