The final day of the Woodie’s DIY Juvenile Indoor championships was devoted entirely to relays, the day when the shouting and roaring of athletes and spectators is almost enough to raise the roof on the Nenagh stadium. The day was split into two with the un-even ages competing before lunch followed by the even ages after lunch.
By the time of the break three new records had been set. Dundrum South Dublin shaved just under one tenth of a second off the 2010 record set by their own club in the U19 4X200m; North Sligo boys U15 smashed the record of 1:44.14 set by St. L. O’Toole two years ago with a time of 1:41.83 in their 4X200m; and Galway City Harriers won the boys U13 4X100m in 53.16 to better Craughwell’s 2009 and Letterkenny’s 2010 time of 54.97.
The afternoon session managed just one new record with Leevale winning the boys U14 in 1:50.44 to better the 1:50.75 of Nenagh set last year. A feature of this race was the Abbey Striders team who DNF’d when their third runner pulled a muscle. At the time they were running stride for stride with Leevale, and they were, needless to say, distraught afterwards.
Amongst the visitors to Nenagh over the weekend were Junior Minister for Sport Alan Kelly and Nenagh Town Mayor Seamus Morris who were both impressed with the stadium.
Girls
U12 4X100. 1. Nenagh Olympic 58.64; 2. St. Mary’s Limerick 59.08; 3. Kilkenny City Harriers 60.30.
U13 4X100. 1. Lios Tuathail 56.36; 2. Kilkenny City Harriers 56.50; 3. Dooneen 56.86.
U14 4X200. 1. Nenagh 1:54.51; 2. Dundrum South Dublin 1:44.41; 3. St. Mary’s Limerick 1:55.97.
U15 4X200. 1. Dooneen 1:50.86; 2. Emerald 1:52.07; 3. Tir Chonaill 1:52.74.
U16 4X200. 1. Tir Chonaill 1:48.31; 2. Emerald 1:48.98; 3. Galway City Harriers 1:49.02.
U17 4X200. 1. Emerald 1:46.48; 2. Ferrybank 1:46.98; 3. Kilkenny City Harriers 1:48.18.
U18 4X200. 1. Ferrybank 1:44.65; 2. Emerald 1:45.79; 3. Dooneen 1:47.03.
U19 4X200. 1. Leevale 1:46.33; 2. Ferrybank 1:48.38; 3. Kilkenny City Harriers 1:49.25.
Boys
U12 4X100. 1. Gneeveguilla 57.26; 2. Abbey Striders 57.66; 3. Menapians 58.16.
U13 4X100. 1. Galway City Harriers 53.16 (CBP); 2. Menapians 53.43; 3. Gneeveguilla 55.80.
U14 4X100. 1. Leevale 1:50.44 (CBP); 2. Galway City Harriers 1:55.04; 3. Kilkenny City Harriers 1:56.09.
U15 4X200. 1. North Sligo 1:41.83 (CBP); 2. Kilkenny City Harriers 1:47.20; 3. Nenagh Olympic 1:47.86.
U16 4X200. 1. St. L. O’toole 1:39.60; 2. Galway City Harriers 1:44.35; 3. Menapians 1:46.12.
U17 4X200m. 1. St. L. O’Toole 1:36.11; 2. Tallaght 1:38.25; 3. Emerald 1:38.81.
U18 4X200. 1. Galway City Harriers 1:33.92; 2. St. L. O’Toole 1:35.53; 3. Dundrum South Dublin 1:36.26.
U19 4X200m. 1. Dundrum South Dublin 1:33.89 (CBP); 2. Ferrybank 1:34.59; 3. St. Joseph’s 1:35.07.