All-Ireland title for Strabane AC coach

LOCAL coach and athlete, Trev McGlynn, marked a superb return to national competition by claiming the All-Ireland Masters pentathlon title on Sunday at the National Indoor Arena in Dublin, proudly representing Strabane AC.

After nearly two years away from the national stage due to injury, McGlynn showed his class and composure to come out on top in his first event back at this level.

Competing with intelligence and experience, the Strabane man did exactly what was required, doing the bare minimum needed to stay just ahead of a strong field, conscious not to push too hard so early in his comeback.

His winning score of 2300 points was some 800 points shy of his own national record, highlighting just how much potential remains.

With fitness and confidence building, there is undoubtedly a lot more to come from Trev as the indoor season progresses.

The club’s a athletes enjoyed an excellent start to the indoor season with standout performances across several major competitions.

At the Dublin Open, Judith McGirr set a new Women's CoTyrone 400m record, clocking 64.6 seconds to finish second behind the reigning All-Ireland champion.

Twin sister, Leona Garrity ran a season's best to finish second in the 200m sprint, before going on to claim first place in the Masters 60m sprint.

In Belfast at the Athletics NI Indoor Open, Loughlan Bulling won the boys' long jump and clinched a second-place finish in the high jump.

Harvey King took silver in the long jump in Belfast, before striking gold at the Loughborough Indoor Open in England.

Acting as guide sprinter, Harvey teamed up with Freddie Wallace to win the 60m sprint, setting them up well ahead of their upcoming international competition in Dubai.

**See further coverage of the club’s successes on page 31**