Limerick athletics notes: Crowds compete in Ger Mullane Memorial Run and Walk in Bilboa

Coach Phil Roche with the Dooneen U19 girls 4x100m winning relay team of Leagh Moloney, Molly Quirke, Aimee Ryan and Angel Alfred at the Munster Championships in Templemore

placeholder image — Coach Phil Roche with the Dooneen U19 girls 4x100m winning relay team of Leagh Moloney, Molly Quirke, Aimee Ryan and Angel Alfred at the Munster Championships in Templemore

IN VERY humid conditions Rory Chesser of North Cork broke clear in the closing stages from ‘home favourite’ Declan Moore to win the ‘Ger Mullane’ 10K in Bilboa on Friday night of last week.

His time of 32:22 was just 3 seconds clear of the ever consistent Moore.

Karl Lenihan put in another strong shift for 3rd place in 34:14. 4th Cian Aherne 36:25, 5th and 1st M50 Dermot Kearns 36:48.

Junior 1st Jacob Wright.

Shona Keane took the Women’s crown and Slieve Felim Cup in a time of 39:32 with Sinead McDermott 2nd in 42:05. Eadaoin Hennessey in 3rd (42:10) completed a Dooneen clean sweep. 4th Pamela Kirby 43:18, 5th Karen Raine 44:33.

Barry Hartnett of Dundrum AC was the 5K winner in 17:02 with former Bilboa athlete Tom Blackburn 2nd in 18:50 and Drew McClean 3rd in 19:18.

Darcy Ryan was first woman in 23:57 with Elizabeth Leahy second (24:51) and Orlaith McNulty 3rd. Selected others Willie O’Donoghue 38:51, Tony McMahon 44:26, Joe Chawke 42:54.

The undulating nature of the course challenged all. There was a myriad of age category spot prizes and lots of hospitality afterwards. Mairead Mullane, wife of the late Ger, presented the Ger Mullane Cup to the Men’s winner. Well done to Bilboa AC on another superb event.

Munster U14-U19 T&F Championships

At U15 Dooneen’s Destiny Lawal won gold in the girls 200m sprint with a time of 25.27 secs smashing Sarah Lavin's record of 25.50 recorded in 2008.

Destiny also won Gold in 100m sprint and 4x100m relay in Templemore.

Emer Purtill took home gold in the girls Javelin, High Jump, Shot Put and 4x100m relay. Her sister Maeve took gold in girls u16 Discuss, 200m sprint and Silver in Long Jump.

Leagh Moloney took home Gold in girls u18 Long Jump, Triple Jump and 4x100m relay (U19 girls) and Silver in U18 Hurdles.

Eimear Ryan took home silver in both Shot and Javelin at U16. Megan O'Shea, won gold in the Girls U15 hurdles in a scintillating competition. Victoria Amadamen, won the Girls U19 400m sprint.

Emeralds Josh Devlin took second in the U15 80mh. Olly Tierney (Limerick AC) was second in the Boys U17 300mh. Clubmate Luke Calitz was 2nd in the 400m and 3rd in the 100m.

Lamine Diarrassouba Dooneen was 3rd in the Boys U18 100m. Luke Calitz (LAC) was second in the U17 400m and 3rd in the 100m. Clubmate Alan Gladyz won the 400mh.

Around the Country

Ide NicDomhnaill made it three wins in the Peugeot Race Series taking first place in 33:11 the Micheal Manning Memorial 10k in Dunshaughlin. Her sister Aislinn finished 6th woman in a time of 35:25.

Dooneen’s Tracey Johnson won the Athlone 10K in 1:07:46. Alex Kelly was 4th in a pb time of 39:23 at the Run Clare Solstice Run in Ennis.