* Siofra Cleirigh Buttner, heading for the World Juniors next week, dug deep to win the 400m at last night’s Dublin Graded League, just beating Irish 800m champion Siobhan Eviston. Warming up for the National Championships in Santry was Clare Fitzgerald from Traleee, who won the discus. In Liege, no London 2012 marks for either Steven Volvert or Thoams Barr.
* Olympics-bound marathon runner Caitriona Jennings (Rathfarnham WSAF) ran a time of 1:17.13 to finish seventh overall at the Ards Half Marathon last Friday.
* Highlight of the Crusaders IMC Meet in Irishtown was the men’s 800m, in which Anthony Lieghio narrowly beat Brian Kelly and David McCarthy. Good wins also for Kelly Proper in the 100m and Kelly McNeice in the women’s 800m.
Internaional Athletics Meet, Liege, Belgium
200m: 1 Kind Butler (USA) 20.75; 2 Steven Colvert (Crusadders) 20.81.
400m H: 1 Justin Gaymon (USA) 49.41…7 Thomas Barr 51.04.
Women – 100m: 1 Victoria Dwyer (Raheny Shamrock) 12.6H; 2 Maeve Sweeney (RS) 13.5H. 400m: 1 Siofra Cleirigh Buttner (DSD) 55.7H; 2 Siobhan Eviston (Raheny Shamrock) 55.9H; 3 Iseult O’Donnell (RS) 57.9H. 1500m: 1 Aisling Quinn (Ferrybank) 4:41.98; 2 Mary Mulhare (Portlaoise) 4:48.85; 3 Rachel Gibson (N Down) 4:51.16. 5000m
(mixed race): Maria McCambridge (Letterkenny)15:59.86. Discus: 1 Clare Fitzgerald (Tralee Hrs) 40.84; 2 Mike Kiernan (RS) 26.06; 3 Hilary Casey (DSD) 20.93.
Men – 100m : 1 Robert Rath (Dublin Striders) 11.13; 2 Mark Kavanagh (DSD) 11.29; 3 Brendan Doyle (RS) 11.38. 400m: 1 Kevin Lynch (DSD) 51.26; 2 Andrew Jenkinson (Clonliffe) 52.14; 3 Kevin Woods (Crusaders) 52.59. 1500m: 1 Michael Dowling (Ferrybank) 3:57.04; 2 Jordan Stokes (N Down) 4:04.63; 3 Andrew Connick (Ferrybank) 4:05.60. 5000m: 1 Martin Quinn (Dunleer) 15:11.74; 2 Donal Foley (RS) 15:54.51; 3 Maria McCambridge (Letterkenny) 15:59.86. Discus: 1 Eoin Moylan (Crusaders, M35) 38.02; 2 Kieran Stout (Celbridge, M35) 37.63; 3 Kevin Byrne (DSD, M40) 23.18. Also: Tom de Jongh (1kg) (Crusaders) 34.54; Safari Aketch (1.75kg) (Clonliffe) 31.74.
Men: 1 Colin Costello (Star of the Sea) 15.22; 2 Robbie Matthews (Dunshaughlin)15.34; 3 Noel Carroll (Shercock)16.13; 4 Paul Cowhie (Civil Service, W45)16.14; 5 John Canning (Newbridge, M40) 16.19; 6 Peter Mooney 16.27. Jun: Andrew Cooscoran (Star of the Sea) 17.00. M50: Tom O’Connor (Liffey Valley) 16.55.
Women:1 Denise Toner (Clones) 18.123; 2 Emila Dan (Dunboyne, W40) 18.32; 3 Mary Hanley (Na Fianna, W40) 18.36; 4 Dervila Holmes (Donore) 18.42; 5 Sorcha Dhumhaile(Donore)18.50; 6 Bridget Clarke (Na Fianna, W45) 19.08.
Leinster Evening Hill Running League Rd 11, Trooperstown Hill www.imra.ie.
Men: 1 Steven Hunter 44.11; 2 David Power 44.22; 3 Torben Dahl (Crusaders) 44.44; 4 Greg Byrne (Rath WSAF) 45.23; 5 Ben Mooney (Sli Cualann M40) 45.57; 6 Vincent McGuinness (Crusaders) 46.13. M50: Martin Francis (Sli Cualann) 47.59.
