The coveted honour of Ireland’s Fastest Schoolboy this year went to Sean Aigboboh from High School, who powered through in the second half of the race, opening his stride Usain Bolt-esque, winning the Senior Boys title in 10.67 seconds.
Ireland’s Fastest Schoolgirl is Sophie Parlor from Thornhill College in Derry, something of a surprise perhaps, though utterly convincing, Parlor first out of the blocks and unflinching in her sprint to the line, winning in 12.43 seconds. With 1,002 individual athletes, across 122 finals, the action was non-stop, one of the standout performances in the field coming in the Senior Boys pole vault, where Joshua Fitzgerald from Colaiste Muire in Crosshaven improved the championship best performance to 4.53m, just one centimetre higher than the previous mark, his future also unquestionably bright too.
The last individual race happened to be the longest, the Senior Boys 5,000m over 12 and a half laps without a hint of shade, and Jonas Stafford was clearly intent on getting it over as quickly as possible.