Leevale’s Ó Lionáird continuing to make strides stateside

CIARÁN Ó LIONÁIRD (Leevale AC) finished a close-up fourth in the tough ACC Conference meet at Franklin Park, Boston, where less than four seconds separated the top four finishers.

Emil Heineking (23:40.1) and Ryan Collins (23:40.5) from Virginia were first and second with the Florida State pair, Matthew Leeder (23:42.2) and Ó Lionáird (23:43.6) filling the third and fourth places.

Florida State won the team contest for the first time in their history and they will go to the Regional Championships the weekend after next oozing confidence.