Since the Louth and Leinster Championships our young members have been keeping busy competing in a variety of events from beach races, road races to open track & field competitions, the community games and finishing the summer season with Seamie’s 5K.
Seamie’s 5K 2026
Well done to all our young juveniles and their families who enjoyed running Seamie’s 5K and we thank you all for your support of this special event for our club. Congratulations too to our young junior prize winners on the day.
- Shauna Mannion – 3rd place Junior Female & 2nd place team prize in the Jimmy Bradley Memorial Cup (8th overall/1st female club member home)
- Rhona Keenan – 2nd place team price in the Jimmy Bradley Memorial Cup (12th overall/5th place Junior Female)
- Lucy Whelan – 2nd place team prize in the Jimmy Bradley Memorial Cup (13th overall/6th place Junior Female)
- also running in the Junior category were Evie Corcoran, Aoife Pentony, Lena Prynczynska, Kayleigh McArdle, Nena Prynczynska, Laya Cody and Charlotte O’Shea
- Max O’Sullivan – 1st place Junior Male & 1st place team prize in the Seamie Weldon Memorial Cup (4th overall/1st male club member home)
- Alfie O’Sullivan – 3rd place Junior Male & 1st place team prize in the Seamie Weldon Memorial Cup (13th overall/2nd male club member home/new PB 17:50)
- also running in the Junior category were Colm Halpenny & TomJoe McCormack.
August 23rd – National Community Games
Congratulations to Niamh Ireland and TomJoe McCormack who competed at the National Community Games in Carlow. A wonderful experience having qualified through the Area and Louth Community Games. Niamh was up against some tough opposition competing against national champions and just missing out on an 8th place selection and TomJoe ran in one of the most exiting 100m of the day with a photo finish for 3rd place between the 3rd, 4th, 5th & 6th athletets, TomJoe finished 5th. Congratulations to both these dedicated young athletes.
Results – Top 8
- TomJoe McCormack – 5th U16 100m
August 16th – Ardee & District AC Open Sports Day 2026
The louth track and field season finished with our club’s Open Juvenile Sports Day. We had a wonderful day, a little rain but that didn’t deter our young athletes who did themselves proud and a huge thank you to all our volunteers, parents and especially our dedicated coaches and committee for their hard work and preparatins to this successful event. Competing on the day we had Reuben McKenna, Charlotte Corrigan, Hannah Rogers, Harry Clarke, Tiernan McGee, Jones Teether, Joseph McArdle, Riona Carroll, Callum Carberry, Sophie Moran, Fiadh Carrie, Cali O’Brien, Vada Teether, Aoibheann Carolan, Moy McNeice, Emily Clinton, George McKenny, Maddy Carberry, Fatima Sanogo, Jamie Rogers, Aisling Musiime, Lena Prynczynski, Louise Neary, Nina Prynczynski, Tom Fay, Kayleigh McArdle, Molly Clinton, Adam Sanogo, Sanata Sanogo, TomJoe McCormack and Max O’Sullivan.
