HIGHLIGHTS: Aoife Lynch, Jack Raftery and Louis O’Loughlin selected on the Irish team for the European Under 23 championships. Abdel Laadjel selected on the Under 20 team. Caoimhe Mackey bags a gold and silver, and Donal Iremonger a gold in the Leinster Championships. Wins for Emily Bolton, Liam Morris, Emma Stacey (all 800m), James Bolton (3,000m), Zion Osawe (60mH), Oisin Cummins-Weiss & Joyce Bakanabo (both Shot Putt) in the Dublin Juvenile Championships. Josh O’Sullivan-Hourihan and Kevin O’Boyle both narrowly failed to qualify to the World Orienteering Championships ‘sprint’ final.
REPORT: Four Donore Harriers athletes have been selected to compete at upcoming European Championships. Aoife Lynch, Jack Raftery and Louis O’Loughlin will compete in the European Under 23 Championships to take place in Tallinn, Estonia between the 8th and 11th of July 2021. Abdel Laadjel will compete in the European Under 20 Championships, also in Tallinn, between 15th and 18th of July 2021.
Here are the athlete profiles: –
AOIFE LYNCH: to compete in the 100m and 4 x 100m relay.
DOB 14.05.1999.
Presently studying at DCU. Attended Luttrellstown Community College.
Coached by Daniel Kilgallon. Previously coached by John Geoghegan (RIP) and Paul Clarkin. Initially coached by Ray O’Keeffe.
Recruited to club by Maurice Ahern in May 2012.
Major achievements: World Relay 4 x 200m silver medal (02.05.2021) at Silesia, Poland. Represented Ireland at EYOF (U18s) and European U20 Championships in the 200m.
National Championships 2021: National Senior 100m bronze; National U23 gold in both 100m and 200m.
Personal Best: 11.63 at Raiffeisen Austrian Open (09.06.2021) at Eisenstadt.
JACK RAFTERY: to compete in the 400m and 4 x 400m relay.
DOB: 26.04.2001
Presently studying at DCU. Attended Castleknock College.
Coached by: Paul Clarkin & Declan Raftery. Previously coached by John Geoghegan (RIP) and Gerry Naughton.
Recruited to club by his parents in 2012.
Major achievements: National Junior 400m champion in 2019, and then represented Ireland in 4 x 400m in the European U20 Championships. Jack ran 1.53.6 for 800m to win the Dublin U18 championships in 2018.
National Championships 2021: National Senior 4th in the 400m; National U23 gold in the 400m.
Personal Best: 47.68 at Santry (19.06.2021)
LOUIS O’LOUGHLIN: to compete in the 800m.
DOB: 01.09.2001
Presently studying at TUD Tallaght. Attended Moyle Park College.
Coached by: Gerry Naughton, Ciaran O’Flaherty & Lee Van Haefen. Previously coached by Gerry Naughton with Donal Iremonger.
Recruited to the club by Gerry Naughton in March 2015.
Major achievements: National Junior 800m gold in 2019 & 2020. Represented Ireland at EYOF (U18s) and European U20 championships.
National Championships 2021: National Senior 800m 5th; National U23 800m gold.
Personal Best: 1.48.66 at IMC Belfast (29.05.2021)
ABDEL LAADJEL: to compete in the 5,000m.
DOB: 09.09.2003
Due to attend Providence College, USA. Attended Kishoge Community College (Lucan).
Coached by: Gerry Naughton, Ciaran O’Flaherty & Lee Van Haeften.
Recruited to the club by Gerry Naughton in March 2017.
Major achievements: All-Ireland Schools Intermediate XC champion 2020, National Junior 3,000m silver 2020, obtained athletics scholarship to Providence College.
National Championships 2021: National Junior 5,000m gold; National Junior 3,000m bronze.
Personal Best: 14.10.36 at IMC Belfast (29.05.2021).
Timetable EUROPEAN UNDER 23 CHAMPIONSHIPS (Irish time)
Thursday 8th July 8.45am Men’s 400m Heats (Jack Raftery); 10.40am Women’s 100m Heats (Aoife Lynch); 6.15pm Women’s 100m Semi Final (Aoife Lynch).
Friday 9th July 9.55am Men’s 800m Heats (Louis O’Loughlin); 6.10pm Men’s 400m Semi Final (Jack Raftery).
Saturday 10th July 3.30pm Men’s 800m Semi Final (Louis O’Loughlin)
Sunday 11th July 9.10am Men’s 4 x 400m Relay Heats (Jack Raftery), 10.00am Women’s 4 x 100m Heats (Aoife Lynch), 3.30pm Men’s 800m Final (Louis O’Loughlin), 4.30 Women’s 4 x 100m Final (Aoife Lynch), 5.50pm Men’s 4 x 400m Final (Jack Raftery)
LINK: https://liveresults.european-athletics.com/en/results/athletics/daily-schedule.htm
Two club members, Josh O’Sullivan-Hourihan and Kevin O’Boyle, were selected on the squad representing Ireland at the WORLD ORIENTEERING CHAMPIONSHIPS (WOC) that commenced in an area near Doksy, Czechia on 3rd July. Josh and Kevin were selected to run in the sprint orienteering discipline, for which the heats were held on the morning of 3rd July, in Terezín. Terezín is a former military fortress built in the 1700s and was also the location of a Nazi concentration camp in World War 2. One hundred and two men were entered into the qualification race, divided into three groups, with the fastest fifteen from each group to qualify for the sprint final that was held that evening.
