This weekend features one of the highlights of the athletics calendar, as the Irish Schools Track and Field Championships takes place on Friday, May 29 and Saturday, May 30 in Tullamore.
A large contingent of Galway athletes will compete across the two-day programme which is always a highly competitive affair. Among those competing are the likes of schools’ internationals Donal Coyle, Orlaith Mannion and racewalkers such as Savanagh O'Callaghan and Caoimhe Phelan, among others with medal chances from across Galway.
Galway 5k Series
The sixth and final leg of the EY sponsored Galway 5km Series was held in hot summer conditions on Tuesday, May 26, in Craughwell.
First home on the night was Oisin Davis of Craughwell AC with a time of 15.04, with Jamie Fallon, also of Craughwell, second in 15.22. Jordan Walsh rounded off a Craughwell one-two-three in 16.15.
First lady home in a fast race was Nora Tierney of Galway City Harriers in 17.59. She just pipped the long time leader Phoebe Whiteside (GCH ), by one second in a dramatic finish. They were followed by Eimear O'Leary, also of GCH, in third in 18.09.
International Meeting Belgium
A number of Galway athletes travelled to the IFAM meeting in Belgium last weekend.
Top billing went to hurdler Orlaith Mannion of South Galway AC who raced a superb 100m Hurdles, winning in 13.68 seconds and achieving a World U20 standard in the process. This run was a new best and passed the standard of 13.70 seconds for the World U20s in Oregon this August. Mannion also won her 100m heat in a huge personal best of 12.01 seconds.
West Coast AC sent a number of athletes to IFAM with Leon Ewere impressing over 100m with a heat win in 10.85 seconds and Ben Edeh clocking 47.34 over 400m.
