Irish Intervarsities Indoor Championships
The Irish Universities Indoor Track and Field
Championships were held Saturday last in Athlone, and saw NUI Galway impress
with their best championships ever, coming home with several individual medals
and team podium finishes.
The squads have progressed rapidly under the guidance of expert
coaches Brendan Glynn and Matt Lockett, and last weekend’s performance bore
testament to the great work done by athletes and coaches over the last number
of years.
The NUI Galway Ladies team won silver with a superball-round
team display, while the Men’s squad placing third team overall.
Winners on the day included Sarah Quinn in the 60m hurdles
in a new NUIG record, Pierre Murchan, who stormed to victory in the 3000min
new IUAA record of 8.13, and Roland Surlis, first in the 800m in a new NUIG
record of 1.56.
NUIG Ladies relay squad won the 4x200m, via the flying
quartet of Sarah Quinn, Sinead Treacy, Nicole Walsh and Aishling Forkan,
setting a new NUIG record in the process.
There were silver medal wins for Nicole Walsh in the
400m, Ellie O'Toole in the 800m, and Andrew Murphy in the Weight for distance
throw.
NUIG athletes also won bronze medals via Bridget Mc Dyer in the Shot Putt, Shane Mooney over 60m Hurdles, Sarah Quinn again over 60m flat, and Thomas McStay, who was third in the 3000m.
Fixtures
Maree 8km
The Maree 8km Run will be held on Sunday, February 23rdnext
at 12 noon. Race HQ is at Maree Community Centre.
Gort 5km
The annual Gorgeous Gort 5km due to be held Sunday last
16th February in Gort was postponed due to storm warnings. The race
will now take place March 1st next.
Connacht Indoors
The Connacht Indoor Championships takes place in the AIT
Arena in Athlone this weekend, February 22nd and 23rd.
The competition will take place over two days, with the
U12 and U13 ages competing on Saturday from 10 am to 4pm,
the Seniors and Masters adults on the track from 4.45pm to 7pm on Saturday
evening, and the U14-19 age groups competing on the Sunday from 10 am.
Connacht Schools Cross Country
The Connacht Schools Cross Country finals due to be held
last Saturday in Bushfield, Loughrea were postponed and will now be held Wednesday
26th February at 12 noon.
