Cushinstown A.C saw five of its athletes compete in the All- Ireland Athletics Indoor U23 and Junior Championships in Athlone Institute of Technology on Sunday the 28th of January.
The club had many phenomenal performances! Shannon Sheehy claimed the bronze medal in the junior women’s long jump while Elizabeth Morland also took the gold medal the in the U23 women’s long jump with 5.64m and later in the 60 metre hurdles in a time of 8.50 seconds. Donal Kearns earned the bronze
medal in the U23 men’s high jump and in the 60 metre hurdles. Michael O’Sullivan took fourth place in the U23 men’s shot put with a personal best of 10.08m and Shane Joyce jumped to second place in the U23 men’s triple jump with a jump of 13.13m.
This was a brilliant start for the senior team’s indoor season with a total of six medals won between five athletes! We look forward to seeing what our senior athletes can achieve throughout the indoor season.