Caoimhe Flannery became the first SCS student to win an International Schools Athletics medal ,following her 3rd place finish at the Schools' International Athletics Board (SIAB) in Grangemouth, Scotland in July.
Caoimhe was selected following her win at the Tailteann Games u17 Interprovincial Schools event, in June. This followed on from her clean sweep of South Munster,Munster and All Ireland Schools' titles in the u17 1500m Steeplechase this season.
Competing against the top 2 athletes from England ,Scotland and Wales, Caoimhe ran a Personal Best of 5;10 to finish in 3rd place .This was the first Steeplechase medal won by an Irish athlete since 2018 and the first ever by a Munster girl.
Congratulations & well done to Caoimhe on a superb achievement.