Rising star Mulcaire doubles up

One of the most promising distance runners in the country, Kevin Mulcaire, was the star of the Aviva/Munster Schools’ Track and Field Championships at Cork IT on Saturday.

Representing St Flannan’s, the 16-year-old won both the 3000m and 1500m intermediate races in the space of two hours.

In the former, he stayed with Fearghal Curtin (Midleton CBS) until the closing stages before edging ahead in 8:54.53, with Curtin breaking nine minutes for the first time (8:55.57).