U18 Squad set for Track & Field Meet in Franconville

A team of 23 athletes are making their way to the Franconville U18 Meet set to take place across this weekend (July 31st to August 1st).

The competition will give athletes the opportunity to compete on the international stage in a year where the European U18 Championships, which were set to take place at the end of August, were cancelled.

Ireland have sent a strong team to France which includes recent European U20 gold medallist Nicholas Griggs (Mid-Ulster AC) who won Ireland’s 4th gold medal at the recent European U20 Championships. 16-year-old Griggs will be back in action in the 3000m from 5pm on Saturday. 

Doheny AC’s Maeve O’Neill was another to perform superbly at the European U20 Championships and will also be in action at this weekend’s French Meet. O’Neill ran the race of her life to book her place in the semi-finals of the European U20 Championships, claiming a stunning PB of 2:07.91 (800m) in the process. O’Neill will be back in 800m action from 3pm on Saturday.

Conor Callinan of Leevale will be another looking to continue his wonderful season in the pole vault. Callinan became the youngest ever winner of an Irish senior outdoor title when he won the pole vault on a cold blustery day in Morton Stadium on Jun 26th, before going on to set a new Irish Youth record of 4.61m at the Munster junior championships in MTU last weekend. The Leevale athlete will be in action from 4pm on Saturday.

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Athlete – Club – Coach – Event – Irish Time

• Adam Nolan (St Laurance O'Toole AC) Billy Delaney - 100mH -  3.20 Sat
• Adrienne Gallen (Lifford Strabane AC) John O'Donnell - Hammer - 2.30 Sat
• Aidan Burke (Waterford AC) Des Colbert - 1500m - 3.55 Sat
• Aisling Lane (Mullingar Harriers) Michael Lane - 3km Walk - 10.45 Sun
• Anna Gavigan (Lambay Sports Academy) Gerry Ronan  - Discus - 11.30 Sat
• Cara McNally (Lusk AC) Aidan McKenna -2000m S/C -1.45 Sat
• Conor Cillinan (Leevale AC) Eamon Flanagan - Pole Vault - 4.00 Sat
• David Bosch (Dundrum South Dublin AC) Liz McDonagh - 400m - 5.35
• Sat Geoffrey Joy O'Regan (Sun Hill Harriers)  Cherry Joy - High Jump - 10.40 Sun
• Jake O'Brien (Moy Valley (Mayo) AC) Deirdre Gallagher - 5km Walk - 10.15 Sun
• Kate O’Connell (Lucan Harriers) Edith Coakley - 400m - 5.20 Sat
• Katie Nolke (Ferrybank AC) Brid Golden - Long Jump - 4.10 Sat
• Kirsti Foster (Willowfield AC) Davy Foster - 3000m - 11.30 Sat
• Leon King Abor(Boyne AC)  Ken Meier - 100m - 4.50 Sat
• Lucy May Sleeman (Leevale AC) John Naughton - 100m - 4.30 Sat
• Lucy McGlynn (Tir Chonaill AC) Eamon Harvey  - 100mH - 3.35 Sat
• Maeve O'Neill (Doheny AC) Tony O'Neill - 800m - 3.00 Sat
• Michael Alajiki (Dún Dealgan AC) Mike Mein - Triple Jump - 2.40 Sat
• Nicholas Griggs (Mid Ulster AC) Barrie Holmes - 3000m- 5.00 Sat
• Nkemjika Onwumereh (Metro St.Brigids AC) Brian Tremble - 200m - 11.05 Sun
• Oisin Kelly (Cranford AC) Eamon Giles - 800m - 2.50 Sat
• Rebecca Rossiter (Loughview AC) Andrew Han - 1500m - 4.05 Sat
• Úna Brice (Leevale AC) Eamon Flanagan - Pole Vault - 1.25 Sat