Seventeen NI & Ulster Athletes Named in Irelands Euro Championships squad

31 July 2018

Athletics NI are delighted to announce that seventeen Northern Ireland & Ulster athletes have been named in Ireland’s European Athletics Championships squad.

The prestigious Championships will take place in Berlin, Germany, from the 6^th – 12^th August 2018.

The local competitors are as follows:

Athlete	Club	Coach	Event
Stephen Scullion	Clonliffe Harriers	Stephen Haas	10,000m
Ben Reynolds	North Down AC	Tom Reynolds	110m hurdles
Adam McMullen	Crusaders AC	Jonas Dodoo	Long Jump
Paul Pollock	Annadale Striders	Andrew Hobdell	Marathon
Kevin Seaward	St Malachy’s AC	Andrew Hobdell	Marathon
Craig Newell	Ballymena & Antrim AC	Ian Neely	4x400m Relay
Andrew Mellon	Crusaders AC	Brendan McConville	4x400m Relay
Brendan Boyce	Finn Valley AC	Robert Heffernan	50k Walk
Mark English	UCD AC	Steve Magness	800m
Ciara Mageean	UCD AC	Steve Vernon	1500m
Emma Mitchell	QUB AC	Eamonn Christie	10,000m
Kerry O’Flaherty	Newcastle AC	Richard Rodgers	3,000m SC
Breege Connolly	City of Derry AC	Donie Walsh	Marathon
Gladys Ganiel	North Belfast Harriers	Matt Shields	Marathon
Laura Graham	Mourne Runners	Ryan Maxwell	Marathon
Davicia Patterson	Beechmount Harriers		4x400m Relay

Northern Ireland’s Leon Reid (Menapians AC / James Hillier) has also been selected for the event, pending the completion of his international transfer from Great Britain & Northern Ireland to Ireland.

Director of Coaching and Athlete Development, Jackie Newton, said – “We are delighted to see seventeen athletes from Northern Ireland & Ulster chosen to compete for Ireland at this European Championships. After a wonderful Commonwealth Games where Northern Ireland punched well above our weight we are thrilled that a third of this team are athletes on our Performance Pathway. This is a huge opportunity for them to put down strong markers before moving on to the 2019 World Championships and Tokyo 2020. We wish them all the best with their final preparations, to arrive at their event in their best physical and mental state, and look forward to seeing them achieve their targets.”

The full Ireland team, which includes an exciting mixture of experienced talent and emerging athletes, is available HERE.