A truly fantastic night`s athletics at last night`s Morton Games in Santry. A night of highlights and magnificent performances: three stadium records, two national records, 58 pbs and nine sub four minute miles.
The crowd at Morton Stadium witnesses a wonderful pole vault competition in which the big three well and truly delivered at the business end. Jeff Coover (USA) was first to fall after clearing 5.36 the bar went up to 5.56 stadium record height, Coover just failed and with Luke Cutts (GBR) and Igor Bychkov (ESP) clearing and setting new records the bar went up to world qualifying height of 5.71 with both athletes failing to clear and jump off ensued however after a long tiring competition eventually a tie was declared thus ending the best ever pole vault seen in the stadium.
The action on the track came tick and fast. In the sprints US visitor Rae Edwards was the victor over 100m in 10.51, after a 10.42 qualifier with Steven Colvert (IRL/ Crusaders) 2nd 10.52 and David Hynes (IRL/Menapians) 3rd 10.62. Jason Symth (IRL/City of Derry) after qualifying comfortable felf a twing and decided to take the wise precaution of not starting the final. The women`s 100 was won in great style by Kelly Proper (IRL/Ferrybank) 11.75 from Carina Horn (RSA) 11.86 and Ailis McSweeney (IRL/Leevale) 11.92.
One of the expected highlights of the night was the men`s 400 and what a race with the first 2 running sub 46 and within half a second of the stadium record. 2009 World bronze medallist Renny Quow (TRI) was 1st 45.77 with US Olympian Manteo Mitchell 2nd 45.82 and London Olympic finalist Steven Solomon (AUS) 3rd in 46.18. The women`s 400 was another great race where Jen Carey (IRL/DSD) ran a fast 52.98 ahead of Gemma Nicol (GBR) 53.29 and Romanian`s Alina Andrees Paniante 54.18. In the 400H another great run from Tom Barr, a very popular winner in 50.04, Jason Harvey (IRL/Crusaders) was 2nd 52.00 and Matt Sumner (GBR) 52.32.
The middle distance program was simply stunning. Where to start? Men`s 800. An unbelievable race, after excellent pace making the field was unleashed with pre race favourites American duo of Casmir Loxsom and Mark Wieczorek chasing the stadium record, down the final straight however it was Mark English (IRL/UCD) who was strongest winning in an excellent 1.45.32, a new Morton Stadium record, Loxsom was next in (1.45.75) and Wieczorek 3rd (1.45.86). An excellent run also from Paul Robinson 4th in 1.45.86.
The women`s 800 was another fantastic race where at the finish the first seven where separated by one second. Katie Mackey (USA), watched by her father and sister was 1st 2.02.21, Laura Crowe (IRL/Riocht) 2nd in 2.02.63 and Diane Cummins (CAN) 3rd in 2.02.80.
Great things where expected from the 3000m men and what a race we were treated to. A fast pace from the off was driven on by Andy Vernon (GBR) who had Hassan Mead (USA) and two time Olympic 5000 finalist Jaun Luis Barrios for company and coming off the final bend Barrios hit the front to win the Albie Thomas 3000 in 7.45.12, a shade off last year`s stadium record, 2nd Vernon 7.45.75 and 3rd Mead 7.46.18. The presentation party included Robyn Whitaker Albie`s daughter
The SSC Women`s International Mile delivered for the second successive year a stadium record for Brie Felnagle (USA) 4.30.44, Canada`s Hilary Stellingwerff was 2nd 4.30.95 and Ioana Doaga (ROM) 3rd in 4.32.89.
Final event of the night was the Morton Mile where the pace making was virtually spot on however only Cory Leslie (USA) followed and with 600 to go he had a considerable lead, at the bell he held the advantage with the chasing pack closing, roared down the home straight he held off the pace to win the 2013 Morton Mile, in 3.55.85, one of the fastest times in recent years. Duncan Phillips (USA) took a massive two seconds off his pb placing 2nd in 3.56.27, 3rd, quite unbelievably was that man Barrios, 45 minutes after winning the 3000, recording a time of 3.57.34 , a new Mexican national record. 4th in his 4th Morton Mile was Craig Miller (USA) 3.57.35, 5th and also setting a national record was Romanian`s Loan Zaizan 3.57.73, 6th Liam Boylan-Pett (USA) in a new pb of 3.57.75. David McCarthuy (West Waterford) was first Irishman 3.57.75 and there where two first time sub 4 minute milers Alberto Sanchez (ESP/Sligo AC) 3.57.97 and Eoin Everard (IRL/KCH) 3.58.93.
