18 August 2020, from Athletics NI, All photos by Bob Given Photography
The NI & Ulster U14-U17 Age Group Championships took place at the Mary Peters Track this weekend in a socially distant ‘new normal’. This was one of the first events back at the Track since lockdown began in March and it was a delight for all the athletes to finally be able to compete once more.
Day 1
On Saturday 15th August, the U14 and U16 athletes took part in a range of events on a hot and humid day, with temperatures reaching over 20 degrees in the afternoon. Below is the list of the 2020 NI & Ulster Champions for the U14 & U16 Age Groups:
| Event | Athlete | Club | Time/Distance/
Height |
| U14B 200m | Jayden Booth | Loughview AC | 25.33s |
| U14B 75mH | Ben McConkey | Athletics NI Unattached | 12.87s |
| U14B 800m | Eoin Sheridan | Monaghan Phoenix AC | 2:21.90s |
| U14B 80m | Jayden Booth | Loughview AC | 10.19s |
| U14B Discus | Patrick Laverty | Carrick Aces AC | 31.51m |
| U14B Hammer | Patrick Laverty | Carrick Aces AC | 21.95m |
| U14B Javelin | Ben McConkey | Athletics NI Unattached | 39.14m |
| U14B Long Jump | Arnar Brynjarsson | City of Lisburn AC | 4.75m |
| U14B Shot | Andrew Jansen | Finn Valley AC | 12.49m |
| U14G 200m | Fern Duffy | Letterkenny AC | 28.32s |
| U14G 75mH | Riona Doherty | Finn Valley AC | 12.32s |
| U14G 800m | Rebecca Moore | City of Lisburn AC | 2:26.35s |
| U14G 80m | Riona Doherty | Finn Valley AC | 10.43s |
| U14G Discus | Caoimhe Gallen | Lifford Strabane AC | 25.67m |
| U14G Hammer | Caoimhe Gallen | Lifford Strabane AC | 41.80m |
| U14G High Jump | Erin Diamond | City of Lisburn AC | 1.53m |
| U14G Javelin | Kate Fenlon | North Down AC | 27.55m |
| U14G Long Jump | Riona Doherty | Finn Valley AC | 5.30m |
| U14G Shot | Caoimhe Gallen | Lifford Strabane AC | 12.06m |
| U16B 100m | Lewis Loughlin | Omagh Harriers | 12.18s |
| U16B 100mH | Adam Courtney | Ballymena & Antrim AC | 14.05s |
| U16B 200m | Conall Mooney | Annalee AC | 24.47s |
| U16B 250mH | Adam Courtney | Ballymena & Antrim AC | 34.22s |
| U16B 3000m | Kyle Thompson | Loughview AC | 9:34.86s |
| U16B 800m | Caolan O’Hare | 3 Ways AC | 2:03.70s |
| U16B Discus | Cian McKenna | Glaslough Harriers | 42.78m |
| U16B Hammer | Patrick Sweeney | Lifford Strabane AC | 32.90m |
| U16B High Jump | Kobe Degnan | Rising Stars Jordanstown | 1.69m |
| U16B Javelin | Charlie Lawden | North Down AC | 45.77m |
| U16B Long Jump | Daire McDevitt | Tir Chonaill AC | 5.74m |
| U16B Shot | Cian McKenna | Glaslough Harriers | 11.06m |
| U16B Triple Jump | Daire McDevitt | Tir Chonaill AC | 12.01m |
| U16G 100m | Sophie Parlour | Olympian Youth & A.C. | 12.58s |
| U16G 200m | Sophie Parlour | Olympian Youth & A.C. | 26.18s |
| U16G 250mH | Harriet Mc Crossan | Lifford Strabane AC | 36.84s |
| U16G 2k Walk | Ava Mc Nally | Clones AC | 12:22.21s |
| U16G 3000m | Lauren Molloy | Omagh Harriers | 10:31.75s |
| U16G 800m | Lauren Madine | East Down AC | 2:17.80s |
| U16G 80mH | Sophie Parlour | Olympian Youth & A.C. | 12.47s |
| U16G Discus | Molly Coffey O Connor | Clones AC | 31.55m |
| U16G Hammer | Cora Burns | Lifford Strabane AC | 33.39m |
| U16G High Jump | Tori Murchan | Tir Chonaill AC | 1.63m |
| U16G Javelin | Ellie McCurdy | Lifford Strabane AC | 38.10m |
| U16G Long Jump | Natalie McCrory | City of Lisburn AC | 5.29m |
| U16G Shot | Sophie Doherty | St Annes AC | 12.06m |
Day 2
Sunday 16th August saw a slightly damper affair, but the consistent morning rain did not dampen the spirits of the athletes, coaches or officials. Below is the list of the 2020 NI & Ulster Champions for the U15 & U17 Age Groups:
