Brian Gregan
Clonliffe’s Brian Gregan nailed down his World Championships place when winning the 400m with a of 45.48 secs at the Bonus-Track meet in Notwill, Switzerland. The qualifying time for the Worlds is 45.50 secs. Second was Swiss athlete Joel Burgender in 47.02; Brian Murphy of Crusaders was sixth in 48.79.
Michaela Walsh of Swinford AC improved on her own Irish junior record when she threw 63.01m to win the hammer at the Irish Life Health Junior Championships in Tullamore today. Her throw puts her second in the rankings going into the European Junior Championships which start in Grossetto, Italy, on July 20. Walsh also won the shot with a 15.34m effort.
Ciara Neville of Emerald AC won the junior 100m in 11.59 secs, while Jo Keane of Ennis Track, aged only 16, took the 800m title in 2:16.46. Sharlene Mawdsley won the 400m Multi-eventer Elizabeth Moreland of Cushinstown won both the 100m hurdles and the long jump. Another in record breaking form was Sarah McKeever of DSD who won the junior women’s pole vault with 3.95m. At U23 level, Kevin Kelly of St Coca’s won a tactical 1500m in 4 mins 13.34 secs. Winning the junior race in 3:53.91 was Leevale’s Charlie O’Donovan, with arch rival Darragh McElhinney, who has been struggling with injury, failing to finish. Another tactical race was the U23 800m won by Shane Fitzsimons in 1:54.91. Comfortable winner of the U23 400m was Trim’s Harry Purcell.
A thrilling junior men’s 100m saw David Murphy just edging out Joseph Ojewumi of Tallaght, Cillin Greene and Mark Smyth of Raheny to win in 10.74 secs. Winning the U23 5000m was Raheny’s Eoin Strutt in 14:53.97. Karl Fitzmaurice of Ennis Track was five seconds adrift for second.
IAN GUIDEN of Clonliffe ran a superb personal best time of 14 mins 38 secs to win the Kilcock 5km last night. Guiden finished comfortably clear of Dunboyne’s Peter Somba in 15 mins 3 secs, with Cormac Kelly of St Abban’s a close third. Mark Kirwan in fourth place was leading Raheny Shamrock to a comfortable team victory. Rachael Smyth of host club St Coca’s was first woman in 16 mins 37 secs. Clonem;s Kevin Mausnell and Gladys Ganiel O’Neill of North Belfast Harriers were the winners at the Ards Half Marathon which attracted over 700 finishers, also on Friday evening.
EMMA MITCHELL OF QUB won the women’s 5000m at the Sollentura GP in Sweden on Thursday June 29. Her time of 16:05.61 saw her finish comfortably clear of the South African Stella Marais. In a closely-fought 1500m, Paul Robinson of St Coca’s finished eighth in 3:40.70.
1500m: 8 Paul Robinson 3:40.70
5000m: 1 Emma Mitchell (QUB) 16:05.61, 2 Stella Marais (RSA) 16:29.50.
Saturday July 1
Irish Life Health Junior and U23 T-F Championships, Tullamore (selected results)
Junior
Women –
100m: 1 Ciara Neville 11.59, 2 Molly Scott (St LOT) 11.89, 3 Janine Boyle 11.96. 200m: 1 Sharlene Mawdsley 24.4 (23.96 in heats), 2 Aoife Lynch 25.0, 3 Katie Murphy 25.2. 400m: 1 Mollie O’Reilly (DSD) 55.40, 2 Ciara Deely (KCH) 56.23, 3 Niamh Gowing (DSD) 58.00. 800m: 1 1 Jo Keane (Ennis TC) 2:16.46, 2 Alex O’Neill 2:16.89, 3 Nadia Power (Templeogue AC) 2:q7.43, 4 Rose Finnegan 2:17.68. 1500m: 1 Jodie McCann (DSD) 4:42.41, 2 Stephanie Cotter 4:42.94, 3 Cian Sweeney 4:50.49, 4 Richael Browne 4:50.66. 5000m: Amy Rose Farrell (Blackrock) 16:47.93. 100H: 1 Elizabeth Morland (Cushinstown) 13.96, 2 Molly Scott (St Lot) 14.18. 400H: 1 Arlene Crossan 61.08, 2 Niamh Malone 61.87, 3 Miriam Daly 62.04. LJ: Elizabeth Morland (Cushinstown) 5.96 (+2.4). TJ: Maria Carey 11.78 (+0.8). HJ: Daena Kelly 1.68. PV: Ellie McCartney 3.75m. Discus (1kg): Niamh Fogarty 47.43. Javelin: Grace Casey 45.93. Shot (4kg) 1 Michaela Walsh (Swinford) 15.34, 2 Nicole Kehoe-Dowling (St Abban’s) 10.96, 3 Vickie Cusack 9.27. Hammer: 1 Walsh 63.01 (rec).
