The East Leinster Athletics Championships took place in Morton Stadium Santry on Tuesday and Thursday last with a large Mount Anville group attending on both days. With over 3,000 athletes in attendance, from sixty - five schools, competition as always, was keen. Across the two days, the Mount Anville athletes performed exceptionally well, being crowned best school in all four age categories and the best overall school at the championships.
The medalists were as follows:
Minor
Chloe Vale (1st 500m)
Emma Jane Murray (1st Discus)
Hayley Assaf (2nd Javelin)
Hillary Daly (3rd Javelin
Lily Canning (3rd 500m)
Junior
Maia Russell (1st 75mH, 3rd 200m)
Cara Rose Moran (1st Hammer)
Margot Charrier (1st High Jump)
Kate McGowan (2nd Long Jump)
Ellen McGloughlin (3rd Discus)
Rachel Kavanagh (3rd 1,200m walk)
Ariana Dillon (3rd 800m)
Clara Sargent (3rd Shot Put)
Maia Russell, Isla Conlon, Ruth Mahon, Kate McGowan (3rd Junior A Relay)
Moya Bourke, Ella Corrigan, Margot Charrier, Emma McGuane (1st Junior B Relay)
U16
Amelia Byrne, Emily Gannon, Zara Murray, Rebecca Ryan (3rd 4 x 300m Relay)
Inter
Adona Deju Zewdie (1st Discus, 1st Shot Put)
Zena Wakeford (1st Hammer)
Alicia Cotterell (1st Javelin)
Deirbhile Hassett (2nd Javelin)
Emily O’Brien (2nd Hammer)
Lindy Curtin (2nd 200m)
Faye Curran (3rd 80mH)
Senior
Jessica Carroll (1st 400mH, 2nd Hammer)
Sadhbh Hassett (2nd 1,500m Steeplechase 3rd 3,000m)
Naoise McCarthy (2nd Triple Jump)
Amy English (2nd Hurdles)
Ellen Brosnan (2nd 1,200m Walk)
Juliette Daly (3rd Hammer)
Amy Curtin (3rd Hurdles)
Aisling O’Donoghue (3rd High Jump)
Aeveen Brennan (3rd Discus)
Jessica Carroll, Amy Keogh, Abril Allende, Ana Rogan (2nd 4 x 300m Relay)
Congratulation also to the following girls who although they did not get medals, picked up valuable points for the team trophies by finishing in the top six in their events: Annie McAuliffe, Juliet Cotter, Saoirse Calvert, Lily Martin, Willow Maughan, Lauren Mullen, Alannah Roche, Genevieve Cotterell, Siobhan Leonard, Emilie Davy, Lily Canning, Iris McPhillips, Trudy Molins, Nicole Fagan, Ciara Kerr, Evanna Martin, Remi Barron, Laura White, Aoibhinn Crehan, Afric Crehan, Thea Murray, Annabel Wyse and Alicia Davy.
Well done to everyone on such excellent performances and best wishes to those girls who will now be going forward to represent the East Leinster region at the Leinster finals on May 18th and May 20th in Tullamore.