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Round-Up: English Smashes Irish 800m record, Buttner fourth in Portugal

By on February 2, 2014 in athletics news

UCD’s Mark English set a new Irish 800m indoor record of 1:46.82 at the Woodie’s DIY Open Games in Athlone, breaking Daniel Caulfield’s 13-year-old record of 1:47.21. The time was also inside the World Indoors qualification mark of 1:47.00. After pushing the pace from the start, English finished second behind Thijem Kupers of Netherlands, who […]

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Morland Sets New Schools Best at Combined Events

By on October 26, 2013 in athletics news

Elizabeth Morland of Dunshaughlin proved the star of the Aviva Leinster Schools Indoor Combined Events Championships in Athlone when she won the inter girls’ competition with an Irish record score of 3702. Morland earned a massive 927 points for her time of 8.92 in the hurdles, and also scored well in the high jump where […]

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