Teams of Irish athletics are travelling far and wide this summer. First up are the World University Games, the World Youth Championships, the European U-23 Championships and the European Youth Festival. These are followed by the European Junior T-F, Rieti, July 18-21 and the World Championships in Moscow, August 10-18.
July 6-17
World University Games, Kazan, Russia
Women:
100m – Amy Foster (UUJ) SB/PB 11.49
200m – Foster SB 23.59/PB 23.52 (2011); Niamh Whelan (UL) SB23.70/PB 23.30 (2010)
800m – Ciara Everard (UCD) SB/PB (indoors) 2:02.54
1500m – Claire Tarplee (Loughborough) SB/PB 4:11.35
3000m SC – Michelle Finn ( W Kentucky) SB/PB 8:41.02
Jessie Barr
400m H – Jessie Barr (UL) SB 56.73/PB 55.93 (2012)
20km W – Laura Reynolds (DCU) PB 1:31.02 (London 2012)
Men:
3000m SC – Tomas Cotter (Wichita State) SB/PB 8:41.02.
July 10-14
IAAF World Youth Championships, Donetsk, Ukraine
Girls:
400m – Alanna Lally (GCH) SB/PB 55.87
Shot – Fiona Tuite (Fingallians) SB/PB14.27
Discus – Kayleigh Cronin (Spa Muckross) 44.23
Hammer – Alice Akers (Marian) SB/PB 57.48
Boys:
200m – Zak Irwin (Sligo) SB/PB 21.75
High jump – David Cussen (Old Abbey) SB/PB 2.06 (indoors)
Shot – John Kelly (Finn Valley) SB/PB 18.33
Hammer – Fellan McGuigan (Finn Valley) SB/PB 71.22
July 11-14
European U23 Championships, Tampere, Finland
Men:
400m – Richard Morrissey (Crusaders) SB/PB: 46.86; Dara Kervick (Carrick-on-Suir) SB/PB: 47.28
800m – Mark English (UCD) PB: 1:45.77
1500m – Paul Robinson ( St Coca’s) SB/PB: 3:37.61; 1500m – Darren McBrearty (Letterkenny) SB/PB: 3:42.50
5000m – Jake Byrne (Mullingar Hrs) PB 14:01.99 (2012); Shane Quinn (Ferrybank) SB/PB 13:48.90 (No 3 Europe U23)
10,000m – Shane Quinn (Ferrybank) PB 29:30.59
400m H – Thomas Barr (Ferrybank) SB/PB 50.00; Jason Harvey (Crusaders) SB/PB 50.27
Hammer – Conor McCullough (Crusaders) SB 67.02/PB 75.09
Women:
100m – Catherine McManus (Celtic DC) SB 11.77/PB 11.74
200m – Steffi Creaner (Celtic DCH) SB/PB 23.72
400m H – Gabrielle Coveney (DSD) SB/PB 59.31
Discus – Claire Fitzgerald (Tralee Hrs) SB/PB 53.01
Hammer – Aoife Hickey(KCH) SB/PB 61.54
July 14-19
European Youth Olympic Festival, Utrecht, Netherlands
Girls:
100m – Phoebe Murphy (Clonmel) SB 12.03
200m – Roseanna McGuckian (City of Lisburn) SB 24.54.
400m – Jenna Bromell (Emerald) SB 56.29
800m – Louise Shanahan (Leevale) SB 2:10.88
1500m – Nadia Power (Templeogue) 4:47.18
Nadia Power (Templeogue)
3000m – Síobhra O’Flaherty (St LOT) 4:41 for 1500m.
100m H – Elizabeth Moreland (Cushinstown)
Long jump – Annie Stafford (Menapians) SB 5.75
Shot– Michaela Walsh (Swinford) SB 13.60.
Relay – Laura-Ann Costello (GCH), Niamh McNicol (Ferrybank)
Boys:
800m – Cian McBride ( N Sligo) SB: 1:54.79
1500m – William Crowe (N Sligo) 3:59.54
3000m – Kevin Mulcaire (Ennis TC) SB 8:44.10
Discus – Eoin Sheridan (N Westmeath) SB 51.70
Hammer – Adam King (Iveragh) SB 69.09
July 18-21
European Junior Championships, Rieti, Italy
Women:
100m: Phil Healy (Bandon) SB/PB: 11.80; Sarah Lavin (Emerald) SB/PB: 11.75
200m: Phil Healy (Bandon) SB/PB: 23.95
800m: Siofra Cleirigh Buttner (DSD) SB/PB: 2:03.81; Aislinn Crossey (Newry) SB/PB: 2:06.43
Siofra Cleirigh Buttner
1500m: Siofra Cleirigh Buttner (DSD) SB/PB: 4:22.37
5000m: Sarah Collins (Finn Valley) SB/PB: 16:19.80 (6th Euro Rankings)
100m H: Sarah Lavin (Emerald) SB/PB: 13.36 (2nd Euro rankings)
400m H: Nessa Millet (St Abban’s) SB: 59.87
Men:
100m: Marcus Lawler (St LOT) SB/PB 10.38 (4th Euro Rankings)
200m: Marcus Lawler (St LOT) SB/PB 20.87
800m: Sean Tobin (Clonmel) SB/PB: 1:50.23; Karl Griffin (Tir Chonaill) SB: 1:50.71/PB: 1:49.63 (2012); Shane Fitzsimons (Mullingar Hrs) SB: 1:50.55 (indoors)/PB: 1:50.29 (2012).
1500m: Shane Fitzsimons (Mullingar Hrs) SB: 3:43.44 (4th Euro Rankings);Ruairi Finnegan (Letterkenny) SB/PB: 3:46.47; Sean Tobin (Clonmel) SB/PB: 3:48.19.
10,000m: Hugh Armstrong (Ballina) SB/PB: 31:28.92
400m H: Ben Kiely (Ferrybank) PB: 52.39 (2012)
10km Walk: Luke Hickey (Leevale) SB/PB: 43.52.
4x100m: Lawler, Keith Pike (Clonliffe), Dean Power ( Tullamore Hrs), Keith Doherty (Tallaght),Kieran Elliott (Nth Sligo)
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