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Ennis Track athlete's in action in the national league.

FIVE STAR PERFORMANCES FROM CLARE

The First day of the National League was held in Castleisland yesterday and once again Clare Athlete’s shone with great distinction. David Cortney (Ennis Track) set the tone for the day finishing 3rd in the Pole Vault(2.00m) and 3rd in the 110m Hurdles 21.63secs. The ever reliant Lunga Bulman ( Marian A.C.) again proved his value to the team by finishing 2nd in the Javelin 42.59m and the Long Jump 6.28m. Eamon Cleary (Shannon A.C.) recorded a superb victory in the shot 10.57m and finished 4th in the discus. With Momentum on the Clare Teams side attention now turned to the track events.

Cormac Lynch (Marian A.C.) exploded out of the blocks to win the 100m in 10.7secs. Mark Boland (Marian A.C.) demonstrated his great potential to win the 200m in 23.39secs, and finished 2nd in the 400m in 52.18secs. Micheal Keane (Ennis Track) returned from injury to show great poise in winning the 800m in 2.00.00. Ian Slobody (Kilmihil A.C.) ran a sensational race to claim the 1500m in 4.15.94. Team Captain Brian Murphy(Ennis Track) settled in nicely to win the 5000m in 15mins 54seconds. By now it was clear this was going to be a momentous day for Clare and Brian McGinley (Ennis Track) returned to form by capturing the 3000m steeplechase in 9mins 52secs.

William Flynn (Shannon A.C.) cruised around the 400m hurdles in 61.80seconds to claim 2nd. He also added valuable points to the Clare cause clearing 1.60m in the High Jump, finishing 4th. The final events of the day saw the 4 by 100m team of (Cormac Lynch, Micheal Geoghan, William Flynn and Mark Boland) break the county record in style in 46.15seconds to finish 2nd. The 4 by 400m team of (Mark Boland, William Flynn, Ian Slobody and Micheal Keane) won the relay in 3.37.8.

This left the Clare team in first place after day one on 119points, their highest ever points tally and gives this talented group of athletes an excellent chance of making the final.

Galway Senior Track & Field Series 2011

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National record to Alice Akres of Scariff in Tullamore.

The Aviva All-Ireland Schools Track and Field Championships held in Tullamore on Saturday a New National Record was SET by Alice Akers Scariff Community College with four throws were better than the (46 . 33m) record of Gabby McNally set in 2007. She had throws of (47.09m), (48.09m), and (49.02m) in the first three rounds of the junior discus to record a great win. She followed that with another Gold Medal in the Javelin with a throw of (34.15m).
Eoin Hanrahan St Flannans produced six fine throws in the Shot Putt to capture a bronze medal with a throw of (12 . 76metres) and he also took Bronze in the Junior Boys Discus with a throw of (40 . 07m).
Darragh Lynch St Flannans captured a bronze medal in the Senior Boys 800m with a time of (1min . 55 . 60secs) with Niamh Markham St Flannans also taking a bronze medal in the Intermediate girls 800metres in (2mins . 16 . 94secs).
Amy O Donoghue Meelick and Villiers Schools Limerick takes Double Gold in the Senior Girls 800m with a time of (2mins . 13 . 61secs) and the 1500metres in (4mins . 43 . 61secs).

Liam Markham gets 1500m time for European Junior

As the Track season gets into overdrive there were plenty of top class performances by Clare Athletes in the past couple of days. Last Week End three runners posted European standards at the British Milers Club fixture in Manchester. Shane Quinn (Ferrybank AC) clocked (14mins . 26 . 01secs) when finishing fourth in a 5000metres race well inside the standard for the European Junior championships. Another Junior standard was achieved by a Clare athlete Liam Markham from Kilmurry Mc Mahon and Ennis Track Club who posted a time of (3mins . 48 . 51secs) well inside the 1500m standard.

Rory Chesser Leads Irish Team in Europa Cup League

Derval O’Rourke (Leevale AC) and David Gillick (Dundrum South Dublin AC) will lead the Irish Team in the First League at the European Team Championships in Izmir Turkey on the 18th and 19th of June. Ireland, who finished in eighth place of eleven teams last year, will be pushing for a similar position this year. Ireland will compete against, Belgium, Croatia, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Netherlands, Norway, Romania, Slovenia, Switzerland and Turkey.
Irish Record Holder Ailis McSweeney (Leevale AC) will line up in the women’s 100m, competing in the men’s 200m will be Paul Hession (Athenry AC) he will be looking to improve on the (21. 06secs) he set at the Diamond League meet in Rome. Timmy Crowe from Sixmilebridge and (Dooneen AC) will be seeking the European U/23 Championships standard in the Men’s 400metres Hurdles, having narrowly finished outside the qualification standard at the Woodie’s DIY/AAI Games.
In the middle distance events Ciara Mageean (City of Lisburn) will compete in the 1500m. The Irish Junior Record Holder makes her season debut at the Irish Miler’s 800m at the AVIVA Irish Schools this coming weekend
Rory Chesser Ennis Track Club who recently set a personal best in 3000m of (8mins . 05 . 95secs) will run in the men’s 1500m. Roseanne Galligan Newbridge A.C. who ran a season’s best of (2mins . 05 . 25secs) in Watford in mid-May will line up in the 800m.