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News, Results and Records

2008

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Medals for Bree Athletes at AAI Juvenile Championships
Congratulations to everyone who competed over the weekend. The following were the medal winners from Bree:
Paddy Devereux 2nd U13 60mH (9.6)
Amy Flanagan 2nd U15 HJ (1.45)
Tony Stafford 2nd U15 80mH (12.6)
Dylan Walsh 3rd U15 250mH (35.81)
Kieron McCabe 3rd U17 1500m Steeplechase (4:55.31)

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Solid Perfromances for Bree athletes at Share the Dream Event
Juvenile and senior members of the club had a rare opportunity to compete at the same meet at the Pre-Olympic Share the Dream event in Greystones on Friday night last.

The event, organised by Sli Cualann AC and the Wicklow County board to commemorate Rosin McGettigan and Fionnuala Britton's selection for the Beijing Olympics, saw some good performances from the small number of Bree Athletes who took part.

Tony Stafford won the U15 LJ with a leap of 5.29 meters and finished 2nd in the U15 80m A race. Dylan Walsh was second in both the U15 Long Jump (4.72) and 800m (2:26.57). Amy Flanaghan was third in both the U15 80m A race and the long jump (4.18m).

John Egan set a new personal best of 12:45.05 minutes when finishing 2nd in the senior 3,000m walk.

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June

Leinster U13-U18 Championships
Well done to Grace Shanahan, Ivan Jacob, Brandon Sinnott and Daire Rochford who won medals in the Co ‘B’ T& F Championships in Kilrane on Friday last. Well done also to the athletes who won eleven gold, twelve silver and six bronze medals as well as additional gold and silver medals with intercounty relays in the Leinster Championships in Tullamore last weekend.

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Near misses for Bree Athletes at AAI Team Event
A number of Bree teams narrowly missed out on National medals at last weekend's National Team event competition.

Barry Nolan and Dean Doyle were only 0.06 seconds from a medal when they finished 4th in the U10 60m; Sophie McCabe and Kasey Doyle were only 8cm short in the U11 Long jump where they finished 5th while Annie Stafford and Stephanie Nolan were also close when finishing 5th in the U12 Long Jump. Ciara Howe and Annie Stafford also finished high up, returning a 7th place in the U12 80m.

Well done to all those who competed

Egans in Action over the Weekend
Eliz and John Egan were in action over the weekend and both returned solid performances.

Eliz was in action at the Northern Ireland Senior Championships where she easily defended her 3000m Steeplechase title. Her winning time of 11:40.75 minutes was a new club record and her fastest time since 2004

John was competing at the 8th Royal Leamington Spa Grand Prix of Racewalking. He returned a creditable 96.46 minutes as he finished 12th in a strong International field.

Full Results from Antrim
Full Results from Leamington

Leinster Senior Medals for Egan and Harding
Just one week before the Irish 20km walk Championships, John Egan showed that he is in good shape winning silver behind training partner David Kidd (SLOT) over 5000m at the Leister Championships on Sunday. Dave retained his title with 21:30.17, some 26 seconds faster that his winning time 12 months ago, while John again finished second in 22:24.90, 29 seconds faster than this time last year. Sunday’s race was won by Colin Griffin (Ballinamore AC) who was competing as a guest. Colin, who is due to compete over 50km at the Olympic Games in Beijing in August, finished in a time of 20:04.29. Tara’s Michael Doyle won the bronze medal in 23:06.23.

Suzanne Harding was also competing at the Leinster Championships on Sunday, and she picked up bronze in the 800m (2.25.25) behind Kilmore's Fiona Kehoe (2:15.42) and Catriona Jennings (Rathfarnham WSAF; 2:17.08). Suzanne finished 6^th in the 1500m (5:01.73) which was won by Sheila Coyle (Drogheda & District) in 4:44.47.

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Elsewhere, Elizabeth Egan was competing for her British Club Liverpool Harriers in the first round of the UK Women’s League at the weekend. She finished 6^th in the B string 400m Hurdles in 73.4 and 5^th in the B 3000m in 10:55. Liverpool won the match and will aim to be promoted to Division 1 of the National League.

Leinster Championships Weekend 2
Interclub Relays and U10, 11 and 12 Championships were held at the weekend and Bree athletes were among the medals.

On Sunday, Bree AC athletes won four gold, four silver and four bronze in the Leinster Club Relays and Pairs Competitions. Gold Medal winners were Sophie McCabe and Kasey Doyle (U11 LJ), Stephanie Nolan and Ciara Howe (U12 HJ), Ciaran Joyce, Paddy Devereux, Daniel English, Cormac Walsh and Jonathon Rothwell (U13 Relay) and Tony Stafford, Brian Windsor, Dylan Walsh, Joseph Roche and Ronan Minogue (U15 Relay). Silver medal winners Annie Stafford and Stephanie Nolan (U12 LJ), Enda Minogue, Barry Nolan, Dean Doyle and Darragh Cooper (U10 Relay), Annie Stafford, Stephanie Nolan, Ciara Howe, Sophie McCabe and Kasey Doyle (U12 Relay) and Catriona Corcoran, Ciara Breen, Gillian Byrne and Amy Flanagan (U16 Relay). Bronze medals winners were Dean Doyle and Barry Nolan (U10 60m), Ronan Devereux and Ronan Kirwan (U11 Ball Throw), Annie Stafford and Ciara Howe (U12 80m), Ava Dempsey, Olivia Howe, Grace Shanahan and Katie Mai McCabe (U9 Relay).

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All Ireland Schools Championships, Tullamore
Bree athletes were competing for their schools at this weekends All Ireland Championships in Tullamore. Tony Stafford, representing Enniscorthy CBS, delivered the goods winning silver in the Junior Long Jump. Well done Tony

Report to follow

Boy's Results
Girl's Results

May

Leinster Combined Events Championships
Last weekend saw the start of an action packed Athletics Leinster T&F programme with the Combined Events and U20 and U23 Championships being held in Greystones, Wicklow.

Catriona Corcoran 1st U16
Amy Flanagan 2nd U15
Tony Stafford 2nd U15

Leinster Schools T&F
The Leinster Schools T&F Championships took place in Santry on last Saturday 17th May and Wednesday 21st May. Well done to all Bree athletes who competed over the 2 days and particular well done to those who won medals and qualified for the All Ireland Finals due to be held in Tullamore on 31st May.

Amy Flanagan won gold in Minor Girls Hurdles and finished 2nd in the Discus while Eleanor Nolan won the Shot Putt in the same age group. This age group does not have a National final.

Bree will, however, be represented in Tullamore by Andrew Furlong (2nd Junior Walk), Tony Stafford (3rd Junior Long Jump) and Catriona Corcoran (3rd Intermediate High Jump).

Results Day 1
Results Day 2

County T&F Championships
The Wexford Creamery Track and Field Championships were concluded last weekend in Rathangan and once again Bree AC athletes performed very well. In total twenty-six individual gold, twenty individual silver and twenty individual bronze medals were won by the club as well as three relay gold and two relay silvers. Girls U10 Aoife Rochford 1st 100m; Siobhan Fanning 3rd 100m; U11 Sophie McCabe 2nd 100m, LJ; Relay 1st Fiona Joyce, Aoife Rochford, Sophie McCabe and Kasey Doyle U12 Annie Stafford 1st 100m, BT; Aoife Fanning 1st 600m, 2nd 100m; Stephanie Nolan 2nd HJ 3rd BT; Ciara Howe 3rd HJ; U13 Catriona Carroll 1st LJ 2nd 200m; Niamh Rochford 3rd Jav; Relay 1st Catriona Carroll, Niamh Rochford, Annie Stafford and Aoife Fanning; U15 Amy Flanagan 1st 250H, 200m, HJ, 2nd Hammer 3rd Jav; Elaine McCabe 3rd 200m; Eleanor Nolan 2nd Jav 3rd HJ; U16 Catriona Corcoran 1st 200m, HJ, 3rd SP; Ciara Breen 2nd 200m; Gillian Byrne 2nd HJ; U17 Ciara Flanagan 1st 300mH, SP 2nd 200m 3rd Hammer; Sinead Doyle 3rd 200m, SP; U18 Fiona Furlong 1st 300mH 2nd 200m 3rd SP; Senior Fiona Furlong 1st 100mH 3rd 200m; Ciara Flanagan 2nd SP; Boys U10 Dean Doyle 1st 100m; Peter Kelly 1st BT; U11 Ronan Devereux 3rd 100m, LJ; Relay 2nd Dean Doyle, Enda Minogue, Ronan Devereux and Nick Doyle; U12 Cormac Walsh 1st 100m; U13 Ciaran Joyce 1st 200m, 600m 2nd LJ, Jav; Paddy Devereux 1st LJ, Jav 2nd 200m; Daniel English 3rd 600m; Relay 1st Cormac Walsh, Ciaran Joyce, Paddy Devereux and Daniel English U15 Tony Stafford 1st Hurdles, 250mH 2nd 200m, HJ; Conor Devereux 1st Hammer 3rd Hurdles, HJ; Dylan Walsh 2nd Hurdles, 250mH 3rd 200m; U17 Kieron McCabe 1st 1500m; U18 Shane Murphy 2nd 200m; Oisin Dunbar 3rd 200m; Senior; Jim Corcoran 1st 56lb Weight.
Our next outing will be Combined and Junior in Greystones next this weekend and in Navan for the relays and U10, 11 and 12 pairs on Sunday 1st June.
County Championship Results Part 1 and 2

April

PB in Podebrady for Egan
Racewalker John Egan (Bree AC), quickly made up for a somewhat disappointing season opener in the Isle of Man 6 weeks ago with a superb outing over 20km in Podebrady (Czech Republic) on Saturday last. John’s recent form in training was rewarded with, not one, but 2 new personal best times. His overall finishing time of 90:55 minutes shaved over 3 ½ minutes for his previous best. Unsurprisingly, such a pace also earned him a 10km personal best (44:45 minutes), and moved him to 12th place on the Irish all time list, a position which he now shares with training partner David Kidd (SLOT). John and Dave walked stride for stride for the entirety of Saturday’s race and finished in joint 21 st place against a competitive International field.
Saturday’s performance moves John and Dave a step closer to their dream of competing at the London 2012 Olympics. To follow their progress please check out their new website: www.kiddandeganbidforlondon.com

National Indoor Medals and Championship Best Performances for Bree's Juveniles
The National Indoor championships concluded in Nenagh last weekend and Bree A.C. athletes were in very good form. They won three gold, four silver and five bronze medals between them. On the first weekend, Ciarán Joyce and Tony Stafford won a hat-trick of medals.
Under-13 athlete, Ciarán Joyce, won gold in both the 60m and long jump and the silver medal in the 60m hurdles. Ciarán's jump of 4.84m in the long jump was a national championship best performance, beating the previous record by 11cm.
Ciarán's clean sweep of a possible three national gold medals was denied him by his team-mate, Paddy Devereux, who won the gold medal in the Under-13 60m hurdles. Paddy's win was a championship-best performance with 9.72 seconds.
On the first day of these national championships in Nenagh, Tony Stafford won his first-ever national A.A.I. medal, namely bronze in the Under-15 60m. On the following day he went on to win a further two bronze medals, one in the 60m hurdles and one in the high jump.
Catríona Corcoran, in the high jump, was the other national silver medal winner for Bree A.C. Catríona won this event last year but was delighted with her jump of 155cm. Incidentally, this event was won with a clearance of 164cm.
Sisters, Eleanor and Stephanie Nolan, were the final two bronze medal winners for the club. Stephanie won her bronze medal in the Under-12 high jump with a jump of 120cm, and Eleanor won her bronze in the Under-15 shot putt.
On Saturday last, Shane Byrne won the bronze in the Under-15 walk and on Sunday last the Under-13 relay team of Ciarán Joyce, Paddy Devereux, Cormac Walsh, Shane Doyle and Daniel English won the silver medals. This relay medal brought Ciarán's national medal tally to four over the two weekends and was a second for Paddy following his gold in the hurdles.
Well done to everyone who competed. The full results are available on the Athletics Ireland Website

March

Manx Harriers Open Racewalking Event, Isle of Man, 1st March
Over the years many Olympians have won the Manx Harriers Open Race walking event. With Irish National record holder Robert Heffernan winning in 2000 and 2001 and British record holder Ian McCombie winning in 1986, 1987 and 1988, this race’s Role of Honour really is a Who’s Who of racewalking.
On Saturday, though, it was the turn of possible future Olympians to battle it out for the 2008 title. Cold and blustery conditions put paid to fast times, and John Egan (Bree AC) battled hard to finish 4th in 1:38:00, his second fastest time at the distance. John’s training partner David Kidd (St Laurence O’Tools AC) took the title from top British junior Ben Weirs (Redcar RWC) who was making his debut at the distance. Michael Doyle (Cushionstown AC) finished 3rd
John will be looking to convert his hard training into fast times in the coming months, as he targets the magical 90 minutes for the Olympic distance.

