Letterkenny AC men fifth at National Indoor League as women's team place eighth

Letterkenny AC men finished fifth in Saturday’s 123.ie National Indoor League Final in Athlone with the LAC women taking eighth spot.

The black and amber athletes created a little nugget of club history with both qualifying for the final, which took place at the TUS Arena.

Sheldon Nyoni hit new personal bests in the 60m sprint and long jumps. Nyoni was third in the long jump with a 6.18m leap and he was fourth in the 60m sprint, going 7.17 seconds.

Elvis Okoh’s 12.20m triple jump marked a new PB in the event and only Joe Miniter from Nenagh Olympic fared better, jumping to 12.50m.

Eoin Kelly’s 50.21 seconds in the 400m represented a PB with Donal Farren coming back in 8:37.33 in the 3000m for fourth and the ever-green Danny Sharkey fourth in the 1500m walk in 11:14.26.

Joseph Aidoo was fifth in the high jump, arching over at a best height of 1.70m while Okoh threw to 4.76m for fifth in the weight for distance and Odhran Grimes’s 7.03m was sixth in the shot put.

LAC were shorn the services of sprint ace Ryan Canning, but the 4x400m relay won their heat, clocking 3:36.25.

Aidoo, Nyoni and Kelly were joined by John McCallion and ran a fine tactical race.

The LAC men scored 63 points with Clonliffe (87), Ratoath (80) and Leevale (79) grabbing the podium spots.

Erin Friel of Letterkenny AC before competing in the women's 200m

A largely youthful LAC women’s team, down notable figures in the 3000m, 1500m and pole vault, gained valuable experience at senior level.

Fern Duffy hit a PB of 9.13m in the triple jump and went through the 400m in 63.65 seconds.  Duffy also competed in the long jump, recording a best effort of 3.97m.

Erin Friel opened her 2024 season with a 25.72-second 200m, second in her heat, while Emma Bonar finished sixth in the 800m in 2:19.83.

Katie Elliott was third in the high jump, getting over at 1.50 and took on the senior height sprint hurdles, finishing 10.93 seconds in the 60m hurdles.

Elliott, Friel and Duffy were joined by Kathryn McDevitt for the 4x400m. The LAC quartet were second in their heat in 4:10.77.