Alumnus achieves steeplechase Commonwealth Games time again

Former student on the BSc Anthropology programme, Adam Kirk-Smith boosted his chances of being picked for the Commonwealth Games by achieving the 3,000m steeplechase standard for a second time.

Derry Track Club’s Kirk-Smith clocked 8:37.41, cutting 0.21 seconds off his previous best set in May and coming well under the Games mark of 8:43.30.

Having graduated from the school in 2012, the steeplechaser has become the seventh Northern Ireland athlete to achieve a Commonwealth Games consideration standard.

Image courtesy of BBC.

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