High jump double gold by Phelan and Hughes

At the British Universities indoor championships Dan Mulhare from North Laois AC was second in the 3,000m in a time of 8:05.06 a new indoor PB for him to better the 8:16.18 for third place in this race last year. His time is just half a second outside his outdoor best of 8:04.53 from Cork City sports in 2008.

There was an Irish high jump double with Simon Phelan winning the men’s competition with a height of 2.09m and Pamela Hughes won the women’s event with a clearance of 1.77m.

Irish walkers were well represented in Lugano Switzerland yesterday and posted some great new PBs. Laura Reynolds from Mohill AC was 12th in the women’s 20k race in a time of 1:37:29, a huge improvement on her previous best of 1:43:07.

Robert Heffernan from Togher AC was second in the men’s 20k in 1:20:45 with Colin Griffin from Ballinamore AC 13th, Michael Doyle from Tara AC 14th and Brendan Boyce from Letterkenny AC 16th. Doyle reduced his best time from 1:31:40 to 1:27:54 and Boyce took his time from 1:30:29 to 1:28:37.

BUCS Indoor Athletics Championships EIS, Sheffield
3,000m ht
1 James SHANE Anglia Ruskin 8:24.97Q
2 Dan MULHARE Edinburgh Napier 8:25.21Q
3 Matthew PROCTOR Durham 8:25.57q
Final
1 Ricky STEVENSON Teesside 8:04.21
2 Dan MULHARE Edinburgh Napier 8:05.06
3 James SHANE Anglia Ruskin 8:11.78

800m
1 Ejiro OKORO Medway 2:17.23 Q
2 Sara TREACY Birmingham 2:17.26 q
Final
1 Rachel STRINGER Loughborough 2:10.98
2 Jenny TAN Dundee 2:11.68
3 Emily MOSS Royal Holloway 2:11.75
4 Sara TREACY Birmingham 2:13.05 (indoor PB)

Men’s High Jump
1 Simon PHELAN Birmingham 2.09
2= Matthew SLOANE Brunel 2.00

Women’s High Jump
1 Pamela HUGHES Brunel 1.77
2 Lucinda LOGAN Strathclyde 1.68

Long jump
7 Imelda MORRISSON Swansea 5.52

Pole vault
1 Sally SCOTT Loughborough 4.00 8.0
5 Claire WILKINSON Ulster 3.70

Long jump
9 Alan KENNEDY Ulster 6.79

60m Hurdles Ht
2 Brian FLATLEY Reading 8.68
Final
8 Brian FLATLEY Reading 8.70

Gran Premio Citta di Lugano - Memorial Mario Albisetti Lugano SUI
Risultati marcia 20km donne
1. YANFEI LI CHINA 1h31′26”2
2. LI LI CHINA 1h31′32”3
3. INÊS HENRIQUES PORTUGAL 1h32′30”8
12. LAURA REYNOLDS IRELAND 1h37′28”1

Risultati marcia 20km uomini
1. ALEX SCHWAZER ITALIA 1h18′23”2
2. ROBERT HEFFERNAN IRELAND 1h20′44”2
3. GRZEGORZ SUDOL POLAND 1h20′49”2
13. COLIN GRIFFIN IRELAND 1h24′44”9
14. MICHEAL DOYLE IRELAND 1h27′54”5
16. BRENDAN BOYCE IRISH 1h28′37”7

At the Cowboy Relays, McNeese State’s home meet, Alvy Carragher took the steeplechase with a 12:07.14 clocking which broke the record she had set last year.

Laura Kerr from Abbey AC was second in the javelin - her first competition in two and a half years.

David Rooney from Raheny Shamrock AC won the mile in 4:11.33, run for the first time in many years during the Cowboy Relays, He was taking a shot at the school record of 4:06.4. A strong wind was a factor in the race but Rooney was on a record setting course through three laps.

McNeese Cowboy Relays

Women 3000 Meter Steeplechase
1 Carragher, Alvy McNeese State 12:07.14

Men 1 Mile Run
1 Rooney, David McNeese State 4:11.33
2 Chelimo, Moses Ul-Monroe 4:28.52
3 Koenck, Jonathon McNeese State 4:31.55
4 Dyer, Michael McNeese State 4:32.82

Women Javelin Throw
1 Richard, Marcie Ul-Monroe 45.21m
2 Kerr, Laura McNeese State 42.62m

Women 5000 Meter
1 Guinn, Amy McNeese State 17:20.53@
2 Kapkiai, Dorcas SE Louisiana 18:44.74
3 McCormick, Candice McNeese State 19:05.82
4 Ross, Fionnuala McNeese State 19:06.72
5 Casey, Aisling McNeese State 19:26.84

Images courtesy McNeese State