4x100m: 1 Ferrybank 49.64, 2 Sli Cualann 52.51, 3 Roscommon AC 55.85. 4x400m: 1 Raheny Shamrock A 4.06.94, 2 St LOT 4:11.28, 3 Raheny Shamrock B 4:7.40
Men –
100m: David Murphy 10.74, 2 Joseph Ojewumi (Tallaght) 10.77, 3 Cillin Greene 10.77, 4 Mark Smyth 10.78. 200m: 1 Aaron Sexton 21.44, 2 Christopher O’Donnell 21.57, 3 Jack Mannin (KCH) 21.99. 400m: 1 Jamie Pender 48.47, 2 Shane Irwin 48.98, 3 Jack Mitchell 49.03..
800m: John Fitzsimons 2:00.63. 1500m: 1 Charlie O’Donovan 3:53.91, 2 Luke McCann (DSD) 3:55.94, 3 James Maguire (DSD) 4:02.79. Darragh McElhinney dnf. 110H: Dan Ryan 14.61. 3000m SC: Brian Fay 9:46.11. LJ: Ben Fisher 7.24m (+3.0). TJ: 1 Brendan Lynch 14.10 (+1.4), 2 Mark Burton 13.77 (+0.0). HJ: Ryan Carthy-Walsh 2.05. PV: Shane Martin 4.30. Shot (6kg): James Kelly 15.05, 2 Dan Ryan 14.48, 3 Jonny Bell 13.17. Discus (1.75kg) Darragh Gaffney 53.27. Javelin (800g): Gareth Crawford 56.22. Hammer (6kg): Brendan O’Donnell 69.62. Wt for dist: (35lb) Sean Mockler 8.74.
4x100m: 1 Tallaght AC 43.34, 2 Menapians 44.43, 3 Bandon AC 45.95.
4x400m: 1 Leevale 3:33.65, 2 GCH 3:37.18, 3 Bandon 3:58.99.
U23
Women –
200m: 1 Cliodhna Manning (KCH) 24.11, 2 Sarah McCarthy(Mid-Sutton) 24.36, 3 Roisin Harrison 24.76. 400m: 1 Sophie Becker 54.74,2 Alanna Lally (UCD) 56.38, 3 Jenna Bromell 75.08. 800m: Louise Shanahan 2:19.46.3000m SC: Lauren Dermody 11:22.48.
LJ: Sarah McCarthy 6.18 (+0.7). PV: Sarah McKeever (DSD) 3.95 (rec). Shot: 1 Laura McSweeney 12.22, 2 Anne-Marie Torsney (Fingallians) 10.82. Discus: Torsney 36.03.
Men –
100m: 1 Christian Robinson 11.02. 200m: 1 Adam Murphy 22.00 (21.91 in heats), 2 Simon Archer 22.05, 3 Kieran Elliott 22.13. 400m: 1 Harry Purcell (Trim AC) 47.37, 2 Andrew Mellon 47.38, 3 Karl Griffin 48.16. 800m: 1 Shane Fitzsimons 1:54.91, 2 Roland Surlis 1:55.43, 3 Aengus Meldon (DSD) 1:55.57, 4 Robert Tully (Star of the Sea) 1:55.58. 1500m: 1 Kevin Kelly 4:13.34, 2 Andrew Coscoran (Star of the Sea) 4:14.13, 3 Cathal Doyle (Clonliffe) 4:14.90. 5000m: 1 Eoin Strutt (Raheny Shamrock) 14:53.97, 2 Karl Fitzmaurice (Ennis TC) 14:58, 3 Dylan Keegan 15:34.65. 110H: 1 Matt Behan (Crusaders) 14.39, 2 Garbhann McKenna 15.66. LJ: Sam Healy 7.22 (+2.3). HJ: David Cussen 2.00.Shot (7.26kg: John Kelly 16.69. Discus: Eoin Sheridan 51.94. Javelin:1 Shane Joyce 57.69, 2 Stephen Rice 57.23.Hammer (7.26kg) : 1 Adam King (Iveragh) 63.15, 2 Owen Russell 60.32, 3 Simon Galligan 57.10.