Josh completed his qualification race of 3.6km with a 36m climb in 15.03, coming 17th overall and missing out on qualification for the final by just 13 seconds. Kevin completed a course of the same length, climb and complexity but following a slightly different route, in 15.21, missing out on qualification by a minute and 23 seconds.
The final (3.9km with 40m climb) was held on Saturday evening and for the record the winner was Isac von Krusenstierna (Sweden) in 13:46, with Kasper Harlem Fosser (Norway) with 13:53 in second place and Tim Robertson (New Zealand) third in 13:59.
Josh will be racing again on Tuesday, 6th July, in the middle-distance event. The WOC will continue until 9th July.
(Orienteering report by Sarah Ni Ruairc)
Caoimhe Mackey impressed with a gold and silver at the LEINSTER JUNIOR, SENIOR & MASTERS TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS at Carlow over the weekend. Mackey won the senior women’s 100m Hurdles with a time of 16.02. As in the National Under 23 championships, the wind gauge displayed a wind advantage that prevents Caoimhe from claiming a new personal best. In her favoured 400m Hurdles event Mackey (1.05.10) came 2nd behind Karen Dunne of Bohermeen AC.
Donal Iremonger, competing in a track championship for the first time in the M50 category, took the 800m title in a time of 2.11.28 to finish well clear of runner-up Ken Archbald (2.13.29) of St. Laurence O’Toole AC.
Others on the track included Eva McPartlan (12.56) who came 4th in the senior women’s 100m final and Adelle Heskin (2.28.21) who ran close to her best time to place 6th in the senior women’s 800m. Peter Nugent (19.25.01) came 6th in the M50 final.
Oran O’Brien took an early lead in the Senior Men’s Discus with a first-round throw of 36.12 metres. However, he was unable to improve his mark and had to settle for a bronze medal after each thrower made 6 attempts. In the Senior Men’s Hammer Darren Weldon came 4th with a best of 21.06 metres.
Days 5, 6 and 7 of the DUBLIN JUVENILE TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS held at Tallaght and Irishtown over the weekend saw Donore Harriers athletes shine. Gold medals were won by James Bolton (9.02.0) in the Under 18 Boys 3,000m; his younger sister Emily (2.22.22) in the Under 14 Girls 800m; Liam Morris (2.14.2) in the Under 14 Boys 800m; Emma Stacey (2.21.2) in the Under 18 Girls 800m; newcomer Zion Osawe in the Under 13 Girls 60m Hurdles; and Oisin Cummins-Weiss and Joyce Bakanabo in the Under 16 Boys and Under 19 Girls – both in the Shot Putt.
Silver medals went to Eimear Finn in the Under 17 Girls High Jump; Luke Hanly in the Under 17 Boys High Jump; Mario Omozee in the Under 14 Boys 75m Hurdles; Bobby Amandi in the Under 18 Boys 110m Hurdles; Alex Leonard in the Under 15 Boys 200m; and Sara Higgins in the Under 19 Girls 200m.
The following won bronze medals – Sara Higgins in the Under 19 Girls 100m; Lorraine O’Connor in the Under 15 Girls 800m; Sean Kinsella in the Under 18 Boys 800m; Ciaran O’Farrell in the Under 15 Boys 80m Hurdles, Eve Conroy in the Under 16 Girls 80m Hurdles, Romeo Omozee in the Under 16 Boys 100m Hurdles; Isabella Kelly in the both the Under 16 100m and 200m; and Sophie O’Farrell in the Under 18 Girls 200m.
Special mention to Bobby Amandi, who twice picked himself up after falling in the 110m Hurdles, to take silver in the Under 18 Boys; and to Oisin Cummins-Weiss and Luke Hanly who won gold and silver respectively on their club debuts.
A group of juvenile and emerging club athletes made their way to the MSL GROUP PARK GARAGE on the Navan Road in Dublin 7 on Friday morning. The photo-shoot, arranged by club coach Paul Clarkin and facilitated by MSL Brands Manager Dean Fullston (a Donore Harriers member), was in recognition of the many outstanding results obtained by club athletes in recent weeks at National Junior, Under 23 and Senior Championships and at the Dublin Juvenile Track & Field Championships. Among the Donore Harriers party were Aoife Lynch, Jack Raftery and Abdel Laadjel who will compete in forthcoming European Championships. The MSL GROUP provides a sponsorship to Donore Harriers in support of development athletics.
