Athletics
May
Two Rockwell athletes have qualified for the All-Ireland Finals in Tullamore on Saturday 30th May. Tom Doyle finished in second position in both the Senior Hammer and Senior Javelin events at the Munster Sports in Limerick on Saturday 15th May. Cliona Doyle finished third in the Intermediate Girls 3000m in which she achieved a ‘personal best’ time. Well-done to both and best of luck in the finals.
April-May
The Girls’ East Munster Athletics Championships took place on Wednesday 29th April in Waterford. Rockwell was represented by Cliona Doyle, Emily Nolan and Aine O’Dwyer. Cliona has qualified for the Munster Finals of the 3000m which take place in Limerick on 16th May. Aine was the leading qualifier for the 100m but lost out in the final. Emily was pipped at the post for the bronze award in the 800m.
The Boys’ East Munster Athletics Championships took place on Wednesday 6th May. Rockwell had medal winners in Tom Doyle (1st in Senior Javelin, 2nd in Senior Hammer), Sonny Dwyer (1st in Intermediate Hurdles) and Mark Cummins (3rd in Intermediate 1500m). All three have qualified for the Munster finals on the 16th of this month.
March
Having qualified for the Finals of the Intermediate Girls’ Competition at the All Ireland Cross Country Championships through finishing 7th in the Munster Championships, Cliona Doyle finished in the middle third of the girls on Saturday, 7th March, in Belfast. She improved her position in Munster by finishing in the top five of Munster athletes.
Cliona Doyle has qualified for the Irish Cross Country Final which takes place in Belfast on Saturday 7th March. She finished in 7th place in the Munster Championships which were held recently in Tramore.
The Tipperary Cross Country Championships took place at Thurles Racecourse on Wednesday 4th February. Rockwell had a very small representation at the Championships, but what was lacking in numbers was made up in quality. Cliona Doyle finished in second place in the Girls’ Intermediate (U.17) race (1500 metres); Mark Cummins finished in third place in the Boys’ Intermediate (U.17) race, and Ross Mullane finished in eighth place in the Boys’ Intermediate race. Each of the athletes had creditable performances in heavy mucky conditions.