February

Titles Galore for Bree Juveniles
There was great success for Bree athletes at day 1 and 2 of Leinster Juvenile Indoor Championships in Nenagh on 2nd and 3rd of February.
Ciaran Joyce and Paddy Devereux won 4 of the U13 titles between them. Paddy won the 60m hurdles (in a new championship best performance of 10.10 seconds) and the shot putt, and finished in the runner up spot in the Long jump. Ciaran won the flat sprint, finished second to Paddy in the hurdles and got the better of his club mate winning the long jump. Catrional Carroll made it an U13 hurdles double winning the girls event in 12.06 seconds.

There was also a Bree double in the U12 hurdles event with Shane Doyle and Aoife Fanning taking the honours. Cormac Walsh won the 60m and Stephanie F Nolan the high jump in that age group.

U12 Cormac Walsh 1st 60m (8.84)
U12 Shane Doyle 1st 60mH (11.87); 5th HJ (1.15)
U12 Aoife Fanning 1st 60mH (12.05)
U12 Stephanie F Nolan 1st HJ (1.24); 5th 60mH; 11th LJ
U12 Cormac Walsh 4th LJ (3.76)
U13 Ciaran Joyce 1st 60m (8.52); 2nd 60mH (10.37 – also inside old CBP); 1st LJ (4.48)
U13 Paddy Devereux 1st 60mH 10.10 (CBP – previous best 10.10); 2nd LJ (4.21); 1st SP (9.99)
U13 Catriona Carroll 1st 60mH (12.06); 13th LJ
U13 Dervla McCabe 14th LJ
U13 Boys 1st Relay 57.25
U15 Tony Stafford 3rd 60m (8.08); 2nd 60mH (9.87); 2nd HJ 1.56
U15 Amy Flanagan 3rd 60m; 1st 60mH (9.95)
U15 Conor Devereux 4th 60mH (10.51)
U15 Dylan Walsh 5th 60mH (10.64); 7th 800m (2:36.3)
U15 Shane Byrne 1st 1000m Walk
U15 Elaine McCabe 1st 1000m Walk
U15 Eleanor F Nolan 1st SP (10.07) Won by 1.4m
U15 Amy Flanagan 2nd HJ (1.40)
U16 Andrew Furlong 1st 1500m Walk
U16 Catriona Corcoran 2nd LJ (4.72)
U17 Ciara Flanagan 4th LJ (4.51)
U18 Boys 2nd 4 x200m relay 1:47.2

January

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December

Historic bronze for Suzanne
Suzanne Harding, a new recruit to the club, returned Bree's first ever county senior cross country medal when she finished third in the senior women's race on Sunday.

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November

Awards Night Highlights Succcesses
At last week’s Club Awards night in Bree Community Centre chairman Pat O’Leary congratulated everyone on their successes over the past 12 months. Guest of honour was Darren Carr, brother of club member Shannon, who won a gold and a bronze bowling medal at the recent Special Olympics in China. Other guests present were Leo Coy, John Godkin, Carmel Mernagh, Very Rev Aidan Kavanagh and Tony Greene.

Double national medal winner Shane Byrne was presented with the Athlete of the Year award while Catriona Corcoran, also a gold medal winner indoors and out, won the Peter Byrne Merit Award. Other award winners were Aine Doyle (Tony Greene Merit Award), Pat O’Leary Distance Award (Elaine McCabe), Tony Stafford (Bree ICA Parish Athlete Award) and Niamh Rochford (John Godkin U13 Award)

Four athletes won International honours in 2007 and all four were present to receive Tipperary Crystal to mark their achievements. In January, Kieron McCabe competed for the Leinster U15 Cross Country team at the Belfast International event in Stormont. He was 26th athlete home in 26th place. Tony Stafford represented Ireland at the Metro Games in London and returned with gold medals in the sprint, discus and long jump. John Egan gained his first international representation as a member of the victorious Irish team at the Five Nations Race Walking Championships in Denmark in August. This was the first time Ireland has won the annual event. William Spratt-Murphy was a member of the Irish T&F team which was victorious at the Celtic Games hosted at Stormont in August.

So far this year, 119 county, 68 provincial and 16 national individual medals were won by the club. Numerous team medals were also won at county (18), Leinster (20) and All Ireland (5) level.

The full list of National Individual Medallists for 2007 is (AAI T&F unless otherwise stated):
Catriona Corcoran (U15) 1st HJ (I); 1st HJ; 2nd Pent
Shane Byrne (U14) 1st Walk (I); 1st Walk
Aine Doyle (U19) 2nd 60mH (I), 100mH
William Spratt-Murphy (U18) 2nd 400mH; 3rd 200m; 3rd 400mH (Sch)
Brendan Culleton (U19) 2nd 400mH; 3rd 100mH; 3rd 400mH (Jun)
John Egan (Sen) 20km Walk
Ronan Kirwan and Peter Kelly (U9) 3rd Pairs Ball Throw

At the Leinster presentation function last January Aine Doyle and Brendan Culleton received Leinster Star Awards. The club was runner-up in the Leinster Shield (Best ClubU9-13); Quinn Cup (Best Club U12-15); Hehir Trophy (Best Club Relays) and Eurotab Cup (Best Club U16-U19) and third in the Byrne Cup (Best U13-19 Indoors).

All in all, 2007 has been yet another successful year for the club.

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August

Busy Weekend for Bree Juveniles
The bankholiday weekend was a busy one for Bree athletes with a number of end-of-season events taking place around the country.

The multi-talanted Catriona Corcoran won Silver in the U15 Pentathlon at the National Combined Event Championships. She scored a total of 2489 points to finish behind Jennifer Murphy (Leevale) who won with 2658 points. Catriona's best events, not surprisingly, were the high jump (1.47 for 588 pts) and the long jump (4.87 for 524 pts). She also achieved new personal best performances in the shot putt (7.98) and the 800m (2:48.7).
Full Results

Chloe Morrissey was the only representative at the National B Championships. She finished 7th in the U13 Shot with a putt of 6.86 meters
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Three Bree athletes won medals with the Wexford teams at the National Intercounty REalys. Tony Stafford won siler in the U15 event while Shane Murphy and Oisin Dunbar were part of the U17 team which also picked up silver

Elsewhere, William-Spratt Murphy had a good outing at the Celtic Games. Willaim acheived a new personal best in the Guest 400m where he finished 3rd before helping the AAI 4 x 400m relay team to second position. The Irish team won the overall event.
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Egan helps Ireland to Five Nations Title
John Egan (Bree AC) was competing at his first Interantional event, the 5 Nations Race Walking Cup, in Odense (Denmark) this weekend. He recorded two 4th place finishes, helped Ireland to the team title for the first time, and fought soaring heat and fatigue to record a new personal best over 5000m.

The International competition was decided between Ireland, Switzerland, Denmark, Holland and Belgium on Saturday, with the results of the best two seniors over 20km and the best Junior over 5km from each country contributing to the teams’ overall score.

On paper, it could have been a close affair between the Irish, the Swiss, the Danes and the Dutch, though the toughest competition was always going to come form the Swiss. A win for Paul Fitzpatrick (Shercock AC) in the junior 5km got things off to a good start for the Irish, and it was up to training partners John Egan and David Kidd (St Laurence O’Tools) to consolidate the team title. Both athletes have been in personal best shape of late, but heat and humidity, together with a tight and hilly course, put paid to fast times. Following a tactical race, David finished a solid second and John hung on to 4th place to earn Ireland the team title by the narrowest of margins. Switzerland finished second

On Sunday, the international athletes were invited to take part in the Danish 5000m championships race which was held as part of their National Track & Field Championships. The aim was to raise the profile of race walking in Denmark, and the athletes responded by giving an exhibition of the highest order. With temperatures in the mid twenties and humidity to match, not to mention the fatigue from the previous day, the men would have been forgiven for merely attempting to complete the 12 and a half laps of the track. But racewalkers of made of tougher stuff than that, and an exciting 4-way battle between John, David, Paul, and a Dutch athlete who have been disqualified the previous day ensued. The lead changed a number of times between the Irish trio, but it was David who prevailed at the finish. Paul was second, and the Dutch spoiled the party, with Jacques v. Breman taking 3rd place. John finished 4th, but with far from ideal conditions, recorded a new personal best (22:28.13) over the distance.

John will have learned a lot from his first trip with the Irish team, and his performances at the weekend suggest that there will be many more to come.

Full Results

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July

Relay gold, silver and bronze for Bree Athletes
Bree athletes continued to shine in relay events at the National finals in Tullamore yesterday, picking up 4 sets of medals.

The U17 boys won the 4 x 400m relay and just missed out in the sprint relay where they finished 4th. The U19 boys picked up silver in the 4 x 400m and bronze in the 4 x 100m team. The U14 boys 4 x 100m also won silver.

Other teams to make it to the final 8 were the U18 boys 4 x 100m team who finished 5th and the U16 girls 4 x 100m team which finished 7th.

U14 4 x 100m 2nd (Liam Balfe, Shane Byrne, Joseph Roche, Tony Stafford, Dylan Walsh, Brian Windsor)
U17 4 x 400m 1st (Oisin Dunbar, Liam Kelly, Darren Morrissey, Shane Murphy, Ronan Ryan)
U17 4 x 100m 4th (Oisin Dunbar, Christopher English, Liam Kelly, Kieron McCabe, Darren Morrissey, Shane Murphy)
U19 4 x 400m 2nd (William Buttler, Brendan Culleton, Richard Dunne, Ivan Jacob, William Spratt-Murphy)
U19 4 x 400m 2nd (William Spratt-Murphy, Brendan Culleton, William Buttler, Richard Dunne, Ivan Jacob, Brian Byrne)

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Elsewhere yeaterday, Aine Doyle was competing for Athletics Wexford in the National League in cork. Aine frinished 3rd in the 100m hurdles in 18.7 seconds.

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Day 3 of National Juvenile Championships
Shane Byrne won his third national gold medal in 12 months adding U14 walk gold to the AAI indoor title that he won in April and the National Community Games title he won in Mosney last August. Shane was a clear winner of the 2,000m event in 11:47.92 with David Manning (St. Joseph's AC) second in 12:21.84. Andrew Furlong finished 4th in a very competitive U15 2,000m walk. His finishing time was 11:16.01.

Shane and Andrew are part of a group of talented walkers in Bree at the moment. John Egan, one of the top ranked seniors in the country, is due to compete for Ireland at a walks event in Denmark next weekend; Elain McCabe has multiple Leinster title and is sure to add national titles in the near future, and Dervla McCabe and Cormac Byrne will represent Bree at the National Community Games finals next month.

The multi-talanted William Spratt-Murphy was the club's only other medal winner on Saturday. He won bronze in the U18 200m in 23.02 seconds to add to the silver he won in the 400mH on the opening weekend of the championships.

Sinead Doyle finished 6th in the U16 discus, while Brendan Culleton was 7th in the U19 200m.

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Fifth place for John at AAI National Seniors
John Egan finished 5th in 10,000m walk at the AAI National Senior Championships at the weekend, and picked up two new personal bests on route.

John's time of 45:42.39 minutes knocked 57 seconds off his pervious best for the distance, after going through 5km in 22:29 minutes, which was also a best time. His time was over a minute faster than he did when picking up the silver medal in last year's National - emphasising the strength in depth this time round. The race was won by Robert Heffernan (Togher AC) who holds the Irish record for every distance up to and including the 20km. Colin Griffin (Ballinamore AC), the National 50km record holder, took silver ahead of Jamie Costin (West Waterford AC) who held the 50km record until recently. All three medallists have qualifying times for this year's World Championships and next year's Olympic Games.

John's training partner David Kidd (St Laurence O'Tools) is showing a good return to form of last, and finished ahead of the Bree AC athlete in 4th place. Both will be looking forward to renewing rivalry when they race for Ireland over 20km at the Small Nations Cup in Odense (Denmark) in two weeks time.

