The Galway Men’s Team won County Gold for the third year in a row, under manager Siobhan Kelleher, sharing the podium with Donegal and Kerry. The squad were led by Justin Lane, the inspirational captain of the men's team, and he also won the Pole Vault in a fine 2.30m clearance. He was fifth in the weight for Distance Throw.
Oisín Davis won the 1500m in a high-quality contest with a fast 3:53.21. Darragh Kelly won the High Jump in an excellent competition where the first three cleared an identical 1.80m. Keelan Moorhead blitzed a strong 53.49 for fifth in the Men's 400m and also ran strongly in the 4x400m relay.
The team scores were boosted by strong performances from Abaas Edris of Castlegar (winner in the 3km Steeplechase ), Ciaran Kelleher from South Galway (second in the 1500m Walk ), West Coast AC's Leon Ewere (winner of the 200m ) and Lemar Lucciano, who won the 100m. Darragh Fahy (who won the Triple Jump and placed second in Long Jump ), and Athenry AC's talismanic thrower Liam Shaw won both the Shot Putt and Discus events. Squad members who also scored points included Ben Edeh, Oisin Phelan, Reakwon Lucciano, Christian Obegmudia, and Nick Ukaga.
Sarah Finnegan managed the women's team and they won Silver in the Premier Division with another fine performance. Sinéad Treacy delivered another top-class performance to win the 400m in a fine 55.39s. Other wins came via strong performances from Alix Joyce (winner of the 3km Steeple ), Laura Nally (first over 100m ), and Nicole Walsh (200m winner ).
In the field events, Leanagh Gilligan cleared 9.83 for second in the Triple Jump with Alisha Larkin also second in Long Jump. Jade Moorhead cleared 1.55m for third in the High Jump. Arlene Earls took a late call-up to run a fine season's best 2:23.6 for fifth in the 800m. Both Relay squads excelled in the 4x100 and 4x400m relay teams, with each winning the maximum points.
Also featuring for the Galway squad were Juno Hayes, Angela Cielecka, Mary Barrett, Fauve Aylmer, Izzy Kelly, Margaret Nnadi, Holly Shaughnessy, Danielle Moynihan, Alix Joyce, Aine Maguire, Niamh McWalter, Annalysse Nally, Danielle Fitzpatrick, Nicole Quirke, and Aoibheann Redington.
Galway City Harriers Mens squad were a valiant fourth place in Division One, with a team mixed with youth and experience. Star athlete Robert McDonnell won a stunning 100m/200m double in season's best times including 10.80s for the 100m. Also on the track, Shane McGovern, secured the 400m with a perfectly timed finish.
Tom McHugh made his eagerly awaited throws debut using Senior weights in some style, grabbing a hard earned first place in Shot Putt and third place in Discus. Another debut from Adill Prochownik Mohamed resulted in a sensational third in a first race over Senior 400m Hurdles, and likewise Sean Danker put in a brave performance over the Steeplechase for fourth on his debut.
Pádraig Faherty delivered a massive 1:58 PB over 800m, while Michael Conway and David Carter both ran superbly in the 1500m and 3000m respectively to secure valuable team points at a crucial stage.
In the field, Richard Kamson did three events with second in the Triple Jump, third in Javelin and fourth in Hurdles. Ben Sheehan secured points in both Hammer and Walk. Jonah Erugo was superb in both Relays and jumped a massive 5.33m best in Long Jump. Igor Muntean did both High Jump and Weight for Distance and jumped 1.50m in the former for more valuable points across both.
