Club Notes for Sunday, February 24th, 2019

St Brendan’s AC had a busy weekend on a number of fronts.
In the Munster indoor championships on days 2 and 3 in Nenagh, Eimear O’Sullivan won a silver medal in the U17 1500m while Aaron Malik likewise got a silver in the U19 60m hurdles. Eoin Malik had a new personal best in the U12 high jump with a 1.15m clearance.

In the Kerry Athletics county 5k road championships in Kenmare, the club had 5 master athletes involved and gold medals were won by Ursula Barrett in the O40 race while Willie O’Riordan started his O65 career with a win in his race. David Butler collected a silver medal and a new PB (21:03) in the O35 5k and David Kissane also got a silver in his O65 event. Artur Nowak got a bronze in the O45 race (and PB 18:58) and the club’s masters men team were awarded silver medals in the team race with the above athletes scoring well. Results HERE.

In the Westport marathon, Cathy Flynn had another super run, knocking 6 mins off her pb with a time of 4 hours 39 mins for the 26 miles 385 yards.

In other activities, a host of the club’s athletes participated in parkruns in Tralee and Listowel with Pádraig Regan and Gerald O’Carroll leading home the field of 332 on Saturday morning and Gerald breaking the 20 minute barrier for the first time. Juveniles also ran in Tralee and Shelbourne junior parkruns.

Training continues on Tuesday nights in Ardfert Community Centre with strength and conditioning for U12 to U16 juveniles from 7pm till 8pm and non-members are welcome at these sessions. Adult sessions continue from 8pm till 9pm and again non-club members are very welcome. On Wednesdays, training for juveniles aged 7 to 12 takes place in the Community Centre from 6.30pm to 8pm, while u12's to u19's takes place from 6:45 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. in Ardfert Sportsfield. On Thursday nights at 7pm there is the adult fartlek session at Tralee Marina. Non-club members are welcome.

The Munster road championships take place on this Sunday in Dundrum, Co Tipperary at 1pm and the Munster schools indoor games will be held in Nenagh on Tuesday next, March 5th.

Good luck to club stalwart Pat Sheehy who is recovering well after an op.

An early reminder of the 10th anniversary Banna Run…chalk down August 4th in your running diary for an unforgettable experience and a brand new Casement medal will be awarded to all finishers.

Contact club secretary Irene Butler on 087 7985557 or log on to St Brendan’s AC blogspot or Facebook for further information.

MUNSTER Junior & Masters Championship 2019

St Brendan's AC medallists at the Munster indoor athletics championships in Nenagh on 10 February 2019: 
Ursula Barrett got 3 gold...in the O40 60m with a lifetime best of 8.82 secs; in the long jump with 4.61m and in the 200m with 30.20 secs. 
Aaron Malik won the gold in the junior hurdles with a time of 9.80 secs. 
David Butler got silver in the O35 shot with 5.60m; 
Martin Butler got a silver in the O65 shot with 7.81m and a bronze in the O65 800m in 3-16.85; 
David Kissane got bronze in the O65 400m with 1-25.80 and a bronze in the O65 shot with 7.26m and the St Brendan's AC masters 4x200m relay team got bronze and the team was Finbarr Collins, David Butler, Martin Butler and David Kissane.

Full results HERE.

St.Brendan's AC Indoor Sportshall Games 2019

Results of the 2019 Indoor Sportshall Games

Girls
1st Class
Sprints
1st – Muireann Lawlor – Ardfert N.S.
2nd – Kellie Regan – Kilmoyley N.S.
3rd - Clodagh Murphy – Kilmoyley N.S.

Standing Long Jump
1st – Muireann Lawlor – Ardfert N.S.
2nd – Holly Costello – Abbeydorney N.S.
3rd - Kellie Regan – Kilmoyley N.S.

Speed Bounce
1st – Molly Gaynor – Kilmoyley N.S.
2nd – Kellie Regan – Kilmoyley N.S. & Muireann Lawlor – Ardfert N.S.
3rd – Sarah Lennon – Ardfert N.S.

2nd Class
Sprints 
1st – Aoibhinn O’Driscoll – Kilmoyley N.S.
2nd – Rebecca Mason – Spá N.S.
3rd - Caoimhe O’Flaherty – Ardfert N.S.

Standing Long Jump
1st – Aoibhinn O’Driscoll – Kilmoyley N.S.
2nd – Maddison O’Connor – Kilmoyley N.S.
3rd – Rebecca Mason – Spá N.S.

Speed Bounce
1st – Caoimhe O’Flaherty – Ardfert N.S.
2nd – Ali Spring – Presentation N.S. & Aoibhinn O’Driscoll – Kilmoyley N.S.

3rd Class
Sprints
1st – Ashlyn Falvey – Ballyduff N.S.
2nd – Rachel Lennon – Ardfert N.S.
3rd – Ciara Quilter – St. Brendan’s N.S. (Fenit)

Standing Long Jump
1st – Ciara Quilter – St. Brendan’s N.S. (Fenit)
2nd – Ashlyn Falvey – Ballyduff N.S.
3rd - Rachel Lennon – Ardfert N.S.

Speed Bounce
1st – Rachel Lennon – Ardfert N.S.
2nd – Ashlyn Falvey - Ballyduff N.S.
3rd - Aoibhean Daly – Sliabh Mhadra & Ciara Quilter – St. Brendan’s N.S. (Fenit)

4th Class
Sprints
1st – Jessica Leen – Presentation N.S. Tralee
2nd – Naomi Osibodu – Abbeydorney N.S.
3rd – Siofra Murphy – Spá N.S.