Egan has won a medal in this event in 2005 (bronze) and 2006 (silver), but the fact that the athletes who finished ahead of John on this occasion occupy 1st, 3rd, 2nd and 11th place respectively on the Irish All-time list suggest that there is no reason for him to be disappointed with his performance. His time yesterday moves him to 17th on that list, and the ease with which he is setting personal bests these days indicates that the best is yet to come.

Results

Five medals at AAI Juvenile Championships
Bree athletes are very good at clearing barriers! At least that's what the results of days 1 and 2 of the AAI National Juvenile Championships suggest. Bree won five medals over the two days; 4 in the hurdles events and one in the high jump.

Catriona Corcoran won a very closely faught high jump competition in which the first four competitiors cleared 1.50 meters. Catriona's consistency saw her take the title on countback. She also finished 5th in the 250m hurdles and 6th in the long jump (4.78m).

Brendan Cullenton and William Sprat-Murphy have been battling it out over 400m hurdles this summer. Its appropriate, therefore, that both collected silver medals in their respective age groups. Brendan was second in the U19 race in 60.44 seconds, while William ran 58.60 seconds to take second in the U18 category. Brendan followed up with a solid bronze over the sprint hurdles. Aine Doyle also picked up a medal in the sprint hurdles; silver in the U19 girls event (17.58)

Elaine McCabe (U14 2000m walk) and Eleanor Nolan (U14 Shot Putt) just missed out on the medals, both finishing 4th in their events.

Bree Results
U14 Eleanor Nolan 4th SP; 7th U14 Jav
U14 Amy Flanagan 6th 75mH
U14 Elaine McCabe 4th 2000m Walk
U14 Tony Stafford 6th LJ; 6th 75mH; 11th Discus
U14 Conor Shovlin 6th HJ
U14 Dylan Walsh 11th 800m
U15 Catriona Corcoran 1st HJ; 5th LJ; 5th 250mH
U15 Gillian Byrne 6th HJ
U16 Ciara Flanagan 7th Hammer
U16 Sinead Doyle 8th Hammer
U16 Sarah Shovlin 8th HJ
U16 Kieron McCabe 6th 3000m (9:51.12*)
U18 William Spratt-Murphy 2nd 400mH
U19 Aine Doyle 2nd 100mH; 6th 100m
U19 Brendan Culleton 2nd 400mH; 3rd 110mH

*We have no records of a faster time than this run by a Bree AC athlete, and so it is unoffically a new club record. Well done Kieron.

Results Part 1
Results Part 2

Bronze for Bree's Brendan
Brendan Culleton and William Spratt-Murphy finished 3rd and 4th respectively in the 400m hurdles at the AAI National Junior Championships recently. Brendan just got the better of his club mate running 59.63 to beat William by just 7 hundreds of a second.

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June

Results Roundup
The Bree AC Boys U9 Relay team won the Gold medal at the Interclub National Relay Finals in Cork on Sunday last. Team members Dean Doyle, Barry Nolan, Nick Doyle and Enda Minogue ran wonderfully well in the 4 x 100m race to clinch the gold. Darragh Cooper, Ivan Rothwell and Peter Kelly were the subs for the victorious team. The Bree U9 Girls ran very well to finish 2nd in their heat and to finish 6th overall. The Girls U11 team were 4th in their heat.

Earlier in the day Ronan Kirwan and Peter Kelly had won the bronze medal in the U10 Ball Throw Pairs event. Both boys threw over 28 metres. Bree AC had four other pairs involved in this new National U9-12 Championship. Well done to all involved.

On Saturday last, Tony Stafford won three Gold medals at the Metro Games which were held in London. His events were Discus, Sprint and Long Jump in which he had a personal best performance of 4.94m. Tony was competing as part of the Irish Team at these Games.

Community Games Athletics
The County Final of Community Games Athletics took place in Piercestown recently and a number of Bree AC athletes won medals.

The following are the results of the Bree / Davidstown athletes, thought not all are Bree AC members. Results of Bree AC athletes who competed for other areas will be added in due course.

U8 Louise Butler 1st 80m
U10 Aideen Kane 1st 60mH; Sophie McCabe 3rd 100m
U12 Padraig Dunne 1st Grass Cycling; Mary Tyrrell 2nd Ball Throw
U13 Dervla McCabe 1st Walk; Cormac Byrne 1st Walk
U14 Amy Flanagan 1st 80mH; Ann Marie Kane 1st LJ; Dylan Walsh 1st 800m; Ciara Breen 2nd 100; Peter Dunne 2nd Grass Cycling; Tony Stafford 3rd SP
U16 Aine Dunne 1st Javelin; Shane Murphy 1st 100m; Kieron McCabe 1st 1500m; Dean Horan 1st Marathon; Sinead Doyle 2nd 100m; U16 Ciara Flanagan 3rd 100m; Liam Kelly 3rd 100m; U16 Gillian Byrne 3rd HJ; Shane Byrne 3rd Discus; Jason Kearns 4th Marathon.

Relays:
U10 Mixed 2nd (Aideen Kane, Sophie McCabe, Barry Nolan, Dean Doyle, Ronan Kirwan, Shannon Carr)
U12 Girls 1st (Catriona Carroll, Chloe Morrissey, Hannah Sullivan, Niamh Cloke Rochford, Annie Stafford)
U12 Boys 2nd (Cormac Walsh, Tom Murphy, Shane Doyle, Graham Parker, Cormac Byrne)
U14 Girls 1st (Ann Marie Kane, Amy Flanagan, Rachel Condon, Ciara Breen)
U14 Boys 3rd (Adam Horan, Brian Windsor, Peter Furlong, Dylan Walsh, Shane Byrne)
U15 Mixed 1st (Elaine McCabe, Gillian Byrne, Andrew Furlong, Sean Ring)
U16 Boys 1st (Liam Kelly, Shane Murphy, Darren Morrissey, Kieron McCabe, Sean Crean)
U16 Girls 3rd (Fiona Furlong, Sinead Doyle, Ciara Flanagan and Aine Dunne)

Bree aim for further Open Sport Glory
At the recent Ballon Rathoe Sports Bree AC athletes defended the Overall Trophy Award having being placed in many events. Club athletes will travel to St Abbans Open Sports on Friday 29th June to defend the Best Club Trophy won at St Abbans in 2006. On Saturday 30th seven teams are involved in the Leinster Team Event which will be held in Greystones.

Medals Galore at Leinster U13-U19 Championships
38 Leinster medals were won by the U13-19 Bree AC athletes at the Leinster Championships in Tullamore on 16th & 17th June. Eleanor Nolan 1st SP, 3rd Jav; Tony Stafford 1st Discus, 2nd LJ, 4th 80mH; Elaine McCabe 1st Walk, 4th 800m; Shane Byrne 2nd Walk, 4th Hammer; Amy Flanagan 2nd Discus, 3rd Hurdles, 4th Hammer; Dylan Walsh 3rd 80mH, 800m; Catriona Corcoran 1st 250m Hurdles, 2nd LJ, HJ, 3rd Intercounty Relay; Andrew Furlong 1st Walk, 3rd 250m Hurdles; Ciara Breen 3rd Intercounty Relay; Gillian Byrne 4th HJ; Ciara Flanagan 2nd Hammer, Intercounty Relay, 3rd 80mH; Sinead Doyle 3rd Hammer, Discus; Kieron McCabe 3rd 3000m; Darren Morressey 1st 300mH 3rd 100mH; Ronan Ryan 2nd LJ, 3rd TJ; William S Murphy 1st 200m, 400mH, 2nd 400m; Shane Murphy 1st Intercounty Relay, 4th 100m; Oisin Dunbar 1st Intercouty Relay, 4th 200m; Aine Doyle 1st 100mH, Intercounty Relay, 3rd 100m; Brendan Culleton 1st 400mH, 2nd 110m Hurdles, 200m. Other qualifiers are Kieron McCabe in 800m and Ciara Breen in LJ.

All qualifiers from these Juvenile Championships will make the return journey to Tullamore in a bid for National honours either on the 14th /15th or 28th July. The National Club Relay Finals for U13-19 take place on the 29th July and the club will be represented on that date by seven teams who qualified in Navan in May.
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International Selection, Two Personal Bests and National Bronze for John
Last weekend John Egan made yet another huge stride forward towards racewalking stardom. After a good winter’s training and a solid second place behind his training partner David Kidd (St Laurence O’Tools) at the Leinster Senior Championships in early June, John started the National 20km Championships confident of something special. John and David have been putting in the hard miles around Curracloe, Carlow and Dublin of late and were sure to push each other to a fast time.

As well as deciding the National 20km medallists, Sunday’s race formed part of the Dublin Grand Prix of racewalking which attracted entrants from across Europe. John and David walked stride for stride from the outset, and by the 5km mark had moved into 5th place overall. They reached 10km in 46:39, a new personal best for John. It wasn’t until 16 km that daylight eventually appeared between Ireland’s two most technically consistent walkers, with the Carlow athlete utilising his greater experience to gain a slight advantage. John remained composed over the final two laps and finished in 94 minutes and 28 seconds, a personal best by almost seven and a half minutes. This put him in 5th place overall and earned him national bronze behind Colin Griffin (Ballinamore AC) in 1st and David in 4th. Athletes from Britain and Italy filled 2nd and 3rd spot respectively.

National 20km meadlists (from L to R) David Kidd 2nd, Colin Griffin 1st, John Egan 3rd, Michael Heery (President AAI)

John’s time not only obliterates his previous personal best set in 2005, but moves him from 30th to 15th on the Irish all-time list. It also caught the eye of International selectors, as John received news on Saturday that both he and David have been selected to represent Ireland at the Small Nations Challenge to be held in Denmark at the beginning of August. At the age of 25, this is John’s first International selection, and no doubt many more will follow. His personal best at 10km suggests that we can expect some fireworks when he races over that distance at the National Senior T&F championships in July.

John Egan walks stride for stride with his training partner David Kidd (SLOT) at last weekend's national 20km walk

John’s sister Elizabeth won gold in the steeplechase at the Ulster & Northern Ireland Championships on the same weekend.

Good Performances at Leinster Pairs Competition
The U9 – 12 Leinster Championships were held in Monavea on Sunday 10th June. Nine athletes from Bree AC qualified for the National Championships which will be held in Cork on Sunday 24th June. Ronan Kirwan and Peter Kelly won the U10 Ball Throw, Sophie McCabe and Shannon Carr were second in the U10 Long Jump, Mary Tyrell and Niamh Cloke Rochford were second in the U12 Shot Put, Kasey Doyle and Shannon Carr were third in the U10 Long Jump and Jonathon Rothwell and Cormac Byrne were third in the U12 Shot Put.

In addition to these Cormac Walsh won a gold medal with the U11 Boys Intercounty Relay while Annie Stafford and Sophie McCabe won bronze medals with the U11 Girls Intercounty team.

As well as these five pairs competing in Cork, four Bree AC relay teams will be involved in Interclub Relay National Finals. These are U9 Aoife C Rochford, Louise Butler, Ava Dempsey, Carrie Power, Moya Neary, Enda Minogue, Dean Doyle, Nick Doyle, Barry Nolan, Daragh Cooper, Peter Kelly, Ivan Rothwell, U11 Stephanie Nolan, Annie Stafford, Grainne Byrne, Shannon Carr, Sophie McCabe, Sarah Nolan and U12 Cormac Byrne, Daniel English, Cormac Walsh, Gary Martin, Shane Doyle and Jonathon Rothwell.
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John Finishes 2nd at Leinster Championships
John Egan finished 2nd in the 5000m walk at the Leinster Senior Championships last Sunday. The race was won by David Kidd (SLOT) in 21:56.12. John finished in 22:53.90, some 15 seconds faster than he did at the AAI Games two weeks previously. His next race will be the National 20km Championships in two weeks time. He will hope to better his personal best of 1.41:56 set in 2005.
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Schools Bronze for William
William Spratt Murphy (CBS Enniscorthy) finished 3rd in the 400mH at the Irish Schools Championships last weekend. William's finishing time was 59.04 seconds. He also finished 5th in the 400m in 54.26 seconds

Catriona Corcoran (Loretto Wexford) finished 5th in both the Long Jump and the High Junp in the Junior Girls age category. The High Jump, won by K Craig (Stratherarn) in 1.50 was a particularly close affair with 2nd to 7th place all clearing 1.45 meters.
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May

Leinster Junior Medals for Brendan and William
Brendan Culleton and William Spratt-Murphy won medals at the recent Leinster Junior Championships. Brendan finished 2nd in the 400mH in 59.68 seconds, where he was followed home by William in third (64.18). William also finished 3rd in the 200m in 23.72 seconds.

