MENAPIANS A.C.

At the Irish Junior and Under-23 track and field championships in Tullamore on Saturday, Róisín O’Reilly, who will represent Ireland at the schools athletics international in Scotland this month, had an impressive win in the 3k Junior steeplechase, her first time running this distance in the event.

David McDonald, who was a member of the Irish Junior relay team which set a new national record in Germany, had an impressive victory in the Junior 100m heat but unfortunately, due to a minor injury, had to take the sensible decision of missing the final.

Mel O’Callaghan was fifth in his heat of the 60m and sixth in his 200m heat in the Under-23 category.

Shaun Donohue won his heat of the Under-23 400m in a time of 52.22. He upped the pace in the final, going sub-50 to take bronze in a time of 49.82 seconds.

Aaron Smith came very close to the medals, finishing fourth in the 110m hurdles, but he can take consolation from breaking the 15-second barrier, clocking 14.99.

Aaron continued his good day by finishing second in his heat of the 200m and finishing fifth in the final in a time of 22.62 seconds.

At the Irish Juvenile championships in Tullamore on Sunday, Ruby Reynolds performed well in the Under-13 long jump, finishing a very creditable sixth with a jump of 4.53m.

The Menapians 5k road race takes place on Friday, July 20, and online registration is now open at www.njuko. net/menapians5k