Women: 1 Jenny McCauley (Sli Cualann) 4824; 2 Karen O’Hanlon (Dunboyne, W40) 51.33; 3 Niamh Hartnett 55.13; 4 Sarah Harley 56.02; 5 Angelina Delia 56.36; 6 Michelle Rowley 57.05.
Sunday July 1
Men: 1 Donal o’Callaghan 1:18.18; 2 Joe O’Connor 1:19.46; 3 Billy O’Brien 1:20.58. Master: Willie Reidy 1:23.10.
Women: Nora Barry W40 1:37.33; 2 Margaret Kenny 1:38.20; 3 Aideen Shinners 1:39.22
Irish Hill Running Championships Rd 3, Lugnaquilla (10.46km, 718m).
Men: 1 Brian Furey (Rath WSAF) 56.04; 2 Stephen Cleary (Clonliffe)56.20; 3 Stephen Cunningham (Morne Runners) 56.48; 4 Mike Cunningham (Bilboa, M40) 58.48; 5 Tom Blackburn (Bilboa, M40) 59.12; 6 Clive Bailey (Mourne Runners) 50.40. M50: Ger Griffin (Bilboa) 66.56. M70: Ted Feehan 95.36.
Women: 1 Diane Wilson (Lagan Valley, W40) 69.18; 2 Helen White (Sportsworld, W40) 71.09; 3 Niamh Hartnett 78.45; 4 Aisling Corkery 95.28; 5 Mary Collins W50 99.55; 6 Eithne McShane W40 105.00.
Sat June 30/Sun July 1
Hexham Combined Events International , England.
Men’s decathlon: 3 Michael Bowler (KCH) 6215 pts.
Women’s heptathlon: Vivian Fleischer (Celbridge) 3517 pts.
Saturday June 30
Crusaders AC/GV Ryan T-F Meet, Irishtown.
Men – 100m (-2.8m/s): A- 1 David Hynes (Menapians) 10.83; 2 Jamie Davis (Raheny Shamrock) 11.21; 3 Rob Rath (RS) 11.32. B- 1 Brendan Doyle (RS) 11.32. 200m – A: 1 Chris Russell (DCU) 22.22; 2 Dara Kervick (C-on-Suir) 22.32; 3 Jamie Davis (RS) 22.48. B- Kevin Lynch (DSD) 23.39. 400m: 1 Nick Hogan (DSD) 48.55; 2 Robert Yorke (Mullingar Hrs) 50.05; 3 Kieran Kelly (RS) 51.00. 800m: 1 Anthony Lieghio (Tallaght) 1:50.70; 2 Brian Kelly (St Abban’s) 1:50.79; 3 David McCarthy (Le Cheile) 1:50.99. 1500m – A: 1 Mark Hanrahan (Leevale) 3:47.83; 2 Michael Mulhare (Portlaoise) 3:49.12; 3 Joe Warne (Doheny) 3:51.18. B- Kevin Maunsell (Clonmel) 4:04.43. 3000m: 1 Dan Mulhare (Portlaoise) 8:19.97; 2 Brian Maher (KCH) 8:23.23; 3 Paddy Hamilton (Annadale) 8:26.23; 4 Andrew Agnew (Annadale) 8:26.77; 5 Kevin Dooney (RS) 8:32.03. 110m H: (-1.7m/s) 1 Simon Taggart (Donore) 14.62; 2 Mary McGarvey (City of Derry) 15.54; 3 Adrian Jackman (Menapians) 16.32.
Women – 100m (-3.4m/s): 1 Kerry Proper (Ferrybank) 12.11; 2 Catherine McManus (DCH) 12.22; 3 Claire Brady (Celbridge) 12.50. 200m: 1 Mairead Murphy (Ferrybank) 25.21; 2 Aoife MacNeill (DSD) 25.65; 3 Victoria Dwyer (RS) 25.94. 800m: 1 Kelly McNeice (City of Lisbusn) 2:05.48; 2 Siobhan Eviston (RS) 2:05.83; 3 Siofra Cleirigh Buttner (DSD) 2:06.99; 4 Laura Crowe (Riocht) 2:07.67. 1500m: 1 Kate O’Neill (MSB) 4:40.09; 2 Becky Woods (Clonliffe) 4:42.57; 3 Sally McCarthy (UCC) 4:45.55. 3000m (with men) Maria McCambridge (Letterkenny) 9:13.17.
