Des Kennedy struck gold as outright winner in the Saarbrucken Half Marathon in Germany on Sunday in a time of 1:13:26 with 38 second to spare over the second placed local. Meanwhile back on home soil on Saturday in a wind-swept BHAA ALSAA cross country race Ciaran McCarthy took an overall second place to outright winner Sean Doran. The course measured 5.4 mile for the men with sloppy and windy…
Eric Favors was at it again as he set a new national shot put record of 19.49 metres at the Tiger Paw Invitational to collect important NCAA points for University of South Carolina. Favors waited until his final throw to toss another personal best and finishing fourth in a very competitive event. Favors mark moves him up to a tie for 15th in the USA and a third week in…
Mark Smyth won the 200m title at the University indoor championships in Athlone IT clocking 21.44 seconds. Wearing DCU colours Smyth clocked point 23 seconds, Smyth having won his heat in 22.01. Smyth then helped the DCU men’s 4x200m relay team to gold in a new Irish university record 86.82 seconds. Sean O’Driscoll (DCU) took bronze in the 60m in 6.91 seconds just point two seconds off David McDonald (WIT)…
It was cold and mucky in Santry Demesne last Wednesday, scene of the Leinster Schools Cross Country Championships. The contest here is to finish in the top 15 individuals or if part of a team assist your school to a top three placing. It is an exhilarating challenge that produces a myriad of emotions at this early stage of athletic careers and provides wonderful entertainment for interested supporters such is…