Dewhirst brothers hit European standards at Ulster Championships

Tir Chonaill AC's Dewhirst brothers, Fintan and Ethan, recorded European qualification marks at the weekend's NI & Ulster Under-14-20 Championships.

Fintan Dewhirst, the European Under-18 400m hurdles silver medallist in 2022, sealed his place at the European Junior Championships.

His younger brother Ethan secured a spot at the European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF).

The Glenties siblings starred at the Mary Peters Track in Belfast on Saturday, both over the 400m hurdles.

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Fintan Dewhirst took the under-19 title in 52.83 seconds. Last summer, he clocked 51.65 seconds for a new Irish Under-18 record when claiming European Under-18 silver in Jerusalem.

He will return to Jerusalem in August to line up at the European Juniors.

In late July, Ethan Dewhirst will go under starter's orders at the EYOF in Maribor, Slovenia after winning under-17 gold on Saturday in 55.16 seconds.

Their outings were the Donegal highlights from a successful weekend in Belfast.

Tir Chonaill AC woman Alannah Anderson won three gold medals. Anderson threw out to 10.61m to win the under-16 shot and a best of 26.91m won gold in the discus. Anderson got over the bar at 1.50m for the high jump gold.

Emily Kelly sped to gold in the under-16 80m hurdles and 250m hurdles. Tir Chonaill AC's Kelly won the 80m hurdles in 12.99 seconds and took the top spot over the 250m hurdles in 37.53 seconds.

The 250m hurdles race was a Donegal 1-2-3 with Katie Elliott (LAC) second and Erin Sproule (Finn Valley) third.

Emily Kelly, the gold medal winner, with Katie Elliott and Erin Sproule.

Alex Anderson of Tir Chonaill won the under-19 hammer with a 42.6m throw. Anderson added a silver in the discus (29.84m) and shot (10.73m).

Ava Anderson took the under-17 shot title with a 11.98m effort and a 9.70m leap earned triple jump silver.

Dean Leeper of Finn Valley collected three medals, two gold and a silver. Leeper threw to 48m for gold in the javelin and went out to 12.87m for gold in the shot, leaving with a discus silver for good measure.

Finn Valley AC's Joseph Gillespie touched the sand at 6.50m for the under-20 long jump gold and a 13.70m effort added the triple jump gold.

The under-16 girls 200m saw a titanic battle between Letterkenny AC's Erin Friel and Katie Louise McMonagle of Finn Valley. Both hit new personal bests in a pulsating final, with Friel winning gold in 25.75 seconds, pipping McMonagle who crossed the line in 25.92 seconds. Earlier in the day, Friel also won gold in the 100m in a time of 12.79 seconds.

Erin Friel and Katie Louise McMonagle on the podium

Amy Timoney of Finn Valley won the under-17 100m and added a long jump silver, edged to the gold there by her club-mate Riona Doherty, who is back among the medals in recent weeks following a return from injury.

Lifford-Strabane AC's Caoimhe Gallen won the under-17 hammer, a 52.68m throw beating her club colleague Muireann McBride (47.80m) to the top spot.

LAC's Harry McIlwaine won long jump silver (5.49m), 200m silver (25.74 seconds) and 100m bronze (12.11 seconds).

Tir Chonaill AC lad Jacoby McHugh was the silver medallist in the under-14 shot, throwing to 9.72m in an event won by Rosses AC's Michael Logue with a 10.10m best. Logue got out to 23.78 for gold in the hammer, too, while McHugh reached out to 21.21m to take discus gold and he claimed javelin silver (26.73m) to complete a fine weekend.

Stephen Slevin of Finn Valley AC also came home with three under-16 medals: High jump gold, javelin silver and 100m hurdles bronze.

Stephen Slevin of Finn Valley AC

Tir Chonaill AC man Matthew Leslie left with under-14 80m silver, 200m silver and shot put bronze.

LAC's Anya Duffy won the under-15 pole vault, getting over at 2m and added a bronze in the javelin (29.01m), with the gold there claimed by Aoife McGeehin of Olympian YAC, who threw to 39.65m.

Odhran Grimes of Letterkenny AC won bronze in the under-18 boys 100m and long jump.

Eoin Boyle of Tir Chonaill got over at 1.80m for gold in the under-18 high jump and a 5.75m leap earned silver in the long jump.

A new 26.85-seconds PB saw Fern Duffy of Letterkenny AC take bronze in the 200m.