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Season's best for Deirdre Ryan |
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Written by Lucy
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Wednesday, 01 July 2009 |
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Following on from her 3rd place in the European Team Competition, Deirdre jumped at the Lille Metropole meet in Villeneuve d'Ascq in France on 30th June. Back to her best again, she cleared 1.89m for a new season's best and a 3rd place, taking some notable scalps along the way! Dee's next competition is the Cork City Sports on Saturday. She will then help the DSD ladies team in their efforts to qualify for the finals of the National League, competing in the 2nd qualifying round in Santry on Sunday. |
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National Junior & Under 23 Championships |
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Written by Lucy
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Sunday, 28 June 2009 |
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The National Junior and u/23 championships were held in Tullamore on Sunday 28th June in (mostly!) good conditions - for a change! The athletes took full advantage of the weather to break a number of records & pb's, especially in the sprints and jumps. DSD athletes featured prominently - well done to all our athletes! The main results are listed below:- Junior Men 200m - 3rd - Mark Kavanagh - 22.22 sec 5000m - 3rd - Kian Jennings - 16:15.86 3000m s/c - 3rd - Emmet Jennings - 9:38.71 Junior women 1500m - 1st - Charlotte ffrench- O'Carroll - 4:33.66 3ooom s/c - 1st - Fiona McKenna - 11:50 (h) 2nd - Aisling Walsh - 12:53.3(h) 400m - 5th - Sinead Denny - 58.33 U/23 Men 3000m s/c - 1st - Robert Corbally - 9:44.80 TJ - 2nd - Ciaran Cronin - 12.33m U/23 Women 5000m - 1st - Laura Huet - 17:47.41 2nd - Maire Nic Amhlaoiby - 18:22.12 1500m - 3rd - Bryony Treston - 4:43.16 |
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Dublin Juvenile Track and Field Championships |
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Written by Alan.
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Friday, 26 June 2009 |
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The championships held in Irishtown over the weekend of June 20/21 produced some great results for DSD, full details below courtesy of Liz. |
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Gillick Wins 4th in a row |
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Written by John Eves
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Thursday, 25 June 2009 |
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dsdac.com first with the report of another win for David Gillick - on this occasion in Milan clocking 45.51 and once again taking down Brit Tim Benjamin. |
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National League, Round 1, Photos |
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Written by Alan.
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Monday, 15 June 2009 |
 Some photos of DSD in action from the National League, Round 1, held in Cork IT on Sunday. |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 15 June 2009 )
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More weekend results........ |
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Written by Lucy
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Sunday, 14 June 2009 |
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Its certainly been a busy weekend for DSD athletes! In Holland, Hazel Murphy came 2nd in the 800m in 2:10.87. In Namur, Belgium Jonathan Miller came 3rd in the 400mh in 53.76 sec; Nick Hogan was 7th in the 400m in 48.37 sec and Claire Bergin was 2nd in the womens 400m in 55.03 sec. Finally, I'd like to thank all of the athletes, officials and parents who travelled to Cork today to compete in the first round of the National League! With so many people competing abroad (not to mention the juvenile relays in Santry), everyone ended up doing 2 or 3 events! Many thanks to John Eves and Claire Bergin for helping me get the teams together and a big thank you to all the athletes for being so willing to take on extra events! Full results should be posted on the AAI website over the next couple of days! The next round is on Sunday 5th July (so please everyone put that date in your diaries!). We have to make the top 8 overall to get to the final on Saturday 8th August, so we'll need a strong showing on 5th July! See you all there! |
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 14 June 2009 )
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International selections for DSD athletes |
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Written by Lucy
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Sunday, 14 June 2009 |
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Congratulations to DSD senior athletes on their selection for the European Team competition next weekend in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia! David Gillick (400m and 4x400m) is joined by team mate Nick Hogan (4x400m). On the women's side, club captain Claire Bergin goes in the 4x400m, Deirdre Ryan in the high jump and Ava Hutchinson goes in the 5,000m. Lucy Moore will also travel as Jumps Coach. The team for the World University Games was also selected last week. Again, DSD is well represented through Hazel Murphy (1500m), Linda Byrne (5,000m), Claire Bergin (400m & 4x400m) and Niamh Devlin (half marathon).Good luck to everyone! |
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BMC races, Watford, 14/06/09 |
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Written by Lucy
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Sunday, 14 June 2009 |
