Cushinstown Athletic Club

We would like to thank each athlete for their participation at our Summer Camp this week.  We were very lucky to have a great bunch of children, and were lucky that the rain held off until Friday afternoon.  We could not run our camp without the assistance of our leaders Shane, Michael, Aoife, Elizabeth,  Edell and all our wonderful helpers, each one had a great time and we hope your Son/Daughter enjoyed it as much as they did.  Just some of the pictures taken over the week.  We hope to see you all back next year.

It was another action packed weekend in Tullamore for Days 1 and 2 of the National Juvenile Championships. Seven of our juvenile athletes were competing for national titles and new personal bests. Well done to everyone they did themselves and the club proud. On Saturday, in intense sunshine, there were some great performances in very competitive events. Aoife Lenehan threw very well in the U18 shot putt competition just missing out on the medals coming fourth. Katie Lenehan threw very well in the U16 discus also just missing out on the medals and coming fourth. Amy Callaghan jumped very well in the U15 high jump coming fifth overall. In the U15 80m hurdles Niamh Quinn ran very well in her heat achieving a personal best time but unfortunately it was not enough to get her through to the final. In the U14 75m hurdles Loclainn Harris stormed through his heat to come first and progress to the final where he just missed out on the medals coming fourth in a hotly contested final. In the U13 javelin there were some great throws with a huge throw of 44.09m winning the gold medal, in such a competitive field Lee Callaghan and James Bellew both threw well with Lee throwing a personal best. On Sunday in very changed weather conditions of almost continuous rain and drizzle, there were some more great performances and this time the medals did not prove as elusive.  Starting the day off well Niamh Quinn threw brilliantly in the U15 discus to claim the gold medal with a personal best throw of 31.88m. Amy Callaghan and Amy Bellew both threw well in the U15 shot putt with Amy Callaghan throwing brilliantly to claim the bronze medal.  Laura Bolster jumped very well in the U14 long jump to come fourth overall and after a long day ran brilliantly in the 80m sprint heat to progress to the final and claim the bronze medal. Katie Lenehan threw well in both the U16 javelin and shot putt and Aoife Lenehan threw very well in the U18 discus to come fourth again just missing out on the medals.

Four of our juvenile athletes travelled to Tullamore on Saturday July 7 on yet another very hot summers day for the National Juvenile B Championships. In the U12 boys shot putt Kevin Doyle was in great throwing form and threw brilliantly to claim the bronze medal. He also jumped well in the high jump. Nia Hetherton threw well in the U12 girls shot putt and she also jumped well in the high jump. In the U13 high jump Aoife Rohan jumped brilliantly to claim the gold medal. In the U15 long jump Abi Sheehy jumped brilliantly to claim the bronze medal. She came second in her 100m sprint heat and just missed out on the medals in the final. Well done to all of them.

On Saturday the 30th of June five of Cushinstown AC’s senior team athletes competed at the Junior and Under 23 National Championships in Tullamore. Donal Kearns jumped his way to third place in the U23 long jump with a jump of 6.35m. Michael O’Sullivan threw a PB in the U23 men’s shot put (10.61m) to come third. Luke Redmond came back from injury to run the U23 men’s 100m but sadly just missed out on the final. Elizabeth Morland earned multiple golds over the course of the day, throwing 44.25m in the U23 lady’s javelin, jumping 6.07m in the long jump and running 13.70s in the 100mh. Zoe Mohan also earned multiple golds, throwing a PB of 44.34 in the junior lady’s hammer, Zoe also won the first ever weight-for-distance competition for women where she earned the gold medal and a national record with a personal best of 5.98m. This is a great result for the senior team and we hope they continue their success. 

On Sunday it was turn for some of our younger athletes who took part in the pairs and U12/U13 national championships in Tullamore. In the U9 turbo javelin Annalise Harris and Kacey McManus were in brilliant throwing form winning the bronze medal, a brilliant achievement girls, well done. Also competing in the searing heat today, Harry Gough and Kyle Hetherton threw well in the U10 turbo javelin, James Bellew jumped well in the U13 high jump, well done boys great achievement to get to the National finals. Well done to everyone over the weekend and thanks to their coaches.