Anna Boyle in stunning form - Huge PB for Christopher Crowley Christopher Crowley (Belgooley) has been threatening to do something serious in both the high jump and long jump for the past couple of years. Today in Cardiff he cleared 2.15m in the senior high jump. Competing as a guest he really pushed his previous 2.01m indoor best into oblivion, not to mention his 2.05m outdoor best. Nice one! Caolan Flanagan (Ballymena & Antrim) cleared 2.07m to win the competition. Early results from Cardiff show Irish athletes continuing the excellent form they have been showing over the past few weeks, with the sprinters especially doing well. Anna Boyle (Ballymena & Antrim) put in what was described as a stunning performance in winning the senior 60m. Major problems with the electronic timing meant that hand times only were available and she was credited with 7.3Hsec. Expect more from her in the coming weeks. Jer O’Donoghue (An Riocht) made a welcome return to competition after lengthy injury problems kept him sidelined. Competing in the combined senior/junior 60m race he finished second behind Harry Akines Aryeetey in a time of 7.0H. Needless to say he was ecstatic at finally getting back to competitive ways. David O’Shea (Dooneen) finished third in the junior 60m with a time of 7.2H, and Niamh Whelan (Ferrybank) was second in her junior 60m with a time of 7.7H. Liam Reale (Limerick) won the 1,500m in 3:51.8H. Update Stephen Fleming (Crusaders) had a good win in the long jump with a best effort of 7.33m, just 2cm off his PB. Darragh O’Farrell (Borrisokane), competing as a guest, recorded 7.18m, while Eoin Hannon (Tullamore) was second in the junior event with 6.91m. Eoin also finished second in the 60m hurdles in 8.5H. Nick Hogan (DSD) set a new PB in the 400m, finishing third in 50.0, while Ciaran Collins (Emerald) was third in the junior 400m in 50.8 – a PB for him. The women’s triple jump also yielded an indoor PB for Sara Barry (DSD / Cardiff) with a best effort of 12.43m. Leigh Walker (DCH) was third in the senior pole vault with 4.50m and Anthony McCreevy (Clonliffe) was second in the junior pole vault with 4.40m. The 200m events saw Carl McNamara finish fourth in the senior race with 23.1H; Emma Peters (Cardiff) was third in her senior race with 25.9H; Christopher Russell (Ferrybank) was third in the junior race with 22.9H; and Jemma Hynes (GCH) was third in her junior race with 25.8H. Kelly Proper (Ferrybank) won the junior long jump with 5.82m, and Conor Murphy (Naas) won the junior 800m in 1:55.3H. Elaine McCaffrey Abbey AC) was second in her senior 400m in 57.0H and Mairead Deevey (Ferrybank) was second in the junior 400m in 58.0H. Silver also for Iain McDonald (Crusaders) clocking 8.2H in the 60m hurdles, and Mary McCloone (Tirchonaill) in the senior long jump with 5.54m. Mairead Murphy (Ferrybank) was third in the junior 60m hurdles in 8.8H. Update Joe Warne (Dohenys) finished fourth in the senior 800m in 1:53.6 in what was described as one of the best races of the day. Mary O’Connor (Ferrybank) won the junior 800m in 2:14.3, while Jason Harvey (Lagan valley) was second in the junior high jump with 1.90m. The four relays saw the junior teams impress more than their senior counterparts. The junior women were second in 1:40.5, much faster than the senior team who were third in 1:42.3, while the senior men were third in 1:31.8, just marginally faster than the juniors who were third in 1:32.8. Celtic Indoor Cup Cardiff Results_TrackCeltic Indoor Cup Cardiff Results_Field Triple Jump Eoin Kelly (St. Abban's) 3rd 14.00m, Jonathan Ritchie (Ballymena & Antrim) second with 14.10m