On Saturday last in Athlone four athletes from Waterford competed for Ireland in the Celtic Juvenile International Track and Fields meeting and all four did very well with three of them winning events. Ciara Giles Doran, Ferrybank AC, in the U16 grade won the 75m hurdles in 11.12 seconds and her clubmate Megan Kiely...
Author: Fintan Walsh
Kelly bounces back by setting new Irish Record in Brussels
Kelly bounces back by setting new Irish Record in Brussels
On Sunday last, just a week or so after her unfortunate elimination from the Long Jump at the European Championships in Barcelona, Kelly Proper, Ferrybank AC, bounced back to form and had the longest jump of her career when winning at the Brussels Grand Prix meeting, and in the process broke her own Irish Record in...
Barcelona 2010: mixed fortunes for local athletes
Barcelona 2010: mixed fortunes for local athletes
There were mixed fortunes for the Waterford athletes who wore the Irish singlet at last week’s European Athletics Championships in Barcelona. On Day One Jamie Costin (West Waterford, 20 KM walk) finished 20th of the 23 finishers and was never in a prominent position but his finishing time was quite good nevertheless...
Gough and co in the medals at Munster Masters in Cork
Gough and co in the medals at Munster Masters in Cork
On Sunday last at the Cork IT track, several athletes from Waterford AC and West Waterford competed in the Munster Masters Championships and there were many medal winners in the various age categories. For West Waterford the following had wins: * Corrina Walsh 100, 200,400 and 3000 metres (Over 35) * Jacinta Sheil,...
Costin finishes 20th in European Championship 20-kilometre walk
Costin finishes 20th in European Championship 20-kilometre walk
The European Athletics Championships began Tuesday in Barcelona, where West Waterford’s Jamie Costin placed 20th in the men’s 20-kilometre walk. In stifling conditions, Cork’s Robert Heffernan missed out on a medal by just 11 seconds, finishing in fourth position. Kelly Proper (Ferrybank) was in action in the long...
Lots of All-Ireland Juvenile Winners
Lots of All-Ireland Juvenile Winners
Athletes from Waterford were very much in the picture at the All-Ireland Juvenile Championships in Tullamore last Saturday and Sunday with those from Ferrybank AC most successful. They won numerous titles as well as silver and bronze medals and the following were their winners: Ciara Giles Doran, U16 sprint 100...
West Waterford walkers set new Irish Record
West Waterford walkers set new Irish Record
At the Cork City International Sports on Saturday last, two race-walking athletes from West Waterford AC set new Irish records, one senior and one junior. In finishing second to Luke Adams from Australia in the 3km, Jamie Costin clocked a brilliant new senior record time of 11.12.07 and for a man better known over...
Kelly’s double, PB in Belgium
Kelly’s double, PB in Belgium
On Saturday last at an EAP meeting in Nivelles, Belgium two Ferrybank AC members competed, with Kelly Proper scoring a double, winning the 200 metres in a personal-best time of 23.68 seconds and the Long Jump with a distance of 6.22m (which is some way below her best). Niamh Whelan was fifth in the 100m in 11.74...
Local athletes win All-Ireland Junior and U23 titles
Local athletes win All-Ireland Junior and U23 titles
Sunday last was a very good day for Waterford and especially Ferrybank at the All-Ireland Junior and U23 Championships in Tullamore. In the U23 section there were four Ferrybank winners: Jessie Barr in the 400m hurdles; Billy Ryan, 400m; Christopher Russell, 100m and Mairead Murphy, 100m Hurdles. Silver medal winners...
Niamh in top form in Budapest
Niamh in top form in Budapest
Ferrybank Athletic Club’s star sprinter Niamh Whelan ran the fastest 200 meters of her career when finishing 2nd in Budapest last Sunday while representing Ireland at the Europa Cup. Her time of 23.30 seconds was well within the European Championships qualifying time to be held in Barcelona at the end of July. She...
Local students score brilliant results at All Ireland Schools
Local students score brilliant results at All Ireland Schools
On Saturday last in Tullamore athletes from Waterford schools were in fine form at the All Ireland Schools Track and Field finals. They won several titles and set three new records and also won many silver and bronze medals. The records were set by Thomas Houlihan St Augustine’s Senior Pole Vault, with 4.51...
Kelly shines in Spain
Kelly shines in Spain
On Saturday last three athletes from Ferrybank AC competed in a meeting in Palafruegell near Barcelona in Spain and Kelly Proper won the Long Jump with a distance of 6.41 metres, which was her best distance of the season so far and she also finished second in the 100 metres final in 11.70 seconds. The race was won...