Leinster Multievents Gold for Catriona
Catriona Corcoran won the U15 Girls Pentatlon at the recent Leinster Championships. Catriona scored consistantly accross all 5 events to finish with 2359 points. She jumped 4.70 meters in the LJ (479 pts); putted 8.53 meters in the shot putt (434 pts), leaped 1.42 meters in the high jump (534 pts), ran 14.80 seconds for the hurdles (497 pts), and finished the 800m in 2:54.80 minutes (415 pts).

Eleanor Nolan finished 4th in the U14 Pentatlon with 2014 points. The shot putt was her best event; her 11.28 meter putt earning her 614 points.

Dylan Walsh finished 8th in the U14 Pentatlon. Dylan ran 2:34.40 for 800m which contributed 639 points to his 1423 total.
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John is 4th at AAI Games
John Egan made the long trip to Sligo for this years AAI Games, where he competed in the 5,000m walk. Having suffered from a cold all week, John was happy just to be on the starting line. He managed to finish 4th in a competitive feild which was lead home by recent Irish 50km record breaker Colin Griffin and John's training partner David Kidd. John's finishing time was 23.08 minutes, which, giving the windy conditions, was a solid start to the outdoor season. John and David will renew rivalry over the same distance in Tullamore at the Leinster Senior Championships next week. The main target, however, will be the National 20km Championships in the Phoenix Park on Sunday 17th June.

Shane is Athlete of the Month for April
Shane Byrne, Bree AC has been named as Wexford Creamery Athlete of the Month for the month of April. Shane won the gold medal in the U14 Walk at the National Juvenile Indoor Championships which were held in Nenagh.

11 Medals for Bree at Leinster Relays
Bree got their Leinster T&F campaign off to a good start with 11 sets of medals in the inter-club relays. There were sprint relay wins for the U9 boys, the U11 girls, the U17 boys and the U18 boys, while the U19 boys won both the 4 x 100m and the 4 x 400m events. The club has now won U9 gold on 6 occasions since it was added to the programme in 2000! Well done to all concerned.

Boys U9 1st (Enda Minogue, Dean Doyle, Barry Nolan, Nick Doyle, Darragh Cooper)
Girls U9 3rd (Aoife Cloke Rochford, Ava Conran, Ava Dempsey,Lara Conran, Carrie Power)
Girls U11 1st (Stephanie Nolan, Annie Stafford, Grainne Byrne, Sophie McCabe, Sarah Nolan, Rosie Conran)
Boys U12 3rd (Cormac Byrne, Daniel English, Cormac Walsh, Gary Martin)
Boys U14 2nd (Tony Stafford, Dylan Walsh, Joseph Roche, Liam Balfe, Mark Dempsey)
Girls U15 2nd (Ciara Breen, Catriona Corcoran, Amy Flanagan, Eleanor Nolan, Elaine McCabe, Gillian Byrne)
Girls U16 3rd (Sinead Doyle, Ciara Flanagan, Ciara Breen, Catriona Corcoran, Gillian Byrne)
Boys U17 1st (Oisin Dunbar, Darren Morrissey, Shane Murphy, Liam Kelly, Christopher English)
Boys U18 1st (Brian Byrne, William Spratt Murphy, Shane Murphy, Liam Kelly, Oisin Dunbar, Darren Morrissey)
Boys U19 4 x 100m 1st (William Butler, Brendan Culleton, Richard Dunne, William Spratt Murphy, Brian Byrne)
Boys U19 4 x 400m 1st (William Butler, Brendan Culleton, Richard Dunne, William Spratt Murphy, Brian Byrne)

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Bree Athletes Excel at County Championships
At the recent Wexford Creamery Co Track & Field Championships, which were held in Bree and in the DMP Grounds at Sinnottstown Lane, Bree AC athletes performed wonderfully well. Forty-three gold medals, twenty-eight silver medals and thirty-three bronze medals were won by its athletes in individual events. The club also won eleven relays and came second in four. William Spratt Murphy had an exceptional Championships by winning nine gold medals and two silver medals in individual events in U18 and Senior as well as two gold with Relays. Likewise, Catriona Corcoran won seven gold and two bronze medals in the U15 age group individual events as well as a further two gold medals in Relays.

Full club results were as follows:
U9 Aoife Rochford 1st 60m, 3rd BT
U9 Dean Doyle 2nd 60m, 3rd LJ
U9 Nick Doyle 2nd LJ
U9 Peter Kelly 3rd BT
U10 Shannon Carr 2nd LJ, BT, 3rd 60m
U10 Sophie McCabe 2nd 60m
U11 Annie Stafford 1st 100m, BT, 2nd 600m, 3rd LJ
U11 Stephanie Nolan 2nd HJ, BT, LJ
U11 Cormac Walsh 2nd 100m
U12 Mary Tyrrell 1st BT
U12 Niamh Rochford 2nd BT, HJ, 3rd 60mH, LJ
U12 Daniel English 1st HJ
U12 Cormac Byrne 3rd SP, HJ
U13 Chloe Morrissey 2nd 65mH, 3rd SP
U13 Stephanie Kavanagh Jt 3rd HJ
U14 Amy Flanagan 1st 75mH, Discus, 2nd HJ, 3rd 200m, Walk
U14 Elaine McCabe 1st 1500m, Walk
U14 Eleanor Nolan 1st SP, 2nd Discus, 3rd Jav
U14 Tony Stafford 1st SP, 2nd 75mH, HJ, 3rd 100m, 200m, Discus
U14 Shane Byrne 1st Walk, 2nd Discus
U14 Dylan Walsh 2nd 800m, 3rd Walk
U14 Joseph Roche 2nd Jav
U15 Catriona Corcoran 1st 250mH, 80mH, 100m, 200m, LJ, HJ, Walk, 3rd Discus, SP
U15 Ciara Breen 2nd HJ
U15 Shaun Kavanagh 1st 250mH, 80mH, HJ, 3rd 200m, Jav
U15 Andrew Furlong 1st Walk, 3rd LJ
U15 Dillon Balfe 3rd SP, Jt 3rd HJ
U16 Ciara Flanagan 1st LJ, Hammer, 2nd 100m, HJ
U16 Sinead Doyle 3rd HJ
U16 Kieron McCabe 1st 800m, 1500m, TJ; 2nd 250mH, 3rd 200m, SP, LJ, Walk
U17 Darren Morrissey 1st 100mH, 2nd 400mH
U17 Shane Murphy 2nd 100m
U17 Oisin Dunbar 2nd 200m
U17 Liam Kelly 3rd 200m
U18 William Spratt-Murphy 1st 400mH, 100mH, 100m, 200m, TJ, 2nd LJ
U19 Aine Doyle 1st 100m
U19 Brendan Culleton 1st 400mH, 100mH, 100m, 200m
Sen Aine Doyle 3rd 100m
Sen William Spratt-Murphy 1st 100m, 200m, 400m, TJ, 2nd LJ
Sen Brendan Culleton 2nd 400m, 3rd 100m, 200m
Sen Jim Corcoran 2nd 56lb Weight
Nov Martina Conran 1st 200m

Relays:
U9 Girls 2nd (Ava Dempsey, Grace Shanahan, Carrie Power, Aoife Rochford)
U9 Boys 2nd (Barry Nolan, Nick Doyle, Enda Minogue, Dean Doyle)
U10 Girls 1st (Shannon Carr, Kasey Doyle, Aoife C Rochford, Sophie McCabe)
U10 Boys 1st (Joseph Payne, Barry Nolan, Sean Morrissey, Dean Doyle)
U11 Girls 1st (Annie Stafford, Stephanie Nolan, Shannon Carr, Sarah Nolan)
U12 Girls 1st (Annie Stafford, Mary Tyrell, Niamh Rochford, Catriona Carroll)
U13 Girls 2nd (Chloe Morrissey, Mary Tyrell, Niamh Rochford, Katie English)
U14 Girls 1st (Amy Flanagan, Eleanor Nolan, Chloe Morrissey, Elaine McCabe)
U14 Boys 1st (Tony Stafford, Dylan Walsh, Joseph Roche, Shane Byrne)
U15 Girls 1st (Ciara Breen, Catriona Corcoran, Amy Flanagan, Eleanor Nolan)
U15 Boys 2nd (Shaun Kavanagh, Tony Stafford, Dylan Walsh, Joseph Roche)
U16 Girls 1st (Sinead Doyle, Ciara Flanagan, Ciara Breen, Catriona Corcoran)
U17 Boys 1st (Shane Murphy, Oisin Dunbar, Liam Kelly, Darren Morrissey, Kieron McCabe)
U18 Boys 1st (William Spratt Murphy, Shane Murphy, Oisin Dunbar and Darren Morrissey)
Sen Men 1st (William Spratt Murphy, Shane Murphy, Oisin Dunbar and Darren Morrissey)

Leinster Schools Championships, Day 2
William Spratt-Murphy (CBS Enniscorthy) added silver to the gold he won on Tuesday at yesterday's Leinster school's Championships in Santry. William finished 2nd in the Intermediate Boys 400m in a time of 52.76 seconds, behind A. Whelan (CBS Portlaoise) who won in 51.58 seconds. William has now qualified for the All Ireland Schools championships in both the 400m and the 400mH.
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Leinster Schools Championships, Day 1
The Leinster Schools Championships got off to a good start for Bree athletes yesterday with medals for Catriona Corcoran, Aine Doyle and William Spratt Murphy.

Catriona Corcoran (Loreto Wexford) won the Junior girls long jump with 4.96 meters. Her win was a lot closer than her 30cm winning margin last year, with her Loreto team mate E. Duggan just 3cm behind on this occasion. R Ni Dhiermede (Gael Col Car) was 3rd with 4.42 meters. Catriona also finished 3rd in the high jump with a clearance of 1.48 meters.

William Spratt-Murphy (CBS Enniscorthy) was a clear winner of the Intermediate boys 400m Hurdles, improving on the bronze medal he won last year. William's winning time was 60.74 seconds.

At the same event last year Aine Doyle (Loreto Wexford) was unlucky to leave without a medal, having finished 4th in both hurdles events. Finishing 4th in the 400m hurdles again this time around, things looked ominous for Aine. Her luck was soon to change however, as a solid performance earned her 2nd place in the shorter event in which she ran 17.44 seconds.

Catriona, William and Aine, have all earned their place in the line up of the All Ireland Schools Championships in Tullamore in two weeks time.
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April

Training Update
In Bree, athletic training is available to everyone from the age of 4 to 104 years! for Bree AC and to everyone from 4 to 16 years for Bree/Davidstown Community Games. This training is provided by qualified Athletic Leaders on Monday & Thursday evenings from 6.30-7.30pm for U10s and from 6.30-8pm for others.

Children only involved in Community Games athletics or any other Community Games activity require no membership but must be resident either in the parish of Bree or Davidstown. Children involved in Athletic Association Ireland (AAI) Co, Leinster or National athletics as well as Open Sports etc or athletes resident outside the parishes of Bree or Davidstown, must be members of Bree Athletic Club due to insurance issue.

AAI Age Groups for 2007 U5 - 2003, U6 - 2002, U7-2001, U8-2000, U9-1999, U10-1998, U11-1997, U12-1996, U13-1995, U14-1994, U15-1993, U16-1992, U17-1991, U18-1990, U19-1989, Junior; 1988 - 1991, Senior 1991+

Bree AC Membership fee covers insurance, affiliation & registration fees to National, Leinster and County AAI, Training fees for Leaders, Club Team & Relay entries to Open Sports & Championships. None of this fee remains with the club.
Senior - 25 euro
U12-U19 - 20 euro
U9-U11 - 15 euro
U5-U8 - 10 euro

Training sessions:(Box is inside entrance gate) 1 euro to a maximum of 2 euro per family

Leinster Championship Entries
Programmes will be available shortly on the Athletics Leinster website and on the Club Notice Board in the Field. The following are the championships dates: Relays (20th May), Combined Events (26th / 27th May), Junior (27th May), U10 & U12 Pairs Event (10th June), U9 - 13, U15 Team Event (30th June), U13-19 Individual Championships (16th & 17th June)

Bree AC Athletes interested in entering in Leinster Championships must Contact Clare (087-4151350) or Una (087-9704372) four weeks in advance of competition to ensure entry. Individual entry fees are paid by athletes. Late entries on the day cost double. Athletes are asked to check events and dates before entering to ensure that they are available to compete to avoid unnecessary expense.

