The second weekend was held in ideal conditions last weekend at Tullamore. It again proved a very fruitful for the St Laurence O’Toole club picking up a number of medals in some of the most completive events. Middle distance was once the main stay of the club but in the last few years it has being the sprinters and jumpers that are most prominent as was the case last weekend.
To take an All-Ireland in your first season in the sport is a huge achievement but that is exactly what Owen Scully did in the u-15 200m. He was on holidays for the first weekend and if present he surely would have added to his medal count. He is one to watch for the future. Another gold medal went to Simon Doyle who continues to dominate the u18 long jump this time winning with a leap of 6.79m. He was pushed all the way by club mate Paul Byrne who finished second with a new p.b. of 6.54m. absence Grace Lawler representing the Lawler household did so in style taking silver in the u14 200m. Adam Dowling added a second bronze in the u18 200m to the one he won the first weekend in the 100m.
Seven relay teams had qualified from the Leinster but with injury and holidays taking it’s toil one team that made it to the start line last Sunday. They certainly made the trip worth while winning gold in the u18 4x100 in time of 45.0s beating very fancied Dundrum and Clonliffe teams. Earlier in the day they were forth in the 4x400. The four who took the baton around were Paul Byrne Adam Dowling Gavin Curran and Simon Doyle.
On Saturday Carlow had more success with Mary Ann O’Sullivan Tinryland winning the u18 1500m in a time of 4m 47s. Danny Lawler 1500m, Emma O’Toole long jump and Mark Furey shot and discus, Rosanna and Mary Flood Ballon/Rathoe in the Javelin and Discus also competed last weekend finishing outside the medals.