Coscoran digs deep to edge victory in thrilling Morton Mile

The 26-year-old became the first Irish winner of the Morton Mile for 18 years 

Andrew Coscoran of Star of the Sea AC, right, dips at the line to win the Morton Mile ahead of eventual second Cathal Doyle of Clonliffe Harriers AC during the 2022 Morton Games at Morton Stadium in Santry, Dublin. Photo by David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile

Andrew Coscoran had to summon all his strength – and a superb finish-line dive – to edge victory in a thrilling finale to the Morton Games in Santry tonight, the 26-year-old becoming the first Irish winner of the Morton Mile for 18 years when clocking 3:57.09.

Coscoran engaged in a riveting home-straight duel with national 1500m champion Cathal Doyle and he trailed the Clonliffe athlete just metres from the finish, but a well-timed lunge for the line by Coscoran carried him to victory by just two hundredths of a second. National 5000m champion Darragh McElhinney finished third in 3:58.15, with rising star Nick Griggs clocking a noteworthy 3:58.51 in sixth.