Tom McVeigh (10S) represented Aquinas in the Junior (U15) Boys 100m at the Ulster Secondary Schools’ Athletics Finals at Antrim Forum on Saturday 18 May. He had qualified from the district finals, at the Mary Peters Track on 10 May, with a time of 12.45 seconds. Almost 1000 young athletes took part in the event in continuous heavy rain. Tom came through a tough semi-final in 12.36 seconds. The 100m final included eight boys from secondary schools across Ulster. After a very close photo finish, Tom was placed fifth in a time of 12.2 seconds which was only 0.3 seconds behind the winner.

Tom