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OUTSTANDING OLATUNDE SETS NEW U23 100M RECORD

17 July 2022

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Israel Olatunde (UCD AC) starred at the 2022 Irish Life Health National Junior and U23 Championships in Tullamore today (July 17th), smashing his own Irish U23 100m record with a stunning 10.24 (NU23 & CR) in the blisteringly hot conditions.

It was a 100m race for the sprinting ages, with Toluwabori Akinola of Fingallians AC claiming silver in a huge breakout performance of 10.30 to go joint 4th on the Irish all-time list behind Olatunde. Akinola would also go on to claim silver in the 200m (21.37), a race won by the ever-consistent Colin Doyle (Leevale) in 20.90.

It continues a remarkable season for Olatunde who had already secured the national senior indoor and outdoor titles earlier this season. The UCD star is now set to turn his attention to preparations for the upcoming European Championships in Munich (selections to be confirmed the first week in August).

Laura Nally of Galway City Harriers took the women’s U23 100m title in 12.14, while the junior titles went the way of Runo Ayavoro (Newbridge A.C. 10.49) and Lucy-May Sleeman (Leevale A.C. 11.63). Sleeman would sign off the day by securing gold in the 200m later in the evening (24.32).

Lauren Cadden of Sligo AC secured the national U23 200m title (24.42), following up on the senior gold which she won in Morton Stadium last month.

James Ezeonu (Leevale AC) looked ultra-smooth in the junior men’s 200m, powering up the home straight to cross in 21.43.

Nick Griggs (Mid Ulster AC) made a decisive move at the bell in the junior men’s 3000m final, storming clear of the field to claim gold in a time of 8.17.24. Attention will now likely turn the World U20 Championships in Colombia in 3 weeks’ time for the double European U18 champion (team selections due in the next 48 hours).

Ava O’Connor returned from a season of competition stateside to take the U23 1500m for Tullamore Harriers. O’Connor finished in a time of 4:38.07.

The junior men’s 1500m final was a thriller with Ennis track pair of Mark Hanrahan (3.65.49) and Dean Casey (3.56.94) battling it out for gold in a stride for stride finish. Aaron Shorten of St. L. O'Toole secured bronze in 3:57.77.

Louis O’Loughlin (Donor Harriers) produced an expert performance to claim the U23 800m title, crossing in 1:51.21 to claim gold.

Over the long hurdles it was Lucy McGlynn (Tir Chonaill) who impressed once more, claiming the 400mH junior title in 1:01.22 before doubling up to claim gold in the 100mH with a time of 14.02.

It was a Leevale 1-2 in the junior men’s 110mH with James Ezeonu (14.20) getting the better of clubmate Sean Carmody (14.58).

Leevale also claimed gold in the junior men’s long jump competition with Reece Ademola posting a Championship Record on his way to claiming the title with a best jump of 7.76m CR.

Sean Mockler (Moycarkey Coolcroo AC) collected another national gold medal in the men’s U23 hammer thanks to a best of 60.07m, while Nicola Tuthill (Bandon AC) continues to make her way back from a long-term injury, taking the junior hammer title today with 57.07m. Five of Tuthill’s six throws were over 56m.

Una Brice (Leevale 3.70m Junior) and Mattew Callinan Keenan (SLOT  4.40m U23) doubled up on their national senior titles to take their respective junior and U23 gold medals in the pole vault today.

Jordan Lee claimed his first national outdoor title in the men’s U23 high jump competition thanks to a best clearance of 1.85m.

Anne Gavigan (LSA) took the junior discus title with 46.35, adding to her outstanding medal haul this season (school gold, senior gold, U19 juv gold), while Conor Cusack (Lake District) continues his domination of the javelin by taking gold with a best throw of 58.88m.

The relay teams won’t have needed any pre-race team talks, buoyed by watching their heroes competing in the World 4x400m (mixed) final 48 hours previous. The relays signed off the 2022 Irish Life Health National Junior and U23 Championships in style, with Ratoath AC showing their strength across the relay events once again, taking the junior women’s 4x100m and 4x400m titles.

Select Results:

Junior W 400mH

1 422     Lucy Mc Glynn   JUN W   Tír Chonaill A.C. 1:01.22               

2 423     Alexandra Joyce JUN W Tuam A.C. 1:05.05          

3 426     Cara Murphy      JUN W   Dundrum South Dublin A.C. 1:05.35

Junior M 400mH

1            Ryan Canning       JUN M   Letterkenny A.C. 56.45               

2            Cillian McCabe     JUN M   Rathfarnham W.S.A.F A.C. 58.83               

3            Eoghan MacMuiris    JUN M   Dundrum South Dublin A.C  1:00.03

U23 W 400mH

1             4             435        Molly Hourihan                U23 W Dundrum South Dublin A.C.                1:05.23               

2             5             434        Charlotte Bourke             U23 W Dundrum South Dublin A.C.                1:07.84               

3             2             429        Orla Coffey         U23 W Carraig-Na-Bhfear A.C.   1:09.26

U23 M 400mH

1             5             678        Ciaran Nugent   U23 M   Carraig-Na-Bhfear A.C.   53.64    