| Event | Athlete | Club | Time/Distance/
Height |
| U15B 100m | George Carson | Orangegrove AC | 12.47s |
| U15B 200m | Cormac Crotty | Annalee AC | 25.36s |
| U15B 250mH | Cormac Crotty | Annalee AC | 35.9s |
| U15B 800m | Ben Warnock | Monaghan Phoenix AC | 2:10.01s |
| U15B 80mH | Toby Thompson | Ballymena & Antrim AC | 13.49s |
| U15B Discus | Luke Ward | Tir Chonaill AC | 24.79m |
| U15B Hammer | Luke Ward | Tir Chonaill AC | 24.96m |
| U15B High Jump | Jamie Laverty | Carrick Aces AC | 1.20m |
| U15B Javelin | Luke Ward | Tir Chonaill AC | 25.11m |
| U15B Long Jump | Shay O’halloran | Tir Chonaill AC | 5.03m |
| U15G 100m | Ellie Brady | Annalee AC | 12.95s |
| U15G 200m | Amy Jo Kierans | Oriel AC | 27.16s |
| U15G 250mH | Ashleigh McArdle | Lifford Strabane AC | 37.32s |
| U15G 800m | Ava Downey | City of Lisburn AC | 2:21.59s |
| U15G 80mH | Veronica O’Neill | City of Derry AC Spartans | 12.77s |
| U15G Discus | Grace Gormley | Shercock AC | 20.41m |
| U15G Hammer | Grace Gormley | Shercock AC | 20.89m |
| U15G High Jump | Ashleigh McArdle | Lifford Strabane AC | 1.45m |
| U15G Javelin | Hannah Lawden | North Down AC | 25.39m |
| U15G Long Jump | Ellie Brady | Annalee AC | 5.35m |
| U15G Shot | Ashleigh McArdle | Lifford Strabane AC | 11.55m |
| U17B 100m | Matthew Sykes | Orangegrove AC | 11.34s |
| U17B 100mH | Zane McQuillan | Ballymena & Antrim AC | 14.85s |
| U17B 200m | Matthew Sykes | Orangegrove AC | 23.35s |
| U17B 2k Steeplechase | Michael Houston | City of Derry AC Spartans | 7:55.71s |
| U17B 3000m | Joel Chambers | Willowfield Harriers | 9:21.56s |
| U17B 300mH | Ben Campbell | Tir Chonaill AC | 46.16s |
| U17B 400m | Finlay Stewart | City of Lisburn AC | 53.96s |
| U17B 800m | Oisin Kelly | Cranford AC | 1:59.97s |
| U17B Discus | Charlie Laverty | Carrick Aces AC | 36.33m |
| U17B Hammer | Cormac O’Donnell | Lifford Strabane AC | 36.95m |
| U17B High Jump | Joseph Gillespie | Finn Valley AC | 1.70m |
| U17B Javelin | Freddy Young | Ballymena & Antrim AC | 31.11m |
| U17B Long Jump | Oisin Kelly | Cranford AC | 6.13m |
| U17B Shot | Charlie Laverty | Carrick Aces AC | 11.52m |
| U17B Triple Jump | Joseph Gillespie | Finn Valley AC | 12.81m |
| U17G 100m | Jenna Breen | City of Lisburn AC | 12.52s |
| U17G 100mH | Rachel Gallagher | Tir Chonaill AC | 15.57s |
| U17G 200m | Jenna Breen | City of Lisburn AC | 25.25s |
| U17G 2k Steeplechase | Ella Haynes | Armagh AC | 8:45.00s |
| U17G 3000m | Róise Roberts | North Belfast Harriers | 10:31.05s |
| U17G 300mH | Lucy McGlynn | Tir Chonaill AC | 47.82s |
| U17G 400m | Victoria Lightbody | City of Lisburn AC | 58.34s |
| U17G 800m | Rebecca Rossiter | Loughview AC | 2:19.53s |
| U17G Discus | Adrienne Gallen | Lifford Strabane AC | 31.39m |
| U17G Hammer | Adrienne Gallen | Lifford Strabane AC | 56.04m |
| U17G High Jump | Lucy McGlynn | Tir Chonaill AC | 1.50m |
| U17G Javelin | Adrienne Gallen | Lifford Strabane AC | 27.11m |
| U17G Long Jump | Niamh Moohan | Tir Chonaill AC | 4.88m |
| U17G Shot | Adrienne Gallen | Lifford Strabane AC | 11.21m |
| U17G Triple Jump | Anna McKinty | Orangegrove AC | 10.67m |
Thank you to everyone, athletes, coaches, parents and officials, who attended the event and followed the Coronavirus protocols.
The full results for the Championships can be found on our website: www.athleticsni.org/Results
More photos from the event can be found on our gallery: www.athleticsni.org/Gallery
