SIAB KitKat Schools Athletics Ireland have announced their largest ever team of 22 athletes for the World Junior Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland on 8-13 July. Young track star Ciara Mageean competes over 1500m.
Two relay teams have been announced with the women’s 4×100m relay looking to revise their recently set national junior recor-Hannah Lewis has been named as part of this line up.
A men’s 4×400m relay team is also included based on impressive performances in recent weeks from Curtis Woods, Jason Harvey & Billy Ryan.
Director of Coaching Gary Ryan said “This is fantastic to have so many junior athletes involved at such a high level. We are looking to these athletes establishing good performances on a world stage.”
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SIAB Schools’ International – Bedford 19th July 2008
Irish Team announced:
KitKat Girls’ Team
300m
Joanna Mills Ballyclare High
800m
Christine McMahon Belfast Royal Academy
Sasha Hooks Belfast Royal Academy
1500m
Ciara Mageean Assumption Ballynahinch
3000m
Eimear Black Dominican Belfast
80m Hurdles
Aimee McNeilly Regent House
Long Jump
Joanna Mills Ballyclare High School
Pole Vault
Lucy Dugan Belfast Royal Academy
Hammer
Gabrielle McNally Craigavon SHS
4 x 300 Relay
Joanna Mills Ruth Nic Dhiarmada
Orla Finn Rebecca Nolan
Christine McMahon
Team Captain Clare Fitzgerald
Team Managers
Mary Barrett
Bronagh Delaney
Margaret Harvey
Karen Mills
Jean O’Connor
KitKat Boys Team
100m
Gerard Maguire Erne Integrated School
200m
Curtis Woods Downshire School
400m
Curtis Woods Downshire School
800m
Adam Ingram Hazelwood Integrated School
Long Jump
Ciaran Dolan St Michael’s Enniskillen
Triple Jump
Ciaran Dolan St Michael’s Enniskillen
Shot Put
Andrew Doyle Maghera High School
Discus
Garreth Irvine Bangor Grammar
Javelin
Matthew Ramsey Regent House
4 x 100 Relay
Paul Whelan Gerard Maguire
Curtis Woods Mark Kavanagh
4 x 400 Relay
Joseph Dowling Adam Ingram
Patrick Maher Tim Crowe
Team Captain Paul Whelan
Team Mangers
Alan Kirk
Mark Stephenson
Rory Friel
John Sheehan