t may not have been a large team that went to Derry for Round 2 but that was not unexpected. Full marks to the 13 athletes that made the effort, particularly to those who competed in the Schools the previous day, particularly the 2 who made it from holiday in Donegal and Port Ballantrae and to the parents that got them there. Obviously the team would not win but the points they collected were priceless and kept the momentum going. Actually we were grateful for the large number of events as no team was going to clean up. Events with double wins came from Michael and Lewis at U13 long jump, Mark and Conor at U15 400m and Brian and Jordan at U17 1500m and there were other event wins from Mark, Conor, Lewis and Lisa, not to mention numerous 2nds. More girls would have been handy though.
“Athlete of the Match” tee shirts for Round 1 the previous week were awarded with both girls” awards going to North Down. The best track performance was by Hannah Lewis at 100m and the best field performance by Kerrie Craig at high jump.