Gonzaga’s athletes had two very successful days in UCD this week at the East Leinster Track & Field Championships. The highlight was the First Year team winning the best overall boys’ school for the first time, narrowly pipping Blackrock in the process. Well done to all the students who represented the school, but a special congratulations to the following medal winners:
Gold
Paul Batten Minor 500m & Minor 800m
Reuben Foley Minor discus
Gavin Sheahan Minor high jump
Silver
Cillian McCabe Senior 400m hurdles
Eoghan Mac Muiris Senior 110m hurdles
Harry Moran Junior 1500m
Myles McMahon Minor 1100m
Kareem Shah Minor javelin
Baltazar Allende Minor shot putt
Kevin Ikwu, Leo Estevez Neill, Harry Martin & Michael Nolan Junior 4x100m relay
Kareem Shah, Myles McMahon, Gavin Sheahan & Patrick Hickey Minor 4x100m relay
Bronze
Cillian McCabe Senior 400m
Eoghan MacMuiris Senior 400m hurdles
Ronan Crowe Inter high jump
Callum Ó Tuama Junior 800m
Jack Conlon Junior 1200m walk
Gavin Sheahan Minor 1100m
Myles McMahon Minor 75m hurdles
Minor Boys win overall East Leinsters title for Track & Field for the first time.
Thanks to Ms Denny and Mr McCrossan for accompanying the boys and for the photos.
