Course record gives Oisín Ó Gailín victory in Colorado

Oisín Ó Gailín set a new course record to win the Homecoming 5k in the United States on Saturday night.

The Finn Valley AC man, competing at 5,000ft elevation at Colorado State University.

Ó Gailín won in 14 minutes and 21 seconds - a new best time over the course.

Ó Gailín took victory from Thomas Rohr in second and Keagan Crosby in third.

Noeleen Scanlon wins masters gold at Autumn Open Cross Country

Letterkenny AC's Noeleen Scanlon was the masters women's race winner while three Donegal athletes had fourth-place finishes and Finn Valley AC won three team relay golds

The Ballybofey native is back Stateside, where he lowered the Donegal 5k record to 13:55.58 in April.

Earlier in the year, he set a new Donegal 3000m record of 7:57.22 at the Washington Husky Classic in Seattle.

In January, he became only the second Donegal athlete to run a sub four-minute mile, going 3:59.07 at the John Thomas Terrier Classic at Boston University.

Meanwhile, John McElhill of Finn Valley AC lowered his marathon personal best when clocking 2:34:31 in an impressive outing at the Amsterdam Marathon on Sunday morning.