Kildare Championships Round 1 - Results

Celbridge Athletic Club were hosts to the first round of the championships, 28 Le Chéile athletes competed and they were cheered on by their parents and coaches. A big thank you to Rob Harris and Anne Kiely for taking photos on the day.

Girls U9 events we had Carrah Hayes and Lauren Boyle both girls put in great performances with Carrah making the 80m final.

Boys U9 - Josh Dunne and Cian O'Regan, both boys had great 10m and made it through to the final, Josh was 4th in the final with Cian just behind him.

Girls U10 - Kate Harris, Kate had a great 100m heat and was 4th in her final.

Girls U11 - Fiana Hayes, Roisin Forde and Emily Gallagher competed in 200m,Ljump and ball throw. Well done girls.

Boys U11 - Niall O'Sullivan, Niall won his 80m heat and was 4th in a very competitive final with nothing between the top finishers, however he ran a fantastic 600m where he claimed Gold.

Boys U12 - Patrick Flanagan, Conall Hayes and Paul MaGuire, these boys had very solid performances in the 200m heats and all boys made it through to the final, much to his disappointment Conall had to dash off and was unable to compete in his final , which resulted in Patrick being 4th, with Paul finishing hot on his heels.

Girls U12 - Niamh Kane, Niamh was 6th in a very fast 80m final and also competed in the SPutt.

Girls U13 - Aoife McMahon made her championships debut - well done Aoife.

Boys U13 - Sean Flanagan and Conor Kiely, Conor had a good 600m and finish 6th he also ran in the 100m. Sean had a terrific 100m heat and an even better final where he won Gold, Sean then ran in the 600m another great race and was second- Silver

Boys U14 - Louis Hartnett, Tadhg Forde and Sean Kelly, Tadhg and Sean made theirchampionship debut, both boys put in great performances and enjoyed their experience. Louis had a great day he was 2nd in the Long Jump and was 3rd in the 600m, so Silver and bronze for Louis.

Girls U15 - saw Roisin Flanagan compete in the 100m, it was a very fast race and Roisin was unlucky missing out on a medal by a whisker (next round Roisin) - 4th

Boys U15 - Conor kelly and Ciaran Fagan both competed in Shot Putt, these lads had a great competition and took silver and bronze respectively.

Girls U17 - Saw Julie competing out of age in the sprints, Julie picked up a Bronze medal, Julie won silver in the girls U18 high jump.

Girls U18 - Erica Dixon, Erica won Gold in the high jump, Erica also competed out of age in the U19 800m and was 3rd.

Girls U19 - Aine O'Connor, Aine in a great race won Gold in the 100m and Aine also won Gold in 1500m.

The relays are always last and after a long day the U12 boys stepped upto the mark, the team was made up of Naill O'Sullivan, Patrick Flanagan, Paul McGuire and Luke Hartnett(thanks for saving the day). Patrick got off to a flying start and passed to Luke who gave it his best shot passing to Paul, Paul dug deep and passed to Niall in a very tight finish the boys were pushed out of the medals into 4th - the boys were cheered on by their parents and all the other Le Chéile athletes.

Next to take up their position were the Inter Girls relay team (2x1x1x4) Julie Boyle, Erica Dixon, Lisa Dixon and Aine O'Connor, there was fierce competition from St Cocas and Celbridge, St Cocas won the event, Le Chéile in second (very respectable, thanks for redeeming me and making me look good) with Celbridge 3rd.