Conor Healy ran a new personal best time for the 1500m of 3.49.19 in Merksem, just outside Antwerp on Saturday night. Returning to this familiar venue Conor broke his 8 year old best time in finishing 8th in his race.
On Sunday morning, there was a notable victory by Sean Doran, when he earned his maiden BHAA victory in winning the Fire Brigade 5k with a time of 15.58. This brought him home 10 seconds ahead of former National marathon medallist Eoin Flynn. Joyce O’Hare was 3rd in the women’s race with 19.49.
Competing in Belfast, both Men’s and Women’s track and field teams were looking to secure their qualification for the National League final in three weeks, where the men will hope to retain the title won last year, and the women looking to improve on their 5th place from 2016.
The men finished joint first with Crusaders on the day to qualify, while the women were joint 3rd, but across the two rounds of the league failed to qualify.
Results in Belfast were as follows:
110m Hurdles – Rolus Olusa 2nd
3k Walk – Greg Hosseny 2nd
400m Hurdles – Tim Crowe 2nd
4*100m – Relay team 2nd
1500m – Richie Owens 1st
400m – Mark McDonald 5th
5000m 6 – Adam O’Brien 3rd
3000m S/C – Sean O’Leary 3rd
200m – Israel Ibanu 5th
800m – Cathal Doyle 4th
100m – Leo Morgan 1st
4*400m – Relay 5th
Hammer – Simon Galligan 1st
Shot Put – Brian Tobin 6th
Discus – Rolus Olusa 3rd
Javelin – Rory Gunning 1st
Long Jump – Keith Marks 3rd
Triple Jump – Andri Mahin 2nd
High Jump – Andri Mahin 2nd
Pole Vault – Dave Donegan 1st
Women:
100m Hurdles – Ariel Lieghio 2nd
400m H – Emma Kelly 4th
4 x100m – Relay 2nd
1500m – Eleanor Alexander 1st
400m – Leah Bergin 3rd
3000m – Alannah Cooley 6th
200m – Leah Moore 2nd
800m – Emer Treacy 6th
100m – Leah Moore 1st
4×400 – Relay 4th
Hammer – Caoimhe Morris 1st
Long Jump – Rebecca Fitzsimmons 5th
Shot – Denise Byrne 5th
High Jump – Raffa Diamond Ebbs 2nd
Discus – Caoimhe Morris 2nd
Triple Jump – Orna McGinley 5th
Javelin – Denise Byrne 2nd