Tipperary athletes delivered standout performances over the weekend at the 123.ie National indoor championships, highlighted by medal winning performances and strong qualifying marks. Click for official results

 Day one 

Sharlene Mawdsley (Newport AC) was a standout performer on the track, “cruising” through both her heat (53.40s) and semi-final (52.59s) to cruise into the final. 

Emer Brennan Clonmel AC and Sophie Walker Newport AC both recorded sub-60-second times in the same event, with Brennan clocking a 57.30s and Walker 58.82

Anna Ryan (Moycarkey-Coolcroo AC) secured a bronze medal in the Women’s Triple Jump with a best effort of 11.49m,

The 200m events featured a heavy Tipperary presence,

Ronan Ryan (Nenagh Olympic) Placed 5th in a highly competitive 200m final, Nenagh also had Padraic Hassett & Jack Hickey in the 200m heats, Both recording good runs. Joe Burke (Templemore AC) Competed strongly in his 200m heat and was unlucky not to progress after winning in 21.91 secs

David Ryan (Moycarkey Coolcroo AC) produced a standout 400m run on Saturday to win Heat 7 and automatically progress to the semi-finals. He competed in a highly competitive semi-final on Saturday evening, finishing just outside the qualifying spots

Paul White (Nenagh Olympic AC) a former U23 National Champion competed in the 400m heats, continuing his consistent presence at the national senior level.

Jack Ryan Templemore AC had a solid run clocking 53.07 in the 400m, gaining valuable championship experience on the boards of the Sport Ireland National Indoor Arena.

In the 1500m, Cathal Kennedy Thurles Crokes had a good 4.07 with Cian Hodgins of Nenagh Olympic delivering a solid run to finish in 4:09 and unlucky not to progress in a tactical race. Jennifer O’Leary and Aoife Delargy both looked comfortable in qualifying for the womens 1500m final

The Nenagh Olympic 4x200m team of Padraic Hassett, David Forkan, Ronan Ryan and jack Hickey  secured a bronze medal, finishing in 3rd place overall with 1:30.85.

Sharlene Mawdsley (Newport AC): As widely anticipated, secured the Gold Medal in the Women’s 400m final. In a display of power, she came narrowly close to breaking the Championship Record when taking the gold medal in 51.90.

Niamh Madden (Nenagh Olympic) had a standout result in the shot putt final, She surpassed the 12m mark to claim a superb Bronze Medal, marking her first-ever National Senior podium finish, Niamh is still a junior athlete with a bright future.

Emma O’Neill Carrick-on-Suir A.C. took to the long jump runway in an event that was stacked, Emma jumped out to 5.29m to finish a very creditable 6th,  this was an event that seen the top three athletes getting over 6m and the amazing Kate O’Connor setting a new CBP with a world class 6.50m jump, Probably the highlight of the championships.

In the 60m Alana Ryan (Nenagh Olympic): Progressed through the heats and a tough semi-final to earn a place in the National 60m Final where she finished in 7th place with a time 7.55 secs.

200m specialist Katie Bergin (Moyne AC)  Narrowly missed out on a 60m final place by a heartbreaking 0.03 seconds after a strong performance in the same semi-final as Ryan.

The Men’s 60m: Ronan Ryan (Nenagh Olympic) and Padraic Flanagan (Dualla-Ballytarsna-Boherlahan AC) both athletes gaining elite experience against the fastest men in the country.

The Mens 3000m events were split across graded finals, James Tanner (Nenagh Olympic): Produced a stellar performance in the second 3000m heat, clocking a fast 8:34.

Jamie Moloney (Nenagh Olympic) Broke the 9-minute barrier with a determined 8:59.Diarmuid Moloney (Nenagh Olympic): Finished just shy of the 9-minute mark in a competitive field.

Thurles Crokes AC Tom Tracey and Tom McCarthy both recorded strong, gritty performances in the graded 3000m events.In the Women’s 1500m FinalJennifer O’Leary and Aoife Delargy (both Nenagh Olympic) featured in a highly tactical final,

Ross Alexander (Coolquill AC): Competed in the Men’s 5k Walk, recording a time of 24:56.

Niamh Clarke (Clonmel AC): Delivered a consistent performance in the Women’s 3k Walk to finish 11th overall in a time of 16:22.

Regards

Gerry PRO