ST PETER'S ATHLETIC CLUB
Dromiskin, County Louth, Ireland
DROMISKIN 5K ROAD RACE
Saturday, 14 September 2019
Results
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26 April 2016
Following on from the more senior side of the club’s successes in the inter universities’ championships it was the turn of the St Peters AC secondary school Athletes to represent their respective schools in the North Leinster Schools Championships.
Gabriel Bell and Katie Murphy once again were to the fore with both winning gold medals. Gabriel Bell representing De La Salle College who enjoyed success last year at Junior level jumped an impressive 5.62M in the Intermediate section this time. Gabriel who is a multi-talented Athlete and particularly good jumper is enjoying a good season and it is hoped this will continue into the Louth Championships.
The St Peters AC number one female thrower Katie Murphy who was representing St Louis Secondary School once again delivered on the big stage with a very convincing performance, Katie threw 12.20M to win by a considerable distance. This is no more than this very dedicated athlete deserves for her application and dedication to her training.
Chloe Finley also returned to competitive action when representing Bush Post Primary school with an excellent place in the Long Jump and followed this by being part of her school relay team which won silver. Others representing their schools were Ava Brennan and Eoghan Smith.
Training continues this week as Athletes prepare for the upcoming Louth Championships which will take place the weekend after next as the club adjusts to life without coach Angela McDonald, it is hoped that Angela will make a speedy recovery from her recent surgery and all at the club wish her well.
Finally the St Peters club would like to congratulate our county Chairperson Georgina Drumm on her recent election as President of Athletics Ireland at the National Congress held in Tullamore at the weekend and all at the club wish her continued success in the year ahead.
19 April 2016
The Irish Universities’ Championships took place in Santry over the weekend and the St Peter’s club had a total five athletes representing their various colleges competing. Conor Durnin, who is enjoying a fantastic season, was the star of the show with a fantastic performance in the Triple Jump with a season best and indeed an outdoor PB of 13.87M to win the gold medal. To win a gold at the Irish Universities’ is a fantastic achievement and is just reward for Conor who also enjoyed success earlier in the year in the National indoors.
Mark Rogers was also on the Podium when he won a hard earned Bronze medal in the combined events. Mark ran 16.49 in the 110M hurdles (a new PB) he jumped 1.80M in the high jump followed by a new PB of 6.11M in the Long jump, he then threw 10.31 in the shot Putt and finished off with a very impressive time of 4.49.20 in the 1500M. Mark’s total of points came to 3043 which was enough to win him a much coveted bronze medal. The following day he decided to take part in the 3000M walk and was unlucky not to medal and finished in 4th place.
Mark’s sister Emily Rogers was also on the podium with a third place finish in the high jump. The conditions while Emily was jumping were not ideal and a below par jump of 1.60M earned her a bronze medal to complete a trio of medal winners for both St Peter’s AC and DCU.
The father and son combination of Tom McGrane and Martin McGrane were also competing both representing DIT with Tom throwing a season best of 9.35M in the shot putt, 20.58 in the discus and 16.91 in the hammer. While Martin didn’t enjoy his first taste of the Universities’ Championship with two fouls and a slip on his third throw.
On Sunday a contingent of the St Peter’s AC made the short journey to Cushinstown AC for their annual sports day event. Lucy Brennan continued her excellent form in the Long jump to collect her second gold medal in as many weeks, Niamh Brady was unfortunate not to medal in both the long jump and high jump with fourth place finishes in both but had the satisfaction of achieving a new PB in the high jump and shouldn’t be too disappointed as she was competing out of her age group along with Julie McLoughlin who also jumped well. Both girls also took part in the 100M and 300M races with Niamh having a fine run in the 100M to finish in 4th and Julie having an excellent run in the 300M finishing just outside the medals.
Rory McLoughlin, who missed the pre Louths due to illness, enjoyed a successful return to competition with an excellent performance in the long jump to win gold, he then followed this in the afternoon with a third place finish in the 100M and a second place finish in the 300M. Katie Murphy once again blew all her competitors away when she won the under 16 shot putt competition with considerable ease to continue her excellent season to date.
The club also had good performances from Ryan Murtagh in the under 9 sprint, his older brother Dean Murtagh competed well in the sprint, shot putt and turbo javelin as did his training buddy Ronan Deery who also had a decent jump in the under 13 long jump along with Cian Loy and although neither medalled the experience of the competition will stand to them as both had to move up an age.
