Excellent performance by Ratoath's Katie Doherty
ATHLETICS Meath athletes also prominent at Community Games finals
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Seven-year-old Feidhleim Seepersad with his mother Tara after winning a bronze medal in the u-8 Boys 60 metres at the ALDI-sponsored Community Games Track and Field Athletics finals at Carlow.Image 2 of 2
Oisin Giles with his dad Trevor after winning gold in the Boys u-12 100 metres at the ALDI-sponsored Community Games Track and Field Athletics finals at Carlow IT Sports Campus. Photo: Matt Browne/Sportsfile. Matt Browne / SPORTSFILERatoath athlete Katie Doherty was flying the flag for Ireland Schools at the SIAB International Schools Track & Field Championships in Derby, England at the weekend representing for Ratoath College.
The talented Meath teenager finished third behind English duo Mille King and Faith Akinbileeje from in the Girls under-17 200m in a time of 25.76s.
She also ran the anchor leg in the 4 x 100m and medalled again taking third behind athletes from England and Wales in a time of 48.26s.
This was an excellent performance by the 14-year-old athlete who is a member of Ratoath AC.
COMMUNITY GAMES
Some 400 children who had qualified through club, county, regional and provincial competitions took part in the National Athletics and Cycling on Grass Finals at IT Carlow on Saturday.
Special guests were Olympian Marcus Lawler and European medallists Molly Scott and Sarah Quinn.
Meath athletes were amongst the medals as Ratoath's Jack Kelly won the Boys u-16 200m with Oscar Glynn close behind in fifth place.
Saoirse Carrigan (Ratoath) was third in the u-14 100m, Emmet Doyle, Cáit McElroy, Nicole Doherty, Éabha Hanley and Aisling Clare also performed well.
Oisin Giles (Skryne) won the Boys u-12 100m with another Meath athlete, Theo De Bonis (Ratoath) in second place.
Skryne's Ross Mulvaney was second in the u-10 60m hurdle with a great run.
Seven-year-old Yellow Furze NS pupil Feidhleim Seepersad won a bronze medal in the u-8 60m and Skryne's Aoibhinn Laverty was second in the same event for the girls with a fine display.
SELECTED RESULTS
GIRLS
UNDER-8
60m - 1, Bena Bambrick, Carlow; 2, Aoibhinn Laverty (Skyrne) Meath; 3, Lauren O'Sullivan, Cork.
UNDER-14
100m - 1, Eanna Ní Haighín, Limerick; 2 Saoirse Dillon, Kerry;3, Saoirse Carrigan Ratoath / Rathbeggan Meath.
80m Hurdle- 1, Kate Brennan, Mayo; 2, Ciara Laffan, Wexford; 3, Kiera Wilson, Wexford; 4, Catherine Hanlon (Dunboyne) Meath.
UNDER-16
Discus - 1, Chloe Ryan, Carlow; 2, Katie Kingston, Cork; 3, Caireann McCooey, Monaghan; 4, Laura Dunphy (Athboy) Meath.
High Jump - 1, Orla O' Shaughnessy, Limerick; 2, Aoife Rohan (Duleek) Meath; 3, Katy Rigney, Dublin.
BOYS
UNDER-8
60m - 1, Zac Walker, Monaghan; 2, Sean Hick, Clare; 3, Feidhleim Seepersad (Kentstown / Beauparc) Meath.
UNDER-10
60m hurdle - 1, Callum Curran, Waterford; 2 Ross Mulvaney (Skyrne) Meath; 3, Simon Russell, Kerry.
UNDER-12
100m - 1, Oisin Giles, (Skyrne) Meath; 2, Theo De Bonis, (Ratoath / Rathbeggan) Meath; 3, Ben Nolan, Carlow.
UNDER-14
800m - 1, Jamie Wallace, Westmeath; 2, David Lally, Mayo; 3, Finn Duignan, Clare; 4, Emmet Doyle (Ratoath / Rathbeggan) Meath.
UNDER-16
100m - 1, Jesse Osas (Dunshaughlin / Culmullen) Meath; 2, Samuel Regan, Kerry; 3 Michael Kelly, Clare.
200m - 1, Jack Kelly (Ratoath / Rathbeggan) Meath; 2 Daire Culligan, Clare; 3, Alex Leonard, Dublin.
1,500m - 1, Gerard Dunne, Clare; 2 Jack Rush, Clare; 3, Ben Foley (Dunshaughlin / Culmullen) Meath.
High Jump - 1, Lee Callaghan (Duleek) Meath; 2, Fionn Carney, Offaly; 3, Tom Ferrick, Waterford.
LONG PUCK
U-12 - 1, Oisin Kennedy, Tipperary; 2, Aaron Delaney, Roscommon; 3, Enda Byrne (Boardsmill) Meath.