Standing Long Jump
1st – Jessica Leen – Presentation N.S. Tralee
2nd – Siofra Murphy – Spá N.S. & Naomi Osibodu – Abbeydorney N.S.
3rd – Aisling Gaynor – Kilmoyley N.S.

Speed Bounce
1st – Jessica Leen – Presentation N.S. Tralee
2nd – Naomi Osibodu – Abbeydorney N.S.
3rd – Kayla Walsh – Sliabh Mhadra

5th Class
Sprints
1st – Laurel Mason – Spá N.S.
2nd – Laura Falvey – Ballyduff N.S.
3rd – Lily May O’Gara – Spá N.S.

Standing Long Jump
1st – Laurel Mason – Spá N.S.
2nd – Lucy Mulgrew – Derryquay N.S. , Laura Falvey – Ballyduff N.S., Lily May O’Gara – Spá
3rd – Eva Fitzgerald – Ballyduff N.S.

Speed Bounce
1st – Lucy Mulgrew – Derryquay N.S.
2nd - Laura Falvey – Ballyduff N.S.
3rd – Laurel Mason – Spá N.S.

6th Class
Sprints
1st – Aoife O’Brien – St. Brendan’s N.S. (Fenit)
2nd – Lilly Nowak – Ardfert N.S.
3rd – Sophie Hassett – Spá N.S. , Jessica McGibney – Spá N.S.

Standing Long Jump
1st – Jessica McGibney – Spá N.S.
2nd – Sophie Hassett – Spá N.S.
3rd – Lilly Nowak – Ardfert N.S.

Speed Bounce
1st – Lilly Nowak – Ardfert N.S.
2nd – Sophie Hassett – Spá N.S.
3rd – Aoife O’Brien – St. Brendan’s N.S. (Fenit)

Boys
1st Class
Sprints
1st – Cian Whyte – Killury N.S.
2nd – Jamie Fahy – Ardfert N.S.
3rd - Nathan Osibodu – Abbeydorney N.S.

Standing Long Jump
1st – Cian Whyte – Killury N.S.
2nd – Nathan Osibodu – Abbeydorney N.S.
3rd - Eanna Leahy – Abbeydorney N.S.

Speed Bounce
1st – Jamie Fahy – Ardfert N.S.
2nd – Conor Walshe – Scoil Chriost Ri N.S.
3rd – Josh Ennis - Ardfert N.S.

2nd Class
Sprints 
1st – Stephen Harty – Glenderry N.S.
2nd – Conor O Sullivan – Ardfert N.S.
3rd - Ben O Connor – Glenderry N.S.

Standing Long Jump
1st – Stephen Harty – Glenderry N.S.
2nd – Malachy Casey – Glenderry N.S.
3rd – Ben O Connor – Glenderry N.S.

Speed Bounce
1st – Conor O Sullivan – Ardfert N.S.
2nd – Ben O Connor – Glenderry N.S.
3rd - Fionn O Connell – Kilmoyley N.S.

3rd Class
Sprints
1st – Billy Moriarty – Killury N.S.
2nd – Kevin Horgan – Glenderry N.S.
3rd – Maurice Costello – Abbeydorney N.S.

Standing Long Jump
1st – Alan O Connor – Kilmoyley N.S.
2nd – Billy Moriarty – Killury N.S.
3rd - Tom Lenihan – St. Brendan’s N.S. (Fenit)

Speed Bounce
1st – Kevin Horgan – Glenderry N.S.
2nd – Max Fitzgerald – Bouleenshere N.S.
3rd - Sam Keane – Bouleenshere N.S.

4th Class
Sprints 
1st – Sean Hickey – Fenit N.S.
2nd – Mikey Corridon – Kilmoyley N.S.
3rd – Matthew O Sullivan – Ardfert N.S.

Standing Long Jump
1st – Sean Hickey – St. Brendan’s N.S. (Fenit)
2nd – Eoin Malik – Ardfert N.S.
3rd – Mikey Corridon – Kilmoyley N.S.

Speed Bounce
1st – Eoin Malik – Ardfert N.S.
2nd – Taylor Fahy – Ardfert N.S.
3rd – Darragh O Flaherty – Ardfert N.S., Ruairí Walshe –Scoil Chriost Ri N.S.

5th Class
Sprints
1st – Aaron Horgan – Glenderry N.S.
2nd – Rory O Halloran – Glenderry N.S.
3rd – Tom Quilter – St. Brendan’s N.S. (Fenit)

Standing Long Jump
1st – Rory O Halloran – Glenderry N.S.
2nd – Aaron Horgan – Glenderry N.S.
3rd – Tom Quilter – St. Brendan’s N.S. (Fenit)

Speed Bounce
1st – Aaron Horgan – Glenderry N.S.
2nd - Zach Walshe – Scoil Chriost Ri N.S.
3rd - Rory O Halloran – Glenderry N.S.

6th Class
Sprints
1st – Eoin O Flaherty – Ardfert N.S.
2nd – Maurice Lenihan – St. Brendan’s N.S. (Fenit)
3rd – Ryan Hickey – St. Brendan’s N.S. (Fenit)

Standing Long Jump
1st – Eoin O Flaherty – Ardfert N.S.
2nd – Ryan Hickey – St. Brendan’s N.S. (Fenit)
3rd – Shane O Connor – Ardfert N.S.

Speed Bounce
1st – Eoin O Flaherty – Ardfert N.S.
2nd – Shane O Connor – Ardfert N.S.
3rd – Hugh Lenihan – St. Brendan’s N.S. (Fenit)

Overall school results:

1. Ardfert NS

2. 

St. Brendan’s N.S., Fenit

3. Kilmoyley NS

More photos HERE.