Mary Barrett nominated female Connacht Masters Athlete of the Year 2021

Mary Barrett nominated female Connacht Masters Athlete of the Year 2021

Loughrea’s Mary Barrett is amongst five female athletes nominated for the Connacht Masters Athlete of the Year 2021 (female).

Mary Barret is a former Irish senior international athlete who still holds the Connacht Heptathlon record and is a multiple international medal winning Masters athlete. Barret also holds the position of Vice Chair of the Connacht Athletic Council.

The nominees are:

Kathryn Casserly (Galway City Harriers)
Karen Quirke (Galway City Harriers)
Linda Nally (Galway City Harriers)
Mari Johnston
Mary Barrett (Loughrea)

The winner will be announced at the Connacht Athletics online Awards night coming soon.

Amongst the other local athletletes up for awards on the night are:

Ronnie Warde (Craughwell) – John McDonnell Connacht Coach of the year
William Fitzgerald (Craughwell) – Connacht Road Runner of the year – Male
Declan O’Connell (Craughwell) Connacht Cross County Runner of the year – Male
Evan Hallinan (Craughwell) Billy Glynn Medal to the Connacht Jumper of the year
Declan O’Connell (Craughwell) – Connacht U18 Athlete of the year – Male
Evan Hallinan (Craughwell) – Connacht U18 Athlete of the year – Male
Jade Moorhead (Craughwell) – Connacht U18 Athlete of the year – Female
Caoimhe Farrell (Loughrea) – Connacht U18 Athlete of the year – Female
Alisha Larkin (Craughwell) – Connacht U20 Athlete of the year – Female

Darragh Fahy (Loughrea) – Mary Barrett Medal to the Connacht Multi-Eventer of the year
Craughwell AC – Connacht Club of the year
Craughwell AC Best Connacht Athletics Club Social Media Account

Above photo of Mary Barrett from Connacht Tribune.