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Congratulations to all of the DSD athletes who competed in the most recent series of BMC races in Watford! Linda Byrne got below 16 minutes for the first time in the 5000m, coming 2nd in a new pb time of 15:54.29. In the same race, Charlotte ffrench-O'Carroll was 12th in 17:03.68 and Laura Huet was 13th in 17:19.01. Rob Corbally was 13th in :02.89 and Brendan O'Neill was 14th in the 5000m in 14:20.20. |
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 14 June 2009 )
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Sub 45 Beckons for Gillick! |
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Written by John Eves
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Thursday, 11 June 2009 |
After a solid win in California at the end of April, David Gillick's season has really gathered momentum with wins in Geneva, Switzerland on Saturday and Thessaloniki,Greece last night. Slashing his season's best from 45.9 to 45.16 in the space of 5 days makes the prospect of sub 45 highly likely...no pressure! It should also be noted that David is now taking the scalps of World and Olympic finalists like Tim Benjamin and Micheal Blackwood. The signs are good, stay tuned! |
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European Team Competition |
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Written by Lucy
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Wednesday, 10 June 2009 |
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Congratutlations to the DSD athletes who have been selected to compete on the Irish Team in the new format European Team Competition in Branska Bystica, Slovakia on 20th - 21st June. This competition has been changed around to make it more exciting, for example, by combining the men's and women's results and limiting numbers of trials in the field events, etc. This is the only time a full Irish team is sent to comptete and is therefor AAI's premier team competition. Five DSD athletes have been selected:- David Gillick (400m & 4x400m); Nick Hogan (4x400m); Claire Bergin (4x400m); Deirdre Ryan (High Jump) and Ava Hutchinson (5000m). Lucy Moore will also travel as jumps coach. |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 15 June 2009 )
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Written by Lucy
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Wednesday, 10 June 2009 |
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Congratulations to all of the DSD athletes who gained selection for the Irish team for the World University Games in July! Claire Bergin is selected for the 400m and the 4x400m relay; Linda Byrne goes in the 5,000m; Hazel Murphy in the 1500m & Niamh Devlin in the half marathon. Good luck to everyone in this really high class competition!
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Last Updated ( Monday, 15 June 2009 )
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All-Ireland Schools - details |
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Written by Lucy
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Tuesday, 02 June 2009 |
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Congratulations to all of our DSD athletes who competed so well in the great summer weather in Tullamore on Saturday at what is traditionally the best organised meet of the year - the All-Ireland Schools Championships! We had three great winners - Joseph Dowling in the Inter Boys 400m - 50.63 secs; Mark Kavanagh in the Inter Boys 100m - 11.09 (+0.5) and Siofra Cleirigh Buttner in the Junior Girls 1500m - 4:45.98 - all great performances! In addition, Emmet Jennings came 2nd in the Senior Boys 2Km s/c - 6:15.95 and Sinead Denny was 3rd in a classy Senior Girls 800m - 2:14.57. We also had two athletes in 4th place - Robbie Hinkson in the Senior Boys 400m - 52.94 sec and Niamh Denny in the Senior Girls 3000m - 10:51.26. Sorry if I've left anyone out! |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 08 June 2009 )
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BMC Races, Manchester, 31/5/09. |
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Written by Lucy
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Tuesday, 02 June 2009 |
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DSD athletes had some great performances at the BMC races in Manchester. Many congratulations to Brendan O'Neill, who got the qualifying standard for the 5,000m for the European u/23 championships in July, running 14:10.61 for 6th place in the 5,000m. Hazel Murphy was 2nd in the 1500m in 4:17.29, a little slower than she ran in a mixed race in Irishtown recently. Linda Byrne had an excellent run in the 5,000m, coming 3rd in 16:09.87 (pb). |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 08 June 2009 )
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Schools All Ireland T&F, Tullamore |
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Written by Alan.
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Sunday, 31 May 2009 |
 Photos by both Alan Cowzer and John Denny of our athletes competing for their schools in Tullamore on Saturday. |
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IMC Races, Irishtown, 22nd May, 2008 |
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Written by Lucy
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Wednesday, 27 May 2009 |
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Well done to all of the DSD athletes who competed in the IMC races in Irishtown on Friday 22nd May! Hazel Murphy was found masquerading in the men's 1500m! She ran a fantastic time of 4:14.68. Charlotte Ffrench O'Carroll won the official women's race in 4:32.13, with twin sister Rebecca in 3rd in 4:37.03 and Bryony Treston in 8th place in 4:46.61. In the men's 3000m, Brendan O'Neill surprised a few people (though not any of the DSD members!) by finishing 2nd in 8:12.66. Rob Corbally was 4th in the B race, running 8:45.48. Here's to the next IMC series at the All Ireland Schools on Saturday (see IMC website for details). |
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 31 May 2009 )
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