County Down Athletics’ Success

Kilkeel High School were competing at the recent County Down Athletics’ Championships at the Mary Peters’ Track in Belfast and achieved tremendous success.

The athletes gained an incredible 23 medals overall, both in individual and relay events and now 34 students will compete for the school in the Ulster Athletics’ Championships next week at the same venue.

There were also numerous Personal Bests gained by the pupils and 73 pupils finishing in the top 8.

The medallists were as follows;

Mini Boys’ medallists

Jaydon Graham     1^st in Long Jump

Aaron O’Brien      2^nd In Long Jump

4x100m relay team          2^nd  ( Team – Harry Main, Jude Henning, Aaron O’Brien , Jaydon                                                                                                                              Graham )

Mini Boys-  1^st team overall

Minor Girls’ medallist

Maddie McDonald          2^nd in Long Jump

2^nd in Junior Girls’ Triple Jump

Minor Boys’ medallists

Rhys Teggarty                2^nd in High Jump

4 x 100m relay team        2^nd  ( Team – Harry Stevenson, Daniel Graham, Jay Forsythe,

Rhys Teggarty )

Minor Boys’ – 2^nd Team overall

Junior Girls’ medallists

4 x 100m relay team        3^rd  ( Team – Indy Cunningham, Peyton Graham, Rebecca Purdy

Ella McAuley )

Junior Boys’ Medallists

Charlie Willis                  1^st in Shot Putt

Nathan Hamilton            1^st in Triple Jump

Inter Girls’ Medallists

Rebecca Chestnutt          1^st in Discus

Alexandra Annett            3^rd in Triple Jump

Inter Boys’ Medallists

Adam Morris                  1^st in High Jump ( new District record )

Jack Keenan                   1^st in Triple Jump

Noah Linden                  2^nd in Triple Jump

Senior Girls’ Medallists

Grace McBride               1^st in Discus

1^st in Shot Putt

Jaylee Parke                    3^rd in 400 metres

3^rd in Triple Jump

Senior Boys’ Medallists

Samuel Warby                2^nd in High Jump

2^nd in Long Jump

Taylor McConnell           2^nd in Shot Putt

4x100m Relay                3^rd  ( Team – Joshua Graham, Samuel Warby, Matthew Sutton,

Taylor McConnell )

Congratulations to all those pupils involved and we want to wish them all the best in the Ulster Championships at the Mary Peters’ Track on Wednesday 15^th May for Minors and Juniors and Saturday 18^th May for the Minis, Inters and Seniors.