2             6             677        Eoin Sharkey      U23 M   Tír Chonaill A.C.                56.67    

3             4             676        Daragh Mcauley               U23 M   Donore Harriers               56.84

Junior M 110mH

1             3             642        James Ezeonu    JUN M   Leevale A.C.       14.20    

2             1             648        Sean Carmody   JUN M   Leevale A.C.       14.58    

3             2             644        Zane Mcquillan JUN M   Ballymena and Antrim A.C.          14.91

Junior W 400m

               5             509        Kate O`Connell JUN W   Lucan Harriers A.C.          55.15    

2             1             1635      Victoria Amaidamen       JUN W   Dooneen A.C.     57.01    

3             3             512        Hannah Murray                JUN W   Finn Valley A.C. 57.49

Junior M 400m

1             5             790        Robert irvine Byrne         JUN M   Tallaght A.C.       48.52    

2             4             783        Callum Baird      JUN M   Ballymena and Antrim A.C.          48.89    

3             6             689        Andrew Egan     JUN M   Galway City Harriers A.C.              48.95

U23 W 400m

1             6             523        Blanaid Fogarty                U23 W Enniscorthy A.C.               56.78    

2             5             521        Miriam Daly       U23 W Carrick-on-Suir A.C.         56.89    

3             4             522        Caoimhe Cronin               U23 W Le Chéile A.C.     57.50

U23 M 400m

1             5             800        David Ryan         U23 M   Moycarkey Coolcroo A.C.             49.15    

2             3             802        Eoin Kenny         U23 M   Waterford A.C. 49.79    

3             6             805        Aaron Tierney Smith       U23 M   Menapians A.C.                50.49

U23 M 800m

1             2             773        Louis O`Loughlin              U23 M   Donore Harriers               1:51.21               

2             5             766        Jake Bagge          U23 M   Ferrybank A.C.   1:53.95               

3             4             774        Kyle Moorhead U23 M   Craughwell A.C.                1:55.62

U23 W 800m

1             8             486        Lucy Holmes       U23 W West Waterford A.C.      2:14.91               

2             7             1630      Shona O`Brien   U23 W Cork Track Club                2:15.31               

3             3             490        Sarah Clarke       U23 W Na Fianna A.C.   2:18.35

Junior M 5000m Walk

1             1             661        Jake O`Brien       JUN M   Moy Valley A.C.                23:24.09

Junior W 5000m Walk

1             3             413        Aisling Lane        JUN W   Mullingar Harriers A.C.   15:04.44             

2             1             410        Ciara Mooney    JUN W   Adamstown A.C.              15:24.57             

3             6             412        Méabh O`Connor             JUN W   Waterford A.C. 15:32.40

U23 M 3000m Walk

1             5             662        Oisin Lane           U23 M   Mullingar Harriers A.C.   20:26.50

U23 M 5000m

1             11          862        Matthew Neill   U23 M   Strive Racing A.C.             14:44.88             

2             3             860        Thomas Devaney             U23 M   Castlebar A.C.    14:55.25             

3             1             861        Stephen Fay       U23 M   Raheny Shamrock A.C.   15:03.80

Junior W 100m

1             3             458        Lucy-May Sleeman          JUN W   Leevale A.C.       11.63    

2             4             443        Jennifer Hanrahan           JUN W   Dundrum South Dublin A.C.                12.16    

3             5             455        Cressida Amaniampong JUN W   Skerries A.C.       12.35

Junior M 100m

1             3             686        Runo Ayavoro    JUN M   Newbridge A.C. 10.49    

2             6             705        Oliver Swinney JUN M   Speed Development Project Track A.C.                10.54    

3             5             709        Nkemjika Onwumereh   JUN M   Metro/St. Brigids A.C.     10.76

U23 M 100m

1             3             721        Israel Olatunde U23 M   U.C.D. A.C.          10.24     NR. CR

2             6             726        Toluwabori Akinola         U23 M   Fingallians A.C. 10.30    

3             5             738        Gabriel Kehinde               U23 M   Ennis Track A.C.                10.57

U23 W 100m

1             3             466        Laura Nally         U23 W Galway City Harriers A.C.              12.14    

2             4             1601      Sive O`Toole       U23 W St. L. O'Toole A.C.            12.35    

3             2             469        Niamh O`Neill    U23 W St. Colmans South Mayo A.C.      12.39    

U23 M Hammer

1             5             877        Sean Mockler     U23 M   Moycarkey Coolcroo A.C.             60.07    

2             1             874        Robert Higgins   U23 M   Na Fianna A.C.   44.53

3             4             876        Padraig O`Callaghan        U23 M   Leevale A.C.       41.83

Junior W Hammer

1             7             566        Nicola Tuthill      JUN W   Bandon A.C.       57.07    

2             6             567        Adrienne Gallen               JUN W   Lifford Strabane A.C.       51.01

3             2             570        Eadaoin Coady   JUN W   St. Abbans A.C. 41.76

Junior W 1500m

1             7             531        Ava O`Connor    JUN W   Tullamore Harriers A.C. 4:38.07               

