Young & Breaking Records Nick Griggs, Kate O Connor & Roisin Flanagan
31 January 2023
It was a busy weekend for our NI & Ulster athletes. With Nick Griggs, Kate O’Connor & Roisin Flanagan all breaking records!
Nick Griggs
Mid Ulster AC’s young 18-year-old Puma athlete, Nick Griggs ran in the 3000m at the World Indoor Tour in Manchester last Saturday (28th January), breaking a 37 year old indoor record.
He had a storming performance, finishing in a time of 7:54.44 to finish 5th overall, breaking the Irish U20 Indoor record, and the NI Senior Indoor record by 0.4 of a second. The previous NI record was set by Peter McColgan in 1986. Being the youngest in the field, he has a promising indoor season ahead of him!
Kate O'Connor
Commonwealth Games Silver medallist, Kate O’Connor shattered the Irish and Northern Irish Indoor Pentathlon records at the World Indoor Tour in Clermont at the weekend, getting a total of 4,396 points. She broke Grace McKenzie’s Irish record of 4,214 points set in Birmingham in 2019 and her own NI record of 4174 set in 2019.
Roisin Flanagan
2022 European Cross Country team bronze medallist Roisin Flanagan shows how her cross country strength has transitioned onto the indoor track.
The Finn Valley AC athlete placed 2nd in the 3,000m Indoors in New York last Saturday (28th January), running a time of 8:53.53 which puts her 4th in the Irish all-time list. With Mary Cullen, Sonia O’Sullivan and Ciara Mageean ahead of her. The NI record is currently held by Ciara Mageean with a time of 8:48.27.
