Results 2009

AAI All Ireland Juvenile Cross Country Championships Odd Ages (6th December 2009)
3 of our athletes competed in this event in Coleraine. Sean Finn and Jack Fitzgerald in the under 11 boys and Aaron Hennessy in the U/13 boys.  Sean Finn (running up an age) ran a superb race finishing 47th, this was Sean's first experience of an All Ireland cross country and he finished 4th for County Kildare and Kildare finished 3rd team.  Jack Fitzgerald, after a bad start, finished 85th.  Aaron Hennessy had a fantastic run and looked comfortable all through the very testing course of hills and very wet and slippy ground.  However due to organisational errors this race will be run at a later date.  See blog page for parents' comments.


AAI All Ireland Juvenile Cross Country Championships Even Ages (22nd November 2009)
On a very cold and very wet day in Kilbeggan the All Ireland Championships were run.  The first race was the girls U/12 1000m in which Kate & Laura Quigley were competing for both County and Province.  Both girls had poor starts in a field of 160 competitors but Kate made good progress through the field to finish 57th.  Laura, who had been sick through the week made a great effort and finished 89th.

The next race up was the boys U/12 1000m in which Jack Fitzgerald was competing for Kildare.  After a hard race with great effort Jack finished 100th.  Unfortunately due to the conditions very few photos were taken.


Dunleer AC Noel McGuill/Sandra Floyd Open XC (15th November 2009)
Blue skies made for great weather for this cross country event being held in Darver, Co. Louth.  Although taking place in a GAA training pitch their were plenty of variations in the course.  Molly Aspell ran first in the U/9 race and after a hard run came 19th.  Jack Fitzgerald put in a great race and narrowly missed out on 3rd place when he stumbled in the last 150m, 4th place was a great result.  Kate & Laura Quigley were the final competitors for the club and from starting on a slope to some sharp bends the girls finished 5th & 8th.  Well done to our small amount of athletes who competed today.


Leinster Cross Country Championships Odd Ages (9th November 2009)
Considering the weather leading up to this event the conditions today were wonderful!
Sunshine, not particularly cold and not a drop of rain!  Conditions underfoot were not too bad, a bit mucky, soft and wet in places but generally very good.

Girls U/11 – Lisa Aspel
Lisa ran a great race to finish 36th out of a field of 146 finishers.  She finished 4th for county Kildare, improving on her position at the county championships, unfortunately the county team failed to win medals.

Boys U/11 – Jack Fitzgerald and Sean Finn
Sean (running up an age) had a tremendous race and was up with the leading pack, finishing 14th overall and 4th for county Kildare.  Jack had a good race finishing 21st and 5th for county Kildare. There were 119 finishers in the u/11 boy’s race.  County Kildare won 1st county so both Sean and Jack went home happy with their Leinster Gold medals!  Both boys have qualified to run for county Kildare in the All Irelands to be held in Coleraine on the 6th December.

Boys U/13 – Aaron Hennessey
Aaron, in his first Leinsters, very narrowly missed a bronze Leinster medal for his county. He finished 39th out of a field of 110 finishers and was 7th for Kildare (first 6 get medals)! He ran a great race and also qualifies for the All Irelands on the county Kildare team.

Boys U/15 – Tony Aspel
In a very fast race Tony had a very good run finishing 44th out of 72 finishers.  He finished 9th for Kildare and the Kildare team were 2nd.  Tony therefore qualifies for the All Irelands on the Kildare team. (10 to represent county teams)

Leinster Cross Country Championships Even Ages (25th October 2009)
With only 3 juvenile athletes and 2 senior athletes competing today the club did well with Laura Quigley finishing 9th in the U/12 competition and leading home the County for silver medals.  Kate Quigley, also U/12, finished 11th individually and 3rd for the County.  Both girls will now represent Leinster and Kildare at the All Ireland competition next month.  Jack Fitzgerald who was running up an age did well but was unable to secure a medal.  Mary Doyle ran in the novice race and Gabrielle Aspell ran in the Masters race - the pace in both was extremely fast and the girls did well.


Glenmore AC Open XC (18th October 2009)
Well done to Jack Fitzgerald who travelled to the Glenmore AC Open XC.  He came 5th in the Boys U/11 800m race.


County Cross Country Even Ages (11th October 2009)
The second day of the County cross country took place at Crookstown with even ages from U/10 to U/18 plus Masters running.  In the U/10s Sean Finn ran a great race to finish first and win gold.  Ben Dickson, also U/10, ran his first competitive race since joining the club and finished 12th.  Molly Aspell & Aoife Kelly ran U/10 and finished well.  Next up was the U/12 girls and the team of Kate Quigley, Laura Quigley, Tara Breen & Lisa Aspel all finished well with Kate winning a bronze medal and the other girls all finishing in the top 15 to earn them a second place team medal.  In the U/12 boys Jack Fitzgerald who was running out of his age finished a strong 7th with Brendan Aspel finishing 17th.   In U/14 Aaron Hennessey also running out of his age finished 10th from a very strong field.  Tony Aspel was up next in the U/16 race and finished 13th.  To finish the day Gabrielle Aspell ran in the Masters womens race...results to follow.

