There was an excellent day of competition on Saturday at the Irish Life Health Irish Schools’ Combined Events Championships in Athlone IT (November 9) with good numbers taking part. - four athletes per event from each province had earlier qualified.
Lucy McGlynn, Coláiste Cholmcille, Ballyshannon/Tir Chonaill AC, was a convincing winner in the Girls U-15/junior event with a total of 3,286 points. Lucy impressed with 9.31secs/60m Hurdles, 1.58m/High Jump, 10.19m/Shot Putt, 4.79m/Long Jump and 2mins 31.4secs/800m. Lucy gains an automatic place and captain of the Irish Junior Home Countries Multi-events International on the 30th November in Glasgow.