Moyne AC Athletes Excel in Tullamore

National B Track & Field Championships, Tullamore

On Saturday the 20th of July the National ‘B’ Championships took place in Tullamore. The club was well represented across events and it was wonderful to see a number of athletes coming away with PB’s and medals, as well as the great experience of competing in these championships.

In the boys u12 high jump, two athletes represented the club - Darragh Maher and Tom Renehan. The boys got off to a flying start, clearing the opening heights. Tom hit a small stumble, taking two attempts to clear 1.10m and 1.15m before jumping clear again at 1.20m and 1.25m, his first time clearance at 1.25m turned out to be crucial, as it was this that secured him a bronze medal in the event. Meanwhile, Darragh jumped clear on his first attempt all the way up to 1.25m, at 1.30m he cleared again on his second attempt. Darragh also finished on the podium in second place, narrowly losing out on a countback. The club is incredibly proud to have two athletes on the podium in one event, and huge credit to the boys for the work they have put in throughout the year to achieve these results.

Saoirse Joyce lined out in the girls u13 80m, running in heat 3, of 6 she ran in lane 7, speeding down the track in 12.39s. Saoirse finished 6th in her heat. Saoirse also competed in the long jump on the day. Her best jump came in the first round, where she jumped a superb 3.64m, finishing in 11th place in a field of 34 athletes.

In the u14 girls 800m, the club had two athletes competing - Caoimhe Slevin and Abbie Delaney. With the results decided on time, Abbie ran in heat 1, finishing in 2.49.79. In heat 3, Caoimhe had a great run finishing in 2.40.20. Also in the u14 age group, Helen Renehan competed in the 80m. She ran a great time of 12.11, running in heat 1 and finishing 5th. Helen also had a brilliant competition in the high jump, where she jumped clear at 1.15m, 1.20m, and 1.25m. She continued through the competition clearing 1,30m, 1.35m and 1.40m P.B and winning a silver medal! An incredible achievement - well done Helen! A remarkable achievement for the Renehan family, Helen and Tom both winning silver at National Championships. Proud day for Ann Marie and John.

In the girls u15 shot put, Maria had a tough start to her competition with two foul throws. She certainly saved the best for last, throwing 7.67m with her third throw and securing a silver medal! Great throwing, and great to see our athletes succeeding across all of the disciplines on offer through athletics.

National Inter Club Relays, Tullamore.

U/14 Girls 4x100m; the girls u14 relay team of Isabelle Murphy, Saoirse Joyce, Muireann Casey and Faye Murphy took to the track in the 4x100m relay. Placed in heat 2, the girls ran in lane 5, finishing 5th in their heat in 59.89s.

U/17 Girls 4x400m; Finally, our girls u17 4x400m relay team took to the track. This is a new event for the girls this year, and the team of Emma Delaney, Kate Delaney, Niamh Cleere and Dearbhla Gleeson did themselves proud, completing the relay in 4.25.58, and winning a bronze medal, taking fifteen seconds off their Munster Championship winning time. Hard work pays off. This was super running and a well earned National medal for the girls, with less than a quarter of a second separating the silver and bronze medalists!

National Juvenile Championships, Day 2. Tullamore.

Having secured qualification to the National championships, Isabelle Murphy, Michael Doyle and Alana Spillane were back in action in their respective events in Tullamore on Sunday July 21st.

U/14 Boys 2k Walk; In the boys u14 200m race walk, Michael Doyle took to the track, having competed at the National indoors, Michael was no stranger to this level of competition. Michael walked a great race, and with a brilliant time of 12.26.14, finished third, earning a national medal! Michael puts in huge amounts of work throughout the year, often on his own or with his coach to achieve these times and truly deserves this success. Well done Michael!

U/14 Girls Javelin & Discus; Isabelle competed in two events on the day, firstly the girls u14 discus, where she had a tough start to the competition with two foul throws, before a brilliant third attempt of 20.92m, narrowly missing out on the final 8 in 9th place overall. Isabelle then went on to compete in the girls u14 javelin where she got off to a brilliant start, with three throws of 26.87m, 27.27m and 28.40m, putting her second after three throws, and with three more attempts to go. While Isabelle had three more great throws, 28.40m remained her best of the competition and she finished 4th overall.

U/17 3k; Finally, Alana Spillane was on the track in the girls u17 3000m. Alana had a great time of 10.27.98, finishing 4th ooer the tough distance, and just 3.7s outside of the medals on the day.

Well done to all of the athletes who qualified for and represented the club at the national championships!

BioFreeze Irish Runner National 10 Mile Road Championships.

Well done to Orla Healy and Eileen Ely who competed at the National 10 mile road championships on Sunday in the PhoenixPark in Dublin.

Eileen finished the 10 mile course in 01.07.32 to finish 195th overall and 5th in her age category.

Orla finished in 01.07.53 to finished 196th overall.

Well done ladies.

National Juvenile Championships, Day 3. Tullamore.

Alana Spillane will try and go one place better next weekend in the 800m, Alane has turned in some excellent performances over the shorter distance at county and provincial championships this summer.

National League Track &Field League Final. Tullamore.

Three athletes from the club will be part of the Tipperary squad at the National League Final in Tullamore next weekend, Kate Delaney will again contest the 2k Steeplechase, Katie Bergin returns after injury and takes part in the 100m and 200m. Emma Delaney will be part of the 4x400m squad. Best of luck to all.

Moyne A.C Olympic Fundraiser for Suir Haven Cancer Support Centre.

Suir Haven offers emotional support, practical help and information and education to anyone with a cancer diagnosis, their Carers or family members. They offer counselling, reflexology, acupuncture, massage, yoga, arts and crafts and many courses all free of charge. Select your winner for each Olympic event listed on the online / physical form. Each athlete has been ranked based on the World Athletics rankings as of 16/07/2024.Select ONE ATHLETE per event. If your athlete wins GOLD you will receive the points. Bonus 15 POINTS if your athlete breaks a world record. The person with the highest number of points is the winner. In the event of a tie, the tie breaker question will be used to decide the winner. Winner receives €150. ALL other money raised will be donated to Suit Haven Cancer Support Centre Thurles. Once you have filled out the below form or the physical form you can: Revolut €10 to 0872681524 with your NAME. OR Give your €10 donation to any Moyne A.C. committee member. OR Drop your donation to the track Monday's or Wednesdays from 7:00 - 8:30. Entries close: 31/07/24 at 19:00 pm. Keep an eye on our socials to keep up to date with event results, event timetables, and updated scoreboard. All donations greatly appreciated. Please spread the word. Open to club members and non club member. Physical forms will be available in the club house in the coming days.

Featured Image: Moyne AC Girls U/17 4x400m National Inter Club bronze medalists in a time of 4m 25.58s taking 15secs off their Munster winning time. L-R; Kate Delaney, Niamh Cleere, Dearbhla Gleeson, Emma Delaney.
Helen and Tom Renehan silver medalists in the High Jump, Helen with a PB 1.40m Girls U/14. and Tom Boys U/12. L-R; Helen Renehan, Dad John & Tom.