Eric Favors broke his Outdoor shot put record once again this weekend, throwing 18.49 metres as he finished third at the Spec Town invitational. Raheny Shamrock athletes took two gold medals at the IUAA championships in Athlone IT this weekend. Brian Fay took gold in the 3,000m steeplechase posted nine minutes one point 48 seconds for gold. Fay representing DCU also clocked the European under-23 standard. UCC’s Cillian Kirwan took…
Place Name Time 1 Will Walsh 5.02 2 Wesley Grant 5.03 3 Ken Shannon 5.10 4 Mark MacSweeney 5.26 5 James Cassidy 5.27 6 Eric Champ 5.28 7 Sarah Quigley 5.28 8 Martin Keenan 5.31 9 Sean Honan 5.35 10 Aaron Tansey 5.37 11 Alan Hynes 5.39 12 Zoe Quinn 5.40 13 Ollie Power 5.42 14 Keith Fleming 5.46 15 Philip McGovern 5.47 16 Sean O’Hanlon 5.48 17 Damien Small…
Cillian O’Leary was first Raheny man home in the Dunboyne four mile, posting 30 minutes 24 seconds, just 10 seconds off Brian Maher and a podium place. Kevin Moriarty took ninth place in 31:42, others who competed were Ciaran McCarthy 33:34, Graham O’Dwyer 35:08, David Sheehy 37:20, Zoe Quinn 38:32. Alan O’Flynn 38:51, Keith Fleming 39:53, Ollie Power 41:53, Adrienne Atkins 44;20, Des Lyons 44:56, Geraldine McGonagle 45:56, Brendan Atkins…
Colm Bourke and Eric Favors set new club long jump and Shot Putt outdoors in the USA over the weekend. Favors set a new Shot Putt record of 18.44 metres which moved him to fourth place in the All-time Irish list. Favors distance of 18.44 metres, saw him finish sixth in Florida on day one of the NCAA championships. While Colm Bourke placed sixth at the Bobcat Invitational when he…