Purcell treble bid ends in agony
The Castleknock College student was eyeing up a unique 800m, 400m and 4x100m treble in a bid to help his school win the College of Science trophy for best senior boys’ school and prevent Belvedere College from claiming the crown for the 16th year in a row.
Act One started in record-breaking fashion when he toed the line for the 800m at 2:10pm. Purcell powered to a championship record in 1:49.42 to become the first schoolboy to go under one minute and 50 seconds in the history of the championships.
