UCD AC shines golden at the National Track & Field Championships
5 August 2025
Bori Akinola (UCD AC) with his first outdoor national title won in the men's 100m during the 153rd National Track & Field Championships Credit: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile
UCD AC sprinter Bori Akinola has claimed his first outdoor senior national title, storming to victory in the 100m at the (opens in a new window)National Track & Field Championships.
The former UCD Ad Astra Academy Sports Scholar blazed down the track to win the men’s final in a time of 10.29.
Sean Aigboboh (Tallaght) claimed silver in 10.41, with Lorcan Murphy (DSD) taking bronze in 10.57.
“This is only the beginning. Next year is going to be even bigger, even better and even faster times, there’s a lot to look forward to,” said the two-time national champion, who won his first senior title in the 60 metres earlier this year.
“It feels great. There was a good amount of confidence coming in knowing that I just needed to run my own race and focus on what I needed to do. I hoped the title would be there at the end, and I’m delighted it was.”
Akinola Powers to his First National Senior 100m Title
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Bori Akinola (U.C.D.) blazed down the track to win the senior men’s 100m final in a superb 10.29, securing his first national senior T&F 100m title. Sean Aigboboh (Tallaght) claimed silver in 10.41, with Lorcan Murphy… (opens in a new window)pic.twitter.com/FZgXrGK8CW
Other UCD AC members to compete at the National Championships included UCD Ad Astra Academy field star Nicola Tuthill, who continued her incredible run this session.
Fresh off claiming her first medal on the world stage with a silver in the hammer at the 32nd World University Games, the 21-year-old secured her 4th senior outdoor title with her best and last attempt of 71.75m.
Both a new U23 national record and personal best for the UCD athlete, Nicola is just the second Irish woman to ever throw beyond 70 metres in the hammer.
Nicola Tuthill (UCD AC) competing in the senior women's hammer at the National Track & Field Championships Credit: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile
Elsewhere at the competition UCD graduates and former UCD Ad Astra Academy Elite Sports Scholars Sarah Lavin and Mark English both celebrated their 10th national outdoor titles in the 100m hurdles and 800m respectively, cementing their legacies as two of Ireland’s most decorated track athletes.
English secured his win with a clinical performance, crossing the line in 1:48.76.
Cian McPhillips (UCD AC) pushed him closest but had to settle for second in 1:49.26.
Meanwhile Sarah Lavin (Emerald AC) extended her reign as Ireland’s dominant sprint hurdler with a winning time of 12.92 in the 100m.
The Ad Astra Elite Sports Scholarship programme at University College Dublin supports students who are competing and succeeding at the highest sporting levels. It is the University’s flagship scholarship programme.
By: David Kearns, Digital Journalist / Media Officer, UCD University Relations
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