AAI Juvenile Indoor Champs, Nenagh, 14th/15th April
The highlight of the second weekend of the National Juvenile Indoor Championships from a Bree point of view was Shane Byrne's Gold medal in the U14 Walk. Shane won the 1000m event in 5.46.9H, 20 seconds clear of David Manning (St. Joseph'S A.C.), to pick up his second national title in eight months.

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March

AAI Juvenile Indoor Champs, Nenagh, 24th/25th March
The All Ireland Indoor Athletics Championships were held in Nenagh over the weekend and Bree AC was well represented. Two National medals returned to the club. Catriona Corcoran won her first Gold National medal in the High Jump in a personal best performance of 150cm. This gold medal completed a nice collection of National medals for Catriona having won silver and bronze in previous years in both High Jump and Long Jump. Catriona has a chance to add to this tally in April when she competes in the Long Jump event. Aine Doyle won silver in the U19 60m Hurdles. Aine had previously won a National Bronze medal in this event and was the recipient of a LeinsterAthletic All Star in 2006.

Other finalists in these Indoor Championships were U14 Amy Flanagan 5th 60mH (10.45), Dylan Walsh 5th 60mH (10.24), Eleanor Nolan 5th SP (10.02m), Tony Stafford 5th 60m (8.33); U16 Kieron McCabe 8th 1500m (4.33min), Ciara Flanagan 11th 60mH; U18 William Spratt Murphy 5th 60mH (9.54)and 6th 400m and U19 Aine Doyle 8th 60m (8.61) and Brendan Culleton 4th 60mH and 7th 400m. Many of these athletes will again travel to Nenagh for Day 3 of these Indoor National Championships on the 14th April and for the Club Relay Finals which take place on the following day. Well done to all and best wishes for the rest of these National Championships.

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Training Update
From Monday 26th March Training will move to Ballyhogue GAA Grounds in Bree. The Club welcomes new members from 6 to 19 years to training in on Monday and Thursday evenings at 6.30pm - 7.30pm. Activities involved are Running, Long Jump, Hurdles, Ball Throw and Agility Exercises for 6 - 10 years. Additional activities for the older age groups are High Jump, Shot Putt, Walking, Javelin and Discus. Indoor Training continues in Galbally on Friday nights until after Indoors.
For further information contact Club Secretary, Clare Doyle, on 087- 4151350; email jamcsdoyle@eircom.net

Membership & Training Fees for 2007
Membership fees are now due. This fee covers insurance cost and affiliation fees to National, Leinster and County AAI. Entry fees for Relay & Team events will also be covered by the club. Please give payment with completed registration form to any official as soon as possible.

Membership
Senior Athletes: 25 euro
U12-U19: 20 euro
U9-U11 & Club Officials: 15 euro
U5-U8: 10 euro

Training sessions: 2 euro for Glynn or Galbally; 1 euro for Bree

Another Solid Performance for Egan
John Egan transfered his indoor track speed to the roads of the Isle Of Man today. He completed 10km in 46.54 minutes at the Manx Harriers Open. Despite the windy conditions, his time was just outside the 46.46 minute personal best which he set on the track at the Irish National Championships last July. John will hope to consolidate this form when he competes over 20km in the comming months. He has not had aserious attempt at the Olympic distance since December 2005.

Leinster Indoor Championships days 2 and 3
There was more success for Bree AC athletes at the second weekend of the Leinster indoor Championships. Gold medals were won by Elaine McCabe and Shane Byrne in the U14 1000m walks and by Catriona Corcoran in the under 15 long jump. Catriona also picked up a silver medal in the high jump. Medals were also won by Tony Stafford, Dylan Walsh, Shane Byrne, Amy Flanagan, Eleanor F Nolan, and Kieron mcCabe while Brendan Culleton and Aine Doyle added to their collection from the first weekend. The U15 girls relay team finished 2nd, while the U14 girls were 4th.

U12 Niamh C Rochford 4th HJ (1.18)
U12 Mary Tyrell 7th LJ; 7th SP
U12 Cormac Byrne 4th SP (6.47); 6th HJ
U14 Elaine McCabe 1st 1000m Walk (5:45.86)
U14 Amy Flannagan 2nd 60mH (10.10); 4th HJ (1.41); 7th 60m (9.02)
U14 Eleanor F Nolan 2nd SP (9.56); 6th 60mH; 7th LJ
U14 Rachel Condon 6th HJ
U14 Shane Byrne 1st 1000m Walk (6:00.98); 8th SP
U14 Tony Stafford 3rd 60m (8.44); 4th 60mH (10.66); 6th HJ
U14 Dylan Walsh 2nd 60mH (10.54); 4th 60m (8.62)
U14 Girls 4x200m relay 4th (2:09.3h)
U15 Catrion Corcoran 1st LJ (4.67); 2nd HJ (1.46); 5th 60m
U15 Shaun Kavanagh 5th 60mH 12.08; 9th LJ
U15 Girls 4x200m relay 2nd (2:00.98; Catriona Corcoran, Ciara Breen, Eleanor Nolan, Amy Flanagan and Rachel Condon )
U16 Sinead Doyle 4th SP (7.29); 8th 60m (8.78)
U16 Ciara Flanagan 6th LJ
U16 Kieron McCabe 3rd 800m (2:16.0)
U19 Brendan Culleton 1st 400m (54.20)
U19 Aine Doyle 2nd 60m (8.48)

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February

Egan 5th at National Championships
John Egan was our sole representative at this year's National Senior Indoor Championships which were held in the Odyssey Arena in Belfast at the weekend. Following a huge PB over 5,000m and consistent performances at 3,000m earlier this winter, John had high hopes of a medal in this competition; the only domestic trach Championship in which he has not already brought away some silverware. On this occasion a medal was not to be, despite shaving 3 seconds off his personal best for the distance. He finished in 22:44.12 mins, behind Irish record holder Robert Heffernan (19:11.58), former university team mate Colin Griffin (19:36.42), Brendan Boyce who won his first national senior medal (22:27.93), and training partner David Kidd (22:31.64). It was a hugely competitive race with international guest competitiors from Spain and Slovakia taking part alongside one of the highest quality domestic fields of recent years.

Award for Anna
Anna Nolan will receive the Ann O'Kieffe award at the County Wexford presentation night tonight. Though now a member of St. Killians A.C, Anna receives that award in rocognition of her performaces as a Bree AC athlete at last summer's County T&F Championships. Well done to Anna and we wish her every success with her new club.

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January

Gold for Kieron at South Leinster Schools Cross Country
Kieron McCabe (CBS, Enniscorthy) won the Junior boys race at the South Leinster Schools in JFK Park on Wednesday.He will contest the Leinster Final on Wednesday 7th Feb.

Leinster Indoors get underway in Nenagh
There were some good results for Bree AC on the opening day of the Leinster Indoor Championships on Sunday.

U-16 Ciara Flanagan 60mH 2nd
U-16 Kieron McCabe 1500m 3rd
U-17 William Spratt-Murphy 200m 1st; 60mH 2nd
U-19 Aine Doyle 60mH 1st; 200M 3rd
U-19 Brendan Culleton 60mH 2nd; 200M 2nd
Junior 4x200m Relay 3rd (Brendan Culleton, William Butler, William Spratt-Murphy, Darren Morrissey)
Senior John Egan 2nd 5000m Walk

Another fine performance for Egan
John Egan followed up last week's personal best with a solid performance in the 3000m walk at the AAI Indoor Games. At the same event Aine Doyle had two new personal best performances.

Silver for Egan at Munster Indoors
John Egan smashed his personal best and the club record when finishing second to Irish Olympian and National record holder Robert Heffineran in the 5000m walk at the Munster Senior Indoor Championships on Sunday. John's time of 22:47.5 minutes was an improvement of 47 seconds on his previous best set in the same event last year.

County Juvenile Cross Country Relays, 7th Jan
At the recent county cross-country relays, Bree won gold in both the U14 events and finished 3rd in the U12 girls race. Well done to all concerned
U-12 Niamh Cloke-Rochford, Chloe Morrissey, Catriona Carroll and Dervla McCabe. Bronze
U-14 Elaine McCabe, Catriona Corcoran, Eleanor Nolan and Amy Flanagan. Gold.
U-14 Dylan Walsh, Shaun Kavanagh, Tony Stafford and Shane Byrne. Gold.

Brendan and Aine Receive Awards
Brendan Culleton and Aine Doyle were the Wexford receipants of the 2006 Leinster Start Awards, at a reception in Seven Oaks Holet, Carlow, on Saturday night. At the same event Bree A.C. was announced runners up in the Leinster Shield (ages 9-11), The Quinn Cup (ages 12-15), the Eurotab Cup (ages 16-19) and the Hehir Shield for Relays. The Club were placed third in the Byrne Cup for Indoor Championships.

Kieron McCabe selected on the Leinster U-15 Cross Country Team to compete in the International Cross Country in Stormont, Belfast, on Jan. 6th. Kieron finished in 26th position. He was second scorer for Leinster and they unfortunately just missed out on the bronze medals.

Aine Doyle and Brendan Culleton receive their awards from Breda Sinnott. Photos published with the kind permission of Joe Kinane

Leinster Selection for Kieron
Congratulations to Kieron McCabe who has been selected to compete for the Leinster U15 team at the Stormount Cross Country on 6th January.

Brendan and Aine to receive Awards
Congratulations to Brendan Culleton and Aine Doyle who are due to receive Leinster Star Awards on 6th January.

2006 Club Review
At the recent Bree AC AGM, another successful year for 98 registered Bree AC athletes in Wexford and beyond was reviewed.
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2006

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Bree Athletic Club Awards 2006
On Monday 30th October, the 37th Annual Bree Athletic Club Presentation Night took place in Bree Hall. Michael Heery, National President of AAI, was guest of honour for the occasion. Club Chairman Pat O'Leary, who incidentally was the first Bree AC Athlete of the Year in 1970, congratulated all athletes on another wonderful year for the club and wished all athletes all the best for the coming year. He also announced a special sponsorship being generously awarded by accountant Ml O'Leary for Club Athletes attending third level education.
Catriona Corcoran was announced Bree AC Athlete of the Year for 2006. Catriona won a total of 6 National Bronze medals in High and Long Jump.
The recipient of the Peter Byrne Merit Award and runner up to Catriona, was Aine Doyle. Aine won an individual National Bronze in Combined Event and National Silver in the Hibernian League with the Wexford Ladies team.
Sinead Maloney was the recipient of the Paul Kinsella Special Merit Award. Sinead’s achievements for 2006 included National Gold in Combined Event, Silver in the Hibernian League with the Wexford Ladies team and two Bronze medals in the short hurdles.
Newcomer to athletics in 2006 was Eleanor F Nolan and she was the recipient of the John Godkin U13 Award. Eleanor won two National Bronze medals in Shot Putt and Ball throw.
The Bree Parish ICA award went to Amy Flanagan. Amy won two National Bronze medals in High Jump.
John Egan was announced winner of the Pat O'Leary Distance award. John won National Silver in both the AAI Games and the AAI National T&F 10,000m walk.
Special presentations on the night were made to Paul Kinsella and Nicky Cowman for long service to the club.

Bree Girls honoured
The Wexford Ladies who finished runners up in Division 1 of the AAI national league were the winners of the Wexford Creamery athlete of the month award for August. Anna Nolan, Aine Doyle and Maeve Horan all played an important role in Wexford's success in the competition.

County Cross Country Part 1, Ballycanew, 1st Oct
There were county medals on Sunday for siblings Keiron and Elaine McCabe. Keiron fresh from his second place at the National Community Games finals won the U15 boys event while Elaine picked up the bronze medal in the U13 girls race.
Bree Results
U11 Girls - Derbla McCabe 11th
U13 Girls - Elaine McCabe 3rd; Rachel Condon 11th; Amy Flanagan 17th
U13 Boys - Dylan Walsh 6th; Shane Byrne 10th
U15 Boys - Kieron Mccabe 1st

Bree AC athletes to the fore in Mosney
There was more success at the weekend for Bree AC athletes, this time at the last track competition of the year, the National Community Games finals in Mosney. Among the award winners were Shane Byrne (1st U13 Walk), Kieron McCabe (2nd U14 800m) and Shane Doyle (4th U10 hurdles), all representing the Bree/Davidstown area. The Bree/Davidstown area also won medals in two of the realays. Darren Morrissey, Oisin Dunbar, Rory Dunne, Ivan Jacob and William Spratt-Murphy were 2nd in the U16 relay while Dylan Walsh, Naoise Dunbar, Kieron McCabe and Tony Stafford, together with Sean Ring won bronze in the U14 Relay. Results from other areas will be added when available.

