Kelly Proper
UCD’s Mark English proved the star of the Morton Games in Santry when he won the international 800m in a personal best 1.45.32, just outside the World Championships A standard of 1.45.30. Paul Robinson of St Coca’s finished joint 4th in a new PB of 1.45.86, also inside the World Championships B standard.
Winning the 400m hurdles in 50.04 was Ferrybank’s Thomas Barr who ran 49.78 at the recent European U23 Championships. Mexican Juan Luis Barrios won the Albie Thomas 3000m in 7:45.12, with Donore’s John Travers 6th in 7:58.51. In the 100m, Derry’s Jason Smyth, in his last race before the IPC World Championships, ran 10.61 in the heats, but opted out of the final, where Steven Colvert of Crusaders finished second behind the American Rae Edwards in 10.52.
DSD’s new signing Jennifer Carey won the women’s 400m in a 52.98 – the fastest time by an Irish athlete this season and enough to put her fourth on the all-time Irish list. In a close run women’s 100m, Irish heptathlon record holder Kelly Proper of Ferrybank was first home in 11.75 seconds, with South Africa’s Carina Horn second and Irish 100m record holder Ailis McSweeney of Leevale third in 11.92. The women’s 800m proved a great race with the top five all under 2 mins 2 secs, among them Laura Crowe of Riocht with 2:02.63 and UCD’s Ciara Everard on 2:02.96, both of them personal bests, although Everard had run 2:02.54 indoors.
In the Morton Mile that closed out the programme, eight athletes broke four minutes among them West Waterford’s David McCarthy and Kilkenny’s Eoin Everard.
Wednesday July 17
Morton Games, Santry
Women – 100m: 1 Kelly Proper (Ferrybank) 11. 75, 2 Carina Horn (RSA) 11.86, 3 Ailis McSweeney (Leevale ) 11.92, 4 Catherine McManus (DCH) 12.01, 5 Leah Moore (Clonliffe) 12.11, 5 Niamh Whelan (Ferrybnak) 12.14.. 400m: 1 Jennifer Carey (DSD 52.98, 2 Gemma Nicol (GBR) 53.29, 3 Alina Andrea Paniante (ROM) 54.18, 4 Sinead Denny (DSD) 54.5 IMC 800m: 1 Kate Mackey (USA) 2:02.21, 2 Laura Crowe (Riocht) 2:02.63, 3 Diane Cummins (CAN) 2.02.63, 4 Khadija Rahmouri (Spa) 2:02.87, 5 Ciara Everard (UCD) 2:02.96. Mile: 1 B Felnagle (USA) 4:30.44, 2 H Stellingwerff (CAN) 4:30.95, 3 I Doaga (ROM) 4.32.89. Irish: 10 C McSweeney (Leevale) 4:44.05.
Men – 100m – A: 1 Rae Edwards (USA) 10.51, 2 Steven Colvert (Crusaders) 10.52, 3 David Hynes (Menapians) 10.62.
B: 1 Paul Whelan (Clonliffe) 11.36, 2 Israel Abeanu ( Clonliffe) 11.41, 3 Joshua Abladey (GBR) 11.53.
400m – International: 1 Renny Qouw (Tri & Tobago) 45.77, 2 Manteo Mitchell (USA) 45.82, 3 Steve Soloman (AUS) 46.18. Irish: 5 Brian Murphy ( Crusaders) 47.13, 7 Eoin Mulhall (Crusaders) 48.24. B: 1 A Barnes (RSA) 48.25 2 D Kervick (Carrick-on Suir) 48.54 3. C Woods (N Down) 48.54.
400m H: 1 Thomas Barr (Ferrybank) 50.04, 2 Jason Harvey (Crusaders) 52.00, 3 Matt Summer (GBR) 52.32, 4 Paul Byrne (St Abban’s) 52.85.
International 800m: 1 Mark English (UCD) 1.45.32, 2 Casimir Loxsom (USA) 1.45.75, 3 Mark Wieczorek (USA) 1.45.86, 4 Paul Robinson (St Coca’s) 1.45.86. IMC 800m – A: 1 Joe Warne (Doheny) 1.51.42 2 Eddie Vining (AUS) 1.51.50, 3 Nathan Downs (AUS) 1.51.92. B: 1 Darragh Lynch (Ennis TC) 1.53.27, 2 Michael McKillop (St Malachy’s) 1.54.63, 3 Gareth Hill (Ballymena & Antrim AC) 1.54.88.
Morton Mile: 1 Cory Leslie (USA) 3.55.85 2 Duncan Philips (USA) 3.56.27 3. Juan Luis Barrios (MEX) 3.57.34. Irish: 7 David McCarthy (W Waterford ) 3.57.93; 9 Eoin Everard (KCH) 3.58.93, Conor Bradley (City of Derry) 4:01.83, 15 John Coghlan (MSB) 4:07.30.
Junior Mile: 1 Danny Lawlor (StLOT) 4.16.23, 2 Aaron Hanlon (Clonliffe) 4.16.69, 3 Cillian Kirwin (Raheny Shamrock) 4.19.31, 4 Kevin Kelly (St Coca’s) 4:19.46, 5 David Mulhare (Portloaise) 4:19.91.
Albie Thomas 3000m: 1 Juan Luis Barrios (MEX) 7.45.12, 2 Andy Vernon (GBR) 7.45.75, 3 Hassan Mead (USA) 7.46.18 , Irish: 6 John Travers (Donore) 7.58.51, 8 Mark Christie (Mullingar) 8:02.86, 9 Michael Mulhare (Portlaoise) 8:03.54, 10 Mark Kenneally (Clonliffe) 8:10.01. Pole Vault: =1 Igor Bychkov (SPA)/Luke Cutts (GBR) 5.56m; 3 Jeff Coover (USA) 5.36m.
Discus: 1 Tomas Rauktys (Clonliffe ) 53.39, 2 C Reynolds (City of Lisburn ) 47.53m , 3 J Williamson (GBR) 44.88m
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