County Cross Country Odd Ages (4th October 2009)
This was the first day of the county cross country with all the uneven ages.  The results were as follows:  U/9 - Molly Aspell 9th, Luke Hennessey 8th.  U/11 - Lisa Aspel 7th, Jack Fitzgerald 3rd, Sean Finn 8th, Tadgh Hennessey 24th, Eoin Curley 32nd.  U/13 - Laura Quigley 8th, Katie Quigley 9th, Aaron Hennessey 13th.  U/15 - Tony Aspel 4th.  Well done to all athletes especially Jack Fitzgerald on winning a bronze medal and everyone who was running up an age.   And to end the day, a first run out in a very long time of an Intermediate ladies team for Crookstown of Gabrielle Aspell, Mary Doyle, Helena Doyle & Theresa Doyle - you did great girls.  Gabrielle took an individual silver medal in this event.


Star of the Sea Open XC (27th September 2009)
A great course and all our athletes did well in this first cross country run of 2009.  Molly Aspell ran her very first xc race at U/9 and finished just out of medal place in 7th.  Lisa Aspel came 10th in U/11.  Jack Fitzgerald was just beaten in the last 100 metres of the U/11 boys race to claim 2nd.  Katie Quigley ran U/12 and finished 3rd with a great finish.  Next up was Aaron Hennessey, also his first xc race, at U/13 and finished a respectable 9th.  Tony Aspel was the last of our athletes to run in U/15 and after a tough 2000m came 8th.  Well done.


Navan Open Sports (20th September 2009)
Few clubs from outside Meath were at this Open Sports.  In total, 11 of our athletes travelled to Navan and came home with 16 medals.  A lot of these medals were won by our athletes competing outside of their own age group.  
The Javelin competition was held before the main track & field events - in U/14 Ciara Dunne won silver as did Keelan Hegarty Kelly in Juniors.  The U/12 boys relay team of Jack Fitzgerald, Katelyn Hegarty Kelly, Katie Quigley & Laura Quigley won bronze.  Laura Quigley won bronze in U/12 100m sprint and U/13 300m; Katie Quigley won bronze in U/12 Long Jump; Ciara Dunne won silver in U/13 Long Jump and silver in U/14 Shot Putt; Kathryn Weir won gold in U/16 Shot Putt and silver in U/15 Long Jump; Charles Weir won silver in Junior Shot Putt.  To finish off the day Ian Weir & Ger Hegarty Kelly competed in the Senior Shot Putt and came away with Gold & Silver respectively...you're never too old!!  Well done to all of you.


AAI Outdoor Championships (July 2009)
Crookstown Throwers Shine at All Irelands.  The All Ireland Track and Field Championships took place over the last two weekends, and the Crookstown athletes put in some fantastic performances. 
This was the first year the club had qualifiers in Shotput, Discus and Javelein, with Ciara Dunne, Kathryn Weir and Keelan Hegarty-Kelly representing the club in these events, and all had great performances. 
Keelan qualified through to the top eight in U17 Discus and Javelin and finished 7th in Ireland in both disciplines. Kathryn also competed in two events finishing 5th in the U15 discus and 3rd(bronze medal)in the shotput.
Ciara Dunne achieved an impressive 2nd (silver medal) in the U13 shotput.  Congratulations to Keelan, Kathryn, and Ciara on their success.


County 'B' Championships (28th June 2009)
Well done to our 3 athletes - Molly Aspell, Tara Breen and Laura Quigley who competed in Newbridge and came away with 5 gold medals and 1 silver medal.  Molly Aspell was 1st on the track and won gold in the U/9 80metres before moving on to win another gold in U/9 Ball Throw.  Tara Breen also had a great day by winning gold in U/12 Long Jump, 100m & 800m.  Laura Quigley competed in 1 U/12 event which was Long Jump and won silver.

Little Athletics Fun Event (25th June 2009)
A great evening was had at this Little Athletics event in Celbridge.  Molly, Luke & Tadgh took part in standing long jump, speed bounce, balance beams, relays and hurdles.  Well done, hope you had a fun time.

Outdoor Leinster Championships U/14 - U/19 (20th & 21st June 2009)
A great weekend was had by our athletes who competed in this year's Leinster championships.  Kathryn Weir won 2 U/15 gold medals in Discus and Shot Putt.  Keelan Hegarty Kelly won bronze in U/17 Javelin and 4th place in Discus.  Charles Weir won bronze in U/17 Shot Putt.

Outdoor Leinster Championships U/9 - U/13s (13 June 2009)
All our athletes put in great performances in Navan.  Some personal bests were set, and there were also some disappointments after a very long day.  Well done to Ciara Dunne who won a silver Leinster medal in the U/13 shot putt and to Lisa Aspel who won a bronze Leinster medal as part of the U/11 Inter County relay team.