Bree Girls win silver with Wexford Team
Well done to Aine Doyle, Sinead Moloney and Anna Nolan who helped Athletics Wexford to second place in division 1 of the National League. Aine won the 100m hurdles in 17.75secs. Sinead jumped 1.45m in the high jump for 4th place. Meabh Horan also helped Wexford get to the final.
Full Results

Bree Retain Hacketstown Trophy
At the Hacketstown Annual Sports on Sunday, Bree defended the Hacketstown Perpetual Trophy in great style.

AAI National League, Round 2, Cork, 6 Aug
Well done to the Bree Athletes who proformed so well for the Wexford teams at the National League in Cork on Sunday. The women have qualified for the the division one final in second place. The men finished 15th of the 21 competing division one teams.
The following Bree athletes finished in the top three in their events:
William Spratt-Murphy 2nd 400m (53.8); 2nd 400mH (67.2)
John Egan 2nd 3,000m Walk (12:59.7)
Aine Doyle 1st 100mH; 3rd 400m (73.0)
Sinead Moloney 2nd PV (1.50); =3rd HJ (1.45)
Niall Sheil, David Farrell, Anna Nolan and Meabh Horan have also contributed to the county's success.

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July

AAI National Multievent Championships, 29-30 July
Catriona Corcoran continued her medal winning summer with a bronze medal in the U14 pentathlon at the national multievent championships last weekend. Catriona will compete in the long jump at the National Community Games finals in a few weeks time.

AAI National 'B' Championships & Intercounty Relays, 30 July
Well done to the 11 Bree athletes who won medals with the Wexford teams at the national intercounty relays this weekend. The U11 and U13 boys won their event as did the U17 girls. The U9 girls finished second while the U15 and U19 boys teams picked up bronze medals. The following are the Wexford results.
U9 Girls (4x50m) 2nd (Shannon Carr)
U9 Boys (4x50m) 5th
U11 Girls (4x50m) 4th
U11 Boys (4x50m) 1st (Paddy Devereux)
U13 Girls 5th
U13 Boys 1st (Conor Devereux, Dylan Walsh, Tony Stafford)
U15 Girls 4th
U15 Boys 3rd (Kieron McCabe)
U17 Girls 1st (Sinead Moloney, Anna Nolan)
U17 Boys 4th
U19 Boys 3rd (Sean O'Neill, Brendan Culleton, Richard Dunne)

The national 'B' Championships were also held on Sunday. Emma, Shaun and Stephanie Kavanagh were competing for Bree. Emmal finished 4th in the U16 girls 100m.

Full Results

AAI National Senior Championships, Santry, 22-23 July
Well done to John Egan who won silver in the 10,000m walk at the National Senior Championships in Santry yesterday. John walked the race of his life to finish second behind Irish Olympian Jamie Costin, in a new personal best of 46.46 minutes. His previous best of 49:33.83 minutes was set when finishing 3rd in the same race last year. John smashed his personal bests over 3000m and 5000m earlier this year before tearing the medial ligament in his knee in February. John has made a good recovery and he will now look to go under 100 minutes for 20km for the first time.

Niall Sheil was also competing in the Championships and he ran 2:04.55 in his heat of the 800m.
Full Results

John Egan on his way to second place in the National Senior 10km Walk (left) and receiving his medal (right)

AAI National Senior League, Round 1, Limerick
The first round of the AAI league took place in Limerick last weekend. Well done to all the Bree athletes who preformed so well for the Wexford teams. The women's team is currently lying in 4th place overall while the men are in 18th place. The top 8 teams after the two rounds will qualify for the national final in Tullamore at the end of August.
Standings after Round 1

National U9-U13 Championships, Cork IT, 16th July
Well done to the Bree athletes who competed at the national U9-U13 Championships in Cork last weekend. The following individuals finished in the top 3 in their events:
U10 Annie Stafford 2nd 60m
U11 Mary Tyrrell 1st BT
U11 Paddy Devereux 2nd BT
U13 Elenor Nolan 3rd SP; 3rd BT
U13 Amy Flanagan =3rd HJ
U13 Ann Marie Kane 3rd Jav
Full Results

U17 Boys win National Bronze
Well done to the U17 boys who finished 3rd in the 4 x 100m relay at the National Championships in Cork last weekend. Eight other teams reached the final of their event.

Bree Teams (4x100m unless stated)
U9 Girls 4x50m 6th
U9 Boys 4x50m 6th
U10 Girls 4x50m
U10 Boys 4x50m 6th
U11 Boys 4x50m 8th
U13 Girls
U13 Boys 7th
U14 Girls
U14 Boys
U15 Girls 8th
U16 Boys 6th
U17 Boys 3rd (47.57)
U18 Boys 4x400m 5th

Full Results

National Juvenile Relays in Cork this Weekend
The national relay finals take place in Cork on Saturday, and Bree athletes will be hoping to continue the clubs fine tradition at this event.Bree will be represented in the following events: Girls U9, U10, U13, U14,U15 and Boys U9, U10, U11, U13, U14, U16, U17, U18 100m & 400m.

The club have won gold medals at the All Ireland Track and Field Relay championships on twelve occasions; have finished in second place 8 times, and have 12 sets of bronze medals to their credit.

The first set of national relay medals came to the club way back in 1975 when the U12 girls team of Mary Shannon, Paula Kavanagh, Imelda Kavanagh and Eileen Byrne won the All Ireland 4 x 100m title.

The club had to wait 20 years for the next set of gold medals, and these came again in the U12 girls 4 x 100m event. Eileen’s niece, Claire Crean, was on the winning team in 1995, along with Niamh Leacy, Jean Hanrahan and Edel Dillon.

Marcella Cullen, Claire Culleton, Jean Redmond and Christine Redmond won the 4 x 100m titles in 2003 (U19) and 2003 (U18), together with Deidre Swan they won in 2001 (U15) and with Aoife Barron they won in 2000 (U14). In 2002, with Sandra English, they finished 2nd.

The team of David Farrell, Peter Roche, Patrick Kehoe, Ben Hunt and Adrian Jackman won gold in 4 x 400m in both 2003 (U17) and 2004 (U18).

According to our records, 84 Bree athletes have won All Ireland T&F relay medals.

Jean Redmond, Marcella Cullen, Claire Culleton, Ben Hunt and Adrian Jackman, have each won 6 all Ireland T&F relay medals with the club; Christine Redmond, Claire Crean, Sinead Griffith and Anna Frayne have 5 each.

2004 was our most successful year to date at these championships, taking home one set of gold medals, 1 set of silver and 3 sets of bronze. In 1998 we won two gold and two silver.

These facts and figures used in this article are based on the results we have collated, and while every attempt is made to ensure the accuracy of these results, details from the early years of the club may be missing. Check out the Archived Results section on this page and if you can help with verifying results or providing missing results, please contact the webmaster.

On Sunday it is the turn of the U9 to U13 age groups as they compete against the best in Ireland in their age groups. Bree will have twelve athletes in action. Some of the Senior members of the club will also be in action on Sunday in the first round of the AAI National Senior League in Limerick.

Good Luck to all competing.

AAI National U14-U19 Championships, Tullamore, 8th-9th July
Well done to the Bree athletes who won medals at the National Championships in Tullamore over the weekend.

Catriona Corcoran won bronze medals and recorded personal best performances in both the U14 Long Jump and the High Jump. Catriona jumped 1.48m in the High Jump equalling her best ever jump and she leaped 5.03m in the Long Jump a massive eighteen centimeter improvement on her previous best. Catriona now looks forward to the National Community Games Finals in Mosney in August where she represents Glynn / Barntown and Co Wexford in the Long Jump.

Brendan Culleton won the silver in the U18 400m Hurdles and narrowly missed out on the Bronze medal in the 100m Hurdles where he finished in fourth place by one hundredth of a second.

Sinead Moloney won the Bronze Medal in the U17 100m Hurdles. William Spratt Murphy won the Bronze Medal in the U17 300m Hurdles and was fourth in both the Triple Jump and 400m.

Other athletes who made the final eight in their event were Roisin Doyle U14 Hurdles, Ciara Flanagan U15 Hammer, Sinead Doyle U15 Hammer and Discus, Darren Morrissey U15 Hurdles, Anna Nolan U17 Triple Jump and Hammer, William Spratt Murphy U17 200m, Sinead Moloney U17 250m Hurdles, Aine Doyle U18 100m and 100m Hurdles.

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June

Three wins for Bree at Leinster Junenile team competition
Three teams represented Bree AC at the U11, U13 and U15 Leinster Championships Team Events in Kilkenny on Sunday last and each team was victorious. The U13 team of Ann Marie Kane, Eleanor Nolan, Amy Flanagan, Ciara Daly and sub Chloe Morrissey won their age group with a perfect score of 4. The U15 team of Sarah Shovlin, Catriona Corcoran, Ciara Flanagan, Sinead Doyle and sub Emma Kavanagh won their event with a near perfect score of 4.5 while the U11 team of Annie Stafford, Jane Shovlin, Niamh Cloke Rochford, Mary Tyrell and sub Catriona Carroll won their event with 5 points.

Bree AC athletes qualify for National Community Games Finals
A number of Bree AC athletes were to the fore at the county community games finals on Saturday in Piercestown. Only Bree/Davidstown results are available at present. Results from other areas will be posted when available

Bree/Davidstown Results (not all are Bree AC athletes) -
In all, ten individuals and three relay teams will represent the Bree/Davidstown area and county at the National Finals in August. There are appeals pending on two further relays.
U8 Aoife Cloke Rochford 1st 60m
U8 Sophie McCabe 2nd 80m
U8 Sean Morrissey 2nd 80m
U10 Annie Stafford 1st 200m
U10 Shane Doyle 1st U10 Hurdles
U10 Niamh Cloke Rochford 2nd Hurdles
U10 Cormac Walsh 2nd 100m
U12 Peter Dunne 1st Cycling
U12 Amy Flanagan 2nd 100m
U13 Elaine McCabe 1st Walk
U13 Shane Byrne 1st Walk
U14 Aine Dunne 1st Cycling
U14 Kieron McCabe 1st 800m
U14 Ann Marie Kane 2nd Hurdles
U14 Andrew Furlong 2nd Hurdles
U14 Sean Ring 2nd Cycling
U14 Sarah Roche 3rd 100m
U14 Dylan Walsh 3rd Hurdles
U14 Naoise Dunbar 3rd Shot Putt
U16 Liam Kelly 1st 100m
U16 Sean Crean 1st HJ
U16 Sinead Doyle 2nd 100m
U16 Shane Murphy 2nd 100m
U16 Fiona Furlong 3rd High Jump U14 Girls relay 1st (Elaine McCabe, Ann Marie Kane, Sarah Roche, Aine Dunne, Emma Roche)
U14 Boys relay 1st (Dylan Walsh, Tony Stafford, Naoise Dunbar, Kieron McCabe, Sean Ring)
U16 Boys relay 1st (Darren Morrissey, Oisin Dunbar,Rory Dunne, Ivan Jacob and William Spratt Murphy).
U12 Girls relay 1st (result pending) (Kate Murphy, Amy Flanagan, Mary Tyrell, Rachel Condon, Hannah Sullivan)
U15 Mixed team 1st (result pending) (Sinead Doyle, Liam Kelly, Ciara Flanagan, Shane Murphy, Dean Horan, Fiona Furlong)

William and Brendan help Leinster to second place
William Spratt-Murphy and Brendan Culleton (both St. Mary's CBS Enniscorthy) put in good performances at the Tailteann Games Interprovincial on Saturday, helping Leinster to second place overall. William finished 3rd in the 400m hurdles in 60.0 seconds and ran 24.8 seconds into a headwind to finish 6th in the 200m. Brendan finished 5th in the 400m in 54.1 seconds. Both the Leinster 4 x 100m and 4 x 400m relays teams finished in third position.
Full Results

Egan Retains Munster Senior Title
John Egan made a successful return to competition on Sunday when retaining the munster senior 10km walk title. John won the race in 52 minutes 15.4 seconds, 2 mins faster than his winning time twelve months ago. Patrick Murphy (Castleisland; 56:43.3) and Aidan Walsh (Limerick AC; 59:16.6) filled the minor places. John's best time for the distance is 49:33.83, and he is well on course to be in that sort of shape come the national senior Championships in July. John won nation bronze last year.
Full Results

Leinster U14-U19 Champs, Tullamore, 17th-18th June
Twenty more Bree Athletes qualified for the National finals following a successful weekend for the U14-U19 athletes in Tullamore. Catriona Corcoran had a wonderful treble in the 200m, HJ and LJ. William Spratt-Murphy and Brendan Culleton picked up four medals, while Áine Doyle also qualified in four events. Fourteen Bree AC athletes also won medals with the Wexford intercounty relay teams who were successful in 5 events. Bree finished second overall in the Quinn Cup (U12-U15) behind KCH and in the Eurotab cup (U16-U19) behind St Abbans.

