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Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Another new Irish record for Proper
BY FINTAN WALSH
On Saturday last at an International Indoor Meeting in Vienna there was yet another outstanding performance by Kelly Proper of Ferrybank A.C.
Competing in her favourite event, the Long Jump, she once again showed her great competitive spirit to not alone win the competition but also to break her own Irish Record with a magnificent leap of 6.62 metres which is inside the qualifying mark for the World Indoor Championships in Qatar in March, that mark being 6.60 metres.
So early in the season it was a brilliant effort and augurs well for the season ahead. Kelly’s old Irish Indoor record was 6.51 metres and of course she also holds the outdoor one at 6.59 metres so her jump on Saturday was her best ever official effort indoors or outdoors.. In addition to her record jump on Saturday she also had a mark of 6.55 metres and another of 6.47.
At the same meeting Niamh Whelan competed in the 60 metres and in winning her heat recorded a time of 7.81 seconds and made it through to the final.
In the final she improved her time to 7.65 seconds to finish second overall and another very solid performance and again she toohas an excellent competitive spirit, the race was won in 7.63 seconds by Krista Komizar from Hungary.
ALL IRELAND RELAY VICTORIES FOR FERRYBANK
In Nenagh on Saturday last at the All Ireland Senior Indoor Relay Championships, female athletes from Ferrybank A.C. had excellent results. Theywon the 4x400 metres, 2x Hurdle, 2x High jump, 2x Long Jump and 2x Triple Jumptitles and finished second in the 4x 400 metres and third in the 2x Shot Putt. In many of the events the entries were quite small; it appears that many clubs give the championships a miss each year which is a pity as the relays give competition to athletes of every standard.
CROSS COUNTRY
At the Celtic Under 17 International Cross Country race in Co Antrim on Saturday last Kate Veale West Waterford ran very well to finish 8th overall and again on Saturday last Alex Flynn Ferrybank was 6th in the Middlesex Junior Cross Country Championships
MASTERS COMBINED EVENTS
Another fixture in Nenagh on Saturday last was the All Ireland Masters Combined Events and Richie Power West Waterford was second over 50 and also second was Tom O’Brien Waterford A.C. over 35. and Jacinta Power do was third over 35.
ALL IRELAND MASTERS TITLES GALORE
In Nenagh on Sunday last at the All Ireland Masters Indoor Championships, athletes from West Waterford and Waterford A.C. swept the boards. For West Waterford, Terri Gough had a four timer over 60 winning the 60, 200, 400 and 800 metres, Joe Gough had a treble winning the 200, 400 and 800 metres o 55 and doubles were recorded by Corina Walsh 800 and 1500 metres o-35 and Harry O’Brien 800 and 1500 metres o-45 , Sandra Brazil White was second in the 200 metres o-35 . Waterford A.C. had a great day also with the following results.
Tom O Brien first in the Long Jump and second in the High Jump 0ver-40, Frank Quinlan 1st 800 metres and second in 1500 metres.o35 Cathal Lowe 1st 400 metres o-45 and Mary Ryan Jennings 1st in 400 metres and second in the 200, 1500 and 3000 metres. O-50. and at a road race in Clonmel on Sunday over 4 miles Sandis Bralitis West Waterford was second.
COLLIGAN CUP
150 athletes competed in the Annual Kiely Monumental Colligan Cup Run in Colligan Wood on Sunday. This is the event where athletes predict the time it will take them to cover the 5 miles run and the nearest time predicted to the time taken wins. On Sunday the winner was Kelly Cantwell with Paddy Power second and Noel Prendergast third, the juvenile first three were Sean Patmore, Aaron Whelan and Aklex Loi and fifty ran in this race.
ALL IRELAND JUVENILE INDOORS COMBINED EVENTS
On Saturday next the All Ireland Juvenile Indoor Combined Events are in Nenagh and a small number of athletes from Waterford will be participating the first event is at am.
MUNSTER AWARDS
This Saturday in The Brandon Hotel , Tralee the annual Munster Awards Banquet takes place with presentations to athletes from the six Munster counties for performances in 2009.. The Waterford individual winners are; Juvenile, Ciara Giles Doran and Thomas Barr Ferrybank and Kate Veale West Waterford gets the Race Walking Award . Junior Track and Field Niamh Whelan, Ferrybank, Junior X Country, Kate Veale, Intermediate Cross Country, Niall Mc Cormack, Ferrybank.
Club awards; Ferrybank take the Juvenile indoor and outdoor award as well as the, Junior and Senior outdoor and West Waterford the Masters as well as the best club in Road and Cross Country.
PARK HOTEL
At the Park Hotel Annual Awards Banquet on Saturday it was great to see athletics well represented again this year with two monthly awards winners Kelly Proper and David Mc Carthy.
Athletics has had a great percentage of the monthly award winners since the Award was introduced but this is only to be expected because the sport in Waterford is one of the most successful at National and International level i.e with titles won and not just doing well.Congratulations to the 2009 Supreme Star winner jockey Tom Queally who was a very popular choice.
QUANTUNM LIFE 10 MILES IN DUNGARVAN
One of the big road races of the year in the county goes ahead in Dungarvan next Sunday. With over 1000 entries the Quantum Life 10 miles will be a major attraction and it starts at 1 pm sharp, contact number 086 8184762 no entries taken on the day.
WATERFORD A.C. JUVENILE DAY
On Sunday next at the Mount Sion Centre at 12 noon the confined meeting for juvenile members of Waterford A.C. goes ahead and registration is at 11.30 am, Afterwards there will be food and then presentation of awards in various age groups for the 2009 season.
WINTER LEAGUE
A reminder that the Paddy Byrne Winter League continues this Thursday at the R.S.C. at 7 pm and registration at 6 15 pm and this is the third last leg this year, 500 euro for the Haiti Appeal was handed over from lastweek’s run.
ALL IRELAND SENIORS
On Saturday and Sunday week the All Ireland Senior Indoor Championships will be in Belfast and Waterford will have a big interest.
ANNE VALLEY 5 MILES IN DUNHILL
On Saturday February 13 the Anne Valley 5 miles run is in Dunhill and are entries being taken on Anne Valley Running website at the moment, this year will also see an under 14 run over a shorter route and all proceeds to the Jack And Jill Foundation.
Entries on the day from10.30 am in Harney’s Dunhill.
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