Siofra Cleirigh Buttner ran a time of 2:02.11 to win her quarter-final at the NCAA Division 1 East Qualifiers in Lexington, Kentucky on Friday May 26. It means she qualifies easily for the NCAA semi-finals and finals next month.
Buttner, running for Villanova, was third at the bell in 59.65 secs but moved up a gear to pass Rachel Weber of Ohio State and Madeline Kopp of Duke who finished second and third.
A day earlier, Cleirigh Buttner had eased her way into the quarter-finals when she finished second in her heat with a time of 2:07.52. Cleirigh Buttner’s lifetime best is 2:01.98 from the British Milers Club Grand Prix in Solihull, England last summer.
Also in action was Emma O’Hara of GCH who was 10th in the hammer with 53m.
WINS FOR DSD’s Sinead Denny in the 400m and for Clonliffe’s Richard Owens 1500m, Ian Guiden 300m and Jayme Rossiter of Clonliffe in the steeplechase were the highlights at the European Clubs B Group Championships in Leiria Portugal today.
Denny’s winning time was 53.88 sec with Belgian athlete Luci Ferauge second in 54.33 secs. In the 1500m, the 3000m and the steeplechase, the Clonliffe athletes proved the class of the field, winning easily.
Other good points were picked up by Rory Gunning second men’s javelin, Aaron Hanlon second 5000m, Rolus Olusa, third in the 100m hurdles and the triple jump, and the 4 x 400m team that finished second. It meant that the team finished third of six teams entered.
For DSD, Maria McCambridge was second in the 1500m and Anita White second in the javelin, while Meghan Ryan was third in the 3000m and Fiona Clinton third in the 5000m. The team finished fifth of eight.
AT THE IFAM MEET IN BELGIUM, Ciara Mageean of UCD finished eighth in the 800m with a time of 2:03.12. In the 200m, Sharlene Mawdsley ran a European U23 qualifying time of 23.88secs. Paul Byrne was a fighting third in the men’s 400m hurdles, clocking a personal best time of 50.68 secs, while Christine McMahon from City of Lisburn continued her return in the women’s 400m hurdles with a time of 58.31 secs. In the 100m, fastest time of the day was clocked by Lisburn’s U23 athlete Christian Robinson who ran a personal best 10.68 secs so putting him second only behind Marcus Lawler on the current rankings. There was an excellent win for the Irish women’s U20 quartet in the 4 x 100m. In the 1500m, Letterkenny’s Danny Mooney clocked 3:42.74 over 1500m, while his training partner Conor Bradley from City of Derry AC ran 14:01.86 in the 5000m. Earlier in the week, Mooney ran 1:56.07 to win the 800m at the Lifford Strabane AC Open Meet.
RAHENY’S Eoin Strutt won the 1500m A race in 3:57.34 at the Bertie Quinn Memorial meet held in conjunction with the Irish Milers Club in Tullamore today. Youghal’s Fearghal Curtin was second in a personal best 3:58.10.
Winning the women’s A race was Ellie Hartnett of UCD in 4:26.32. Maisie O’Sullivan of St Abban’s was second in 4:29.82 and Sli Cualann’s Emma O’Brien third in 4:31.70.
Over 800m, Kevin Woods of Crusaders won the men’s A race in 1:51.709, followed by Shane Fitzsimons of Mullingar Harriers in 1:52.01 and Conall Hayes of Le Cheile in 1:52.28. DSD’s James Maguire won the B race in a PB of 1:57.04.
In the women’s A race, Louise Shanahan of Leevale came home first in 2:08.23, followed by UCD’s Alanna Lally in 2:09.19 and Amy O’Donoghue of Emerald in 2:09.64.
