BY LEE MAGINNIS
NORTHERN Irish athletes enjoyed medal success the two day Irish National Championships, held at the Morton Stadium in SantryThe tally included silver and bronze for Lauren Roy, silver for Rachel McCann and bronze for Abbie O’Neill and Amy Greene.
Abbie O’Neill took bronze in the Women’s Pole Vault, clearing 3.25m. Amy Greene (Finn Valley AC) also claimed bronze in the 3000m steeplechase with a time of 9:41.21.
In the women’s 1500m, Zoe Toland (CNDR) and Niamh Carr (DCH) both ran personal bests to finish second and third respectively.
Zoe ran 4.15.11 and Niamh 4.16.08, taking over three seconds off her previous best.
Zoe has just recently arrived from Australia to work in a Belfast gym.
Lauren Roy (Fast Twitch AC), finished with a time of 23.88 in a very competitive 200m final which saw her taking the bronze medal.
Lauren then got silver in the women’s 100m final, losing out to the brilliant Ciara Neville who has struggled with injury in recent years.
Rachel McCann (North Down) repeated her silver medal performance from last year in the 400m, running an outdoor PB of 53.19 in a race won by Sophie Becker.
In doing so, Rachel made a strong claim to be included in the relay squad for the World Championships in Tokyo next month.
