Tallaght Duo Take National Honours

There were excellent performances by Anthony Lieghio and Brian Gregan when both won National titles at National Junior Track & Field Championship in Tullamore on Sunday last.

Anthony Lieghio (228) National Junior U20 Champion

Fresh from his victory in the Dublin Senior 800m Championships earlier in the week where club mate Thomas Fitzpatrick won bronze, Anthony Lieghio lined up for the National Junior U20 Championship. In a very tactically run race, Anthony found himself boxed in on a number of occasions until he found a gap with less than 100m remaining to deliver his challenge which brought neck and neck with two other athletes across the finish line. Unfortunately the momentum of his final dash across the line caused him to keel over, resulting in a broken collar bone, and if that wasn’t enough to endure, he had almost 1hr to on the results of the photo finish before being declared the winner by the judges. This was as the saying goes “a costly victory” as the injury has effectively ended his track season. However, on recovery he will undoubtedly return more committed and determined than ever.

Brian Gregan (211) Junior U20 200m champion, with Sean Bolger (371) behind

Brian Gregan also continued his recent brilliant form. Competing in the Junior U20 200m final, he had plenty to spare over his rivals, who included club mate Sean Bolger (7th), when crossing the line to victory in a time of 21.75.