Other events on the night included a Discus win for Clonliffe`s Tomas Rauktys 53.31. A fine win in the Junior Mile by Danny Lawlor (SLOT) 4.16.23 with last year`s winner Aaron Hanlon (Clonliffe) 2nd 4.16.69 and Cillian Kirwin (Raheny) 3rd 4.19.31. In the IMC 800 races Joe Warne (Doheny) was 1st in the A race in 1.51.42, Darragh Lynch (Ennis TC) was 1st in race B 1.53.27, Kevin Chesser (Ennis TC ) won the C in 1.55.85 and Tim Grummel (Sli Cualann) the D in 2.01.13.
A great night`s athletics with an impressive set of PBs and SBs:
| Men | |||||||||
| 100 m | Wind: -1.0 | ||||||||
| 1 | Rae Edwards | USA | 7 May 81 | 10.51 | |||||
| 2 | Steven Colvert | IRL | 24 Aug 90 | 10.52 | |||||
| 3 | David Hynes | IRL | 20 Jun 85 | 10.62 | |||||
| 4 | Andre Wright | GBR | 16 Aug 91 | 10.75 | |||||
| 5 | Lee McLaughlin | GBR | 29 Sep 90 | 10.93 | |||||
| 6 | Adam McMullen | IRL | 5 Jul 90 | 11.05 | |||||
| 7 | Eamonn Fahey | IRL | 1 Dec 91 | 11.08 | |||||
| 8 | Michael Hynes | IRL | 22 Dec 89 | 11.26 | |||||
| Race B | |||||||||
| 1 | Paul Whelan | IRL | 12 May 92 | 11.36 | |||||
| 2 | Israel Abeanu | IRL | 11.41 | PB | |||||
| 3 | Eamonn Fahey | IRL | 1 Dec 91 | 11.53 | |||||
| Heats | |||||||||
| Heat ? | |||||||||
| Rae Edwards | USA | 7 May 81 | 10.42 | ||||||
| Jason Smyth | IRL | 4 Jul 87 | 10.61 | ||||||
| David Hynes | IRL | 20 Jun 85 | 10.67 | ||||||
| Steven Colvert | IRL | 24 Aug 90 | 10.71 | ||||||
| Andre Wright | GBR | 16 Aug 91 | 10.87 | ||||||
| Adam McMullen | IRL | 5 Jul 90 | 10.89 | ||||||
| Lee McLaughlin | GBR | 29 Sep 90 | 10.92 | ||||||
| Eamonn Fahey | IRL | 1 Dec 91 | 11.06 | ||||||
| Michael Hynes | IRL | 22 Dec 89 | 11.34 | ||||||
| Stephen Gaffney | IRL | 11.34 | PB | ||||||
| Paul Whelan | IRL | 12 May 92 | 11.37 | ||||||
| Andrew Barnes | RSA | 11.40 | SB | ||||||
| Israel Abeanu | IRL | 11.45 | |||||||
| 400 m | |||||||||
| 1 | Rennie Quow | TRI | 25 Aug 87 | 45.77 | |||||
| 2 | Manteo Mitchell | USA | 6 Jul 87 | 45.82 | |||||
| 3 | Steven Solomon | AUS | 16 May 93 | 46.18 | |||||
| 4 | Mark Ujakpor | ESP | 18 Jan 87 | 46.98 | |||||
| 5 | Brian Murphy | IRL | 16 Sep 82 | 47.13 | |||||
| 6 | Rory Evans | GBR | 19 Nov 89 | 47.56 | |||||
| 7 | Eoin Mulhall | IRL | 12 Mar 90 | 48.24 | |||||
| 8 | Rick Beardsell | GBR | 19 Jan 79 | 48.68 | SB | ||||
| Race B | |||||||||
| 1 | Andrew Barnes | RSA | 48.25 | PB | |||||
| 2 | Dara Kervick | IRL | 5 Jun 91 | 48.54 | |||||
| 3 | Curtis Woods | IRL | 1 Sep 92 | 48.54 | SB | ||||
| 4 | Ben Maze | IRL | 22 Dec 91 | 48.96 | |||||
| 5 | Kieran Kelly | IRL | 15 Dec 88 | 49.61 | |||||
| 6 | Eanna Madden | IRL | 94 | 50.22 | |||||