The local 5k event the Patsy Kelly 5k which was hosted by local club North East Runners with club chairman Brendan Rogers leading home the St Peter’s challenge with a time of 21.20 closely followed by his brother Andrew Rogers and Eamon O’Reilly who ran 23.34.
This week athletes will continue their preparation work for the upcoming Louth Championships while some of our Athletes will be preparing for the North Leinster Schools’ track and field Championships which will take place in Santry on Wednesday and Friday of this week. Finally all at the club wish our county board Chairperson Georgina Drumm the very best of luck as she aims to become President of Athletics Ireland at the annual congress this Saturday in Tullamore.
12 April 2016
The long awaited start to the Louth juvenile track and field season got underway on Saturday in the Lourdes Stadium in Drogheda. There was a massive turn out from all clubs including St Peter’s AC. This is an excellent event to kick start the season and for some of the younger athletes experiencing their first track and field meeting.
The day commenced with sprints and the girls’ under 8 60m. Making their debuts in the club colours were twins Hannah O’Reilly and Emily O’Reilly. Both ran well with Hannah qualifying for the final and just missing out on the medals. In the longer 300m run it was Emily’s turn to lead her sister home with a fourth place finish and Emily then was third in the turbo javelin.
In the under nine boys Ryan Murtagh had a great run to finish 2nd in his 60M heat and was unfortunate not to medal in final but made up for this with a 4th place finish in the long jump to collect a bronze medal. Catherine Carey and Orla McLoughlin both ran well in their 60m sprint heats with Orla qualifying for the final and both had decent runs in their 300M runs with both just outside the medals however Orla saved the best till last with a fantastic Long jump of 2.88M to win her first gold medal.
Harry O’Reilly continues to improve at middle distance with a 2nd place finish in the boys under ten 500M closely followed by Ben McKeown and Liam McQuillan. Harry also had a decent run in the 80M sprint finishing fourth in the final. In the girls under ten Dearbhla Allen ran well in the 500M with a very strong finish passing most of the field in the last 200M to finish in 8th place.
Cormac McKeown and Peter McKiernan represented the club in the boys under 11 and were unlucky not to qualify for the final of the 80M sprint. The girls under eleven Ellie Smith qualified for the final and just missed out on a medal however made a mends later by winning a medal for her 4th place finish in the girls 600M. Lucy Brennan had a fantastic long jump of 3.51M to win gold, and others to do well were Katie O’Reilly, Katie Mulligan and Isabel Fitzpatrick.
The girls under twelve, Niamh Brady collected three medals with two third place finishes in the final of the 80M sprint, the 600M and gold in the under thirteen Long jump. Her training partner Judith Bell joined her on the podium with a second place finish in the girls under 13 also. This was a great achievement for the two girls as both are still under twelve with jumps of 3.81M and 3.80M respectively. The St Peters club had actually three athletes on the start line in the girls under 12 80M final with Judith and Julie McLoughlin joining Niamh having both qualified from their heats. Julie also had a fine run in the 600M race pushing her club mate Brady all the way and finishing a brilliant fourth to collect a well-earned medal. Lucy Smyth also showed great signs of improvement just outside the medals. Cian Loy showed the progress he has made when he qualified for the final of the 80m boys under twelve sprint, While Dean Murtagh and Ronan Deery ran well but just missed on a place in the final as they were both in strong heats. Sean Allen made his long awaited return from injury with a third place finish in the boys under 12 600M.
Jack O’Reilly was the clubs only athlete competing in the under 13 age category but that didn’t deter him as he competed bravely in all his events. Ava Brennan was just outside the medals in the under sixteen 100M sprint and was also unlucky in the Long jump. Katie Murphy showed why she is rated number one shot putter in the country at under 16 with a fantastic throw of 11.31M some 2.49M clear of her nearest competitor.
The day concluded with relays and the club fielded teams in most of the races. The girls under nine won bronze with the team consisting of Emily O’Reilly, Hannah O’Reilly, Orla McLoughlin and Grace Carey. The girls under eleven team also won bronze with the team consisting of Ellie Smith, Isabel Fitzpatrick, Katie Mulligan, Lucy Brennan and Katie O’Reilly. The boys under 12 team won silver with Dean Murtagh, Sean Allen, Cian Loy and Ronan Deery.