Pictures- Kilkenny stars show great results at Leinster Championship

The Leinster Outdoor Track and Field season started at the weekend with the track at SETU Carlow hosting the Leinster Uneven and Even Age Relays on Saturday and the Combined Events on Sunday.

Over 30 relay teams, ranging from under-nine up to under-19, represented the county in Carlow with Kilkenny City Harriers (KCH), Thomastown and Castlecomer sending teams on the day. Their efforts were rewarded, as they took home a total of three gold, five silver and four bronze medals between all the teams, while others just missed out on medals with fourth place finishes.

For the younger age groups there would be heats and then finals should they qualify - for those of an older age, it was straight into finals.

The relay days are always a fun day out, and a great opportunity especially for the younger athletes to compete with their friends. Well done to all who competed in the heats, who made it to the finals, and to those who medalled and now qualify for the All-Ireland relay finals.

The top three results from the Kilkenny clubs on the day:

Uneven Ages
Under-9 Boys: 2 Castlecomer (Ciaran Brennan, Daire Smith, Cayden Nolan, Nicky Morrissey).
Under-13 Girls: 3 Kilkenny City Harriers (Isabella Quaglia, Ellen Ryan, Ella O’Flaherty, Cariba Masuku).
Under-13 Boys: 1 Kilkenny City Harriers (Cathal Comerford, Jacob Briers, Eoin Hoyne, Simon Brennan).
Under-15 Girls: 1 Kilkenny City Harriers (Jasmine Timmons McEneaney, Ella Sorohan, Mollierose Keegan, Kelly Charters).
Under-15 Boys: 3 Kilkenny City Harriers (Fiach Crowley, Conor Knox, Jack O’Neill, Landon Ryan).
Under-17 Girls: 2 Kilkenny City Harriers (Kate Maher, Martha Bergin, Kara Canavan, Aisling Phelan).

Even Ages
Under-10 Girls: 3 Thomastown (Georgina Keyes, Julianne Doyle, Ava Smith, Kayla Hickey).
Under-10 Boys: 1 Kilkenny City Harriers (Jonah Cleere, Cian McIntyre, Ollie Direen, Henry Trayer), 3 Castlecomer (Diarmuid Maher, Patrick Comerford, Oisin Fogarty, Cian Nolan).
Under-12 Boys: 2 Kilkenny City Harriers (Conor Laurence Delaney, Daniel McIntyre, Daniel Quinn, Aaron Tyrell).
Under-16 Girls: 2 Kilkenny City Harriers (Ellen Daly, Aisling Phelan, Kara Canavan, Jasmine Timmons McEneaney).
Under-16 Boys: 2 Kilkenny City Harriers (Patrick Wall, Danny Direen, Eoghan O’Farrell, Fiach Crowley).

Leinster Combined

Sunday saw many of the club athletes back in action at the Leinster Combined Events in the SETU Carlow. There were two new events for the younger juveniles with under-11 and under-12 boys and girls now participating in the Quadrathlon, where they competed in 60m, long jump, shot put and 600m.

From under-13 to under-18, seniors and masters age categories, the athletes compete in the Pentathlon with five events throughout the day. The introduction of the multi-events for the younger juveniles is great to see. No doubt Kate O’Connor’s great achievements so far this year has gained huge interest, as seen in the large field of athletes in the younger age groups.

In total there were three gold, five silver and three bronze medals won on the day by athletes from Nuenna, Thomastown, Kilkenny City Harriers and Gowran. Well done to all who competed on the day in preparation for the Leinster Pairs and under-12-13 Leinsters next week.

Results
Girls’ Under-11: 3 Jane Byrne (Kilkenny City Harriers), 12 Pippa Manogue (Thomastown), 19 Isabella Hoyne (Kilkenny City Harriers), 22 Cara Burke (Kilkenny City Harriers).

Boys’ Under-11: 1 Luke Hanlon (Thomastown), 6 Huw Morgan (St Senan’s), 10 Eoin McGee (Kilkenny City Harriers), 16 Daire O’Shea (Kilkenny City Harriers), 21 Barra Sheahan (Kilkenny City Harriers), 22 Shay Sheahan (Kilkenny City Harriers).

Girls’ Under-12: 6 Millie Walsh (St Senan’s), 26 Kiera McEvoy (Barrow Harriers).

Boys’ Under-12: 2 Daniel McIntyre (Kilkenny City Harriers), 7 Aaron Walsh (St Senan’s), 11 Daniel Quinn (Kilkenny City Harriers), 13 Cillian Maher (Kilkenny City Harriers), 17 Isaac Burns (Kilkenny City Harriers), 19 James Healy (Kilkenny City Harriers), 20 Conor Laurence Delaney (Kilkenny City Harriers), 27 Conn Sheahan (Kilkenny City Harriers).

Boys’ Under-13: 1 Jacob Briers (Kilkenny City Harriers), 3 Joey Nolan Nuenna), 4 Cathal Comerford (Kilkenny City Harriers), 6 Eoin Hoyne (Kilkenny City Harriers), 7 Aidan Banville (Nuenna), 10 Lachlinn Halpin (Barrow Harriers).

Girls’ Under-14: 11 Ava Hogan (St Senan’s), 17 Hannah Phelan (Gowran).

Boys’ Under-14: 2 Conor Knox (Kilkenny City Harriers).

Girls’ Under-15: 1 Mia Brennan (Kilkenny City Harriers), 3 Kelly Charters (Kilkenny City Harriers).

Boys’ Under-15: 2 Fiach Crowley (Kilkenny City Harriers).

Boys’ Under-18: 2 James Kelsey (Gowran).

Masters Men: 2 Graham Bourne (Kilkenny City Harriers).