Sophie O’Sullivan broke the Irish National U23 3000m last night at the World Athletics Continental Tour meet in Rovereto, Italy.
O’Sullivan’s second-place finish in an impressive time of 8.44.72 (behind Ethiopia’s Wubrist Aschal) knocks nearly two seconds off the previous record held by Sarah Healy since July of last year.
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The University of Washington student also took down the 41-year-old 3000m School Record and went on to become No. 5 in the NCAA all-dates record list. O’Sullivan also now sits third on the Irish senior all-time list for the event behind Mary Cullen and her mother, Sonia.
The 21-year-old’s performance last night added another achievement to her remarkable season. Earlier this year, she went to No. 1 all-time in collegiate history in the 1000m (2:37.08) and No. 3 all-time at 1500m when she ran 4:02.15 at the World Championships in Budapest, running a personal best and securing Olympic qualification in the process.