Posted Date: 28-Jan-2008 Mon

The Odyssey Arena in Belfast was the setting for the Ulster & Northern Ireland juvenile Indoor Championships on Saturday and Sunday last. The juvenile programme was run in conjunction with the Irish Senior indoor championships with many top Irish and international athletes competing. Inishowen A.C. had five juveniles in action over the 2 days. On Saturday, Nuala Bradely finished sixth in heat 1 of the U 14 girls 60m in a time of 9.5 seconds. The Clonmany athlete also recorded a season’s best of 5.17m in the shot putt. Stephen Friel was first in action on Sunday in the U 15 boys 200m. The second year Carndonagh Community School student ran 26.5 seconds and followed this with an 8.3 second effort in the 60m. Kieran Devlin recorded a best of 4.71m in the U 15 boys’ long jump and 8.3 seconds in the 60m. Siofra Fogarty performed well in the U 15 girls 60m while Kayla Farren raced to a season’s best of 2.38.8 in the girls 800m.

PHOENIX GAS ULSTER & NI JUV INDOOR CHAMPS RESULTS (EXCEL)

Elsewhere on Sunday last, John Collins set a personal best at the Raheny 5 mile road race in Dublin when running 29 minutes and 44 seconds. Helena Crossan posted a time of 30.19 which helped her secure first place in the V2 masters section.

RAHENY 5 MILE RESULTS (LINK)

Over 30 juvenile athletes participated in the U 13 and U 15 County sportshall trials in Carndonagh Community School on Wednesday last. Competitors took part in series of running, jumping and throwing events that included 2 and 4 lap races, vertical jump, standing long and triple jump, speed bounce and shot putt. The County teams will be announced in early February.

Up-Coming Events
Fourteen athletes from Inishowen A.C. will compete in the ‘B’ All-Ireland cross-country championships at the Finn Valley Centre in Stranorlar this Sunday. The event gets underway at 12 noon.