Pictures, results from Donegal Athletics U14, U15, U16 Championships

THE Aura Leisure Complex was a hive of activity today for the Donegal Athletics Board’s Under-14, Under-15 and Under-16 Track and Field Championship finals.

There were medals galore as competitive athletics returned for these age groups in earnest – and there were plenty of eye-catching displays

Riona Doherty of Finn Valley who took three golds was among those to shine.

Doherty sped to under-15 100m gold in 12.4 seconds, staving off Amy Cullen (Cranford) and Fern Duffy (Letterkenny), while her 12.1 second run secured the gold in the 80m hurdles.

Doherty was also an impressive long jump winner, leaping to 5.04m

Cranford AC’s Caolan McFadden was a superb winner of the under-15 boys 800m and he also took the spools in the 1500m and long jump events.

April Doherty won both the under-16 100m and 200m titles, the Finn Valley woman clocking 13.2 seconds and 28.1 seconds, while her club-mate Jack McGlinchey was a triple gold winner in the under-14 800m, 200m and 80m

Alannah Anderson of Tir Chonaill AC threw 10.89m to win the under-14 shot and she also took the discus title, as well as taking bronze in the long jump.

Lifford-Strabane AC’s Ashleigh McArdle won the under-16 high jump (1.50m) and the under-16 shot put (10.36m). On the track, McArdle took silver in the 80m hurdles, behind her club mate Ella Costello.

It was also a Costello-McArdle one-two in the 250m hurdles race and Costello won the long jump with a 4.49m best.

Stephen Slevin of Finn Valley AC was double gold medalist in the under-14 javelin (25.82m) and high jump (1.35m) while Finn Valley’s Andrew Jansen took under-15 gold in the shot with a PB of 14.96m.

Blaine Lynch from Finn Valley AC took golds in the under-16 100m (12.1 seconds), 200m (24.9 seconds) and javelin (53.09m).