| 7 | Sean Bolger | IRL | 51.53 | ||||||
| 800 m | |||||||||
| 1 | Mark English | IRL | 18 Mar 93 | 1:45.32 | PB | ||||
| 2 | Casimir Loxsom | USA | 17 Mar 91 | 1:45.75 | SB | ||||
| 3 | Mark Wieczorek | USA | 25 Dec 84 | 1:45.86 | |||||
| 4 | Paul Robinson | IRL | 24 May 91 | 1:45.86 | PB | ||||
| 5 | Anthony Romaniw | CAN | 15 Sep 91 | 1:46.08 | PB | ||||
| 6 | Alejandro Rodríguez | ESP | 1 May 89 | 1:46.63 | |||||
| 7 | James Eichberger | MEX | 4 Aug 90 | 1:46.93 | PB | ||||
| 8 | Declan Murray | USA | 4 Jun 91 | 1:47.27 | |||||
| 9 | Niall Tuohy | IRL | 8 Nov 89 | 1:49.01 | PB | ||||
| 10 | Kristaps Valters | LAT | 17 May 89 | 1:49.64 | PB | ||||
| 11 | Darragh Greene | IRL | 21 Feb 85 | 1:56.09 | |||||
| Race B | |||||||||
| 1 | Joe Warne | IRL | 11 Mar 87 | 1:51.42 | SB | ||||
| 2 | Eddie Vining | AUS | 8 May 90 | 1:51.50 | |||||
| 3 | Nathan Down | AUS | 91 | 1:51.92 | |||||
| 4 | Mark Hoy | IRL | 21 Jul 91 | 1:51.99 | PB | ||||
| 5 | Conall Kirk | USA | 96 | 1:52.36 | |||||
| 6 | Mark McDonald | IRL | 15 Dec 90 | 1:52.97 | PB | ||||
| 7 | Robert Tully | IRL | 95 | 1:53.73 | |||||
| 8 | Gideon Kirui | KEN | 92 | 1:53.88 | |||||
| 9 | Pajo Hamilton | IRL | 1:54.00 | ||||||
| 10 | Daire Bermingham | IRL | 25 Jun 87 | 1:54.09 | |||||
| 11 | William Maunsell | IRL | 85 | 1:54.88 | |||||
| Race C | |||||||||
| 1 | Darragh Lynch | IRL | 8 Jul 93 | 1:53.27 | PB | ||||
| 2 | Michael McKillop | IRL | 27 Jan 90 | 1:54.63 | SB | ||||
| 3 | Gareth Hill | GBR | 24 May 79 | 1:54.88 | SB | ||||
| 4 | Michael Quinn | IRL | 12 Jul 82 | 1:55.23 | |||||
| 5 | Ryan McDermott | USA | 24 Mar 89 | 1:56.41 | PB | ||||
| 6 | Conor Dooney | IRL | 17 Nov 89 | 1:56.65 | SB | ||||
| 7 | Denis Coughlan | IRL | 1:56.77 | ||||||
| 8 | Liam Hennessy | IRL | 96 | 1:57.30 | |||||
| Race D | |||||||||
| 1 | Kevin Chesser | IRL | 1:55.85 | PB | |||||
| 2 | William Hughes | IRL | 4 Oct 86 | 1:56.07 | PB | ||||
| 3 | Kevin Maunsell | IRL | 81 | 1:56.84 | PB | ||||
| 4 | Garry Campbell | IRL | 1:57.69 | PB | |||||
| 5 | Neil McCartan | IRL | 92 | 1:55.85 | PB | ||||
| 6 | Andrew Agnew | IRL | 5 Dec 86 | 1:58.19 | PB | ||||
| 7 | Raymond Hynes | IRL | 6 Apr 82 | 1:58.02 | PB | ||||
| 8 | Tony Kelleher | IRL | 1:59.78 | SB | |||||
| One Mile | |||||||||
| 1 | Cory Leslie | USA | 24 Oct 89 | 3:55.85 | PB | ||||
| 2 | Duncan Phillips | USA | 7 Jun 89 | 3:56.27 | PB | ||||
| 3 | Juan Luis Barrios | MEX | 24 Jun 83 | 3:57.34 | PB | ||||
| 4 | Craig Miller | USA | 3 Aug 87 | 3:57.35 | SB | ||||
| 5 | Ioan Zaizan | ROU | 21 Jul 83 | 3:57.73 | PB | ||||
