OLATUNDE & BERGIN SPRINT TO 100M GOLDS AS KELLY SMASHES 400M CHAMPIONSHIP RECORD

Israel Olatunde (Tallaght AC) and Katie Bergin (Moyne AC) lived up to their favourites tags with victory in today’s 100m finals (U23) at the 123.ie U20 and U23 National Championships in Tullamore (Aug 3rd).

Olatunde, who claimed his fourth straight senior title back in June, secured today’s U23 title with a time of 10.35 (+0.4) in the final having clocked 10.42 (+3.8) in the earlier round.

Katie Bergin won a dramatic women’s U23 100m gold, dipping at the line to clock 11.93 ahead of Longford’s Adeyemi Talabi in 11.95.  Bergin would also return to the blocks to secure the 200m title in 24.54, with Adnrew Egan (Galway City Harriers) taking the U23 mens 100m in 21.67.

The U20 men’s and women’s 400m were billed as races not to be missed with selection on the World U20 mixed 4 x 400m relay team on the horizon. They didn’t disappoint with Conor Kelly (Derry Track Club) smashing David McCarthy’s 2001 championship record of 48.36 to cross in a winning time of 47.62 in the men’s race, while Niamh Murray (Bray Runners AC) was a clear winner of the U20 women’s 400m, crossing in a winning time of 55.94.

Joe Burke (200m) continued his sparling form to claim the U20 200m title (21.60), with the women’s 200m going to rising star AKPE-MOSES, Precious Akpe Moses (Blackrock AC Louth) in 24.44

Among the others to impress on the day included European U18 hammer champion Thomas Williams who won gold with a best throw of 62.20m, while fellow European throws medallist Cian Crampton (Endederry) also claimed his receptive U20 title in the discus with 51.77m.

Recent European U18 silver medallist Seamus Clarke (5000mW) walked his way to gold in the 5000m in 21:30.15, while Oisin Joyce (Lake District AC) impressed once again to throw a winning javelin of 70.56CR to break his own championship record.

