Deirdre Ryan Sets New Irish High Jump Record

16 January 2005

Deirdre Ryan produced a scintillating performance at the AAI Games on Sunday when she added 2cm to her own National Indoor High Jump Record in Nenagh.

Her performance of 1.88m surpassed the previous record of 1.86m which she had held jointly with Sharon Foley and secured her qualification for next month's European Indoor Championships in Madrid.

Elsewhere, Ailish McSweeney was a surprise victor in the 60m over reigning National Champion Ciara Sheehy, Robert Heffernan was within 5 seconds of his National 3,000m Walk record and Jer O'Donoghue was a victor in the 60m, adding a 6.83 win to his highly impressive 6.79 season opener last weekend at the Munster Indoor Championships.

On Saturday in Loughborough National 60m hurdles record holder Derval O'Rourke opened her season with an 8.25 clocking for second behind Britain's Sarah Claxton who ran 8.09. Emily Maher set a pb for 60m with 7.45 while 200m specialist Paul Hession got his indoors underway with a 6.92 performance over 60 metres.

AAI Indoor Games at Nenagh

Men

60m: A: 1, J. O’Donoghue (Leevale) 6.83; 2, K. Cogley

(Menapians) 7.16; 3, T. Barnett (Tralee Harriers)

7.16; B: 1, D. O’Donovan (UCC) 7.21; 2, D. Smith

(Navan) 7.22; 3, D. Kavanagh (Clonliffe Harriers)

7.26; C: 1, J. Miller (DCH) 7.10; 2, S. O’Gorman (DSD)

7.28; 3, W. Burke (Celbridge) 7.37.D: 1, S. Gore

(Tara) 7.66; 2, S. Bolger (Tallaght) 7.67; 3, G. Keogh

(Celbridge) 7.70.

200m A: 1, D. Hynes (Menapians) 23.09; 2, D. Duff

(Leevale) 23.31; 3, E. Healy (Tallaght) 24.65; B: K.

Cogley (Menapians) 22.62; 2, D. Smith (Navan) 23.20;

3, W. Burke (Celbridge) 24.05; C: C. McNamara

(Leevale) 23.30; 2, M. O’Sullivan (Metro/St. Brigid’s)

24.01; 3, S. Morris (Tallaght) 26.50; D: D. O’Donovan

(UCC) 23.44; 2, G. Norris (City of Derry) 23.63; 3, S.

Doody (Tallaght) 24.86; E: J. Feely

(Carrick-on-Shannon) 24.63; 2, S. McAteer (Strabane

Track Club) 24.67; 3, S. Bolger (Tallaght) 24.94; F:

S. O’Gorman (DSD) 23.74; 2, P. Phelan (Tralee

Harriers) 24.19; 3, S. Gore (Tara) 24.58.

400m: A: 1, M. Donoghue (Carrick-on-Suir) 51.32; 2, M.

O’Sullivan (Metro/St. Brigid’s) 52.55; 3, B. Upton

(Ferrybank) 53.01; B: R. Foley (Menapians) 53.9; 1, R.

Foolkes (Togher) 52.8; 2, R. Foley (Menapians) 53.9;

3, S. Gore (Tara) 57.2. C: 1, A. McDonald (Drogheda &

District) 51.92; 1, M. Morgan (Cushinstown) 52.70; 3,

P. Hamilton (City of Derry) 53.55.

1,000m: A : 1, D. Campbell (St. Cocas) 2:31.0; 2, C.

O’Connell (Glaslough Harriers) 2:31.4; 3, D. Greene

(Dunleer) 2:32.5. B: 1, F. O’Mahoney

(Carrick-on-Shannon) 2:34.5; 2, F. Biodun (Tallaght)

2:50.9; 3, N. Sheil (Slaney Olympic) 2:53.2.

60m Hurdles: 1, J. Miller (DCH) 8.6; 2, S. Cullinane

(Nenagh Olympic) 8.61; 3, C. McDermott (Roscommon)

8.61.

3,000m Walk: 1, R. Heffernan (Togher) 11:15.19; 2, C.

Griffin (Ballinamore) 11:45.69; 3, J. Cassin (Finn

Valley) 12:48.47.

High Jump: 1, S. Herron (St. Columba’s College) 1.91;

2, A. McDonnell (Carrick-on-Shannon) 1.91; 3, B.

Flatley (Claremorris) 1.91.

Long Jump: 1, S. Cullinane (Nenagh Olympic) 6.76; 2,

K. Burke (Dooneen) 6.56; 3, D. Brennan (Kilkenny City

Harriers) 6.22.

Shot Putt: 1, J. P. Leahy (Limerick) 16.70; 2, P.

Crowe (Menapians) 15.94; 3, G. Mullins (Limerick)

14.67.

