Dublin Graded season underway

The first of the Dublin Graded Meets took place on a glorious night in Santry last night. Only a few of the club`s athletes took part. The men`s D 100 featured Ray Fitzsimon`s young sprinters in an inter Clonliffe race: 2nd Mark Kerins 12.16, 3rd Seamus Farrell 12.97, 4th Alex Svyrydenko 12.99, 5th Eoin Merrigan 13.22. In the women`s 100 Snezana Bechtina was 6th in the A race, no time available, Snezana was also 4th in the high jump 1.4m. Ellen Foley was 4th in the C race 15.73. In the hammer Simon Galligan was 2nd (7.26kg) 55.50m.

In the 800s Niall Norman was 2nd in the B race 2.08.32 and Emer Treacy 6th in the A 2.24.35. Finally Tom Sherlock was 9th in the 3000 in 9.18.0.

Next graded is in two weeks time.