The American indoor collegiate season kicks off this weekend at the Sharon Colyear Danville meet in Boston and a strong contingent of Irish distance talent is ready to hit the boards. The line up includes familiar names who impressed at the NCAA cross country last month, now turning their attention away from the mud and onto the track for the winter circuit.
The meet is staged at the Boston University Track and Tennis Center and is named in honour of Sharon Colyear Danville, a former BU sprinter and hurdler who competed at two Olympic Games and left a major mark on the collegiate scene before entering the university’s hall of fame..
Irish in ActionAccording to the entry list, the Irish athletes set to compete are:
🏃♀️ Women’s 3000m
Ava O’Connor – Adams State (Tullamore Harriers)
Róisín Treacy – Loyola (Ashford AC)
Gemma Galvin – Providence (Ennis Track)
Cara Laverty – Providence (Finn Valley AC)
Ailish Hawkins – UCLA (Dublin City Harriers)
🏃♂️ Men’s 3000m
Mark Milner – Portland (Tullamore Harriers and UCD)
Liam Lyons – Holy Cross (Cork City AC)
🏃♀️ Women’s 5000m
Grace Richardson – NYU (Kilkenny City Harriers)
Anika Thompson – Oregon (Leevale)
🏃♂️ Men’s 5000m
Abdel Laadjel – Oregon (Donore Harriers)
Cillian Gleeson – Wisconsin (Celbridge AC)
Jack Fenlon – Villanova (St Abbans)
Oisín Ó Gailín – Wyoming (Finn Valley AC)
📄 Startlist
📺 Live Stream (Flotrack $$)
📊 Results
The Irish interest begins at 5.55pm Irish time with the women’s 3000m, followed by the men’s 3000m shortly after.
Streamed coverage goes live at 8pm, so FloTrack subscribers will be able to watch the women in the 5000m at 9.30pm, before the men take to the track in the 5000m at 12.15am.
