AAI Pairs T&F and u/12 & 13 Field Finals 2018 (1st July)

Criostoir Ormsby – u/12 long jump – SILVER

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Youngest members shine in Tullamore

There was a huge attendance in a very hot and sunny Tullamore on Sunday 1st July for the AAI Pairs T&F and u/12 & u/13 Field Finals where children from across the Country competed in the u/9, 10, and 11 Pairs events and the u/12 and u/13 athletes had their field event finals.

Katie Kilmurray and Norah Garry competed in the 60m u/11 Pairs where they both ran extremely well but adding their times together after their races, they finished out of the medal places but were still happy to have competed in an All-Ireland final. The fastest boy in the 600m u/11 was Matthew Molloy, timing his drive to the front on the home straight with perfection and winning his race in a very close finish. Luke Greene ran very well and finished well up in his race and despite both boys running quicker than in the Leinster finals, they finished out of the medals in fifth place, but this is an excellent result in an All-Ireland final and they can be very pleased with their efforts.

Criostoir Ormsby put together a great series of jumps in the u/12 long jump, his best of 4.53m good enough for the silver medal to put him on the podium. Later in the day, Criostoir competed in the u/12 high jump but just couldn’t reproduce the form that won him the Leinster title. His best effort was 1.30m and he finished out of the medal places. Criostoir is very new to the event and still learning, so we can expect to see a lot of improvement in the coming years.

Matthew Molloy & Luke Greene – 600m u/11 Pair

Katie Kilmurray & Norah Garry – 60m u/11 Pair