Following on from a successful 2013 season and hugely popular Talent ID Day the 2014 Junior Squads have been confirmed. The level of interest, competition and quality of athletes continues to rise and despite 3 athletes progressing from Junior to the Elite U23 ranks the junior squad has swelled in numbers yet again.
Emma Sharkey, Aaron O’Brien and Chris Mintern will be stepping up to U23 level and are now eligible to race in international draft legal Olympic distance races. They will be targeting events such as the British Super Series, ITU Continental Cups and the Commonwealth Games for those eligible.
The 2014 Junior Squads are as follows:
Junior Elite Athletes
Aichlinn O’Reilly, Westport
Con Doherty, Westport
Harry Speers, Bangor
Kieran Jackson, Waterford
Maedbh Hurst, Galway
Stephen Rooney, Ennis
Junior Development Athletes
Erin Bain, Tyrone
David Fox, Cork
Darren Dunne, Tipperary
Daire McCloskey, Sligo
Emma Watson, Antrim
Michael Ryan, Kilkenny
Jemma Speers, Belfast
Youth Development Athletes
Niamh Corry, Dublin
Aoife Fay, Louth
Sophie O’Brien, Meath
James Edgar, Antrim
To see the full list of Senior, Under 23 and Development athlete profiles click here
If you would like to join TI’s High Performance Pathway you can try out at any Regional Academy Day or by making contact with stephen@triathlonireland.com. 160 points are required for the youth squad and 155 points for the junior squad or exceptional talent displayed. More details here
Related Event: 2013 Athlone ETU Triathlon Junior European Cup
Results: Junior Men | |||
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1. | Constantine Doherty | IRL | 00:54:41 |
2. | Christopher Mintern | IRL | 00:55:01 |
3. | Emile Blondel Hermant | FRA | 00:55:15 |
4. | Anders Lund Hansen | DEN | 00:55:15 |
5. | Erwin Vanderplancke | BEL | 00:55:21 |
6. | Emil Deleuran Hansen | DEN | 00:55:24 |
DSQ. | Dylan Magnien | FRA | DSQ |
DNF. | Kieran Jackson | IRL | DNF |
DNF. | Cheyenne Antoine-Chagar | GBR | DNF |
DNF. | Calum Johnson | GBR | DNF |
Results: Junior Women | |||
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1. | Ditte Kristensen | DEN | 01:03:26 |
2. | Ivana Kuriackova | SVK | 01:03:44 |
3. | Emma Sharkey | IRL | 01:06:36 |
4. | Eliza Cottington | GBR | 01:08:21 |
5. | Ipek Oztosun | TUR | 01:09:42 |
6. | Mégane Van Steenwinckel | BEL | 01:11:27 |
7. | Armanni Antoine-Chager | GBR | 01:16:26 |