Athletics

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THE EAST LEINSTERS were held over 2 days in Santry last week, 27^th – 28^th April 2016.

Despite unseasonal weather conditions which made it difficult for the boys, there were many successes with wins for Shane Keane

(5^th Year) in the Senior Long Jump and 100 m; Chris Aylward (5^th Year) in the Senior 800 m; Andrew Mays (6^th Year) in the Discus; Christian McKenna in the 1500 m; the Senior Relay -Shane Keane, Paddy Patterson, David Carney and Michael Nolan (all 5^th Year).

Other notable performances included Second-Place Finishes by Adam Harvey (2^nd Year) in both the Junior 800 m and 1500 m; Harry Cullen (2^nd Year) in both the Discus and Shot; Hugo O’Reilly in the Inter-Discus; Rolf Jager (5^th Year) in the Senior Long Jump; Alan Francis in the Senior 110 m Hurdles.

Colm O’Flaherty (6^th Year) also qualified for the Leinsters with3^rd Place Finishes in the Senior Discus and Hammer, as did Chris Aylward with a 3^rd in the Senior Walk; Conor Halpin was 3^rd in the Inter-1500 m.

THE SENIOR AND INTERMEDIATE TEAM TROPHIES WERE RETAINED.

 We congratulate all the boys on their performances as we do those who competed valiantly and came up short.

I thank our Coaches, Mr Rowsome, Ms Farrell, Mr Fitzsimons, Mr McDonagh, Mr Neylon, Mr Edwin Murray, Mr Neville, Mr Evan O’Brien, Mr Toirleac O’Brien and Ms Wildes.