Archive for June, 2001

Grufferty Wins County Senior 1500m

10 June, 2001

The Cork senior track and field championships were held in bright sunny conditions at the CIT track today. In spite of being held on a Sunday numbers were down on previous years, but that did not in any way detract from the good competition that was served up by the competing athletes. Indeed a number [...]

Carroll Doubles Up in Boston

9 June, 2001

Leevale’s Mark Carroll continued his efforts to get back into peak condition at the Boston High Performance meet tonight. With ideal weather conditions he decided to attempt a double by competing in the 1,500m and 3,000m. First up was the 1,500m, and here he had to run faster than he had anticipated, but still [...]

Lombard Sets PB in 1500m

9 June, 2001

At the BMC meet in London, Fiachra Lombard (243) of Leevale set a new PB in the 1,500m, finishing fourth (3:49.15). Seamus Power won the 10,000m (28:18.38), which is inside the B standard for the World championships in August, with Peter Matthews tenth (28:48.03). Other results saw Moira Prendiville second in the 800m (2:05.94); and [...]

Boston High Performance Meet

9 June, 2001

Keane Second in John Buckley Road Race

7 June, 2001

The annual John Buckley Sports road race over the Marina circuit attracted over 250 competitors tonight, with runners travelling from far and near. From the start William Harty of Waterford set his usual strong pace, with Bryan Keane the only one to go with him. The pair were locked together for most of the [...]

O’Donoghue Third in Bangor International

4 June, 2001

Conditions were cold today at the Bangor International, as Leevale’s Jer O’Donoghue claimed 3rd place in the 100m B race. Jer’s time of 10.68 was just 0.02 seconds behind the winner, A. Abibye from England. Ewan Thomas of Wales was second. Times were wind assisted. In the A race, Ireland’s Tom Commyns was 6th in [...]

Ni Mhurchu Wins 3rd Consecutive Shot Title at Irish Schools

2 June, 2001

The Nestle All Ireland schools track and field championships were held in the magnificent Tullamore Harriers stadium today, drawing athletes from all four corners of the country. Weather conditions proved to be bearable, although more suitable to the middle distance events. Competition at the schools event is always razor keen, with wins extremely hard to [...]