Lauren Kilduff of Craughwell AC topped the weekend’s performances by becoming U18 National Champion in the 400m Hurdles and broke the Championship record with a time of 60:33. Clubmate Emma O’Donovan took home bronze in 62.44.
Also for the club, Halle Feerick stormed to All-Ireland gold with a fantastic PB of 24.83 in the 200m heats before following it up with the National U14 Boys 200m title in a time of 25.08. Darragh Kelly secured the U19 High Jump title with a 1.75m clearance to add to his sprint hurdles title from a few weeks ago.
Five Galway City Harriers Relay teams medalled at the National Relay events held last Sunday, with the GCH U12 Girls 4x100m claiming a superb gold via the squad of Katie McGlynn, Elliana Magnetti, Thea Lynch, Maneli Fazaeli and Matilda McGlynn. Three GCH teams won silver medals, the U19 Boys 4x400m team of Odhran Mooney Johnston, Oisin Maher, Sean Danker, Shane McGovern and Alvin Ngani; the GCH U17 Boys 4x100m squad of Kevin Sangodele, Charlie O’Malley, Hugo Lynagh, Mahmoud Diarrassouba and Majus Ogulevicius; and the U14 Boys 4x100m team of Luke Collins, Joshua Danker, Darcy Noel, Louis Jean Hounkponou plus Harrison Agnew and Adam Daly.
The U17 Mixed 4x400m swooped to win bronze via the squad of Lauren Ward, Adill Prochownik Mohamed, Keilah Murray, Justin McCarthy plus Katie O’Haire and Luke Spence.
South Galway AC secured All-Ireland bronze via Isle Ní Chonghaile in the U12 Long with a massive 4.01m jump.
Ben Naughton for Loughrea AC struck bronze and a new personal best in the U16 1500m.
Tuam AC duo Rachel Treacy and Danielle Moynihan both won their second medal of the Championships with Treacy placing second in the U16 250m Hurdles in a new personal best while Moynihan won the bronze in the U19 200m, her last ever juvenile race.
For West Coast AC, it was a silver lining for their U18 Boys relay team who raced to silver via Caleb Ike, Daniel Sangodele, Ben Moran, Sizothini Ndhlovu, and Jayden Montes.
West Coast sprinter Lemar Lucciano took home a second National medal of the season, this time in the U19 200m sprint.