Southern League (women), Eton, England
Javelin – 2 Anita Fitzgibbon 47.64 (PB)
Men: 1 Gary O’Hanlon (Clonliffe, M35) 24.53; 2 Brian MacMahon (Clonliffe) 2500; 3 Peter Matthews (DSD, M40) 25.28; 4 Mark Hoey (Star of the Sea) 25.5; 5 Michael Mac Diarmada (Clonliffe) 26.15; 6 John Byrne (Mayo, M35) 26.44; 7 John Brennan (Tallaght), M35) 26.51; 8 Kevin Baker (Mullingar Hrs) 26.57; 9 David Carrie (Team Carrie, M45) 26.59; 10 Simon Reede (Rahney Shamrock, M35) 27.05.
M40: 2 Mark O’Shea (Skerries) 27.07; 3 Tony Reilly (Ballyroan etc) 27.10. M45: 2 Brendan Ward 28.39; 3 Matthew Glennon (Mullingar Hrs) 29.02. M50: 1 Edward Groblowski (Polish Run Team) 29.02; 2 Peter Donohoe (Celbridge) 31.05; 3 Robert Gaffney 31.10. M55: 1 Terry Clarke (Rath WSAF) 31.48; 2 James Cottle (Crusaders) 32.30; 3 Charlie O’Neill (Donore) 32.46. M60: 1 Tom Muldoon (Dunboyne) 29.38; 2 John Todd (Tullamore Hrs) 31.06; 3 Pat Collins (Liffey V) 31.49. M65: 1 Michael Ferry (Garda AC) 34.34; 2 Terry Mee (Donroe) 36.41; 3 Liam Mulready (Raheny Shamrock) 37.35. Jun: Conor O’Rourke (Bros Pearse) 33.40.
Women: 1 Siobhan O’Doherty (Borrisokane) 28.01; 2 Breege Connolly (Nth Belfast Hrs) 28.24; 3 Niamh Devlin (DSD) 28.56; 4 Annette Kealy (Raheny Shamrock, W40) 29.10; 5 Adrienne Jordan (MSB, W35) 29.38; 6 Ailish Malone (Clonliffe) 29.45; 7 Emma Murphy (St Finbarr’s) 30.10; 8 Mary Scully (Mullingar Hrs) 30.18; 9 Catherine Conway (Mayo AC) 30.54; 10 Emilia Dan (Dunboyne, W40) 31.03. W35: 2 Michelle O’Halloran (Mullingar Hrs) 32.52; 3 Ruth Kelly (Sportsworld) 33.06. W45: 1 Josephine Killeen (Kilmurry etc) 33.35; 2 Olwyn Dunne 33.37; 3 Kay O’Neill (Knocklyon Runners) 34.19. W50: 1 Jacqueline Patrick (Greystones) 36.03; 2 Anne Bolger SBR) 37.36; 3 Martina Conlon 38.46. W55: 1 Mary Butler (Blackrock) 37.04; 2 Rita Reid 40.41 (chip); 3 Anne O’Brien 41.04. W60: 1 Mary Philips 38.41; 2 Eileen O’Brien (Lucan Hrs) 39.23; 3 Judith Roche (Loughrea) 39.51.
Waterford Viking Marathon and Half Marathon (result www.precisiontiming.net).
Marathon (800 finishers) – Men: 1 Brian Murphy (Carrick) 2:38.36; 2 Frank Quinlan (Waterford AC) 2:42.08 ; 3 Peter Mooney 2:44.32; 4 Michael Morgan (St Finbarr’s) 2:46.52; 5 Thomas Kelly (Nth Sligo, M40) 2:47.32; 6 George Brady (Donore) 2:49.33. Relay –Sarah’s Honey 2:38.37.
Women: 1 Angela McCann (Clonmel, W40) 2:57.14; 2 Mags Kirwan Bolger (Waterford AC, W45) 3:01.20; 3 Anne Marie Holland (Eagle, W35) 3: 04.06; 4 Esther Murphy (St Finbarr’s, W35) 3:15.25; 5 Anne Marie O’Grady (KCH) 3:22.59; 6 Diane Behan (Waterford AC, W40) 3:24.08.