SENIOR WOMEN

60m: A: 1, A. McSweeney (Leevale) 7.3; 2, C. Sheehy

(DCH) 7.4; 3, L. Kiernan (Fingallians) 7.7. B: 1, R.

Anglim (Fingallians) 8.42; 2, R. Sneyd (DCH) 8.52; 3,

A. Carthy (Celtic AC) 8.64.

200m A: 1, C. Sheehy (DCH) 24.29; 2, A. McSweeney

(Leevale) 24.81; 3, D. Kelly (Belgooly) 27.44. B: C.

Bergin (DSD) 25.37; 2, C. Brady (Celbridge) 26.35; 3,

A. Darcy (Loughrea) 27:21; C: C. lBroderick (Belgooly)

26.44; 2, N. O’Reilly (DSD) 27.97; 3, A. Carthy

(Celtic) 28.81; D: 1, Z. Murphy (DSD) 26.24; 2, R.

Sneyd (DSH) 28.34.

400m: 1, C. Bergin (DSD) 58.38; 2, A. Hogan

(Borrisokane) 62.46; 3, D. Kelly (Belgooly) 63.93. B:

1, M. McLoone (Tirchonaill) 60.12; 2, M. Deevy

(Ferrybank) 60.64; 3, L. Finn (Belgooly) 63.14.

1,000m: 1, O. Power (Carrick-on-Suir) 3:10.7; 2, N.

Hackett (Glaslough Harriers) 3:13.3; 3, S. Doyle (DSD)

3:15.3.

60m Hurdles: 1, A. Dillon (DSD) 9.31; 2, N. Cummins

(KCK) 9.31; 3, K. Proper (Ferrybank AC) 9.53.

3,000m Walk: 1, L. Reynolds (Mohill) 14:50.56; 2, M.

Hamilton (Kilmurry/Ibrickane) 15:24.27; 3, S.

Prenderville (Lios Tuathail) 15:39.08.

High Jump: 1, D. Ryan (DSD) 1.88m (National Record);

2, R. Daniels (Na Fianna) 1.70; 3, L. Byrne (SLOT)

1.65.

Long Jump: 1, M. McLoone (Tirchonaill) 5.73; 2, S.

Carlin (Finn Valley) 5.72; 3, K. Proper (Ferrybank)

5.49.

Triple Jump: 1, M. McLoone 12.26; 2, R. Daniels (Na

Fianna) 11.03; 3, B. Furlong (Slaney Olympic) 10.98.

Shot Putt: 1, G. Stewart (Tir Chonaill) 12.10; 2, S.

Kennedy (Ferrybank) 1.03; 3, K. Fitzgerald (Leevale)

10.93.

BOYS UNDER 17

60m: 1, G. O’Reilly (Shercock) 7.2; 2, P. McCarron

(Glaslough) 7.4; 3, M. Morgan (Cushinstown) 7.5.

200m: 1, P. McCarron (Glaslough) 23.85; 2, G. O’Reilly

(Shercock) 24.03; 3, M. Morgan (Cushinstown) 24.24.

High Jump: 1, D. McAuliffe (Blarney/Inniscarra) 1.75;

2, R. Flanagan (Youghal) 1.70; 3, J. Fagan (KCH) 1.70.

Long Jump: 1, E. Hannon (Tullamore Harriers) 6.31; 2,

D. Furlong (Gneeveguilla) 5.76; 3, T. Cross (Belgooly)

5.75.

BOYS UNDER 15

60m: 1, B. McGilton (Tralee Harriers) 7.5; 2, T.

Harrington (Courcies) 8.0; 3, O. Gannon (Bros Pearse)

8.2

200m: 1, C. Murnane (Leevale) 26.29; 2, D. Kerwick

(Carrick-on-Suir) 26.97.

GIRLS UNDER 17

60m: 1, K. Lydon (GCH) 7.96; 2, M. Murphy (Ferrybank)

8.10; 3, H. Murphy (Ferrybank) 8.15.

200m: 1, K. Lydon (GCH) 26.19; 2, M. Murphy

(Ferrybank) 26.65; 3, B. O’Doherty (KCH) 27.18.

High Jump: 1, P. Hughes (Westport) 1.66; 2, M. Farrell

(Fr. Murphy’s) 1.63; 3,J.Barr (Ferrybank) 1.60.

GIRLS UNDER 15

60m: 1, H. Cross (Belgooly) 8.09; 2, E. Crotty (Bros

Pearse) 8.40; 3, C. O’Callaghan (Grange/Fermoy) 8.41.

200m: 1, H. Cross (Belgooly) 26.17; 2, C. O’Callaghan

(Grange/Fermoy) 27.92.

60m Hurdles: 1, K. Sheehan (Ferrybank) 9.17; 2, M.

Murphy (Ferrybank) 9.45; 3, R. Tyson (Bros. Pearse)

9.60