Mercy Mounthawk » Athletics

Mercy Secondary School Mounthawk has consistently been at the very top of Munster and Irish school’s athletics, with both boys and girls teams winning extensive provincial, national and international honours.

“Remember, the feeling you get from a good run is far better than the feeling you get from sitting around wishing you were running.” – Sarah Condor

2019 Track and Field Results and Pictures

International Schools:

Luke O Carroll and Cillian Griffin in their Irish Singlets

This year we had two athletes represent Ireland at the SIAB’s International Track and Field Championship in Scotland.

Cillian Griffin ran the third leg of the silver medal winning 4x100m relay, and placed 4th in the 100m sprint final.
Luke O Carroll placed 4th in the Long Jump, jumping an impressive 6.85m.

National Schools Athletics Finals in Thurles:

2 Gold for Mervyn Shalemba in the Inter 100m and 200m
Gold for Sen Boys Relay team
Gold for Luke O’Carroll in Sen long jump
Bronze for Orla O’Reilly in Senior 200m

Munster Schools:

30 Medals
Girls relay record

Munster Schools indoor Athletics Finals :

9 medals

North Munsters:

75 Medals

Kerry Track and field:

Best Boys Track and Field School
Best Girls Track and Field School
89 medals

Well done to all and their coaches!

In the 2017 -2018 season, students from Mercy Mounthawk have won 45 medals at Provincial and National levels. Our Intermediate boys 4 x 100 m relay team has been invited to represent Munster in the prestigious Tailteann Irish School’s Interprovincial at Morton Stadium, Santry on Saturday 23 rd June 2018. Basit Oyebanji has been invited to be part of the 4 x 400m squad and the 400 m sprint, Mervyn Shalemba has been invited to represent his province in the 200 m, Cillian Griffin has been invited to compete in the 100m and Luke O Carroll has been invited to represent Munster in the long jump. Well done to all on a fantastic year of running, throwing and jumping.

2018 Track and Field Results and Pictures

Basit Oyebanji, Cillian Griffin, Mervyn Shalemba, Luke O Carroll

ALL – IRELANDS:

Venue: Tullamore Harriers Club Date: 02/06/18

Major Achievements:

Intermediate Boys broke the national 4x100m relay record with a time of 43.19

Gold Medallists:

Mervyn Shalemba (Relay)
Luke O Carroll (Relay)
Basit Oyebanji (Relay)

Diana Nagle, Ciara McCarthy, Rachel Bowler, Orla O Reilly
Cillian Griffin (Relay)

Bronze Medallists:

Cillian Griffin (100m)
Mervyn Shalemba (200m)
Darragh Courtney (High Jump)
Diana Nagle (Relay)
Rachel Bowler (Relay)
Orla O Reilly (Relay)
Ciara McCarthy (Relay)

MUNSTER:

Venue: An Riocht Castleisland Date: 19/05/18

Cillian Griffin, Luke O Carroll, Oisin Spillane, Basit Oyebanji, Mervyn Shalemba, Aaron Malik

Major Achievements:

Senior girls relay team broke the 4x300m relay record with a time of 2.56.56
Intermediate boys team won best overall intermediate boys school in Munster

Gold Medallists:

Kirby Anne Ryan (Shot)
Cillian Griffin (100m, Relay)
Mervyn Shalemba (200m, Relay)
Basit Oyebanji (Relay)
Luke O Carroll (Relay)
Diana Nagle (Relay)
Rachel Bowler (Relay)
Orla O Reilly (Relay)
Ciara McCarthy (Relay)

Silver Medallists:

Our All Ireland Squad:
Back: Cathal Fitzgibbon, Darragh Courtney, Basit Oyebanji, Cillian Griffin, Luke O Carroll, Mervyn Shalemba, Oisin Spillane.
Front: Aaron Malik, Diana Nagle, Ciara McCarthy, Aine O Shea , Rachel Bowler, Orla O Reilly, Conor Morrison O Brien

Aine O Shea (Shot)
Aaron Malik (Discus, 400m Hurdles, Relay)
Oisin Spillane (3000m)
Darragh Courtney (Relay)
Louis Byrne (Relay)
Cathal Fitzgibbon (Relay)
Rachel Bowler (Long Jump)
Lauren O Grady (Discus)
Dovydas Baltonis (Shot)

Bronze Medallists:

Kirby Anne Ryan (Discus)
Rebecca Falvey (Long Jump)
Rachel Bowler (Triple Jump)
Dovydas Baltonis (Hammer)
Darragh Courtney (High Jump)

NORTH MUNSTER:

Venue: An Riocht Castleisland Date: 08/05/18 & 10/05/18

24 Gold Medals
22 Silver Medals
23 Bronze Medals

2018 Cross Country Results and Pictures

MUNSTER:

Oisin Spillane

Venue: W.I.T. Date: 23/02/18

Individual Medals:

Oisin Spillane (4^th) – Intermediate Boys

NORTH MUNSTER:

Venue: Pallaskenry Date: 25/01/18

Individual Qualifiers:

Coren Hughes (4^th) –Minor Boys
Liam Carmody (11^th) –Minor Boys
Eabha Murphy (15^th) –Junior Girls
Oisin Spillane (3^rd) –Intermediate Boys
Sean Brosnan (11^th) –Intermediate Boys

Team Qualifiers:

Junior Boys (1^st)

KERRY:

Venue: Killarney Date: 18/01/18

Mercy Mounthawk’s Cross Country team had remarkable success this academic year. Almost five hundred athletes from Kerry and West Limerick took part in this year’s Kerry Schools Cross Country Championship. Mounthawk athletes showed great determination and capability on the day with Mounthawk being presented with the Morkham Shield for Best Girls School and our boys’ team came runner up for Best Boys School.

Individual Medals:

Gillian Lane
Coren Hughes
Oisin Spillane

Team Medals:

Minor Girls (3^rd)
Minor Boys (3^rd)
Junior Girls (1^st)
Intermediate Girls (3^rd)
Intermediate Boys (1^st)
Senior Girls (1^st)
Senior Boys (3^rd)