Half Marathon (486 finishers) – Men: 1 Aidan Thompson 1:17.41; 2 Frank Walsh (WAC)
1:18.01; 3 Aubrey Story (WAC) 1:21.29; 4 Michael O’Mahoney (WAC, M40)1:22.03; 5 John Leahy (WW AC) 1:22.09; 6 Eoghan Colfer 1:23.58.
Women:1 Theresa Cunningham (Carrick-on-Suir, W40) 1:31.59; 2 Johanna Lacy (W35)1:35.40; 3 Liz Nyhan (WW AC, W35) 1:35.57; 4 Jacinta Brazil (WAC, W45) 1:36.39; 5 Ann Dunford (WW AC, W45) 1:38.37 (1:39.02); 6 Jackie Power (Carrick AC) 1:38.33 (1:39.11)
Northern Ireland Masters T-F (selected; full results www.athleticsni.org)
Women: 100m – W35: Shauna Carlin (Finn V) 13.8. 200m – W35: Carlin 29.5. 400m – W50: Ruth Magill (Lagan V) 71.2. 800m – W35: Roberta Dornan (N Down) 2:31.3. W50: Ruth Magill (Lagan V) 2:37.0. 3000m – W40: Stephanie Hambling ( N Down) 11:15.8.
TJ – W35: Carlin 10.64. Shot – W35: Carlin 8.94. W60: Peggy Higgins (Corofin) 6.04. Javelin – W50 (500g): Dannea Herron (Finn V) 24.11
Men: 100m – M45: Malachy Campbell (Dunleer) 12.4. M50: Shane Sheridan (DSD) 12.7. 200m – M45: 1 Patrick Crossan (City of Lisburn) 25.1. M55: Bob Douglas (Harmony) 27.9. 400m- M45: Patrick Crossan (City of Lisburn) 56.1. M55: Bob Douglas (Harmony) 62.6. M60: Michael Roberts (N Down) 64.0. 800m – M40: Mark Wright (Annadale) 2:07.02. M55: David Priestly (Manchester Hrs) 2:26.6. 1500m– M40: Mark Wright (Annadale) 4:23.1. 5000m– M45: Cathal McLaughlin (Foyle V) 16:17.4. 110m H – M40: Kevin Byrne (DSD) 19.6. M50: Joe Davies (DSD) 19.6. 3km walk– M50: Patrick Murphy (Castleisland) 14:53.7. HJ– M40: Kevin Byrne (DSD) 1.40. LJ – M35: Padraig Martin (Mid Ulster) 5.52. Shot – M50: Bosco Reid (Finn V) 11.95 (6kg). Discus – M50 (1.5kg): Dave Sweeney (Sli Cualann) 42.90. M75: Michael McGarry (DSD) 24.13. Javelin – M40: Damien Crawford (Strabane) 47.01. M55: Frank McCrystal (BAAC) 35.96.Hammer – M70 (4kg): 1 Ernest Tuff (BAAC) 36.94; 2 Patsy Conboy (Bros Pearse) 36.24.
10km (49)– Men: 1 Mick Kelly 38.41; 2 Tony Kenny 39.51; 3 Nicholas Whittle 42.02. Women: 1 Eilis Connery 47.13; 2 Deirdre Ni Chearbhaill (Crusaders) 53.33; 3 Martina Sheridan 54.00.
5km (23) – Men: 1 Diarmuid Mitten 26.02; 2 Noel Doyle 27.27; 3 Conor Drysdale M40 28.44. Women: 1 Amy Connery 30.10; 2 Eleanor Lynch 32.00; 3 Aisling Brennan 35.21.