| 6 | Liam Boylan-Pett | USA | 11 Sep 85 | 3:57.75 | PB | ||||
| 7 | David McCarthy | IRL | 3 Aug 88 | 3:57.93 | |||||
| 8 | Alberto Sánchez | ESP | 19 Oct 88 | 3:57.97 | PB | ||||
| 9 | Eoin Everard | IRL | 23 Apr 86 | 3:58.93 | PB | ||||
| 10 | Riley Masters | USA | 5 Apr 90 | 4:00.05 | PB | ||||
| 11 | Jeff See | USA | 6 Jun 86 | 4:00.37 | SB | ||||
| 12 | Alastair Hay | GBR | 7 Sep 85 | 4:01.67 | PB | ||||
| 13 | Conor Bradley | IRL | 6 Oct 87 | 4:01.83 | PB | ||||
| 14 | James Kaan | AUS | 17 Sep 90 | 4:03.87 | SB | ||||
| 15 | John Coghlan | IRL | 6 Sep 88 | 4:07.30 | SB | ||||
| 3000 m | |||||||||
| 1 | Juan Luis Barrios | MEX | 24 Jun 83 | 7:45.12 | SB | ||||
| 2 | Andy Vernon | GBR | 7 Jan 86 | 7:45.75 | PB | ||||
| 3 | Hassan Mead | USA | 28 Aug 89 | 7:46.18 | PB | ||||
| 4 | Nick McCormick | GBR | 11 Sep 81 | 7:54.61 | SB | ||||
| 5 | Bobby Curtis | USA | 28 Nov 84 | 7:56.98 | SB | ||||
| 6 | John Travers | IRL | 16 Mar 91 | 7:58.51 | PB | ||||
| 7 | Jake Riley | USA | 11 Feb 88 | 8:01.23 | PB | ||||
| 8 | Mark Christie | IRL | 12 Jan 85 | 8:02.86 | SB | ||||
| 9 | Michael Mulhare | IRL | 19 Feb 89 | 8:03.54 | SB | ||||
| 10 | Mark Kenneally | IRL | 18 Apr 81 | 8:10.01 | SB | ||||
| 11 | Carl Smith | GBR | 3 Jan 90 | 8:18.03 | PB | ||||
| 12 | Joe Townsend | GBR | 25 Nov 89 | 8:20.63 | SB | ||||
| 13 | Peter Lanziner | ITA | 18 Nov 82 | 8:25.18 | SB | ||||
| 14 | Eoin Pierce | IRL | 20 May 89 | 8:26.47 | PB | ||||
| 15 | Brian Maher | IRL | 21 Sep 77 | 8:27.46 | |||||
| 16 | Dave Fitzmaurice | IRL | 7 Mar 90 | 8:31.99 | |||||
| 17 | Nick Hooker | GBR | 19 Aug 88 | 8:32.49 | PB | ||||
| 400 m hurdles | |||||||||
| 1 | Thomas Barr | IRL | 24 Jul 92 | 50.04 | |||||
| 2 | Jason Harvey | IRL | 9 Aug 91 | 52.00 | |||||
| 3 | Matthew Sumner | GBR | 17 Mar 92 | 52.32 | |||||
| 4 | Paul Byrne | IRL | 18 Apr 90 | 52.85 | SB | ||||
| 5 | Martin Lipton | GBR | 14 Jan 89 | 52.94 | |||||
| 6 | Barry Upton | IRL | 30 Jun 86 | 53.35 | SB | ||||
| Pole vault | |||||||||
| 1 | Igor Bychkov | ESP | 7 Mar 87 | 5.56 | |||||
| 1 | Luke Cutts | GBR | 13 Feb 88 | 5.56 | |||||
| 3 | Jeff Coover | USA | 1 Dec 87 | 5.36 | |||||
| 4 | Rhys Searles | GBR | 28 Mar 91 | 4.76 | |||||
| 5 | Peter O’Brien | IRL | 95 | 4.36 | |||||
| 5 | Stuart Greene | IRL | 23 Nov 85 | 4.36 | |||||
| 5 | Ian Rogers | IRL | 17 Apr 89 | 4.36 | |||||
| Discus | |||||||||
| 1 | Tomas Rauktys | LTU | 13 Apr 85 | 53.39 | |||||
| 2 | Chris Reynolds | GBR | 24 Sep 84 | 47.53 | PB | ||||
| 3 | Jamie Williamson | GBR | 16 Jul 87 | 44.88 | |||||
| 4 | Marco Pons | IRL | 31 Jul 93 | 44.72 | |||||
| 5 | Barry Healy | IRL | 43.46 | PB | |||||
