Innyvale Athletics Club
Innyvale Joint Winner of Cavan Cross Country 2024
The third and final day of the Cavan Cross Country Championships was held in Farnham, Cavan on Sunday 8th December when the county's senior athletes were in action. We had extremely good team results today as well as strong individual performances from our athletes who battled hard through extremely difficult conditions underfoot. In the Women's 5K race, our team of Triona Graham, Kate Smith, Molly Lynch and Edel Connolly were the gold medal winners and winners of the Ulster Arms Cup. Triona and Kate collected the individual silver and bronze medals. In the men's 7.5K, the Innyvale team finished in third place thanks to the efforts of Martin Brady, John Connolly, Brendan Tully, Paul Farrelly, Simon Nulty, Diarmuid Conlon and Etienne Beardmore.
When the points were worked out, Innyvale and Shercock were declared the joint winners of the overall cup for the three day event, with the clubs tied on points. Well done to one and all, every single persons results contributed to this fantastic acheivement and it could not have happened without each and every person who competed on each day. Photos from the day can be found on our Flickr gallery at this link.
Cavan Winter League Day 2, Kill, 10th November
The second day of the Cavan Winter League was held in Kill Shamrocks GAA grounds on Sunday 10th November. We had extremely good team and individual performances from our athletes today. Well done to all. Photos from the day can be found on our Flickr gallery at this link.
Next event is Sportshall for Under 8s to Under 11s in Shercock on Saturday 23rd November, with the Senior Cross Country on 8th December.
Cavan Cross Country, Killinkere, 6th October
Day two of the Cavan Cross Country Championships took place on Sunday 6th October. We had extremely good performances from our athletes throughout the field and strong team results and individual winners today. Photos from the day can be found on our Flickr gallery at this link. Well done to all.
Home Successes for Innyvale as club hosts Cavan Cross Country Champhionships at Crover, 29th Sept
There was a fantastic start to the Cavan Cross Country Championships for us as Innyvale hosted the opening round for Even Ages and Masters in Donohoes, Crover on Sunday 29th September. We had extremely good performances from our athletes throughout the field and strong team results and individual winners across the day. Well done to all and thank you to everyone who helped organise or support the event, especially the Donohoe family, Crover House Hotel, MK Sound and Cavan County Council. Photos from the day can now be found on our Flickr gallery.
Cavan Winter League, Shercock, 22 September
Well done to all who took part in the first round of the Cavan Winter League in Shercock on Sunday 22nd September. It was a pleasent morning to start the new season off and the Inyvale athletes were in good form today with our teams putting in strong performances in the under 10 and 12 age groups and a number of individual medal winners too, including Oisin Tully (1st in U10 boys), Jessica Hannan (2nd U10 girls), Kayla Smith (2nd U12 girls), Conor Smith (2nd in U14) and Isabella Condon (2nd U14 girls).
All Ireland Children's Games, 23 June, Tullamore
Well done to Maisie O'Hare, Saoirse Tully, Robyn Everett, Jessica Hannan and Kaitlin Shaw who took part in the All Ireland Track & Field finals in Tullamore, Co. Offaly over the last couple of weekends.
In the Under 9 age group, Maisie, Saoirse, Robyn and Jessica each put in fantastic performances in their events in the blistering sunshine and draining heat. At this age athletes compete as a pair in national competition, with the times/distances for each athlete added to their teammate to decide the results.
Jessica and Robyn both finished in second place in their heats of the 60m sprint, with their combined times proving good enough to beat all the other pair and take home a pair of All Ireland gold medals. Saoirse and Maisie were fourth in the turbojavelin, extremely unlucky to miss out on a medal with their combined score just 5cm short of the third placed pair, but they did keep their spot as the top team from Ulster. All four girls competed in the 300m, with Jessica taking second place in her heat and Robyn third in the other heat, the pair combining to take the runners up spot and a pair of All Ireland silver medals. Saoirse and Masie were the third placed team from Ulster in the event, and fourteenth overall in a large field. The four girls finished off the day with the relays, where they placed in the top ten teams from the entire country with a ninth place finish.
And in the U13 girls shot putt, Kaitlin made a good improvement on her best at the Ulsters where she took second placeKaitlin’s second round throw of 9.17m was good enough for seventh place in the national finals, retaining her spot as second best from Ulster.
Thank you also to all the parents, guardians and coaches who travelled on the day to support the children
Ulster Children's Games and U12-13 Track & Field Championships, 2 June, Stranolar, Co. Donegal
Well done to all who took part in the Ulster Children's Games/U12-13 Track & Field on Sunday 2nd June in Stranolar, Co. Donegal. We had plenty of fantastic performances throughout the day and earned six individual medals and a relay team medal. Thank you also to all the parents, guardians and coaches who travelled on the day to support the children.
Official results from the day can be found at this link: Ulster Childrens Games
Qualifiers for Nationals are as follows:
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Jessica Hannan & Robyn Everett in U9G 60m and 300m
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Saoirse Tully & Maisie O'Hare in U9G 300m and turojavelin
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U9 Girls relay team
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Kaitlin Shaw in U13G shot putt and javelin
And also well done to Oisin Tully on winning the U10 500m