Full list of Results Here

Selected Results Summary

Javelin

1          JOYCE, Oisin    U20M  Lake District Athletics 70.56   CR

2          SCANLON, Andrew     U20M  Leevale A.C.    56.93

3          LYNCH, Blaine U20M  Finn Valley A.C.           51.7

100m H

1          BACKARI, Okwu U20W Leevale A.C. 14.89

2          SILKENA, Enya U20W  Ratoath A.C.    15.02

3          TIMONEY, Amy U20W Finn Valley A.C. 15.38

110mH

1          CARMODY, Sean U20M Leevale A.C. 14.35

2          OWENS, Sean  U20M  Crusaders A.C. 14.75

3          MC CARTHY, Reuben  U20M  St. L. O’Toole A.C. 15.53

400mH

1          DEWHIRST, Fintan U20M        Tír Chonaill A.C.          51.54

2          CULLEN, Alex  U20M  Kilkenny City Harriers A.C.      54.82

3          MAC MUIRIS, Eoghan U20M  Dundrum South Dublin A.C.   56.94

100m

1          DOHERTY, Katie U20W Ratoath A.C.   12

2          AKPE-MOSES, Precious U20W Blackrock (Louth) A.C.           12.01

3          DISU, Uche      U20W  Tallaght A.C.    12.31

100m

1          AIGBOBOH, Sean        U20M  Tallaght A.C.    10.51

2          MOFFATT, Jamie          U20M  North Down A.C.         10.66

3          SYKES, Ben      U20M  Orangegrove A.C.        10.78

200m

1          AKPE-MOSES, Precious           U20W  Blackrock (Louth) A.C. 24.44

2          AMUSAN, Fatima        U20W  Leevale A.C.    24.78

3          DOHERTY, Katie           U20W  Ratoath A.C.    24.88

200m

1          BURKE, Joe      U20M  Templemore A.C.        21.6

2          THOMPSON, Toby       U20M  Ballymena and Antrim A.C.    21.72

3          TIMLIN, Luke   U20M  Crusaders A.C. 21.89

400m

1          MURRAY, Niamh         U20W  Bray Runners A.C.       55.94

2          WALKER, Daisy            U20W  Monaghan Phoenix A.C.         56.48

3          KIERANS, Amy Jo         U20W  Oriel A.C.         56.66

400m

1          KELLY, Conor   U20M  Derry Track Club         47.62

2          DOGGETT, Sean          U20M  Athenry A.C.    48.24

3          DAVITT, David  U20M  Clonliffe Harriers A.C. 48.58

1500m

1          MALLON, Lughaidh     U20M  Lagan Valley A.C.         03:58.9

2          COLBERT, Harry           U20M  Waterford A.C. 04:00.2

3          BYRNE, Jamie  U20M  Dundrum South Dublin A.C.   04:00.5

3000mSC

1          QUINN, Sean   U20M  Dundrum South Dublin A.C.   09:08.1

2          STAFFORD, Jonas        U20M  U.C.D. A.C.       09:10.3

3          ARTHUR, Tommy        U20M  Lagan Valley A.C.         09:59.6

5000mW

1          CLARKE, Seamus         U20M  Moy Valley A.C.           21:30.2

2          GLENNON, Andrew     U20M  Mullingar Harriers A.C.           23:00.6

3          GLENNON, John          U20M  Mullingar Harriers A.C.           24:43.7

800m

1          RICHIE, Zoie    U20W  Rathfarnham W.S.A.F. A.C.     02:12.8

2          JOYCE, Alexandra        U20W  Tuam A.C.        02:15.0

3          MOONEY, Eve  U20W  Ratoath A.C.    02:16.5

High Jump

1          QUINN, Siun   U20W  Brothers Pearse A.C.   1.7

2          ROCHFORD, Ava          U20W  Nenagh Olympic A.C.  1.65

3          FLEMING, Maeve        U20W  Leevale A.C.    1.6

High Jump

1          PENNEY, Conor           U20M  Craughwell A.C.          2.05

2          HALLINAN, Evan          U20M  Craughwell A.C.          1.9

3          FIJALKOWSKI, Tomek  U20M  Navan A.C.      1.85

Pole Vault

1          KENT, Michael U20M  D.M.P. A.C.      4.4

2          HYLAND, Jamie           U20M  St. L. O’Toole A.C.        4.2

3          NAUGHTON, Oscar     U20M  Leevale A.C.    3.7

Discus

1          CRAMPTON, Cian        U20M  Edenderry A.C.            51.77

2          SHAW, Liam     U20M  Athenry A.C.    45.62

3          SCANLAN, Corey         U20M  Finisk Valley A.C.         45.32

Hammer

1          WILLIAMS, Thomas    U20M  Shercock A.C.  62.2

2          SCANLAN, Corey         U20M  Finisk Valley A.C.         53.14

3          GLEESON, Bobbie       U20M  Templemore A.C.        49.94

WFD

1          PACERINSKAITE, Kotryna        U20W  Fanahan Mc Sweeney A.C.     9.91

2          BURGER, Sula  U20W  Leevale A.C.    8.46

3          KENNEDY, Claire          U20W  Birr A.C.           8.35

U23

110m Hurdles

1          NOLAN, Adam U23 M St. L. O’Toole A.C.        14.88

2          OSAS, Emmanuel        U23 M Ratoath A.C.    15.72

3          KAMSON, Richard       U23 M Galway City Harriers A.C.        18.32

400mH

1          SAWYER, Jennifer       U23 W St. L. O’Toole A.C.        01:03.0

2          MURPHY, Cara U23 W Dundrum South Dublin A.C.   01:05.4

3          DE FAOITE, Muireann U23 W Kenmare A.C.  01:11.1

100m

1          BERGIN, Katie  U23 W Moyne A.C.     11.93

2          TALABI, Adeyemi        U23 W Longford A.C.  11.95

3          HANRAHAN, Jennifer  U23 W Dundrum South Dublin A.C.   12.07

100m

1          OLATUNDE, Israel       U23 M Tallaght A.C.    10.35

2          FARRELLY, Michael      U23 M Raheny Shamrock A.C.            10.56

3          DEAN, William U23 M Dundrum South Dublin A.C.   10.66

200m

1          BERGIN, Katie  U23 W Moyne A.C.     24.54

2          CRONIN, Caoimhe      U23 W Le Chéile A.C.  24.85

3          KELLY, Aisling   U23 W U.C.D. A.C.       25.11

200m

1          EGAN, Andrew U23 M Galway City Harriers A.C.        21.67

2          BANKOLE, Alamin       U23 M Fingallians A.C.           21.97

3          MAGEE, Hugo U23 M Crusaders A.C. 22.1

1500m

1          O REILLY, Cathal          U23 M Kilkenny City Harriers A.C.      04:03.2

2          MARY, Matteo U23 M Waterford A.C. 04:05.2

3          TOYE, Oisin     U23 M Finn Valley A.C.           04:06.1

3000mSC

1          GREENE, Amy  U23 W Finn Valley A.C.           10:39.4

2          SHERIDAN, Abbie        U23 W St. Peter’s A.C. 10:40.6

3          BUTLER, Sarah U23 W Emerald A.C.   12:09.1

Discus

1          GAVIGAN, Anna          U23 W LSA      48.72

2          SHEEHY, Ciara U23 W Emerald A.C.   41.73

3          SHODIPO, Jessica        U23 W Tallaght A.C.    28.81

Shot

1          SHEEHY, Ciara U23 W Emerald A.C.   13.3

2          FRAWLEY, Laura          U23 W Nenagh Olympic A.C.  10.52

3          BYRNE, Saidhbhe        U23 W Enniscorthy A.C.         9.71

WFD

1          FRAWLEY, Laura          U23 W Nenagh Olympic A.C.  6.91

2          GILES, Aoife    U23 W Cranford A.C.  5.41