In the combined 3000m, Liam Brady of Tullamore Harriers was the clear winner in 8:34.72. Second was Christopher Madden of City of Lisburn in 8:40.79, with Ryan Sharkey of Lagan Valley third in 8:47.60. Ciara Durkan of Skerries was eighth overall and first woman in 9:28.79, with Riocht’s Shona Heaslip ninth and second woman in 9:30.12. Full result at www.irishmilersclub.org
Results
European Clubs Championships Gp B, Leiria, Portugal
Men – 100m: 1 Jan Volko (AC Stavbar Nitra,SVK) 10.37, 2 Federicao Cattaneo (Atletica Riccardi, ITA)10.60, 3 Joren Ttomp (Haag Atletiek, NED) 10.86, 4 Dara Kerwick (Clonliffe Hrs, IRL)10.91. 200m: 1 Jan Volko (AC Stavbar Nitra, SVK) 20.73, 2 Simone Tanzilli (Atletica Riccardi,ITA) 21.13…4 Dara Kervick (Clonliffe Hrs, IRL) 21.85. 400m: 1 Allesandrao Sibilio (Atletica Riccardi,ITA) 47.19, 2 Denis Danac (AC Stavbar Nitra,SVK) 47.55, 3 Luke Lennon Ford (Clonliffe Hrs, IRL) 47.62. 800m: 1 Jaako Laakso (Tamperee Pyrinto, FIN) 1:53.74, 2 Andrea Romani (Atletica Riccardi, ITA) 1:53.88…5 Mark McDonald (Clonliffe Hrs, IRL) 1:56.86. 1500m: 1 Richard Owens (Clonliffe Hrs, IRL) 4:09.45, 2 Matus Talan (AC Stavbar Nitra,SVK) 4:12.41 3 Yunis Abu-Stitan (Haag Atletiek,NED) 4:13.669. 3000m: 1 Ian Guiden (Clonliffe Hrs, IRL) 9:00.64, 2 Jaakko Laakso (Tamperee Pyrinto, FIN) 9:08.48 3 Domink Sugmund (AC Stavbar Nitra,SVK) 9:08.83. 5000m: 1 Jaakko Jarvenpaa (Tamperee Pyrinto, FIN) 14:40.12, 2 Aaron Hanlon (Clonliffe Hrs, IRL)14:57.61, 3 Francesco Marino (Atletica Riccardi,ITA) 15:20.48. 110m H: 1 Carlo Guiseppe Redaelli (Atletica Riccardi,ITA) 14.15, 2 Denis Hanjoul (Haag Atletiek,NED) 14.44, 3 Rolus Olusa 15.50. 400m H: 1 Mario Lambrughi (Atletica Riccardi, ITA) 50.36, 2 C Valtteri Toimela (Tamperee Pyrinto, FIN) 53.91, 3 Tim Crowe (Clonliffe Hrs, IRL) 54.30. 3000m SC: 1 Jayme Rossiter (Clonliffe Hrs, IRL) 9:20.86, 2 Mustapha el Haouari (Atletica Riccardi,ITA) 9:32.81. Long jump: 1 Stefano Braga (Atletica Riccardi, ITA) 7.15, 2 Fabian Florant (Haag Atletiek,NED) 7.12, 3 Keith Marks (Clonliffe Hrs, IRL) 7.06.,Triple jump: 1 Jan Suba (AC Stavbar Nitra,SVK) 15.00, 2 Andrea Carenini (Atletica Riccardi,ITA) 14.236, 3 Rolus Olusa (Clonliffe Hrs, IRL)13.09. High jump: 1 Lukas Beer (AC Stavbar Nitra,SVK) 2.10, 2 Nicola Ciotta (Atletica Riccardi,ITA) 2.06…4 Keith Marks (Clonliffe Hrs, IRL) 1.90. Pole vault: Urho Kujanpaa (Tamperee Pyrinto, FIN) 5.20, 2 Jan Zmoray (AC Stavbar Nitra, SVK) 5.20…Stephen Rice (Clonliffe Hrs, IRL) dns. Shot: 1 Mathijs Damsteegt (Haag Athletiek, NED) 17.95, 2 Alessandro Castelli (Atletica Riccardi,ITA) 14.50…4 Luke Mangan (Clonliffe Hrs, IRL) 14.20. Discus: 1 Mathijs Damsteegt (Haag Atletiek,NED) 51.18, 2 Matej Gasej (AC Stavbar Nitra,SVK) 50.84 ….6 Stephen Rice (Clonliffe Hrs, IRL) 31.35. 14.20. Javelin: 1 Joonas Oksanen (Tamperee Pyrinto, Fin) 65.09, 2 Rory Gunning (Clonliffe Hrs, IRL) 59.36, 3 Davide Ballico (Atletica Riccardi,ITA) 58.98. Hammer: 1 Juho Saarikoski (Tamperee Pyrinto, FIN) 67.20, 2 Lorenzo Rocchi (Atletica Riccardi, ITA) 56.63, 3 Simon Galligan (Clonliffe Hrs, IRL) 53.98. 4 x 100m: 1 Atletico Riccardi 41.28, 2 AC Stavbar Nitra 42.38, 3 Haag Atletiek 42.81, 4 Clonliffe Hrs 44.50. 4 x 400m: 1 Atletica Riccardi 3:13.06, 2 Clonliffe Harriers 3:20.34, 3 Haag Atletiek 3:21.42.
Overall (6 teams) – 1 Atletica Riccardi, ITA 97, 2 AC Stavbar Nitra, SVK, 78, 3 Clonliffe Harriers , IRL 75.