Friday June 29
St Coca’s 5km, Kilcock (374 finishers; results www.precisiontiming.net)
Men: 1 Colin Costello (Star of the Sea) 14.52; 2 Gary O’Hanlon (Clonliffe, M35) 15.01; 3 Brian MacMahon (Clonliffe) 15.09; 4 Dave Fitzmaurice (Clonliffe) 15.28 ; 5 John Paul O’Brien (Dublin Frontrunners) 16.08; 6 Paul Gleeson (Sth O’Hanlon, M45) 16.10. M40: 1 John Canning (Newbridge) 16.13; 2 Sean Murphy (Trim ) 16.46; 3 Niall Foley (Dunshaughlin) 17.41. M45: 2 Patrick Malone (Newbridge) 16.38; 3 Ed O’Connor (Na Fianna) 17.04. M50: 1 Niall Coppinerg (Tallaght) 16.34; 2 Paddy Mangan (Dunshaughlin) 17.05; 3 Gerry Robinson (St Coca’s) 17.07. M55: 1 John McHugh (Rath WSAF) 19.22; 2 Gerry Halton (Naas) 19.52; 3 Bernard Quinn (Bray Runners) 20.26. Jun:Niall Swann (Dunshaughlin) 19.23.
Women: 1 Pauline Curley (Tullamore Hrs, W40) 17.27; 2 Jean Wilson (Sportsworld) 18.21; 3 Mary Hanley (Na Fianna, W40) 18.41; 4 Emma Cooper (Clonliffe) 18.56; 5 Lucay Darcy (Sportsworld, W40) 19.09; 6 Susan Markey (Trim, W40) 19.15. W45: 1 Olwyn Doyle 20.03; 2 Jacqui Boyle (Tallaght) 20.05; 3 Anne Kelly (Le Cheile) 27.02. W50: 1 Bernadette Kavanagh (Celbridge) 21.10; 2 Anna King )Tallaght) 21.16; 3 Breda Walsh 24.48. Jun: Caira Smyth (Mullingar Hrs) 24.24.
Ards Half Marathon, Newtownards (710 finishers; www.athleticsni.net)
Men: 1 Conor Magill 1:10.39; 2 Brendan Teer 1:12.14; 3 Alan McCullough M45 1:12.33; 4 Joe McAllister (St malachy’s) 1:14.40; 5 Stephen McGrory (Annadale)1:15.25; 6 Adam Boyd 1:17.03. M50: Gary Keenan (Orangegorve) 1:20.16.
Women: 1 Caitriona Jennings (Rathfarnham WSAF) 1:17.13; 2 Julie Balmer (N Down) 1:25.39; 3 Heather Foley 1:29.00; 4 Lisa Sturgeon (NBH) 1:30.03; 5 Gillian Douglas (W50) 1:33.16; 6 Roisin Hughes 1:34.07.
Courtmacsharry Rowing Club 10km, Courtmacsharry to Timoleague, Co Cork. (Courtesy Irish Examiner/John Walshe)
Men: 1 C O’Donovan (St Finbarr’s) 32:22, 2 C Harrington (Leevale) 32:35, 3 G Waugh (Bandon) 32:52, 4 K Wilmot (Bandon) 34:22, 5 P Gallagher (St Finbarr’s) 35:04, 6 Lizzie Lee (Leevale) 35:25, 7 D Keohane (Eagle, M45) 35:36, 8 T Archer (St Finbarr’s, M45) 35:52, 9 E O’Keeffe (St Finbarr’s) 36:00, 10 T Laffan (Bandon, M45) 36:26. M40: 1 S O’Rourke (Bandon) 37:13, 2 P O’Connor (Eagle) 38:54, 3 K Edwards (Riverstick-Kinsale) 40:20. M50: 1 C Murphy (Leevale) 38:53, J Donegan (Bandon) 45:49, 3 F Lingwood (unatt) 50:47. M55: 1 E Barry (St Finbarr’s) 42:22, 2 J O’Driscoll (Rising Sun) 44:30, 3 M Shanahan 45:30. M60: 1 J Walshe (East Cork) 49:43, 2 J Motherway 50:16, 3 N O’Leary (Belgooly) 53:32.
Women: 1 Lizzie Lee (Leevale) 35:25, 2 Carmel Crowley (Bandon, W40) 38:25, 3 M Regan (Eagle) 39:43, 4 N Murphy 41:32, 5 J Dunphy 41:57, 6 G Cotter (St Finbarr’s, W35) 41:59; W35: 2 R Barry 43:20; 3 E Guinane (Eagle) 43:59. W40: 2 M Dinan (St Finbarr’s) 43:39, 3 M Murphy 45:34. W45: 1 M Callanan (Bandon) 43:12, 2 E Casey (Skibbereen) 43:20, 3 E Buckley (St Finbarr’s) 45:25. W50: 1 M O’Mahony (Bantry) 55:18, 2 C Powell (58:07, 3 T Gannon 61:12. W55: 1 G O’Sullivan (Bantry) 46:01, 2 M Geary 54:48.
