Thomas Barr again went under 50 seconds when winning the 400m hurdles at the IFAN Meet in Belgium. Barr’s time of 49.50 secs put him comfortably clear of Belgium’s Michael Bultheel who finished in 50.61 secs. Barr’s Irish record stands at 48.90 secs; he ran 48.99 earlier this season in Doha. Ireland’s Jason Harvey was third in 51.16. secs.
In the women’s 800m, Ciara Everard proved that she is right back in form when she finished second in a personal best 2:01.21. Winner was Alison Leonard of Great Britain in 2:00.51. In the men’s 800m, Karl Griffin’s time of 1:47.39 was a personal best and inside the qualification mark for the European U23s.
Best
of the trio of Irish women in the steeplechase as Michelle Finn in a personal best 9:49 minutes. She was fourth in the race followed by Kerry O’Flaherty 9:53.05 and Sara Treacy 10:04.78. In the 100m hurdles, Ben Reynolds won the main race of the day in 13.79 secs. Sinead Denny ran a season’s best 54.86 secs in the 800m; Kelly Proper ran 24 secs in the 200m.
NIALL TUOHY OF Ferrybank won the A 800m race at the IMC Meet in Belfast. In a close-run race, five men ran under 1:50 and Tuohy’s time of 1:49.38 saw him edge out Tallaght’s Anthony Lieghio who ran 1:49.69. Winning the women’s A race was BMC’s Alexandra Bell in 2:03.24. Katie Kirk was third in 2:07.53. Clonliffe’s Eoin Pierce was a clear winner of the men’s A 1500m in 3:47.10. Full results at www.irishmilersclub.com
RATHFARNHAM WSAF won the Wicklow Way Relay over a slightly adjusted course from Kilmashogue to the Dying Cow a few miles from the usual finish at Shilleleagh.
Saturday May 23
IFAN Meet Oordegem, Belgium
Women: 100m Ht 1: 2 Catherine McManus 12.06. Hte 2 : 8 Louise Kiernan 12.50. 200m: Ht 1: 2 Sharlene Mawdsley 24.40. Ht 2: 3 Kelly Proper 24.00. 400m: Ht 1: 4 Sinead Denny 54.86. 800m – Ht 2: 1 Alison Leonard (GB) 2:00.50, 2 Ciara Everard 2:01.21. 400mH – Ht 2: 4 Nessa Millett 60.65. Steeplechase: 1 Fabienne Schlumpf (Swi) 9:40.63…4 Michelle Finn 9:49, 5 Kerry O’Flaherty 9:53.05, 6 Sara Treacy 10:04.78. 4x100m: Irish dnf
Men: 100m – Ht 1: 1 Jonathan Browning 10.74…3 Joseph Ojewumi 10.86, 4 Eanna Madden 10.89. 200m– Ht 1: 2 Eanna Madden 21.99. 400m – Ht 1: 5 Brian Murphy 48.18. 800m – Ht 1 : Nick Ennis dnf. Ht 2 : 9 Harry Purcell 1:49.46. Ht 3: 4 Karl Griffin 1:47.39. 1500m – Ht 2: 8 Joe Warn 3:46.29. 110m H – Ht 1: 3 Andrew Creamer 15.25. Ht 2: 4 Ger O’Donnell 14.41. Ht 3: Ben Reynolds 13.79. Jun – 2 Garbhan McKenna 14.69; Sam Healy dnf. 400m H – Ht 1: 1 Thomas Barr 49.50, 2 Michael Bultheel (Bel) 50.61, 3 Jason Harvey 51.16 Ht 2: 2 Paul Byrne 51.52. Ht 4: 2 Brandon Arrey 54.32. Long jump: 7 Adam McMullen 7.46. Discus: 6 Marco Pons 48.41. 4 x 100m: Irish juniors 41.40.
Pre-programme –
Women: 100m – Ht 1 (of 7) 2 Catherine McManus 11.98…7 Louise Kiernan 12.46. Ht 2: 4 Roseanna McGuckian 12.23. Ht 5: 1 Phoebe Murphy 12.13. 200m – Ht 1 (of 7) 2 Sharlene Mawdsely 24.49…6 Sinead Treacy 25.19
Men: 100m- Ht 1 2 Jonathan Browing 10.87. Ht 2: 1 Joseph Ojewumi 10.76…4 Dean Power 11.12. Ht 3: 2 Eoin Doherty 11.04. 400m – Ht 2 (of 8) 7 Nick Ennis 51.24.
After programme –
Men: 1500m – Ht 1 (of 6): 4 Eric Keogh 3:51.08. 5000m – Ht 1 (of 2): 3 Daire Beermingham 14:17.09
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