4x100m: 1 Emerald AC 44.17, 2 Bandon AC 48.58. 4x400m: Menapians 3:27.56, 2 Ratoath AC 3:27.71, 3 Kildare AC 3:29.38.
Clontarf Half Marathon and 5-Mile, Dublin (www.redtagtiming.com)
Half Marathon (1,518 finishers) – Men: 1 Jesus Calle Arroyo 79.19 2 Karl Nolan 79.34, 3 Anthony Doyle 81.42. M40: Pedro Lopez 84.40. Women: 1 Anne Curley (Donore Hrs, W40) 89.52, 2 Oana Cozma 90.57, 3 Christine Kinsella (W40) 92.06.
5-Mile (759 finishers) – Men: 1 Tom McEnery 29.00, 2 Paul Caulfield 29.07, 3 Brian Sexton 29.33. Women: 1 Zoe Quinn (W40) 31.45, 2 Kiera Roche 32.04, 3 Fiona Victory 32.29.
Friday June 20
Kilcock 5km (444 entries; www.myrunresults.com)
Men: 1 Ian Guiden (Clonliffe) 14.38, 2 Peter Somba (Dunboyne) 15.03, 3 Cormac Kelly (St Abban’s) 15.05, 4 Mark Kirwan (Raheny Shamrock) 15.08, 5 Ian Conroy (Raheny Shamrock) 15.13, 6 Freddy Sittuk (Raheny Shamrock) 15.17. M40: 1 Chris Muldoon (Donore) 15.50, 2 Ciaran McCarthy (Raheny Shamrock) 15.54, 3 Malcolm McDonnell (Mullingar Hrs) 16.06. M45: 1 Tony Reilly (Portlaoise AC) 15.55, 2 Des Tremble (Donore Hrs) 16.09, 3 John Canning (Newbridge)16.25. M50: 1 David O’Connell (Bohermeen) 17.19, 2 John Canning (Rathanally AC) 18.52, 3 Paddy Murphy (Drogheda and Dist) 18.55. M55: 1 Bobby Mitchell 20.08, 2 Joe Corcoran 20.43, 3 Brendan Maher (Esker RG) 20.51. M60: 1 Nollaig McEntaggart (Mullingar Hrs) 18.55, 2 Gerry Halton (Naas AC) 20.30, 3 Richard Kavanagh (Sli Cualann) 20.46. Jun: Jonathan Nagle (Trim AC) 17.06. Teams (16) – 1 Raheny Shamrrck 24, 2 Donore Harriers 62, 3 Portlaoise AC 109.
Women: 1 Rachael Smyth (St Coca’s) 16.37, 2 Sorcha Nic Domhnaill (Donore Hrs) 16.48, 3 Michelle Cox (Newbridge AC) 17.43, 4 Lisa Sweeney (St Michael’s) 17.59, 5 Jane Cahill Bandila (Dunboyne) 18.06, 6 Ruth O’Loughlin (Naas) 18.11. W40: 1 Paula Grant (Portlaoise AC) 18.16, 2 Jean Wilson (Sportsworld) 18.34, 3 Monica Corcoran (St Michael’s) 19.23. W45: 1 Mary Hanley (Na Fianna) 19.29, 2 Helen Hartnett (Trim AC) 20.38, 3 Siobhan Butler (Sli Culann) 21.01. W50: 1 Mary Watters (Navan AC) 20.20, 2 Annemarie McCloskey (Na Fianna) 22.46, 3 Dee Bohan 24.22. W55: Charlotte Stevens (Sli Cualann) 23.25, 2 Patricia McEntaggart (Tyrellspass Up and Running) 23.39, 3 Teresa Hannon (St Coca’s) 24.09. W60: 1 Evelyn McNelis (Naas AC) 24.40, 2 Mary Martin 25.57. Jun: Faye McEvoy (Ballyroan Abbeyleix) 19.19. Teams – 1 St Coca’s 61,2 Newbridge AC 89, 3 Crusaders 99.
Ards Half Marathon (726 finishers; www.nirunningco.uk)
Men: 1 Kevin Maunsell (Clonme, M35l ) 70:11. 2 Mark McKinstry (North Belfast Hrs) 71 16, 3 Neill Weir (Willowfield Hrs) 74:19
Women: 1 Gladys Ganiel O’Neill (North Belfast Hrs, W40) 79:53, 2 Amy Bulman (Willowfield Hrs W35) 82:23, 3 Caitriona Jennings (Letterkenny AC, W35)84:14
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