Athletics Leinster Star Awards for 2019 announced (31st Dec)
Athletics Leinster announced on 31st December the winners of the Athletics Leinster Star Awards for 2019. Based on the results in Leinster Championships in 2019, the award winners for Westmeath are Mullingar’s Vicky Harris (senior athlete), Shauna Leydon (juvenile girl), Charles Okafor (juvenile boy), and Oisin Lane who will receive the race walk Award for Leinster.
- Vicky won gold in the 100m and 200m outdoors
- Shauna won gold in the indoor triple jump, silver in the outdoor triple jump, and bronze in the indoor hurdles and outdoor shot putt
- Charles had a clean sweep of the short sprint titles by winning 60m and 200m indoors and 100m and 200m outdoors
- Oisin won both indoor and outdoor walks in new Championship Records and capped of a memorable season with a fantastic fourth place finish in the 10k race walk at the European Youth Olympics in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Congratulations to Vicky, Shauna, Charles and Oisin and they will be presented with their Awards at a Gala Dinner in February.