Results – Top 8
U8 Harry Clarke – 1st 60m / 1st 200m
U8 Tiernan McGee – 2nd 60m / 5th 200m
U8 Jones Teether – 4th 60m / 3rd U9 Turbo Javelin
U8 Joseph McArdle – 4th U9 Turbo Javelin
U8 Riona Carroll – 3rd 200m (2nd in Louth)
U9 Cali O’Brien – 3rd 60m
U9 Vada Teether – 5th 200m (3rd in Louth)
U9 Aoibheann Carolan – 4th Turbo Javelin
U9 Moya McNeice – 5th Turbo Javelin
U9 Emily Clinton – 8th Turbo Javelin
U9 George McKenny – 3rd 200m
U10 Fatima Sanogo – 1st 60m / 1st 200m
U11 Jamie Rogers – 5th 600m (4th in Louth) / 6th Turbo Javelin (4th in Louth)
U12 Aisling Musiime – 2nd 60m / 1st 600m / 2nd Long Jump
U12 Lena Prynczynska – 4th 60m / 4th Long Jump
U13 Tom Fay – 7th Shot Put
U15 Kayleigh McArdle – 3rd 800m
U15 Molly Clinton – 5th Shot Put
U15 Adam Sanogo – 5th 100m (4th in Louth) / 5th 800m (4th in Louth) / 3rd Shot Put (2nd in Louth)
U16 Sanata Sanogo – 4th 100m / 4th 800m
U16 TomJoe McCormack – 2nd 800m / 3rd Shot Put / 1st Long Jump
U17 Max O’Sullivan – 2nd 800m
The Warmup…
And They’re Off…
Elsewhere around the field…
A few of our podium shots…
August 9th – Boyne AC Open Sports Day 2026
On Sunday, August 9th our juveniles traveled to the Lourdes Stadium in Drogheda for the Boyne AC Open Sports Day. We had a fantastic turnout with our athletes competing across track, field, and relay events. Every single athlete gave their absolute all, showing fantastic effort, sportsmanship, and determination from start to finish. Competing on the day we had newcomer U8 Jones Teather, U9s Emily Clinton, Vada Teather and George Mckenny, U10 Fatima Sanogo, U11 Alex Deady, U13 Louise Neary, U14s Niamh Ireland and Nina Prynczynski, U15s Molly Clinton, Evie Quinn Finegan, Adam Sanogo and Alfie O’Sullivan, U16s Sanata Sanogo and TomJoe McCormack and U17s Max O’Sullivan.
Some highlights included TomJoe McCormack taking double gold in the 100m sprint and long jump, Fatima Sanogo scoring a double win in the 60m and 400m, and Emily Clinton taking double silver in the 60m and 300m. Sanata Sanogo picked up double bronze in the 100m and 800m finals, while Alex Deady earned silver in the mixed U11 relay alongside strong track finishes. Our relay teams were out in force too, with Jones, Vada, Emily, and George taking 1st place in the U9 relay, Niamh, Evie, Adam, and Fatima securing 3rd in the U15 Boys Relay and Fatima, Lena, Alex, and Cian from Glenmore AC battling hard for 5th in the U13 Boys Relay.
Resutls – Top 8
- U9 – Jones Teather – 4th 60m / 5th 300m
- U9 – Emily Clinton – 2nd 60m / 2nd 300m
- U9 – Vada Teather – 6th 300m
- U10 – Fatima Sanogo – 1st 60m / 1st 400m
- U12 – Lena Prynczynski – 6th 80m / 7th 600m
- U13 – Louise Neary – 6th 80m
- U14 – Niamh Ireland – 6th 100m / 5th Long Jump
- U14 – Nina Prynczynski – 7th 100m
- U16 – Sanata Sanogo – 3rd 100m / 3rd 800m
- U16 – TomJoe McCormack – 1st 100m / 1st Long Jump (5.28m) / 5th 800m
August 7th – Carlingford 5K & Juvenile Road Races
A huge congratulations to Emily Clinton, Alfie O’Sullivan and Max O’Sullivan who represented the club at the Carlingford 5K & Juvenile Road Races. Emily ran a super race in the Under 9 500m, finishing in an 8th place medal position. Young Alfie preferring the 5K this year was outstanding and finished with a super new PB of 18:01 while Max stormed through with a blistering PB of 16:12. Superb running from these young athletes, well done.
Results
- Emily Clinton – 8th U9 500m
July 22nd – Louth Junior, Senior & Masters’ Track & Field Championships
Congratulations to Max O’Sullivan who took on the challenge of competing with the Juniors and took home the silver in the U20 1500m at the Louth Junior T&F Championships this year. Fantasting running from Max.
July 3rd – B-5 Bettystown 5K
A super win for Max who came first in the U20 category in a time of 16.55. Good on ya Max.
June 26th – St. Coco’s AC Kilcock 5
On the evening of June 26th Alfie O’Sullivan accompanied by his mum Bernie, round the Kilcock 5 in super times, while mum Bernie finished in an impressive 22:15 minutes, Alfie stormed ahead to finish in a time of 18.04 and take the 3rd place prize in the U20 category. Fantastic running Alfie, well done.
