McCarthy to defend 800m title

DAVID McCARTHY (St. Augustine’s, Dungarvan) will defend his 800m title and attempt a double-up at 1,500m at the KitKat Munster Schools track and field championships at the UL Track in Plassey tomorrow.

The Waterford athlete has the unique distinction of winning the Irish schools intermediate cross-country title and the 400m and 800m titles in the same year but, since graduating to senior level, he has been concentrating on the 800m.

This year he had a very impressive victory in the Munster schools cross-country championships but missed the Irish schools championships and a mouth-watering clash with Dubliner, John Coghlan, due to illness.