Gavin Kennedy Wins Scottish Combined
Events
Gavin Kennedy representing Ferrybank
Athletic Club won the Scottish Indoor under 17 Pentathlon
Championships in Glasgow last Saturday in fine style recording a
lifetime best score of 3099 points. He produced four personal best
performances in high jump , shot, hurdles and 800m en route to the
gold medal and indeed was only marginally outside his best ever jump
in the fifth event the long jump.
Meanwhile Ferrybank A.C. athletes have
been in sparkling form recently at the Munster indoor juvenile
championships where they won 28 gold, 11 silver and 16 bronze
medals. trriple gold went to Nicola power under 17, and sinead
Donnelly under 18. Other gold medal winners were grainne Quinn,
Kitty Walsh, John Francis, shane Quinn, gavin Downey, Christopher
russell, Steophen Murphy, Niamh Whelan, haley Murphy, Gavin Kennedy,
Andreas Heinsoo, Brenda, Doherty, Andre heffernan , Under 19 boys
and under 17 girls relays.
At a recent International Competition
in Cardiff Ferrybank A.C. had two winners for Ireland when Kelly
Proper won the junior long jump and Mary O Connor the junior 800m.
Niamh Whelan (60m), Mairead Murphy (60m hurdles) and Mairead
Deevy (400m) all took silver medals and Christopher Russell took
bronze in the 200m.
Ferrybank A.C. are hoping for further
success this weekend in Glasgow where they will have 80 athletes
contesting the Scottish under 13, 15, 17 & 20 champuonships.
They have been the top club at these championships fpor the
last few years and will be hoping to maintain this success this
weekend.