Race Report – Leinster Post Primary Schools National Championships
Sunshine and blue skies greeted the young triathletes from Leinster as they arrived in Naas on Sunday morning to compete for a chance to represent their school and province in the Post-Primary Schools National Championships.
Over 20 athletes between the ages of 13 and 18 gathered for the Minor, Junior, Intermediate and Senior races over varying distances (see table below).
| MINOR | |
| 200m/6km/2km | Under 14 on 31st December in the year of competition |
| JUNIOR | |
| 300m/8km/2.5km | Under 15 on 31st December in the year of competition |
| INTERMEDIATE | |
| 400m/10km/3km | Under 17 on 31st December in the year of competition |
| SENIOR | |
| 400m/12km/3.5km | Under 19 on 31st December in the year of competition |
Leinster post-primary regional qualifiers
Well done to all the competitors. The qualifiers from this regional can be seen in the table below.
| Minor Qualifiers | Male | Female |
| Callum O Neill Wojciech Marzec |
Lucia Waldron | |
| Junior Qualifiers | Male | Female |
| Tom McGrane Shane Burke James McDonald |
Meghan Bates Ellen Murray |
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| Intermediate Qualifiers | Male | Female |
| Ronan Griffin Paul McCool Oisin McGinley |
Eve Furlong Kate McCrystal Francesca Walshe |
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| Senior Qualifiers | Male | Female |
| Shane Murray James Coonan Liam DeBuitleir |
Ciara Brady Aoife Thorpe |
The National Post-Primary Schools Championships will take place on Sunday, 20 May 2018 at K Leisure Centre, Naas, Co. Kildare.
A huge thanks to all the volunteers on the day, and to K Leisure in Naas for hosting the championships.
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