Women – 100m: 1 Diana Vaisman (Maccabi Reshon, le’Zion, ISR) 11.93, 2 Fanny Appes Ekanga (CABW, BEL) 11.96…7 Katie Berney (DSD, IRL) 12.88. 200m: 1 Cynthia Bolingo Mbongo (CABW, Bel) 23.72, 3 Annalisa Spadotto Scott (ASD Bracco Atletica, ITA) 24.07….6 Kate Berney (DSD, IRL) 26.30. 400m: 1 Sinead Denny (DSD, IRL) 53.88, 2 Luci Ferauge (CABW, BEL) 54.33, 3 Giulia Alberti (ASD Bracco Atletica,ITA) 54.36. 800m: 1 Sina Sprecher (LG Bern, SUI) 2:13.51, 2 Marije Wever (Phanos NED) 2:13.62…4 Niamh Carey (DSD IRL) 2:18.03. 1500m: 1 Nasla Aqdeir (ASD Bracco Atletica,ITA) 4:41.95, 2 Maria McCambridge (DSD, IRL)4:44.57, 3 Nikki Klarnebeek (Phanos NED) 4:50.27. 3000m: 1 Delia Sclabas (LG Bern, SUI) 9:12.90, 2 Stephanie Barnes (CABW BEL) 9:15,58. 3 Meghan Ryan (DSD, IRL) 9:58.96. 5000m: 1 Valerie Lehmann (LG Bern SUI) 16:51.80, 2 Sara Galimberti (ASD Bracco Atletica,ITA) 17:35.56, 3 Fiona Clinton (DSD, IRL) 17:50.98. 100m H: 1 Sara Balduchelli (ASD Bracco Atletica, ITA) 13.75, 2 Anni Siirtola (Helsingin Kisa-Veikot,FIN) 13.97…5 Niamh Gowing (DSD, IRL)14.82. 400m H: 1 Rebecca Riijken (Phanos, NED) 61.87….7 Grace O’Rourke (DSD, IRL) 69.16. 3000m SC: 1 Martin Tresch (LG Bern, SUI) 10:13.73, 2 Federica Casati (ASD Bracco Atletica,ITA) 10:38.43… 4 Harriette Robinson (DSD, IRL) 11:24.04. Long jump: 1 Chante Samuel (Phanos NED) 5.49, 2 Laura Oberto (ASD Bracco Atletica,ITA) 5.48…7 Grainne Moggan (DSD, IRL)4.79. Triple jump: 1 Alessandra Prina (ASD Bracco Atletica, ITA) 12.07…8 Ailbhe Kenny (DSD, IRL) 9.70. High jump: 1 Marlies van Hared (Phanos, NED) 1.80, 2 Emilie Pardoms (CABW Bel) 1.70, 3 Grainne Moggan (DSD, IRL) 1.67. Shot: 1 Claudia Rota (ASD Bracco Atletica, ITA) 13.23, 2 Bibi Lotte van der Horst (Phanos, NED) 11.05, 2 Sarah Rousseaux (CABW, Bel) 10.91, 4 Anita White (DSD, IRL) 10.54. Discus: 1 Bibi Lotte van der Horst (Phanos, NED) 46.51…7 Rose Alice Murphy (DSD, IRL 27.54. Javelin: 1 Guilia Paccagnan (ASD Bracco Atletica,ITA) 49.58, 2 Anita White (DSD, IRL)41.41, 3 Susanne van der Hoeven (Phanos, NED) 41.32. Hammer: 1 Johanna Slamela (Helsingin Kisa-Veikot, FIN) 62.38, 2 Serena Argenti (ASD Bracco Atletica, ITA) 54.13…..7 Rose Alice Murphy (DSD, Irl) 22.98. 4x100m: 1 CABW 46.23, 2 ASD Bracco Atletica 46.50, 3 Phanos 46.89, 4 Maccabi 47.82, 5 DSD 48.38. 4 x 400m: 1 CABW 3:48.13, 2 ASD Bracco Atletica 3:48.84, 3 DSD 3:58.42.
Overall (8 teams)- 1 ASD Bracco Atletica, ITA) 126 pus, 2 Phanos , NED 103, 3 CABW, Belgium 96, 4 LG Bern , Sui 81, 5 DSD, Irl 77.
IFAM Oordegem, Belgium
Main programme-
Women –
100m – Ht 2: 1 Gina Akpe-Moses 11.56 , 2 Tessa van Schagan (NED) 11.56, 3 Jeanne Charlotte (FRA) 11.60.
200m – Ht 1: 4 Cliodhna Manning 24.26. Ht 2: 1 Anne Zagre (BEL) 23.56….5 Sharlene Mawdsley 23.88 (Euro U23 Q)
400m – Ht 1: 1 Kirsten McAslan (GBR) 53.10, 2 Kelly Massey (GBR) 54.22, 3 Phil Healy 54.32.
