Team Ireland got their World University Championships campaign underway with the Men’s and Women’s Golfers travelling to Switzerland to compete from 23rd June.
After 4 days of intense competition the final standings for the Irish Golfers were:
Name |
College |
Final Position |
|---|---|---|
Chris Selfridge |
University of Toledo |
10th |
Tiarnan McLarnon |
University of Ulster |
Joint 33rd |
Conor O’Rourke |
NUI Maynooth |
Joint 33rd |
Declan Loftus |
NUI Maynooth |
Joint 50th |
Mens’ Team |
8th |
|
Jean O’Driscoll |
University College Cork |
15th |
Amy Farrell |
Dublin City University |
Joint 27th |
Sinead Sexton |
NUI Maynooth |
33rd |
Women’s Team |
7th |
Archery
Following the Golf it was then time for John Smith of Dublin IT to travel to Legnica,Poland to compete in again what would be a very tough few days of competition. After reaching the final rounds of the competition John finished a very impressive joint 17th place in a field of over 40 competitors.
A video of the competition in its final day can be viewed by clicking on this link
A full list of all results along with photos from the competition can be found by following this link
Cycling
The team of Irish cyclists arrived in Jelenia Góra, Poland to very wet and windy conditions. The riders battled on both days of the competition with the road race distance reduced by one lap on the second day of the competition due to safety fears. The results from the Irish team are:
Name |
College |
Event |
Final Place |
|---|---|---|---|
Ian Richardson |
Trinity College Dublin |
Time Trial |
12th |
Daniel Bruton |
Dublin IT |
Road Race |
10th |
Alastair MacAulay |
University of Ulster |
Road Race |
24th |
Séan McKenna |
University College Dublin |
Road Race |
28th |
Marc Potts |
University of Ulster |
Road Race |
31st |
Next up for Team Ireland sees the Orienteering team travel to Olomouc, Czech Republic from 12th August and then the Rowing team will travel to Gravelines, France to begin their competition on 12th September.