Annual Inter Schools Competition (11 June 2009)
Well done to our athletes who competed for their schools in the Inter Schools Competition.  It was a great night where fun and chips were the main theme of the day.

Ballon Rathoe Open Sport (1 June 2009)
Summer arrived and the suncream was out.  Only 7 athletes travelled down to Ballon for the open sports on bank holiday Monday where 5 medals were won.  Once again Kathryn Weir took gold at U/15 shot putt.  Keelin Hegarty Kelly won silver in U/18 Long Jump.  Laura Quigley won gold in U/12 100m and bronze in U/12 Long Jump.  Katie Quigley won silver in U/13 shot putt.  Sorry no photos this time.

County Javelin Championship (27 May 2009)
Well done to our 3 athletes who competed in the County Javelin Championship and all came away with medals.  Keelin Hegarty Kelly won silver. Kathryn Weir and Charles Weir both won bronze medals.

2nd Round of County Championship (17 May 2009)
It was wet and windy when our athletes competed in the 2nd round of the county's.  Ciara Dunne won U/13 shot putt gold, Cliodhna Kelly won U/18 1500m gold, Kathryn Weir won U/15 shot putt gold & Lisa Aspel won U/11 100m gold. Cliodhna Kelly won silver in U/18 Long Jump, Sean Finn won silver in U/10 100m, Jack Fitzgerald won silver in U/11 Ballthrow and the U/12 girls relay team of Aoife Kelly, Laura Quigley, Lisa Aspel & Katie Quigley also won silver - great run and thanks to Aoife for coming on the team after Tara injured her ankle in the 200m.  Laura Quigley also won a bronze in the U/12 200m which had to be re-run.

1st Round of County Championship (10 May 2009)
15 of our athletes competed in the 1st round of the countys' and came back with 12 medals.  Lisa Aspel won silver in Long Jump and bronze in 300m.  Jack Fitzgerald won bronze in 600m.  Sean Finn won silver in 100m.  Ciara Dunne won silver in Long Jump and bronze in 200m.  Aaron Hennessey won silver in 100m.  Kathryn Weir won silver in Long Jump.  Katie Quigley won silver in Shot Putt and bronze in 600m.  Laura Quigley won silver in 600m.  Cliodhna Kelly won silver in 200m. Great day. Well done.

St Abban's Open Sports (May 2009) 
It was a cold, windy and drizzly day in St Abbans and our athletes did well.  Sean Finn got U/10 silver medals in both 80m and 300m.  Lisa Aspel competed at U/11 and came 2nd in 80m, 3rd in 300m and 2nd in Long Jump.  Katelyn Hegarty Kelly came 3rd in U/11 Long Jump.  Ciara Dunne threw 9.95m to come first in U/14 Shot Putt. Kathryn Weir threw 25m in U/15 Discus to get gold.  So well done to all of you.

Crookstown Open Sports (19 April 2009)
We had a fabulous day both with the weather and on the track.  The following medals were won:  U/10 - Sean Finn won gold in both 100m & 300m, Eoin Curley won bronze in Ball Throw.  U/11 - Lisa Aspel won bronze in 100m.  U/12 - Katie Quigley won gold in Long Jump and the Relay team with Katie Quigley, Laura Quigley, Tara Breen and Carrie Aldridge won Silver.  U/13 - Ciara Dunne won Gold in Shot Putt, Silver in 100m and Bronze in Long Jump.  Aaron Hennessey won 2 bronze medals in 100m & Long Jump.  U/15 - Kathryn Weir  won gold in Shot Putt.  U/17 - Keelin Hegarty Kelly won bronze in Shot Putt.  U/18 - Cliodhna Kelly won bronze in 800m.  Well done everyone.

All Ireland Indoors, Nenagh (March 2009)
Congratulations to Ciara & Kathryn on winning All Ireland medals at the weekend.  Ciara Dunne won a silver medal in U/13 Shot Putt with a throw of 10.32m  and Kathryn Weir won a bronze medal in U/15 Shot Putt with a throw of 10.61m.  

Leinster Indoors Days 2 & 3, Nenagh (28 February/1 March 2009)
8 of our athletes took part in the Indoor event held on 28 February and 1 March.  Congratulations to Ciara Dunne and Kathryn Weir who won gold in their shot putt events.  Ciara broke the U/13 Leinster record in Shot Putt with a throw of 9.78m.

AAI Juvenile "B" Cross Country Championships (February 2009) 
Jack Fitzgerald, Katie Quigley & Laura Quigley competed in the U/11 Cross Country Race in Lough Key Forest Park in Boyle, Co. Roscommon.  The course was extremely wet underfoot but the sun did shine.  Jack was placed 44th, Katie 23rd and Laura 26th.  Katie & Laura were part of the Kildare county team which came 2nd.  Well done to you all.