Another busy weekend in the athletic calendar. On Saturday the Leinster combined and junior events took place in Greystones. Nia Hetherton competed in the U13 tri event of long jump, shot and 200m sprint. Nia put in some great performances coming eighth overall in her first tri event competition. Amy Callaghan competed in U16 pentathlon event of high jump, long jump, shot put, 80m hurdles and 800m. Amy did brilliantly winning the silver medal. Aine O’Sullivan put in some great performances in the U17 pentathlon event claim the gold medal, she also threw brilliantly in the U17 javelin event to win gold with a personal best throw. Zoe Mohan also put in some great throws on the day winning gold in the Junior Hammer and silver in the discus.
At the Leinster Relay Championships in Leixlip today the U16 girls team of Niamh Quinn, Mollie White, Abi Sheehy and Laura Bolster ran brilliantly and improved on their silver win last Wednesday to win gold. Well done to everyone on their great performances this weekend.
