Cork Highlights from Athletics Ireland National Indoor Championships Day 1 2018
Cork Highlights from Day 1 of Athletics Ireland National Indoor Championships
National Indoor Arena, Abbotstown, Dublin
Saturday February 17th 2018
Athletics Ireland Report - Feidhlim Kelly
Sarah Healy Highlights Day 1 with Record Run
Sarah Healy (Blackrock) highlighted day 1 of the Irish Life Health National Indoor Championships, smashing the Irish U20 and Youth 3,000m records, to win her first national senior title, in 9:10.43, at the Sport Ireland National Indoor Arena today (February 17).
Healy was simply outstanding as she left Rio 2016 Olympian Kerry O’Flaherty (Newcastle) firmly in her wake. A rare talent was on display, and the Blackrock AC teenager, who just turned 17, surpassed the U20 record of 9:28.67 set by Rose Anne Galligan, and the Youth record of 9:35.1, set by Amy Rose Farrell.
O’Flaherty led the first km in roughly 3:10, then Healy took over, winding it up sublimely to 3:05, finishing off with a fast 2:55 final km. Meghan Ryan (DSD) took for Bronze in 9:43.35.
Kate Veale (West Waterford) was the first track winner of the day, retaining her women’s 3,000m race walk title in 13:38.36. Alex Wright (Leevale) impressed to retain the men’s 5,000m race walk title in 18:59.62 – 9 seconds shy of his national record, which he set at last year's Championships.
Rising field event heroines Sommer Lecky (Finn Valley) and Michaela Walsh (Swinford) won the women’s high jump and shot put in 1.84m and 15.36m respectively.
Sarah McCarthy (Mid Sutton) bagged the women’s national long jump title with a leap of 5.90m.
In the men’s pole vault Matthew Keenan Callinan (SLOT) and Shane Martin (Ballymena & Antrim) tied for gold with 4.30m.
Antony Daffurn (SRL AC) took the men’s triple jump title with 14.93m.
The action will continue to be live streamed tomorrow and it should prove enthralling as Phil Healy (Bandon) and Thomas Barr (Ferrybank) sailed through their respective 400m and 200m heats. Add to that a host of finals on the track and field, it should prove to be a pulsating day of action.
The event will be live streamed once more on the Athletics Ireland Facebook Page www.facebook.com/AthleticsIreland/ with live results on live.athleticsireland.ie
Results Day 1 Irish Life Health National Indoor Championships, Sport Ireland National Indoor Arena
Women
3,000m
1. Sarah Healy (Blackrock AC, Dublin) 9:10.43 2. Kerry O'Flaherty (Newcastle & District AC) 9:20.03 3. Meghan Ryan (DSD) 9:43.35
3,000m race walk
1. Kate Veale (West Waterford AC) 13:38.36, 2. Niamh O'Connor (Celbridge AC) 13:43.01, 3. Orla O'Connor (Waterford AC) 14:00.09
High Jump
1. Sommer Lecky (Finn Valley AC) 1.84m 2. Amy McTeggart (Boyne AC) 1.70m 3. Emily Corcoran (Celtic DCH) 1.65m
Long Jump
1. Sarah McCarthy (Mid Sutton) 5.90m, 2. Amy McTeggart (Boyne) 5.72m, Lydia Mills (Queens) 5.62m
Shot Put
1. Michaela Walsh (Swinford AC) 15.36m, 2. Alana Frattaroli (Limerick AC) 12.72m, 3. Geraldine Stewart (Tir Chonaill AC) 12.68m
Men
5,000m Race Walk
1. Alex Wright (Leevale AC) 18:59.62, 2. Cian McManamon (Westport AC) 20:31.09, 3. Jerome Caprice (Dundrum South Dublin AC) 20:39.24
Triple Jump
1. Antony Daffurn (SRL AC) 14.93m, 2. Mark Burton (Queens University) 14.25m, 3. Oisin Taylor (Crusaders) 13.90m
Pole Vault
1. Matthew Keenan Callinan (SLOT) 4.30m, 1. Shane Martin (Ballymena & Antrim) 4.30m, 3. Raymond Walsh (Abbey Striders) 4.20m
Extracted Cork Results from National Indoors Day 1:
Compiled by Rebecca McEvoy, PRO, Cork Athletics
Alex Wright, Leevale AC, won the gold medal in the men's 5,000m walk, in a time of 18:59.62
Raymond Walsh, Abbey Striders AC, won the bronze medal in the men's pole vault, with a vault of 4.20m
Phil Healy, Bandon AC, qualified for the final of the women's 400m, in 54.65
Brandon Arrey, Blarney-Inniscarra AC, qualified for the final of the men's 400m, in 48.53
Denis Coughlan, St. Finbarr's AC, qualified for the final of the men's 800m, in a time of 1:59.53
Stephanie Cotter, West Muskerry AC, qualified for the final of the women's 1500m, in 4:42.50
Jessica Neville, Leevale AC, qualified for the final of the 200m, in 26.56
Other Cork results:
Roisin Howard, Bandon AC, finished 5th in the women's shot putt, with a throw of 10.71m
John Corr, Leevale AC, ran 24.86 in the 200m heat, and 7.53 in the 60m heat
Conor Morey, Leevale AC, ran 22.49 in the men's 200m heat
Rachael O'Shea, West Muskerry AC, ran 2.25.98 in the women's 800m heat
Aidan Mullins, Bantry AC, ran 2:03.61 in the men's 800m heat
Matthew Murnane, Leevale AC, ran 2:01.60 in the men's 800m heat
Ciarán Dee, Leevale AC, ran 51.77 in the men's 400m heat
Jessica Neville, Leevale AC, ran 59.71 in the women's 400m heat
Paul Mulchrone, Leevale AC, ran 7.66 in the men's 60m heat