Thursday June 28
Ballyandreen Five-Mile Road Race (Ballycotton Summer Series), Co Cork (Courtesy Irish Examiner/John Walshe)
Men: 1 T Twomey (Leevale) 26:22. 2 G Waugh (Bandon) 26:29. 3 S McGrath (East Cork) 26:47. 4 J Meade (St Finbarr’s) 27:10. 5 D Coffey (Leevale) 27:37. 6 R Patterson (St Finbarr’s) 28:20. 7 J Malone (Youghal, M40) 28:28. 8 J O’Connell (Leevale) 28:40. 9 K Devine (St Finbarr’s, M45) 28:54. 10 T Archer (St Finbarr’s, M45) 28:59. M40: 2 K Mulcahy (Eagle) 29:30, 3 C O’Herlihy (Eagle) 30:30. M45: 3 N Curtin (Youghal) 29:16. M50: 1 M McGrath (Eagle) 32:47, 2 D Carroll (Eagle) 32:57, 3 M Walsh (Midleton) 34:14. M55: 1 T Cody (Midleton) 31:07, 2 P Murphy (Eagle) 32:01, 3 W O’Riordan (St Brendan’s) 32:58. M60: 1 P McGrath (East Cork) 35:16, 2 TJ Buckley (Donoughmore) 35:30, 3 J Holland (Mallow) 36:05. M65: 1 J Murray (Rising Sun) 37:06, 2 J Cotter 38:35, 3 B Sisk 39:33. M70: 1 J O’Leary (Leevale) 39:25, 2 J O’Mahony 44:31, 3 F Kelleher 50:23. Jun: 1 A Malone (Youghal) 33:37, 2 O Cooney 34:12, 3 C Hennessy (Youghal) 34:31. Teams – 1 Leevale 14, 2 St Finbarr’s 19, 3 East Cork 36.
Women: 1 H Leonard (Rathfarnham-WSAF, W40) 32:34, 2 A Moore (Leevale, W45) 32:40, 3 N Walsh (Leevale) 32:57, 4 N Hunter (Leevale, W40) 32:59, 5 E O’Neill (East Cork) 33:59, 6 S Cronin 34:16. W35: 1 S Woods (Mallow) 34:27, 2 R MacKeown (Leevale) 34:34, 3 D Twohig (St Finbarr’s) 35:00. W40: 3 A Doris (Midleton) 35:32. W45: 2 H Gilroy (Midleton) 36:24, 3 M O’Keeffe (Midleton) 38:23. W50: 1 C McGregor (Midleton) 41:38, 2 A Stavrou (St Finbarr’s) 41:42, 3 M McNamara (Midleton) 41:51. W55: 1 E Hennessy (Midleton) 42:31, 2 E Forristal (unatt) 55:58, 3 V O’Farrell (unatt) 62:55. W60: 1 M Barry (Midleton) 44:16. W65: 1 K O’Brien (East Cork) 40:40. Jun: 1 E Hallahan (Leevale) 39:43. Teams – 1 Leevale 9, 2 St Finbarr’s 35, 3 Midleton 36. Wheelchair: 1 J Forde (Blarney-Inniscarra, M60) 48:58.
Men: 1 Keith Shiels (Foyle V) ; 2 Pius McIntyre (Foyle V); 3 Iain Taggart (Ballymena Runners); 4 Paul McCafferty (City of Derry, M40); 5 Chris McGuinness (Foyle V); 6 Stephen Joyce (Springwell). M45: James Turtle (Balymena Runners). M50: Gerry Duddy (CoD). M55: Jim Breen (Springwell RC). M60: Hugh Boyle (Springwell RC).
Women: 1 Marina Campbell (CoD); 2 Donna Philson W45; 3 Kirsty Sharratt (Larne AC); 4 Anne Bonner W40; 5 Linda Gillan (Springwell, W35); 6 Attracta McGlinchy (Foyle V, W35).
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