Premier League title delight for DSD athletes

DSD Athletic Club certainly made its presence felt in the National Track and Field League Premier Division Final in Tullamore on Sunday with their women’s team capturing the title while the men finished fifth.

Maria McCambridge played her part in this feat, winning the 3000m, while further victories were chalked up by Mollie O’Reilly in the 100m, Molly Hourihan in the 400m Hurdles, Anita White in the Javelin, Emma Roche in the Discus and Molly Mullally in the Triple Jump.

Club captain, Rachel Dunne emerged runner-up from the 110m Hurdles as did Ciara Wilson Bowen in the 1500m Walk and Mullally in the Triple Jump and White in the Shot.

There were third-place finishes for Jennifer Hanrahan and Avril Dillon in the 200m and Pole Vault respectively and fourth-place finishes for Charlotte Bourke (400m), Fiona Clinton (1500m), Isabelle Chambers (3000m Steeplechase) and Lucy Moore Fox (Hammer), while Isabelle Doyle emerged sixth from the High Jump.

Hourihan, Bourke, Lynch and Doyle also combined to take the runner-up spot in the 4x400m Relay with O’Reilly, Hanrahan, Lynch and Dunne delivering a third-place finish in the 4x100m contest.

Paul O’Donnell was among the leading performers for the DSD men in Tullamore, winning the 3000m Steeplechase in style and taking third in the 1500m.

DSD’s Paul O’Donnell on his way to winning the Premier Men’s 3000m Steeplchase

Captain, David Dagg weighed in with more points for the team when he crossed the line second in the 110m Hurdles after having delivered fifth and seventh-place finishes in the High Jump and Long Jump respectively.

Sean Roth was third in the Javelin with Robert Hayes and Michael McCarthy both fourth in the 400m Hurdles and 800m respectively.