The Dublin Indoor Championships for individual events came to a close today with Day 3 at the NIA.
Throwers To The Fore
Our new throwers group under the guidance of Kieron and Ed had a good day at the office. Sarah O’Farrell took gold in the Girls u14 shot while Daniel Ward was an excellent 4th in the Boys u12 with Jacques Duthoit 7th in the Boys u13. There were also plenty of new throwers making their debuts.
High Jumpers Leave Their Mark
The High Jumpers have been busily preparing each Friday in Morton Stadium this winter and it showed with great performances across the board. Medals were won by Joe Coogan, silver, and Zara Akinsowan, bronze, in the u12 age groups while Liliya Riecka came so close with 4th in the Girls u14, enough to qualify for All-Irelands. Orlaith O’Grady came 5th in the Girls u12.
Middle Distance Group Show They Have Come A Long Way
Ella O’Dwyer showed huge resilience to claim 6th in the hyper competitive Girls u14 800m final.
Orlaith O’Grady ran a super composed race to claim a bronze in the Girls u12 600m while in the Boys u12 we had three qualifiers for the final. A great testament to the program the middle distance coaches Marie, Dan and Morgan have put together. In the final Olly Dunne came a close 4th with Leon Keogh was 6th and Etienne Cotter 9th. Max Lyons came a fighting 6th in the Boys u13 600m.
Sprinters Close Out The Weekend
This time last year Alicja Doyle wasn’t even doing athletics but after a great winter of training from her she is now at the top end of sprinters in Dublin. She ran another PB today of 8.09 to take bronze in the Girls u16 60m. Keane Wosser overcame a big bout of sickness over the past few weeks to also take bronze in the Boys u15 60m with teammate Jaden Hagan-Frank in 6th with a big PB of 8.51. Aaron Rao made his first sprint final at Dublins to come 8th in the Boys u17 60m.
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