Setting a new Irish junior 4 x 100m record at Lausanne last night was the quartet of Ciara Neville, Molly Scott, Gina Moses and Sharlene Mawdsley.
In a race won by the Swiss in a new national record time, the Irish women finished sixth in 44.31 secs, smashing the two-year old Irish record of 45.08 secs.
At the Belfast International on Wednesday evening, Leon Reid won both the 100m and 200m.
Shona Heaslip
JOHN COGHLAN of MSB continued his recent vein of good form by winning the Docklands 5km last night in 14 mins 30 secs. Clonmel’s Kevin Maunsell was two seconds behind for second with Freddy Sittuk of Raheny third. First woman was Shona Heaslip of An Riocht who finished 16th overall in a brilliant time of 16 mins 12 secs. Laura Shaughnessy of DSD was second in 16 mins 34 secs. Her coach and mentor Niamh O’Sullivan finishes first W55 in a time that would have see her finish second W45!
Docklands 5km (1,557 finishers; www.myrunresults.com)
Men: 1 John Coghlan (MSB) 14.30, 2 Kevin Maunsell (Clonmel) 14.32, 3 Freddy Sittuk (Raheny) 14.37, 4 Ben Branagh (St Malachy’s) 14.48, 5 Michael Harty (East Cork, M35) 14.56, 6 Peter Somba (Dunboyne ) 15.12. M40: 1 Rob Cross (Crusaders) 15.55, 2 Paul Fleming (Rathfarnham WSAF/Ornua) 16.08, 3 Sean Fox (Donore) 16.27. M45: 1 Des Kennedy 16.06, 2 Gary Condon (Sli Cualann) 16.07, 3 Keith Downey (Skerries) 17.15. M50: 1 Damien Martin (Raheny) 16.49, 2 John Kehoe (Bros Pearse) 17.50, 3 Christy Maloney (Citi) 18.31. M55: 1 Paul Frewen 18.56, 2 Paul Tester (Bros Pearse) 19.59, 3 Liam Lenihan (Sportsworld) 20.15. M60: 1 David Byrne 21.39, 2 Ray Carpenter (Sportsworld) 22.55, 3 Paul Dunne 24.56.
Women: 1 Shona Heaslip (Riocht) 16.12, 2 Laura Shaughnessy (DSD) 16.34, 3 Ciara Durkan (Skerries) 16.54, 4 Sorcha Nic Dhomhnaill 17.04, 5 Sinead Tangney (Sportsworld) 17.50, 6 Annette Kealy (Raheny, W45) 18.06. W35: 1 Sharon Grant (Portlaoise) 18.53, 2 Alma Hanevy (Donore) 19.03, 3 Caitriona Cosgrave (Portmarnock) 20.35. W40: 1 Paula Grant (Portlaoise) 18.53, 2 Florence Curley (Donore) 20.00, 3 Sinead Tighe (Bros Pearse) 20.00. W45: 2 Karen Kennedy 20.28, 3 Julia Hackett (Donore) 20.53. W50: 1 Ann Higgins (Sportsworld) 22.41, 2 Breda Browne (Sportsworld) 23.59, 3 Eithne Scully 24.22. W55: 1 Niamh O’Sullivan (Riocht) 19.50, 2 Jean Dunne 22.50, 3 Eileen Rowland (Sportsworld) 23.35. W60: Angela Egan (Dunboyne) 29.45.
Wednesday July 6
Belfast International, Mary Peters Track (full result www.niathletics.org)
Men: 100m – A: 1 Leon Reid 10.32. B: Stephen Gaffney 10.70, 2 Adam McMullan (Crusaders) 10.71, 2 Christian Robinson 10.77. 200m (21.7) : Reid 21.02. 400m: 1 Andrew Mellon 47.32, 2 Matthew Pagan (Enbg) 47.85, 3 Craig Newell 47.93. 400m H: 1 Paul Byrne 51.33.
Women: 100m H – 1 Megan Marrs 13.54, 2 Mollie Courtney 13.69….4 Anna McCauley 13.95. 400m H: 1 Christine McMahon 58.30.Triple jump: 1 Sarah Buggy 13.13.
Dublin Graded League 6, Irishtown (selected)
Women –
100m: Snezana Bechtina (Clonliffe) 12.08.
800m A: Race 1 – 1 Eleanor rAlexander (Clonliffe) 2:16.66, 2 Meghan Ryan (DSD) 2:18.62, 3 Fiona Clinton (DSD) 2:19.30. Race 2 – 1 Niamh Boland (Crusaders) 2:16.86, 2 Claire Brennan (DCH) 2:16.90, 3 Orla O’Connor (Drogheda and Dist) 2:17.26.
5000m: Una Britton (Kilcoole) 17:16.79.
Men –
800m A: Race 1 – Matthew Murnane (Leevale) 1:56.71. Race 2 – Conor Duncan 9Ratoath) 1:55.94.
500m A: 1 Peter Arthur (Liffey Valley) 14:57.50, 2 David Scanalon (Rathfarnham WSAF) 15:17.39, 3 Neil O’Rourke (Civil Service) 15:21.74.
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