Bree Results
U14 Catriona Corcoran 1st 200m, HJ, LJ
U14 Roisín Doyle 1st 80mH
U14 Naoise Dunbar 3rd DT
U15 Ciara Flanagan 1st HT; 4th DT
U15 Sinead Doyle 3rd DT; 4th HT
U15 Sarah Shovlin 4th HT
U15 Koeiron McCabe 4th 800m
U16 Daren Morrissey 2nd 250mH, 80mH
U16 Shane Murphy 3rd 100m; 4th 200m
U16 Liam Kelly 3rd 200m, 4th 100m
U16 Sean Nolan 3rd SP; 4th HT
U17 Anna Nolan 1st TJ, 2nd HT
U17 Sinead Moloney 2nd 250mH, 3rd 100mH
U17 William Spratt-Murphy 1st 400m; 2nd 200m, 250mH; 3rd TJ
U18 Áine Doyle 2nd 100mH, 3rd 100m, 300mH; 4th 200m
U18 Meabh Horan 2nd HT
U18 Brendan Culleton 1st 200m, 400m, 2nd 400mH, 3rd 300mH
U18 William Butler 3rd SP
U19 Sean O'Neill 1st DT

Intercounty Relay Results
U15 Girls 1st (Emma Kavanagh, Catriona Corcoran, Ciara Flanagan, Sinead Doyle, Sarah Shovlin)
U15 Boys 1st (Keiron McCabe, Naoise Dunbar)
U17 Girls 1st (Anna Nolan, Sinead Moloney)
U17 Boys 2nd (William Spratt-Murphy, Liam Kelly)
U19 Boys 3rd (Brendan Culleton, Sean O'Neill, William Butler) ...more

County Primary School Sports, Bree, 14th June
Over one thousand children were in Bree field on Wednesday for the annual Wexford Primary School Sports. Thirty Bree AC athletes were amont the medal winners representing 6 schools between them. Well done to all concerned.

Leinster Awards Scheme, St Abbain's, 11th June
Bree athletes were once again successful at regional level, with six of our U9, U10 and U11 athletes qualifying for national level. Ronan Devereux, Shane Doyle, Annie Stafford and Jane Shovlin have qualified for the national award scheme, while Mary Tyrell and Paddy Devereux have qualified for the national U11 Championships. The club were, however, unluck to miss out on the overall team title, finishing just one point behind Kilkenny City Harriers. Paddy Devereux, Annie Stafford and Mary Tyrrell won medals with the Wexford U11 intercounty relay teams.

Bree Results
U9 Kasey Doyle, Bronze award
U9 Ronan Devereux, Gold award
U9 Sean Morrissey, Bronze award
U10 Annie Stafford, Gold award
U10 Jane Shovlin, Gold award
U10 Stephanie Nolan, Silver award
U10 Shane Doyle, Gold award
U10 Thomas Doyle, Silver award
U10 Cormac Walsh, Silver award
U11 Mary Tyrell, Silver award; 3rd BT
U11 Catrional Carroll, Bronze award
U11 Paddy Devereux, Gold award; 1st BT; 2nd 60m; 4th LJ

Intercounty Relays
U11 girls 3rd (Annie Stafford, Mary Tyrell)
U11 boys 1st (Paddy Devereux)
Full Results

Bree Athletes Named on Intercounty Relay Teams
A number of Bree athletes have been named on County Wexford Relay Panels for the upcomming Leinster Intercounty Relay Championships. Anyone not available to compete should contact the county secretary (Clare Doyle) immediately.

The under 9 teams qualify straight for All Ireland Championships. The under 11 Championship will be held on Sun 11th June in St Abban's. Practice for under 11 teams will be held on Thurs 8th June in Bree. The under 15, under 17 and under 19 teams will compete in Tullamore on June 17th. Practice for these teams will be held in Bree on Thurs 15th June.

Bree Athletes Selected:
U9 Girls (Sophie McCabe, Shannon Carr)
U9 Boys (Ronan Devereux)
U11 Girls (Mary Tyrell, Annie Stafford)
U11 Boys (Paddy Devereux)
U15 Girls (Sinéad Doyle, Emma Kavanagh, Sarah Shovlin, Ciara Flanagan, Catríona Corcoran)
U15 Boys (Kieron McCabe, Naoise Dunbar)
U17 Girls (Anna Nolan, Sinéad Moloney)
U17 Boys (William Spratt-Murphy)
U19 Girls (Áine Doyle)
U19 Boys (Brendan Culleton, William Buttler)

Ballon/Rathoe Open Sports, Ballon, 5th June
Bree AC were out in force at the Ballon / Rathoe Open Sports on Monday last. At the end of the day's athletics the club were anounced winners of the Overall Club and Best in Relays. Well done to all involved.

Leinster Senior Championships, Tullamore, 4th June
Niall Sheill was the club's only representative at the Leinster Senior Championships in Tullamore on Sunday. Niall ran a new personal best when finishing fifth in the 800m.

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May

Leinster U12/U13/Jun/U23 Championships, Navan, 28th May
The Leinster Championships for the U12, U13, Jun (U20) and U23 age categories were held in Navan on Sunday. Bree athletes were once again successful, and rounded off what has been a very successful month for the club. Having won the U18 multievent title on Saturday, Aine Doyle moved up to junior level, where she finished 3rd in the 100m hurdles (17.78).

There were nine U13 athletes from the club competing and 7 of them qualified for the All Ireland finals in individual events, by finishing in 4th place or higher. Eleanor Nolan collected a complete set of medals having finished 1st in the long jump, 2nd in the ball throw and 3rd in the shot putt. Amy Flanaghan, Anne Marie Kane and Dylan Walsh have also qualified for the All Ireland Championships in three events each.

Wexford also won both U13 intercounty relays. Eleanor Nolan and Amy Flanagan picked up gold medals with the girls team, while Tony Stafford, Dylan Walsh and Conor Devereux formed part of the winning boys team. Elaine McCabe and Tony Stafford were unfortunate not to gain national individual qualification, both having picked up 5th place finishes. Tony did however have the cosolation of winning a relay medal.

Leading Bree Results:
U13 Eleanor Nolan 1st LJ; 2nd BT; 3rd SP
U13 Ann Marie Kane 2nd SP; jt 2nd HJ; 4th JT
U13 Amy Flanagan jt 2nd HJ, 3rd 60mH
U13 Dylan Walsh 1st HJ, 4th 60mH
U13 Conor Devereux 3rd 60mH
U13 Ciara Daly 4th 60mH
U13 Conor Shovlin 4th JT
U13 Elaine McCabe 5th 60mH
U13 Tony Stafford 5th LJ
U13 Girls 4x100m relay 1st (Eleanor Nolan, Amy Flanagan)
U13 Boys 4x100m relay 1st (Tony Stafford, Dylan Walsh, Conor Devereux)
Jun Aine Doyle 3rd 100mH
Full U12 & U13 Results
Full Junior & U23 Results

On Wednesday evening last, Niall Shiel ran a solid 2:04.51 for 800m at a Dublin Graded meet in Santry.
Full Dublin Graded Meet 5 Results

Leinster Multievent Championships, Navan, 27th May
Bree AC had 3 athletes competing at the Leinster Multievents Championships in Navan yesterday, and all three won gold medals.

Catriona Corcoran rounded off an excellent month in which she won 5 county titles, 2 Leinster schools titles and two Leinster club relay medals, to win the under 14 girls pentathlon. Catriona's winning score was 2581, 126 points clear of runner-up Laura Langton (Kilkenny City Harriers). Catriona won the long jump (4.82) and the high jump (1.42), the two events that she won at Leinster schools championships last week, as well as the shot putt (9.83), though she her best performance from a scoring point of view was the hurdles in which she finished second to Laura, the new Leinster schools hurdles champion. Like all true multieventers, the 800m was Catriona's weakest event by her own very high standards.

Áine Doyle and Brendan Culleton, who also showed great form at the recent county championships, took their respective U18 titles. With wins in the 100m hurdles (17.2) and 200m (28.6), Áine's score of 2715, took her well clear of Emer McTaggert (Boyne AC). Brendan secured his third successive Leinster title when he won the U18 boys octathlon. Brendan's best events were the hurdles (14.8); 200m (23.9) and the 1000m (2:58.5) and he will now hope to add to the All Ireland U16 title he won in 2004.

The All Ireland multi events championships will take place in Tullamore on 29th and 30th of July and no doubt both Áine and Brendan will be glad that their events will be held over two days on that occasion.

Full Results

Leinster Juvenile Relays, Kilkenny, 21st May
Bree Athletes once again had a successful Leinster Relay Championships. Despite an untimely clash with National Community Games Finals in Mosney which stripped the club of many of its competitors, Bree AC managed to take home 10 sets of medals.

Bree Girls won gold in the U15 competition and silver in the U9, U10, U13 and U14 relays. The boys won the U9, U10, U11 events; finished second in the U13 and U16 races and took bronze in the U14 competition. Well done to all concerned.

Unfortunately the club were unable to retain the Heir Sheild that they have won at the last three editions of the juvenile relay championship, finishing second to Kilkenny City Harriers on this occasion.

Bree Results
U9 Girls 2nd (Sophie McCabe, Shannon Carr, Kasey Doyle, Aoife Cloke-Rochford)
U10 Girls 2nd (Annie Stafford, Jane Shovlin, Stephanie Nolan, Sophie McCabe, Kasey Doyle)
U13 Girls 2nd (Emma Roche, Elanor Nolan, Amy Flanagan, Ciara Daly, Ann Marie Kane)
U14 Girls 2nd (Catríona Corcoran, Sarah Roche, Róisín Doyle, Emma Roche, Eleanor Nolan, Amy Flanagan)
U15 Girls 1st (Emma Kananagh, Sarah Shovlin, Catríona Corcoran, Sarah Roche, Róisín Doyle)
U9 Boys 1st (Seán Morrissey, Ronan Devereux, Darragh Byrne, Dean Doyle, Nick Doyle, Cathal Devereux)
U10 Boys 1st (Shane Doyle, Thomas Doyle, Oisín Foley, Cormac Walsh, Seán Morrisey, Ronan Devereux)
U11 Boys 2nd (Conor Byrne, Paddy Devereux, Shane Doyle, Oisín Foley, Thomas Doyle)
U13 Boys 2nd (Dylan Walsh, Tony Stafford, Conor Devereux, Pádraig Foley, David Gormley)
U14 Boys 3rd (Naoise Dunbar, Mark Kavanagh, Tony Stafford, Dylan Walsh, Conor Devereux)
U16 Boys 2nd (Liam Kelly, Shane Murphy, Adrian Daly, Oisín Dunbar)
Full Results

Leinster Schools Championships Day 2, Santry, 20th May
On Saturday Brendan Culleton (CBS Enniscorthy) finished off what was a successful Leinster Schools Championships for Bree AC Athletes. Brendan just missed out on the bronze medal when finishing 4th in the Intermediate Boy's 400m in a time of 54.46 seconds. The race was won by B. Gregan in a new Leinster School's record of 49.60.
Full Results
Day 1 Report

Also on Saturday, Niall Sheil, representing Permenant TSB Gorey, was a class above his colleagues when he easily won both the 800m and the 1500m at an interfirm track meet in Kilkenny.

Leinster Schools Championships Day 1, Santry, 17th May
The first day of the Leinster Schools were held in Santry on Wednesday and Bree AC athletes were once again to the fore. Five medals were won by members of the club in what is one of the most competitive championships for athletes of this age. The highlight of the day was Caitriona Corcoran’s double gold in the minor High Jump and Long Jump. Caitriona, (Loreto Wexford), was a clear winner of both events, jumping 4.62 to win the LJ by a whopping 30 centimetres and winning the HJ by 3 centimetres with a clearance of 1.44. Former Bree AC athlete Clara Thompson won double gold in the discus and shot putt at all five Leinster Schools championships between 1993 and 1997. Perhaps Caitriona can go on to emulate Clara’s achievements at this level!