800m – Ht 1: 1 Claire Mooney 2:04.64, 2 Ellie Baker (GB) 2:04.67…5 Carla Sweeney 2:07.64. Ht 3: 1 Shelayna Oskan Clarke (GB) 2:00.17, 2 Anita Hinriksdotter (ISL) 2:00.33, 3 Sanne Vergstegen (NED) 2:00.74. Irish: 8 Ciara Mageean 2:03.12.
400m H: 1 Lea Sprunger (SUI_ 55.21…5 Christine McMahon 58.31. High jump: 1 Emily Rogers 1.78.
4x100m: 1 Ireland Junior 45.93, 2 Belgium U20 45.97.
Pre-Programme –
200m – Ht 2 (of 14): 1 Aoife Lynch 24.41.
400m – Ht 1 (of 9): 6 Sophie Becker 54.99. Ht 2: 4 Aisling Drumgoole 55.34. Ht 3: 3 Ciara Deely 56.11.
800m – Ht 1 (0f 11); 4 Alex O’Neill 2:08.82.
100m H– Ht 2 (of 4) 7 Lily Ann O’Hora 14.16. Ht 3: Molly Scott 14.31.
Men –
100m – Ht 1 7 Christian Robinson 10.79.
200m – Ht 1: 4 Cillin Greene 21.54, 5 David McDonald 21.82. Ht 2: 5 Eanna Madden 21.55.
400m – Ht 1 4 Harry Purcell 47.42.
400m H – Ht 1: 3 Paul Byrne 50.68…6 Jason Harvey 51.22. Ht 3: 3 Ben Kiely 52.44. Ht 6: 4 Simon Essuman 55.45, 6 Diarmuid Clancy 56.48.
4x100m: 1 Belgium U20 40.66, 2 Ireland U20 41.18, 3 France U20 42.76.
Long jump: 9 Sam Healy 7.13
High jump: 3 Ryan Carthy Walsh 2.10
Pre-Programme (selected) –
100m – Ht 1 (of 11)(+2.4) : 6 Joseph Ojewumi 10.78, 7 David McDonald 10.79, 8 Leo Morgan 10.91. Ht 2: 5 Robert Bennett 10.84, 5 Dean Adams 10.90. Ht 3: 1 Christian Robinson 10.68, 2 David Murphy 10.74. Ht 4: Mark Smyth 10.70.
200m – Ht 1 (of 12) 4 Adam Barry 21.82
400m – Ht 1 (of 14) : 5 Ben Maze 47.33. Ht 2: 3 Brandon Array 47.35. Ht 3: 1 Christopher O’Donnell 46.92. Ht 4: 2 Paul White 47.80.Ht 5: 1 Jamie Pender 48.00
110m H (jun) – Ht 1: 6 Alex Clerkin 14.50. 110m H- Ht 2: 1 Matt Behan 14.50
Mayfair 10km, Ballyclare (251 finishers; www.championchipireland.com)
Men: 1 Dan Tanui (Project Africa) 30.33, 2 Emmanuel Melly (Project Africa) 30.37,3 Hilary Chirchir (Porject Afric0 31.21, 4 Ben Branagh (St Malachy’s) 33.15. Women: 1 Gladys Ganiel (NBH, W40) 37.14, 2 Salome Clopkoecs (Project Africa) 37.43 3 Karen Wilton (W40) 39.51, 4 Sarah Porter (W35) 43.08.
Friday May 25
Touraneena 5 km (Race 5 Intersport/Elverys/Asics Summer Series) Touraneena, Co Waterford.
Men: 1 David McCarthy (W Waterford) 15.0, 2 Sean Curran (W Waterford) 15.39, 3 Niall Sheil (St Killian’s AC) 15.57
M40 Mark Rowe W Waterford AC 17.04, M45 Ted O’Leary W Waterford AC 19.13, M50 Ray Hahessy West Waterford AC 17.53, M55 Richard McCarthy 20.00, M60 Joe Gough W Waterford AC 19.43. Jun: Niall Blackwell W Waterford AC 16.11. Local: Colm Ryan 17.13.
Women: 1 Jackie Carthy (Kilmore AC, W40) 18.42, 2 Anne Roche Clonmel AC 19.37, 3 Kate Veale W Waterford AC 19.56. W35 Elaine Horgan 21.28, W40 Maria White W Waterford AC 21.11, W45 Brigid Coffey Tried and Tested 22.53, W50 Onra Power W Waterford AC 24.28, W55 Margaret Whelan 26.43. Local Gillian Whelan 26.01
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