Phil Healy Selected for 16 Strong Irish Squad for European Indoor Championships 2019
Phil Healy, Bandon AC, Sole Cork Athlete on Irish Euro Indoors Team
Glasgow, Scotland
March 1st-3rd 2019
Phil Healy, Bandon AC, in action during last weekend's Athletics Ireland National Indoor Championships - Photo: Sam Barnes / Sportsfile
Bandon AC's Phil Healy, currently rated Number 4 on the European Women's 400m Standings, is the only Cork athlete to be selected on the Irish team for Glasgow, early in March
Athletics Ireland Release
Strong Irish team selected for European Indoors
A strong Irish team of 16 athletes has been selected for the European Indoor Athletics Championships, in Glasgow, from March 1st to 3rd next.
The team will be led by a strong quartet of Phil Healy (Bandon), Ciara Mageean (UCD), Mark English (UCD), and Thomas Barr (Ferrybank). There is also a strong blend of youth and championship debutants.
Phil Healy is ranked 4th in the women’s 400m, with Mageean and English (1500m and 800m) both ranked 5th on the European Indoor lists.
Mark English was a European indoor Silver medallist, in Prague, in 2015, and has been in excellent form, winning his 6th national indoor title yesterday.
There are senior debuts, on the women’s side, for Molly Scott (SLOT) and Lauren Roy (City of Lisburn), in the 60m, Sophie Becker (St Joseph’s) in the 400m, and Sommer Lecky (Finn Valley), in the high jump.
It’s a good step up for the U20 athletes, with three members of the women’s world 4x100m silver medal-winning team running in the 60m, with Ciara Neville (Emerald) also competing as an individual qualifier. Also stepping up is world U20 high jump silver medallist Sommer Lecky.
On the men’s side, Cillin Greene (Galway City Harriers), in the 400m, Sean Tobin (Clonmel) in the 3,000m, Joseph Ojewumi (Tallaght) in the 60m, Conall Kirk (Annadale Striders) in the 800m, make International track debuts.
High Performance Director Paul McNamara said:
“This is a strong Irish team that is primed to put in a performance at this championship. Our more high profile athletes have had stellar seasons to date with Ciara, Phil, Mark, Siofra and Thomas very well placed on the European ranking lists.
“This event will provide an excellent transitioning opportunity for our talented crop of 2018 U20s, such as Molly, Ciara, Lauren and Sommer, while emerging athletes like Joseph Ojewumi, Cillin Greene and Sophie Becker have shown exciting form this season to earn their spots. This will be a good championships for Irish athletics.”
European Athletics Lead Indoor Listings
Irish Team for European Indoor Championships 2019
| Name | Event | Club | Coach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Ojewumi | 60m | Tallaght AC | Daniel Kilgallon |
| Thomas Barr | 400m | Ferrybank AC | Drew & Hayley Harrison |
| Cillin Greene | 400m | Galway City Harriers AC | Jeremy Lyons |
| Mark English | 800m | UCD AC | Steve Magness |
| Zak Curran | 800m | DSD AC | Craig Winrow |
| Conall Kirk | 800m | Annadale Striders AC | Mark Kirk |
| John Travers | 3000m | Donore Harriers AC | Jerry Kiernan |
| Sean Tobin | 3000m | Clonmel AC | Feidhlim Kelly |
| Molly Scott | 60m | St. L. O'Toole AC | Deirdre Scott |
| Lauren Roy | 60m | City of Lisburn AC | Adam McMullen |
| Ciara Neville | 60m | Emerald AC | Noelle Morrissey |
| Phil Healy | 400m | Bandon AC | Shane McCormack |
| Sophie Becker | 400m | St. Joseph's AC | Jeremy Lyons |
| Siofra Cleirigh Buttner | 800m | DSD AC | |
| Ciara Mageean | 1500m | UCD AC | Steve Vernon |
| Sommer Lecky | High Jump | Finn Vally AC | Niall Wilkinson |
Athletics Ireland European Indoor Championships 2019 Selection Policy - PDF File
