Sutton Park Results

After the highly competitive North Leinster Schools Track & Field, and the imminent Leinster Schools, many of our athletes were in action yesterday in a more relaxed event in the Sutton Park Schools Invitational Sports. 

With St. Paul’s, St. Fintan’s and host school Sutton Park battling it out for places in the boys races, Manor House were up against Sutton Park and Santa Sabina for placing in the girls events.

Dick’s crew from St. Paul’s showed their strengths today over the shorter track events with Donal Foley, Timmy Moriarty and John Moriarty all competing in the 100m, 200m, 800m, Long Jump and Relay. Timmy won the Intermediate boys 800m and also finished 1^st in the 200m, 2^nd in the 100m and 3^rd in the Long Jump. His younger brother John finished 3^rd in the Intermediate 200m and 5^th in the 800m.  Meanwhile, Donal finished 2^nd in the Senior 800m and also ran a very credible 100m, 200m and competed in the Long Jump.

St. Fintan’s had good club representation with Graeme Keane winning the Senior 800m, Conor Ring 3^rd 800m, Colm Coffey 1^st in the 200m, Geoff White 1^st 100m, Colum O’Leary 2^nd Intermediate 800m and James Wall 2^nd Junior 800m.

St. Fintan’s also won all their respective relays, with the St. Paul’s team made up of Donal, Timmy, John and Graeme (from St. Fintan’s) following very closely behind to finish 2^nd in the Senior boys.

The minor girls 80m saw club athletes Emma Balfe, Meadhbh Dunne, Holly Ryan and Sadhbh Smyth finishing 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd and 4^th.  In the Long Jump, Meadhbh Dunne took 1^st ahead of Emma Balfe 2^nd and Sadhbh Smyth 4^th. Holly Ryan also won the 500m.  In the Junior events, Deirdre Egan finished 1^st in the 200m and 1^st in the 800m.  Manor House fielded two teams in the minor relays finishing 1^st and 4^th; along with the Junior team finishing 1^st.

Victoria Dwyer won the Senior girls 100m, and Siobhan McKenny finished 1^st in the 200m.

Many thanks to Niamh O’Hare and her colleagues for hosting a great day of athletics, not forgetting the school coaches Dick, Paddy and Colette for bringing their athletes out today.