Athletes Excel at AAI Games

The Men’s 3000m event was dominated by athletes from Northern Ireland, with City of Lisburn AC’s James Edgar claiming 1^st place with a PB of 8:09.02; 2^nd place went to Annadale Striders, Neil Johnston with a PB of 8:09.99 and CNDR Track Club’s Callum Morgan finished in 3^rd place in a time of 8:13.42.

In the sprint hurdles, Tir Chonaill AC’s Lucy McGlynn claimed 1^st place in a time of 8.77, with club mate, Niamh Moohan finishing in 3^rd place in 9.73.

In the Woman’s 1500m, Kelly Neely (City of Lisburn AC) crossed the line in 3^rd with a time of 4:31.21, while in the Women’s 400m, Armagh AC’s Aoibheann Dempsey finished 1^st in her heat, in a time of 59.08. Leading onto the Men’s 3000m Walk where Finn Valley AC’s Brendan Boyce came 2^nd in 11:57.61. Annalee AC’s Cormac Crotty claimed 2^nd place in heat 3 of the Men’s 400m in a time of 52.14.

On the field, Armagh AC’s Hannah Hayes competed in the Women’s High Jump, clearing a PB of 1.48m to take 1^st place. In the Men’s Long Jump Omagh Harrier’s Harvey King finished in 2^nd place with a jump of 6.05m, while Conall Mahon (Tir Chonaill AC) won 1^st place in the Men’s Triple Jump with a jump of 14.70m. Ballymena & Antrim AC’s Abbie O’Neill cleared 3.10m in the Women’s Pole Vault to take 1^st place.

The Women’s Shot Put competition saw a head to head between Tir Chonaill AC’s Geraldine Stewart and Finn Valley AC’s Bridget McDyer, with Stewart coming out on top with a throw of 11.35m, while McDyer finished in 2^nd place throwing 9.37m. Bridget would then go onto a 2^nd place in the Women’s Weight for Distance (28lb) with a throw of 6.09m.

The day’s action concluded with a bang thanks to the Irish U20 4x400m relay team of Tir Chonaill AC’s Lucy McGlynn, with team mates Kate O’Connell, Hannah Murray and Niamh Murray, who claimed the qualification standard for the European U20 Championships in Israel later this year with their 3:43:30 Irish U20 Record.