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Sun shines on Ulster Schools

Double golds were in view at a sunny if cool Sportsplex, going to Amy Foster, Jeremy Harper, Peter Glass and David Keys with performances to match. Kiki Malomo Paris put one over Kim Shaw at 100m but there was a one-two in both junior sprints and there were medals and pbs galore.

North Down medallists were

MG: Natasha Paxton 2nd 100m, 13.7 (13.4 heat)

JG: Kiki Malomo-Paris 1st 100m, 13.0; Kim Shaw 2nd 100m, 13.2, 1st 200m, 26.8 (26.6 heat); Cathy Thom 2nd 200m, 27.3

IG: Amy Foster 1st 100m, 12.5, 1st200m, 25.5; Erin Mullan 1st 80mH, 12.5, 2nd 300mH, 47.7; Caroline Oakes discus 1st, 27.85, javelin 2nd, 31.52; Alison Lavery 3rd 300m, 43.4

SG: Vicky Clegg 3rd 3000m, 11.18.6; Danielle Oliver 3rd HJ 1.45

JB: David Keys 1st hammer, 45.88, 1st discus, 47.94; Peter Wickens 2nd hammer, 37.82, 2nd shot, 13.18

IB: Peter Glass 1st 100mH, 13.8, 1st javelin, 46.89; Scott McCauley 1st TJ, 12.46; Aaron Sterling 1st hammer, 50.92, 2nd discus 37.07, Jordan Neil 1st 3000m, 9.03.8; Peter Abernethy 1st PV, 3.40; Jonathon Kingsberry 2nd shot, 12.17, 3rd hammer, 36.67; Chris Whelan 3rd 400m, 53.2

SB: Jeremy Harper 1st shot, 14.10, 1st discus,47.49; Luke Reynolds 1st 110mH, 15.3, 3rd PV, 2.70; David Robb 1st HJ, 1.93; Philip Browne 2nd 100m, 11.1; Richard Lockhart 2nd hammer, 38.61, 3rd shot, 12.08; Jason Blanc 2nd LJ, 5.69; Jason Stephenson 3rd TJ, 11.78.

Commiserations to Katie Hewitt and Nicola McCaughey who both had critical falls and to Stacey Mullan who won 100mH in 16.1 but was controversially disqualified.

Congratulations to the organisers, in and off the arena who did a brilliant job at short notice.

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