Sligo’s Zak Irwin posted the fastest time of the night for the 100m at the fourth Dublin Graded Meet of the season in Santry. Irwin’s time of 10.88 put him well clear of the chasers, led by Tallaght’s Keith Doherty. Catherine McManus of Celtic DCH won the women’s A race in 12.09. In the 3000m, John Travers of Donore came home in 8:23.57, well clear of Clonliffe’s David Fitzmaurice and Ray Hynes of Crusaders.
Eoin Mulhall of Crusaders and Shauna Cannon of Brothers Pearse won the 400m A races. In the field, Stephen Gaffney of Rathfarnaham WSAF jumped 6.75 on his sixth and final attempt to snatch victory from Keith Smith of Menapians, whose best of 6.67 had come in the fourth round. Dunboyne clubmates Padraig White and James McCabe both threw over 60 metres with the 7.256kg hammer, while Alice Akers of Marian, the schools inter champion, threw 57.58 with the women’s 3kg implement.
* A severe mist forced the shortening of hill running’s summer league race at Seefingen in the Dublin Mountains. Gary Cross of Letterkenny ended up winning the 7.5km race, chased hard by orienteer Ger Butler of 3ROC (pictured). Mags Greenan of Clonliffe was first woman.
* Rose-Anne Galligan of Newbridge, Riocht’s Laura Crowe and UCD’s Ciara Everard are pencilled in for a top-class women’s 800m at the Cork City Sports. on Tuesday July 2. They will take on a field that includes Americans Phoebe Wright, Geena Gall, Heather Kaapf and Ajee Wilson;
Australians Zoe Buckman and Selma Kajan and the much-improved New Zealander Angie Smit.
Wednesday June 12
Dublin Graded T-F League 4, Santry.Selected; full result www.dublinathletics.com.
Men – 100m (8 races): A1 – 1 Zak Irwin (Sligo) 10.88, 2 Keith Doherty ( Tallaght) 11.16, 3 Eamonn Fahey (Donore) 11.17. A2- Dean Power (Tullamore Hrs) 11.09. 400m (4 races) : A – 1 Eoin Mulhall (Crusaders) 48.5, 2 David McCarthy (Le Cheile) 49.88, 3 Barry Upton (Menapians) 50.45. 800m (7 races): A – 1 Brian Kelly (St Abban’s) 1:52.41, 2 Cillian Kirwan 9Raheny) 1:53.16, 3 Danny Lawler (St LOT) 1:53.46. 3000m: 1 John Travers (Donore) 8:23.57, 2 DaveFitzmaurice (Clonliffe) 8:19.64, 3 Ray Hynes (Crusaders) 8:29.85. Long jump: 1 Stephen Gaffeny (Rathfarnham WSAF) 6.75, 2 Keith Smith 9Menapians) 6.67, 3 Adam Raitt (Bros Pearse) 5.54. Hammer: 1 Padraig White (Dunboyne) 61.29, 2 James McCabe (Dunboyne) 60.45, 3 Sunny Manuel Celvo (Clonliffe ) 55.03 (3kg hammer), 4 Garrett Kelly (St Andrew’s) 52.86 (5kg).
Women – 100m ( 3 races): A – 1 Catherine McManus (Celtic DCH) 12.09, 2 Louise Kiernan (Fingallians) 12.80, 3 Victoria Dwyer (Raheny) 12.87. B – 1 Vicky Harris (Mullingar Hrs) 21.61,2 Anne Stafford (Menapians) 12.84. 400m: A – 1 Shauna Cannon (Bros Pearse) 55.84, 2 Aislinn Crossey (Newry) 56.07, 3 Aisling Drumgoole (Raheny) 61.38. B – 1 Lauren Hutchinson (Newry) 59.36, 2 Seanna Reilly (Clonliffe) 60.09. 800m: A – 1 Brona Furlong (Slaney Oly) 2:16.63, 2 Claire Brennan (DCH) 2:17.05, 3 Laura O’Dowd (Athlone IT) 2:17.62. B – Grace O’Rourke (DSD) 2:21.50. Long jump: 1 Annie Stafford (Menapians) 5.42, 2 Brid Kenny (Le Cheile) 4.17, 3 Heather Jameson (Cushinstown) 3.94. Hammer : 1 Alice Akers (Marian) 57.48 (3kg hammer), 2 Caoimhe Morris (Clonliffe) 41.30 (4kg), 3 Claire Beauchamp (Raheny) 39.97 (3kg), 4 Mieke Kiernan (Raheny) 39.80 (4kg).
Trinity College BHAA Track Meet, Dublin. Some technical difficulties at this event; see www.bhaa.ie
Women – Mile: 1 Caroline Crowley (Solicitors) 5.18, 2 Marie Hyland (ESRI) 5.37, 3 Ailbhe O’D-Collians (ECDL Foundation) 5.39.
Men – Standard 1-6: 1 Kieran Lynch (Murphy Group) 4.46, 2 Karl Fitzmaurice (Revenue) 4.47, 3 James Murphy (Pfizer) 4.47. Standard 7-8: 1 Sean Murray (DCC) 5.05, 2 Fergal Roche (IDB) 5.06, 3 Gerry Byrne 5.06. Standard 9-10: 1 Alban Coghlan (IRSC) 4.49, 2 Shane Hughes (ESB) 5.17, 3 Joseph Kearney (Dept of Justice) 5.19. Standard 11-12: 1 Karl Clancy ( IRS) 5.28, 2 JJ Curran (Certius) 5.31, 3 Colm O’Connor (Pineapple Display) 5.38. Standard 13-14: 1 John Griffin (Gardai) 5.47, 2 Michael McMahon (Oracle) 5.58, 3 John Kilcullen (200 Digital) 6.02. Standard 15-16: 1 John Canty (Mercer) 5.44, 2 Paul Nagle (Shell) 6.02, 3 Robert Beggs (Central Bank) 6.04. Standard 17+: 1 Derek Riordan ( Dublin Fire Brigade) 6.52, 2 Brian Matthews (Eircom) 6:56, 3 Stephen Magennis 7.08.
Hills: Leinster Evening League, Seefingen (distance shortened from 12km to 7.5km). www.imra.ie
Men: 1 Gary Crossan (Letterkenny, M40) 32.04, 2 Gger Butler (3 ROC) 32.32, 3 Eoin Keith (Boards, M40) 32.52, 4 Greg Byrne (Rathfarnham WSAF) 33.14, 5 Brian Furey (Rathfarnham WSAF) 33.25, 6 Mark Sheridan (DSD) 34.28. M50: Ben Mooney (Sli Cualann) 35.04. Women: 1 Mags Greenan (Clonliffe, W50) 42.17, 2 ATKelly 43.14, 3 Elizabeth Wheeler 43.31, 4 Laura Flynn (Rathfarnham WSAF, W40) 44.16, 5 Paula Keohane (SET) 44.39, 6 Laura Schwirz (Crusaders) 44.58.
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