Author: cushinstownsecretary

Well done to all our athletes who competed in the second night of the Meath League. We had a good turn out and had athletes in each age group, gaining valuable points for the league table. Many thanks to all our volunteers on the night and during the day.

The final league night takes place on Wednesday the 21st of March at 7pm and this will cover the ages of  U11 (Born 2008) 60m & Long Jump, U14 (Born 2005)  60m & High Jump, Jnr/Snr/Mstr 60m & Long Jump.  Once again only members of this age may compete on this night and we would appreciate everyone’s support, top 8 athletes score in each event.

The clubs senior team finished on a high note with five athletes competing on Saturday the 24th of February. Donal Kearns did the 1-2-3 with first in the senior men’s 60mh in a time of 9.02s, second in the long jump with 6.16m and third in the high jump with 1.75m. Shannon Sheehy won the junior ladies high jump with a jump of 1.74m to get a personal best and a Leinster indoor record. Elizabeth Morland cruised into first place in the senior ladies 200m in a time of 25.03s which also was a Leinster indoor record. Luke McCabe and Shane Joyce battled it out in the senior men’s 60m with times of 7.37s and 7.56s respectively, Luke also ran 23.68s in the 200m. We’d like to congratulate the team on their outstanding performance throughout the indoor season and wish them the very best of luck with their outdoor season later in the year!

Reminder Meath League 2nd Night tonight at 7pm Sharp for the following age groups:-

Wed 7th March
U/10 (born 2009) – 60m/Long Jump
U/13 (born 2006)– 60m/High Jump
U/16 (born 2003) – 60m/High Jump

All training sessions for Wednesday the 28th February & Thursday the 1st March have been cancelled.

It was a busy weekend in Abbotstown with Days 2 & 3 of the Leinster Indoor Championships taking place. There was a packed stadium today for the relay races and Cushinstown had four teams taking part.
The U12 boys 4 x 100m relay team included Kevin Doyle, Luke McAleese, Jyles Gogan, Eoin McLoughlin and Andrew Gough. The boys all put in great performances especially as they were competing for the first time on the 200m track in Abbotstown. The U13 girls 4 x 100m relay team of Aoife Rohan, Nia Hederton, Ellen Gough and Isabella Gogan also ran very well in a very fast heat. The U14 girls 4 x 200m relay team of Laura Bolster, Aoife Rohan, Isabella Gogan and Ella Barry ran a great race getting through to the finals and finishing in fourth place. This was a great result especially as Aoife and Isabella were running up an age group. The U15 girls 4 x 200m of Ava Purcell, Amy Callaghan, Niamh Quinn and Mollie White with Amy Bellew and Abi Sheehy as subs also put in a great performance and were very unfortunate to just miss out on getting through to the finals.
The U19 shot putt event also took place today and Aoife Jane Lenehan put in a great performance to claim the silver medal.