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Darragh McElhinney helped Ireland win gold at the European Cross Country Championships in December 2021. McElhinney claimed the silver medal in the Men\u2019s 8000m U23 race. His performance saw Ireland edge out Great Britain and France to win gold.<\/p>\n

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Darragh McElhinney<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The National Indoor Championship saw four UCD Ad Astra Elite Athletes achieve gold-winning performances. Sarah Healy set a new U23 national record of 8:53.67 in the Women\u2019s 3000m. In the Men\u2019s 3000m, McElhinney won in a time of 8:02.84. In the Men\u2019s 60m, Israel Olatunde won his first national indoor title in 6.62 seconds. Luke McCann also won his first national indoor title in the Men\u2019s 1500m in a time of 3:45.14.<\/p>\n

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Sarah Healy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

At the Irish Universities Athletics Association Indoor Track and Field Championships, UCD had success in the Women\u2019s 1500m (Kate Nurse \u2013 2nd, R\u00f3is\u00edn O\u2019Reilly \u2013 3rd), Women\u2019s 3000m (Danielle Donegan \u2013 3rd), Men\u2019s 60m (Israel Olatunde \u2013 1st, Toluwabori Akinola \u2013 3rd), Men\u2019s 1500m (Darragh McElhinney \u2013 1st, Mark Milner \u2013 2nd), and Men\u2019s 3000m (Conor Maguire \u2013 3rd).<\/p>\n

Four UCD athletes were selected for the World Indoor Championships in March 2022. Olatunde (Men\u2019s 60m), McCann (Men\u2019s 1500m), McElhinney (Men\u2019s 3000m), and Healy (Women\u2019s 1500m) were part of the selected 19 athletes to represent Ireland.<\/p>\n

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Luke McCann<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

At the Irish Life Health National Road Relay Championships, both UCD women\u2019s teams had podium finishes. Healy played a leading role and was joined by teammates Ellie Hartnett and Kate Nurse to claim gold, while the trio of Danielle Donegan, Fiona McKenna, and Alanna Lally claimed bronze. UCD also picked up the silver medal in the senior men\u2019s race. The team consisted of Mark Milner, Peter Kilgannon, Darragh McElhinney, and Luke McCann.<\/p>\n

Three Irish U23 records were broken by UCD athletes this summer; McElhinney in the 5000m and 3000m, Healy in the 1500m and 3000m, and Israel Olatunde in the 100m, and now declared as the fastest Irish man of all time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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