Athletics
Athletics
The name of St. Marys College Galway has been synonymous with all that is best in Connacht Schools Athletics for over half a century. Records in the school show us as having competed in the inaugural Connacht Track and Field Championships back in the 1940’s. We were also one of the six schools to compete in the first Connacht Cross-Country championships in the early 1960’s.
Over the years we have produced a number of excellent performances both at Provincial and National level, and have been the outstanding school in Connacht for the past number of years, winning the overall schools title in both Cross-Country and Track and field for the past five years.
Recent outstanding performances include the triumph of leaving Certificate student Anthony Hebron in the Irish Schools 400m Hurdles in June 2011, the consistently excellent performances of Keith Fallon in both 800m and cross country, and the wonderful raw talent of first year student Padraic Creaven. Padraic was the first Mary’s athlete to win the Connacht minor cross country title for 10 years, and then further enhanced his reputation with a medal winning performance at the National Finals, before producing a stunning performance to win the minor 1500m, breaking a record that had stood for 30 years.
St. Marys College have been the premier performing school in Connacht Schools’ athletics over the past ten years. Since 2007 we have been the best overall boy’s school shield winners at both the Connacht Cross-Country and Track and Field finals. We have also performed exceptionally well at the Connacht Combined events championships regularly producing Connacht Champions and medal winners , as well as achieving meal success at the national finals.
Recent athletics performances at Connacht Championships:
Cross-Country:
| Year | Minor (U-14) | Junior (U-15) | Inter (U-17) | Senior (U-19) | Overall |
| 2011 | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 1st |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2006* | Did not compete | DNC | DNC | DNC | |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1 |
| 2002 |
* DNC due to funeral
Track and Field:
| Year | Minor (U-14) | Junior (U-15) | Inter (U-17) | Senior (U-19) | Overall |
| 2011 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | |
| 2005 | 1 | - | - | 2 | |
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| 2002 |
