DONEGAL JUNIOR/ SENIOR/ MASTERS TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS It has been another busy few weeks of Track and Field competition for Olympian YAC members as the outdoor season starts to ramp up. Our club members recently contested the Donegal Junior(U20/23), Senior and Masters Donegal Track and Field Championships that were held in at Ben O’Donnell Track, Lifford. Our club members showed an array of talents, accumulating an exceptional medal haul of 15 gold, 6 silver and 1 bronze medals in a variety of events including sprints, hurdles, throws, jumps as well as two sets of senior relay medals. Full Results are as follows: U20 - *Charley Barr - 400m Hurdles -1st- Gold medal and Donegal Champion- 1:24:54; *Kellie Carty - Triple Jump -1st - Gold medal and Donegal Champion - 9.91m; *Aine Strain - 400m -1st - Gold medal and Donegal Champion -65.55secs & 200m -3rd – Bronze Medal -28.42secs; *Aoife McGeehin - Discus - 1st- Gold medal and Donegal Champion - 27.90m; *Martin Corbett - 200m -2nd – Silver medal -24.12secs & Triple Jump -4th -11.08m; *Eoghan O’Donnell -100m -5th -13.08secs & Weight For Distance -2nd – Silver Medal; *Tino Machaya - Triple Jump -5th 10.67 U23 - *Ellen O’Donnell - Shot Put -1st - Gold medal - 6.64m, ; Javelin - 1st- Gold medal -20.19m & Weight for Distance - 1st - Gold medal - 3.59m - Triple Donegal Champion Senior Women - *Bonnie Gillard - 100m -1st Gold medal and Donegal Champion -13:42secs & 200m -1st - Gold medal and Donegal Champion -27.69secs; *4x100m - Bonnie Gillard, Aine Strain, Ellen O’Donnell & Karen O’Donnell -1st- Gold medal and Donegal Champions - 57.11secs Masters Women - *Karen O Donnell (F45) - 100m -2nd – Silver Medal - 14.06secs ; 200m -2nd – Silver medal - 29.86secs & 400m -2nd – Silver medal - 67.15secs Masters Men - *Patrick O’Donnell (M35) - Long Jump -1st - Gold medal -5.09m & 200m -1st - Gold medal - 26.05secs – Double Donegal Champion; *Martin O’Donnell (M50) -100m -1st - Gold medal -13:05secs, 200m -1st - Gold medal
22 medal masterclass for Olympian YAC at Donegal track and field championships