2             3             533        Emma Landers   JUN W   Youghal A.C.       4:44.32               

3             6             529        Alex Carey          JUN W   Inbhear Dee A.C.              4:57.95

Junior M 1500m

1             4             919        Mark Hanrahan                JUN M   Ennis Track A.C.                3:56.49               

2             7             817        Dean Casey         JUN M   Ennis Track A.C.                3:56.94               

3             2             747        Aaron Shorten   JUN M   St. L. O'Toole A.C.            3:57.77

Junior W 200m

1             6             458        Lucy-May Sleeman          JUN W   Leevale A.C.       24.32    

2             8             512        Hannah Murray                JUN W   Finn Valley A.C. 25.31    

3             4             455        Cressida Amaniampong JUN W   Skerries A.C.       25.63

Junior M 200m

1             3             642        James Ezeonu    JUN M   Leevale A.C.       21.43    

2             4             684        Darragh Murphy              JUN M   Limerick A.C.      21.96    

3             8             688        Padraic Hassett JUN M   Nenagh Olympic A.C.      22.16

U23 W 200m

1             6             467        Lauren Cadden U23 W Sligo A.C.             24.42    

2             7             435        Molly Hourihan                U23 W Dundrum South Dublin A.C.                24.59    

3             5             466        Laura Nally         U23 W Galway City Harriers A.C.              24.90

U23 M 200m

1             4             730        Colin Doyle         U23 M   Leevale A.C.       20.90    

2             3             726        Toluwabori Akinola         U23 M   Fingallians A.C. 21.37    

3             7             848        Ciaran Carthy     U23 M   Dundrum South Dublin A.C.         21.40

Junior M  3000m

1             2             810        Nicholas Griggs JUN M   Mid Ulster A.C. 8:17.24               

2             11          923        Jack Fenlon         JUN M   St. Abbans A.C. 8:22.45               

3             16          935        Callum Morgan JUN M   St Malachy's A.C.             8:26.97

Junior W 3000m

1             3             530        Avril Millerick     JUN W   Youghal A.C.       10:07.40             

2             4             624        Roise Roberts    JUN W   North Belfast Harriers    10:13.42             

3             2             619        Muireann Duffy                JUN W   Clonmel A.C.      10:17.84

U23 W High Jump

1             4             599        Ciara Kennelly    U23 W Killarney Valley A.C.        1.70

2             3             547        Lara O`Byrne      U23 W Donore Harriers               1.65      

3             2             550        Louise King         U23 W St. Colmans South Mayo A.C.      1.60

Junior W High Jump

1             5             578        Laura Frawley    JUN W   Emerald A.C.      1.65

2             4             596        Aoife O`Sullivan               JUN W   Liscarroll A.C.     1.65

3             2             595        Michelle Cashman           JUN W   Naas A.C.            1.60      

U23 M High Jump

1             3             905        Jordan Lee          U23 M   Killarney Valley A.C.        1.85

2             2             904        Olumese Roberts             U23 M   Le Chéile A.C.     1.75

U23 W Long Jump

1             4             585        Ruby Millet         U23 W St. Abbans A.C. 6.62 +3.4m/s

2             6             586        Lauren Callaghan             U23 W Finn Valley A.C. 5.69

3             7             548        Maeve Hayes     U23 W St. Pauls A.C.      5.24

Junior W Long

1             17          582        Grace Fitzgerald               JUN W   Tipperary Town A.C.       5.74

2             2             545        Katie Nolke         JUN W   Ferrybank A.C.   5.71

3             5             578        Laura Frawley    JUN W   Emerald A.C.      5.66 Jump

Junior M Long Jump

1             3             882        Reece Ademola                JUN M   Leevale A.C.       7.76       CR

Junior W Discus

1             2             610        Anna Gavigan    JUN W   LSA        46.35

2             6             1634      Claire Kennedy JUN W   Birr A.C.               39.41

3             3             609        Holly Wright       JUN W   Crookstown Millview A.C.            35.94

Junior M Javelin

1             3             910        Oisin Joyce         JUN M   Lake District Athletics     56.81

2             4             909        Charlie Lawden JUN M   North Down A.C.              46.99    

3             7             908        Euan Canniffe    JUN M   Boyne A.C.          41.08

U23 M Javelin

1             4             913        Conor Cusack     U23 M   Lake District Athletics     58.88

2             3             650        Sean Carolan      U23 M   Nenagh Olympic A.C.      49.98    

3             1             912        Jack Brownlie     U23 M   City of Lisburn A.C.          46.13

Junior M Shot Put

1 Liam Shaw       JUN M   Athenry A.C.       15.14    

2 Callum Keating  JUN M              North Cork A.C.                13.90

3 Jack Forde       JUN M   St. Killian's A.C. 13.79    

U23 Men Shot Put

1 James Kelly     U23 M   Finn Valley A.C. 16.45

2 Sean Carolan U23 M   Nenagh Olympic A.C.      13.28    

3 Padraig Hore U23 M   D.M.P. A.C.         12.15                   

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