Athletics: Darragh McElhinney poised for peerless performance in Antrim
The Pobal Scoil Bheanntraí student has been going from strength to strength since winning the SIAB Schools 1,500m title last summer, setting an Irish Youth 3,000m record of 8:18.88 at the AAI Games in February, eclipsing John Treacy’s long-standing mark of 8:20.40, set in Edinburgh in July 1974.
McElhinney’s star quality also shone on the football field, but he gave up his first love last summer in order to focus solely on athletics. The Bantry athlete called time on his intercounty involvement and signed out completely on a high note, helping his divisional team Beara to a county title in October.