RESULTS IN BRIEF:
LEINSTER JUNIOR, SENIOR & MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIPS at Carlow (03 + 04.07.2021)
Senior Women’s 100m Final: 4th Eva McPartlan (12.56)
Senior Women’s 800m Final: 6th Adelle Heskin (2.28.21)
Senior Women’s 100mH Final: 1st Caoimhe Mackey (16.02)
Senior Women’s 400mH Final: 2nd Caoimhe Mackey (1.05.10)
Senior Men’s Hammer Final: 4th Darren Weldon (21.06m)
Masters M50 800m Final: 1st Donal Iremonger (2.11.28)
Masters M50 5,000m Final: 6th Peter Nugent (19.25.01)
Senior Men’s Discus Final: 3rd Oran O’Brien (36.12m)
DUBLIN JUVENILE T&F CHAMPIONSHIPS DAY 5 at Tallaght (02.07.2021)
Under 16 Girls 100m Final: 3rd Isabella Kelly, Eve Conroy and Fiona Jackson did not qualify from their respective heats.
Under 16 Boys 100m Final: Romeo Omozee & Oisin Cummins-Weiss outside of medals
Under 18 Girls 100m Final: 4th Sophie O’Farrell, Sarah Tavey did not qualify from her heat.
Under 18 Boys 100m Final: Bobby Amandi outside of medals
Under 19 Girls 100m Final: 3rd Sara Higgins, 4th Joyce Bakanabo
Under 16 Boys 3,000m Final: 4th Thomas Bolton (10.02.0)
Under 18 Girls 3,000m Final: 7th Claudia Redmond (12.20.0)
Under 18 Boys 3,000m Final: 1st James Bolton (9.02.0)
Under 17 Girls High Jump Final: 2nd Eimear Finn
Under 17 Boys High Jump Final: 2nd Luke Hanly
DUBLIN JUVENILE T&F CHAMPIONSHIPS DAY 6 at Irishtown (03.07.2021)
Under 14 Girls 800m Final: 1st Emily Bolton (2.22.22), Ava Hoare did not qualify from her heat.
Under 14 Boys 800m Final: 1st Liam Morris (2.14.32 – won his Heat in 2.20); Daniel Hughes (2.40 plus) & Rian Kavanagh (2.50 plus) did not qualify for final.
Under 15 Girls 800m Final: 3rd Lorraine O’Connor (2.22.78); 5th Eva Crowe (2.23.89). Both qualified to final via Heats.
Under 16 Girls 800m Final: 7th Katie Delaney (2.48.90)
Under 16 Boys 800m Final: 6th Thomas Bolton (2.13.60); 7th Dylan McKenna (2.15.10)
Under 18 Girls 800m Final: 1st Emma Stacey (2.21.2)
Under 18 Boys 800m Final: 3rd Sean Kinsella (2.01.5); 5th James Bolton (2.05.1)
Under 13 Girls 60mH Final: 1st Zion Osawe; 4th Melody Omozee
Under 14 Boys 75mH Final: 2nd Mario Omozee
Under 15 Girls 80mH Final: 5th Roisin Kirby; Isabella Jackson did not qualify from her heat.
Under 15 Boys 80mH Final: 3rd Ciaran O’Farrell
Under 16 Girls 80mH Final: 3rd Eve Conroy
Under 16 Boys 100mH Final: 3rd Romeo Omozee (NTA)
Under 18 Boys 110mH Final: 2nd Bobby Amandi
Under 16 Boys Shot Putt Final: 1st Oisin Cummins-Weiss (11.65m)
Under 19 Girls Shot Putt Final: 1st Joyce Bakanabo
DUBLIN JUVENILE T&F CHAMPIONSHIPS DAY 7 at Tallaght (04.07.2021)
Under 15 Girls 200m Final: 4th Roisin Kirby, Sile Tavey & Isabella Jackson did not qualify from heats.
Under 15 Boys 200m Final: 2nd Alex Leonard, Ciaran O’Farrell, James Dunne & Paddy Nolan did not qualify from heats.
Under 16 Girls 200m Final: 3rd Isabella Kelly, Eve Conroy did not qualify from her heat.
Under 16 Boys 200m Final: 5th Romeo Omozee
Under 18 Girls 200m Final: 3rd Sophie O’Farrell
Under 19 Girls 200m Final: 2nd Sara Higgins
Under 12 Girls 600m Qualifying: 4th Rosie May Morris; 7th Ruby Blake
WORLD ORIENTEERING CHAMPIONSHIPS at Doksy, Czech Rep. (03-09.07.2021)
Sprint Course Qualifying Group: 17th Josh O’Sullivan-Hourihan (15.03)
Sprint Course Qualifying Group: ?? Kevin O’Boyle (15.21)
NOTE: Most times given for juvenile races are hand times. Errors and omissions in results should be reported to Gerry N, Leonie N and/or Florrie C.