Paul Robinson of St Coca’s ran a personal best of 3:54.77 for the mile at last night’s Bislett Games in Oslo. World indoor 1500m champion Ayanleh Souleiman of Djibouti won with race in 3:49.49. Robinson was running his second Diamond League in six days.
In the “national” 1500m, Laura Crowe of Riocht finished second in 4:17.46, with Swedish athlete Charlotta Fougberg the winner in 4:13.58.
UCD’s Sarah Lavin was unlucky in the women’s 100m hurdles clipping the second last hurdle, but still finishing second in 13.60 seconds despite a strong headwind. Lavin, who is aiming for a European standard of 13.38 secs, races on Saturday in Geneva, along with 400m hurdlers Tom Barr and Jessie Barr, sprinters Phil Healy and Steven Colvert, along with Irish men, women and men’s junior sprint relay teams.
Heading to Spain for a 800m race on Saturday is Rose Anne Gilligan.
AT THE FOURTH DUBLIN GRADED MEET IN SANTRY, Steven Colvert of Crusaders proved fastest in the 100m, winning the A race in 10.67 secs. Craig Lynch of Shercock was a close second in 10.73. Lynch also ran 47.8 in the 400m. Ian Rogers of Clonliffe vaulted 4.60 to win the pole vault and Robert Moffett of Ballymena threw 60.66 in the hammer.
Catherine McManus was fastest in the women’s 100m, running 12.84 also chased to the line by KCH’s Eimear Mullan who was just a hundredth of a second behind. Aislinn Crossey of Newry ran 56.54 secs in the 400m and Alice Akers of Marian AC threw 53.22 in the hammer.
RAHENY’S Zoe Brown and Jason Harvey of Crusaders are selected for the Northern Irish athletics team heading to the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
Full team – Zoe Brown (Pole Vault), Amy Foster (100m), Gladys Ganiel (Marathon), Peter Glass (Decathlon, 4 x 100m), Jason Harvey (400mH, 4 x 100m), Katie Kirk (800m), Dempsey McGuigan (Hammer), Christine McMahon (400mH), Daniel Mooney (1500m), Kerry O’Flaherty (3000m Steeplechase), Paul Pollock (10,000m), Leon Reid (200m, 4 x 100m), Ben Reynolds (110mH, 4 x 100m), Jason Smyth (100m, 4 x 100m). Coach: Jacqueline McKernan. Assistant: Elaine Grant
RATHFARNHAM’S Brian Furey and Laura Shaughnessy of UCD were the winners of the IMRA Summer League race at Sorrell Hill last night.
Thursday June 12
John Buckley Sports Cork Graded T-F League Rd 3, CIT Bishopstown,www.corkathletics.org
100m – Race 2 (+2.2): 1 D Hickey (Abbey Striders) 12.33, 2 J Hogan (Abbey Striders) 13.11, 3 D O’Mahony (Youghal) 13.19, 5 L Carr (Leevale, W) 13.77. Race 3 (-0.7): 1 M Deady (Menapians) 11.65, 2 R Walsh (Abbey Striders) 11.7, 3 D Hickey (Abbey Striders) 12.17. 400m – Race 1: 1 D Colbert (Midleton) 50.77, 2 D Allen (Bandon) 52.45, 3 K Lynch (Lios Tuathail) 53.6; Race 2: 1 G Fitzgerald (Menapians) 56.96, 2 C Finn (Leevale, W) 60.23, 3 A Bickerdike (Leevale, W) 60.32. 1500m – Race 1: 1 F Curtin (Youghal, MJ) 4:04.55, 2 T Kelleher (Togher, M45) 4:05.61, 3 M Harty (East Cork) 4:06.2; Race 2: 1 C Tierney (East Cork) 4:28.96, 2 C Walsh (Leevale) 4:38.77, 3 M Kiely (St Finbarr’s, W) 4:41.73, 4 N Curtin (Youghal, M50) 4:50.87, 7 M Murphy (St Finbarr’s, M55) 4:52.67, 9 M Kenny (Leevale, W) 4:56.18. High Jump: 1 PJ Galvin (St Brendan’s) 1.85, 2 D Kelleher (Leevale) 1.6, 3 C O’Brien (Leevale) 1.6. Women’s Shot: 1 A Frattaroli (Limerick) 12.52, 2 A Hallahan (Leevale) 10:58, 3 A Savage (Youghal) 6.27. Discus: 1 A Hallahan (Leevale, W) 26.4, 2 J Heffernan (Leevale) 23.57, 3 A Frattaroli (Limerick, W) 22.64.
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