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Harriers retain track and field shield

Two former KCH athletes, Ciara Everard and John Fagan, representing their respective third level colleges of UCD and DCU, both struck gold at the Intervarsities Track and Field Championships on Saturday.

On Friday night last Kilkenny City Harriers athletic club held their annual awards night. The awards ceremony was held in the James Stephens clubhouse in Larchfield. The achievements of the 2009 season were recounted.

Galway athletes were in record-breaking form at the National Juvenille Indoor Championships in Nenagh at the weekend.

Joanne Cuddihy continued her return to form with gold and silver performances down under. Competing in the New Zealand track and field championships in Christchurch at the weekend she took first place in the 400m and second in the 200m. Her times were 52.84 and 24.02 respectively.

Galway athletes enjoyed a successful day at the Irish Juvenile Indoor Athletic Championships in Nenagh Stadium at the weekend, bagging a medal haul of three gold, seven silver and two bronze medals.

Saturday night was Athletic Association of Ireland Juvenile awards night. The celebration was held in the Arklow Bay Hotel, Co Wicklow.

Fresh from his third place finish at the Tubbercurry 10K on St Patrick's Day Roger Barrett, Ballina AC, travelled to Sligo for the Connacht senior cross country championships last weekend. Barrett was further rewarded for the hard work he gives to training when he ran a fantastic race and beat off all contenders to secure the senior title. He was followed closely behind by Liam Feeley of north Leitrim in second place and Tommy Kelly, north Sligo, in third. The only other Mayo athlete to compete was Sean Gallagher, Ballina AC, who finished in eighth place overall.

It was all go in the indoor arena in Nenagh on Saturday and Sunday last as juvenile athletes from around Leinster gathered for the provincial Track and Field Championships.

Galway’s Maria McNamara secured the silver medal in the high jump at the u-15 age group Scottish Indoor Championships at the weekend.