It has been another impressive year for the Athletics Club with a number of outstanding performances in the individual and team events. 36 boys qualified for the Ulster Championships with 8 boys, Jack McCausland, James Hilman, Shea Scanlon, Dan Smith, Louis Campbell, Ruari Lester, Cameron McCracken and Dylan Gray, qualifying for the Irish Championships. Dylan Gray won the Bronze Medal in the Minor Boys shotput at the Irish and after a number of outstanding performances Cameron McCracken was selected for the Ulster Interpro Team. Jack McCausland also won the 1500m and 5000m at the Ulster Club Championships.
Listed below are the results from all the various events this season:
Districts Result:
Mini Boys – 2nd in the Overall Team Competition
Dylan Price 1st LJ
Evan Stewart 1st HJ
Carter Dunn 2nd Shot
All have qualified for the Ulsters
Conall O’Brien 4th 800m
Micah Clelland 5th HJ
Minor Boys – 3rd in the Overall Team Competition
Dylan Gray 1st Shot with a New District Record of 12.34m and 2nd 100m
Qualified for the Ulsters
Jack Green 4th LJ
Relay Team 4th
Junior Boys – 1st in the Overall Team Competition
Sam Holmes 1st 80mH and 1st Javelin
Elliott Magowan 1st 1500m
George Pepper 1st Discus
Adam Boyd 2nd Javelin
Jamie Stewart 3rd 200m
Benjamin McCarten 3rd 800m and 5th TJ
Oscar McGonigle 3rd 1500m
Dexter Harris 3rd Shot
Luke Livingstone 3rd Discus
Relay Team 1st
All have qualified for the Ulsters
Jake Montgomery 4th 100m and 4th LJ
Adam Millar 5th 100m and 6th 800m
Tsai Rainey 6th Shot
Inter Boys – 2nd in the Overall Team Competition
Cameron McCracken 1st 100mH and 3rd 100m
Louis Campbell 1st Discus and 3rd Shot
Adam Boyd 2nd Javelin and 5th Shot
Felix McLaughlin 2nd LJ
Luke McCausland 2nd 400m and 3rd 800m
Ruari Lester 3rd HJ and 4th LJ
Alex Harrower 3rd TJ
Relay Team 2nd
All have Qualified for the Ulsters
Elijah Blake 6th 800m
Senior Boys – 2nd in the Overall Team Competition
Shea Scanlon 1st 200m and 2nd 400m
Jack McCausland 1st 5000m
Shane Beattie 1st Discus
Josh Wilson 2nd Discus
Relay Team 1st
All have Qualified for the Ulsters
Ulsters Result:
Dylan Gray was 1st in the Minor Boys Shot and 5th in the 100m
Cameron McCracken was 2nd in the Inter Boys 100m Hurdles
Louis Campbell was 3rd in the Inter Boys Discus
Ruari Lester was 3rd in the Inter Boys High Jump
Jack McCausland 3rd in the Senior Boys 5000m
Senior Boys 4x400 Relay Team of Shea Scanlon, Dan Smith, Jack McCausland and James Hilman were 2nd
All of the above have qualified for the Irish Schools Championships which will be held on the 1st weekend in June and we wish them all the best.
Other notable performances:
The Junior Relay Team of Dylan Gray, Ryan Millar, Jamie Stewart, and Benjamin McCarten were 3rd
Dylan Price was 4th in the Mini Boys Long Jump
Shea Scanlon 3rd in the Senior Boys 200m