Sarah Shovlin (Loreto Wexford) was joint 2nd in the junior High Jump with a clearance of 1.44 and Ciara Flanagan (Coláiste Bríd Enniscorthy) finished 3rd in the junior girls hammer. Both have qualified for the All Ireland Schools Championships in Tullamore on 3rd June

William Spratt-Murphy (St Mary’s CBS Enniscorthy) did well given the circumstances to finish 3rd in the Intermediate 400mH, but will be disappointed that illness prevented him from finishing in the top two and qualifying for the All Ireland Finals. William will be competing in the 200m on Saturday.

Áine Doyle (Loreto Wexford) finished just outside the medals in 4th place in both the 100m hurdles and the 400m hurdles in the senior age category. Sinéad Moloney (Coláiste Bríd Enniscorthy) was 5th in the Intermediate girls 80m Hurdles.

Bree Results
Minor Girls: Caitriona Corcoran (Loreto W'ford) 1st LJ (4.62); 1st HJ (1.44)
Junior Girls: Sarah Shovlin (Loreto W'ford) =2nd HJ (1.44)
Junior Girls: Ciara Flanagan (Coláiste Bríd E'corthy) 3rd HT (19.59)
Inter Girls: Sinéad Moloney (Coláiste Bríd E'corthy) 5th 80mH (13.56)
Inter Boys: William Spratt-Murphy (St. Marys E'corthy) 3rd 400mH (62.74)
Senior Girls: Áine Doyle (Loreto W'ford) 4th 100mH (18.74); 4th 400mH (74.18)

Boy’s Results (Top 6) Girl’s Results (Top 6)

Elsewhere, on Wednesday evening, Niall Sheil ran 4:21.89 to finish 5th in the ‘B’ 1500m, at the Dublin Graded Meet in Ringsend. This is a good performance from Niall, in what were far from ideal conditions for fast times. Niall runs the 800m at the AAI Games in Ringsend on Sunday. Full Results

County Championships Results
Well done to the many athletes from the club who won medals at the county championships recently. Fourty-five Bree AC athletes won individual medals and many more were involved in the club's successful relay teams. Bree won 15 of the 18 relays contested. It was a particularly good championships for Áine Doyle who won eight U18 titles and for Caitriona Corcoran (U14), William Spratt-Murphy (U17) and Brendan Culleton (U18) who each collected 5 individual gold medals in their age categories. The small numbers in the U17, U18 and U19 categories is, however, of great concern for the future of athletics in Wexford. Áine, William, Brendan, Claire Farrell, Sinead Moloney and Anna Nolan also picked up medals at senior level. There was a Bree clean sweep in the U13 girls LJ, the U15 girls 100m, 200m, Javelin and discus, the U19 girls hammer throw and the senior women’s 200m and hammer throw.

Bree Results:
U9 Sophie McCabe 1st 60m, 1st LJ
U9 Shannon Carr 1st BT
U9 Kasey Doyle 2nd LJ
U9 Ronan Devereux 1st 60m, 2nd BT
U10 Annie Stafford 1st BT, 1st LJ, 2nd 60m
U10 Jane Shovlin 3rd LJ
U10 Oisín Foley 1st LJ
U10 Shane Doyle 3rd 60m
U11 Mary Tyrrell 2nd BT, 2nd LJ
U11 Paddy Devereux 1st BT, 2nd 60m, 2nd 100m
U12 Chloe Morrissey 3rd LJ
U12 Padraig Foley 1st 100m, 2nd 60mH, 2nd SP, 2nd HJ, 3rd LJ
U13 Eleanor Nolan 1st 60mH, 1st BT, 1st JT, 2nd 100m, 2nd LJ
U13 Ann Marie Keane 1st HJ, 3rd JT
U13 Emma Roche 1st LJ
U13 Ciara Daly 2nd 60mH
U13 Amy Flanagan 2nd 200m, 2nd HJ
U13 Elaine McCabe 3rd LJ
U13 Tony Stafford 2nd 100m, 2nd 200m, 3rd 60mH, 3rd SP
U13 Conor Devereux 2nd 60mH, 3rd LJ, 3rd 600m
U13 Shane Byrne 2nd SP
U13 Conor Shovlin 2nd LJ, 2nd BT
U13 Dylan Walsh 3rd 100m
U14 Caitriona Corcoran 1st 75mH, 1st 100m, 1st 200m, 1st HJ, 1st DT, 2nd LJ, 3rd SP, 3rd JT
U14 Roisín Doyle 2nd 75mH, 2nd JT
U14 Julie Buttler 3rd HJ
U14 Ciara Daly 3rd Walk
U14 Naoise Dunbar 2nd 100m, 2nd SP, 3rd 800m
U15 Sinead Doyle 1st 100m, 2nd SP, 3rd JT
U15 Emma Kavanagh 1st 200m, 2nd 100m, 3rd DT
U15 Sarah Shovlin 1st HJ, 1st JT, 1st SP, 1st DT, 2nd 80mH, 2nd 200m, 3rd 100m
U15 Ciara Flanagan 1st LJ, 2nd JT, 2nd DT, 3rd 200m, 3rd HJ, 3rd HT
U15 Kieran McCabe 1st 800m, 1st 1500m, 2nd 100m, 3rd 80mH, 3rd 200m
U16 Liam Kelly 1st 200m
U16 Darren Morressey 1st TJ, 2nd LJ, 3rd LongH
U16 Oisín Dunbar 2nd Walk
U16 Shane Murphy 3rd 100m, 3rd 200m
U16 Shane Nolan 3rd DT
U17 Sinéad Moloney 1st 100mH, 1st longH, 1st 800m, 1st HJ, 2nd 1500m, 3rd 200m, 3rd JT, 3rd SP
U17 Anna Nolan 1st TJ, 2nd 100mH, 2nd 200m, 2nd longH, 2nd JT, 2nd LJ, 2nd HT, 3rd 100mH, 3rd 800m
U17 William Spratt-Murphy 1st LongH, 1st 100m, 1st 200m, 1st 800m, 1st JT
U18 Brendan Culleton 1st Long H, 1st 100m, 1st 200m, 1st 800m, 1st HJ
U18 William Spratt-Murphy 3rd JT
U18 William Buttler 2nd 100m, 2nd 200m
U18 Áine Doyle 1st 100mH, 1st LongH, 1st 100m, 1st 200m, 1st 800m, 1st HJ, 1st JT, 1st LJ
U19 Anna Nolan 1st HT
U19 Claire Farrell 2nd HT
U19 Áine Doyle 3rd HT
Sen Anna Nolan 1st 200m, 1st HT, 3rd JT, 3rd DT
Sen Áine Doyle 2nd 100m, 2nd 200m, 2nd HJ, 3rd HT, 3rd SP
Sen Sinéad Moloney 1st HJ, 3rd 100m, 3rd 200m
Sen Claire Farrell 1st DT, 2nd HT, 2nd SP
Sen William Spratt-Murphy 1st HJ, 2nd 200m
Sen Brendan Culleton 3rd 400m

Relays:
Girls 1st U9, U10, U11, U13, U14‘A’, U16, U15‘A’; 2nd U12, U15‘B’; 3rd U14‘B’
Boys 1st U9, U11, U12, U13, U14, U16, U17, U18; 2nd U10

Full Results

For those who did not win a medal at these Championships, the county 'B' Championships will be held in Kilrane on Friday 26th May from 6pm.

Upcoming Leinster Championships
The 2006 Leinster Track & Field Championships get underway this weekend with the juvenile relay championships in Kilkenny. The club will be hoping to add to the 48 relay titles they have already won since 1981 and to retain the Hehir Shield they have won for the best club at the championships for the past three years. The club have 15 teams entered for Sunday. Last year they took 7 sets of gold medals, 2 silver and 1 bronze; the U17 boys 4 x 100m, U19 boys 4 x 400m and U19 boys 4 x 100m went on to win medals at All Ireland level. Some interesting facts:

The club have won the U9 boys event 4 times since it was first held in 2000 - in 2001 and 2003 they won bronze.

The current U18 and U19 boys groups have won medals in the 4 x 100m every year since they were U11.

Last years U19 boys group won medals in their age group every year since 1998 (4 x 100m) and since 2003 (4 x 400m)

On three previous occasions the club has won two sets of medals in the same race.

Richard Dunne has won 13 medals at these championships, Jean Redmond has won 12 and Ben Hunt, William Buttler, Sinead Griffith, Peter Roche and Niamh Leacy have 11 each.

The following weekend, the multi-event championships, the U12 and U13 championships and the Junior and U23 championships will be held in Navan and we hope to be well represented in all three championships.

The club has been particularly successful in the multi-events over the past few years. Brendan Culleton will hope to add to the U16 title he won in 2004 and the U17 title he won in 2005. Sinéad Moloney, the current indoor U18 champion will hope to improve on her U16 bronze medal from last year. Aine Doyle and Catriona Corcoran also won medals at this year's All Ireland indoor multi-events championships and should do well.

The club has won 36 medals at these championships, 13 of them gold.
Athletes from the club have also won 12 All Ireland multi-events medals, 5 of them gold, since Elizabeth Egan won the club's first (U17 gold) in 1996.

The senior and Masters Championships will be held in Tullamore on 4th June. Niall Sheil has been entered in both the 800m and 1500m and may double up, while John Egan will be aiming to improve on the bronze medal he won in the 5,000m walk last year. If you would also like to take part, contact Eliz for further details.

The U9-U11 Award Scheme will be held in St. Abbain's on Sunday 11th June, the U14-U19 Championships in Tullamore on 17th and 18th of June and the Juvenile team event for U11, U12, U13 and U15s in Kilkenny on Sunday June 25th. The club were best club at the U9-U11 Award Scheme last year. If you would like to take part in any of these events contact Clare, Paul or Una.

A full Programme of events for the Leinster Championships is available on the Athletics Leinster Website. Note that there have been some changes to this years events. The Steeplechase has been added for U18, U19, Junior and Senior women and will be held as a combined race in Navan on 28th May. Full details of changes to Leinster Championships

These facts and figures used in this article are based on results that we have collated, and while every attempt is made to ensure the accuracy of these results, details from the early years of the club may be missing. Check out the Archived Results section on this page, and if you can help with verifying results or providing missing results, please contact the webmaster.

Race opportunities for Senior Athletes
There are lots of races coming up for senior athletes. The season kicks off with the AAI Games in Ringsend on Sunday. The Leinster, Munster and Ulster Senior Championships are open events, and with electronic timing and wind readings available, they provide ideal opportunity to record official personal bests or to break a club record. Last year John Egan won medals at all 3 championships and he will be hoping to repeat that feat this year. The Leinster Senior and Vet Championships take place in Tullamore on 4th June (More Details), the Northern Ireland and Ulster Championships will be held on 10th June at Mary Peters in Belfast (More Details) and on 18th June the Munster Senior Championships will be staged at CIT Track in Cork (More Details). The Leinster Junior and U23 Championships will be held in Navan next weekend (21st May). If you would like to take part in any of these events please contact Eliz for further details.

The National Junior and U23 Championships will be in Tullamore on 2nd July and the National Senior Championships in Santry on 22nd and 23rd of July. John Egan, will again be aiming for a podium finish in the national senior 10km walk. A full preview of these events will be posted once entries have been finalised. Other senior championship dates include: National Multi Event Championships, Navan 10-11 June; National Senior Relay Championships, Navan, 11th June and Dublin International Games, Santry, 29th July. The domestic season will draw to a close with the National League Finals in Tullamore on 20th of August. If you are available to compete on 16th July of 6th of August and would like to help Wexford reach these finals, please let us know.

Dublin Athletics Board hold open graded meets every second Wednesday night and these provided a good opportunity for athletes of all abilities to assess their form. Further details and timetables can be found on the Dublin Athletics Website. The Irish Milers Club and Northern Ireland Athletics Federation also host graded meets for all abilities. There will be plenty of road races over various distances around the country during the summer, and lots of open races in the UK for anyone short of competition. Check out the Fixtures Page for more details.

For the more ambitious among us, the IAAF World Junior Championships will be held in Beijing in August (Entry Standards) and the EAA European Senior Championships will be in Gothenburg, Sweden from 7th to 13th of August (Entry Standards).