NUIG and Grainne Mhaol to Fore at Carrick

26th February 2011

NUIG and Grainne Mhaol took the National rowing Head senior fours crown at the Carrick-on-Shannon head of the river. The senior doubles title went to the UCC/Galway Rowing Club combination of John Wholley and Danny O’Dowd.

Carrick-on-Shannon Head of the River, Carrick-on Shannon, Saturday (Selected Results)

First Head: National Four-Blade Head – Men, Sculling, Double – Senior: 1 UCC/Galway 21:38.3, 2 Carlow 22:58.3, 3 Galway 23:13.7. Intermediate: 1 Three Castles 22:19.3, 2 Athlone 23:13.7, 3 Garda 26:26.3. Junior 18: 1 Portora 22:06.6, 2 St Joseph’s 22:11.9, 3 Carrick-on-Shannon 23:16.6. Junior 16: Commercial 24:35.5. Masters: City of Derry 25:02.9 (adjusted).

Women, Four – Senior: NUIG 25:23.9. Novice, coxed: NUIG 25:56.8. Junior 18: Galway 29:43.2. Junior 16, coxed: Commercial 26:11.6.

Other Results

Men, Eight – Senior: Grainne Mhaol/NUIG 19:29.1. Novice: UCD 23:25.6. Junior 18: Bann 20:14.8. Masters: Athlone 20:45.8. Junior 16: St Joseph’s 21:43.7. Masters: Athlone 20:45.8 (adjusted). Four – Senior: NUIG 22:19.2.

Sculling, Quadruple – Novice: Garda 22:29.6.

Women, Pair – Senior: NUIG 27:46.3.

Sculling, Quadruple – Senior: Belfast/Methodist/Queen’s 23:28.0. Novice, coxed: Commercial 29:58.0. Junior 18: Portora 21:51.1. Junior 16, coxed: Portora 26:20.3.

Single – Intermediate: Bann (Taggart) 27:11.4. Junior 18: Bann (Allen) 27:21.5. Junior 16: Methodist (Jacques) 26:36.9. Masters: Belfast BC (Lockwood) 29:00.7 (adjusted).

Head Two: National Four-Blade Head - Men, Four – Senior: 1 Grainne Mhaol/NUIG 19:59.5, 2 St Michael’s 21:40.6, 3 Galway 22:28.4. Intermediate, coxed: Bann 20:50. Novice, coxed: 1 Commercial 22:49.3, 2 Neptune 23:15.1, 3 Garda 23:32.0. Junior 18, coxed: 1 St Joseph’s A 21:03.5, 2 Portora 21:23.6, 3 Methodist, Belfast 22:14.6. Masters, coxed: Commercial 21:47.2 (adjusted).

Women, Double – Intermediate: Commercial 24:54.4. Novice: Commercial 31:29.6. Junior 18: 1 Carrick-on-Shannon 26:30.2, 2 Commercial 29:16.8, 3 Carlow 30:23.3. Junior 16: Galway 27:10.2. Masters: Lagan Scullers 31:17.4 (adjusted).

Other Results: Men, Eight – Intermediate: NUIG 19:32. Novice: NUIG 23:30. Junior 16: St Joseph’s 24:15.3

Pair – Junior 18: Methodist A 26:25.6

Sculling, Quadruple – Senior: Neptune 20:54.0. Junior 18: 1 Portora 20:02.6, 2 Carrick-on-Shannon 21:38.7, 3 Bann 21:41.5. Junior 16, coxed: Bann 22:07.1. Double - Intermediate: Garda 24:04.6. Single – Senior: Carlow (Coughlan) 25:10.7. Intermediate: Three Castles (Murphy) 24:12.5. Junior 18: Offaly (Gannon) 27:38.5. Masters: Belfast BC (Lockwood) 24:56.4 (adjusted)

Women, Eight – Senior: Methodist/Portora 22:31.2. Intermediate: NUIG 22:47.7. Novice: Carrick-on-Shannon 24:03.3. Junior 16: Portora 26:27.2.

Four – Novice, coxed: Garda 25:17.7.

Sculling, Quad – Novice, coxed: Offaly 30:46.6.

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