| 6 | Paul Collins | IRL | 94 | 41.76 | PB | ||||
| Women | |||||||||
| 100 m | Wind: -0.2 | ||||||||
| 1 | Kelly Proper | IRL | 1 May 88 | 11.75 | SB | ||||
| 2 | Carina Horn | RSA | 9 Mar 89 | 11.86 | |||||
| 3 | Ailis McSweeney | IRL | 4 Oct 83 | 11.92 | |||||
| 4 | Catherine McManus | IRL | 9 May 92 | 12.01 | |||||
| 5 | Leah Moore | IRL | 27 Jan 90 | 12.11 | |||||
| 6 | Niamh Whelan | IRL | 26 Jul 90 | 12.14 | |||||
| 7 | Louise Kiernan | IRL | 13 Jun 87 | 12.21 | |||||
| 8 | Marylyn Nwawulor | GBR | 20 Sep 92 | 12.28 | |||||
| 9 | Sarah Murray | IRL | 1 Jan 93 | 12.35 | |||||
| 400 m | |||||||||
| 1 | Jennifer Carey | IRL | 29 Jun 90 | 52.98 | |||||
| 2 | Gemma Nicol | GBR | 27 Jul 86 | 53.29 | |||||
| 3 | Alina Andreea Panainte | ROU | 7 Nov 88 | 54.18 | |||||
| 4 | Sinead Denny | IRL | 5 Mar 91 | 54.50 | |||||
| 5 | Abigayle Fitzpatrick | GBR | 10 Jun 93 | 54.80 | PB | ||||
| 6 | Ciara McCallion | IRL | 2 Feb 89 | 55.75 | SB | ||||
| 7 | Sophie Ellis | IRL | 19 Aug 93 | 58.84 | |||||
| 800 m | |||||||||
| 1 | Katie Mackey | USA | 12 Nov 87 | 2:02.21 | PB | ||||
| 2 | Laura Crowe | IRL | 5 Sep 87 | 2:02.63 | PB | ||||
| 3 | Diane Cummins | CAN | 19 Jan 74 | 2:02.80 | |||||
| 4 | Elián Périz | ESP | 1 Apr 84 | 2:02.87 | SB | ||||
| 5 | Ciara Everard | IRL | 10 Jul 90 | 2:02.96 | PB | ||||
| 6 | Carolyn Plateau | GBR | 22 Aug 88 | 2:03.04 | PB | ||||
| 7 | Emily Dudgeon | GBR | 3 Mar 93 | 2:03.09 | SB | ||||
| 8 | Khadija Rahmouni | ESP | 30 Nov 86 | 2:03.47 | |||||
| 9 | Chanelle Price | USA | 22 Aug 90 | 2:03.63 | |||||
| 10 | Selma Kajan | AUS | 30 Jul 91 | 2:05.73 | |||||
| 11 | Stephanie Herrick | USA | 13 Aug 87 | 2:06.07 | SB | ||||
| One Mile | |||||||||
| 1 | Brie Felnagle | USA | 9 Dec 86 | 4:30.44 | PB | ||||
| 2 | Hilary Stellingwerff | CAN | 7 Aug 81 | 4:30.95 | SB | ||||
| 3 | Ioana Doagă | ROU | 5 Apr 92 | 4:32.89 | PB | ||||
| 4 | Ashley Higginson | USA | 17 Mar 89 | 4:34.47 | PB | ||||
| 5 | Aisha Praught | USA | 14 Dec 89 | 4:35.70 | PB | ||||
| 6 | Deborah Maier | USA | 17 Aug 90 | 4:35.87 | PB | ||||
| 7 | Pilar McShine | TRI | 6 Jan 87 | 4:36.79 | PB | ||||
| 8 | Lennie Waite | GBR | 4 May 86 | 4:37.53 | SB | ||||
| 9 | Rachael Bamford | GBR | 4 Aug 89 | 4:38.50 | PB | ||||
| 10 | Ciara Durkan | IRL | 17 Sep 86 | 4:44.05 | PB | ||||
| U20 | |||||||||
| Men | |||||||||
| One Mile | |||||||||
| 1 | Danny Lawlor | IRL | 95 | 4:16.23 | PB | ||||
| 2 | Aaron Hanlon | IRL | 95 | 4:16.69 | SB | ||||
| 3 | Cillian Kirwin | IRL | 4:19.31 | PB | |||||
| 4 | Kevin Kelly | IRL | 4:19.46 | PB | |||||
| 5 | David Mulhare | IRL | 4:19.91 | PB |