There were medal winning performances by Clonliffe athletes at this weekend`s Irish Universities Track and Field Championships held in Athlone. Jayme Rossiter took 3,000m sc silver (9:29.86), silver also for Sarah Woods in the 400h (65.43) and for Ian Rogers in the pole vault (4.20) while Lorna Begley took 1500m bronze (4.43.5). Good run also by Andrew Jenkinson in the 800, running 1:57.27 in his semi to qualify in 2nd place for the final and then running 1:56.81 in the final. Ciaran Mackey was also a finalist, in the 400, a 51.07 semi was followed by 50.87 in the final. Stuart Roche recorded a time of 23.46 in the 200. On the subject of Versities in the States Graham Mahon recorded a comfortable win for Clarke University on Saturday, the 21st, in the 1500m at the Key City Open, University of Dubuque track, Iowa.
