MY HIGH HOPES

Altitude training has Ava in good shape for Irish debut

- MICHAEL SCULLY

MISSING a meet and greet with Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will be worth it if Ava O'Connor can make her senior Ireland bow with a bang in Krakow today.

The Adams State women's running team were recently invited to the White House as part of a College Athlete Day.

Unfortunately for O'Connor, she was already back home in Laois having made the trip when the season ended.

"I'm gutted because you don't often get the chance to meet the vice-president and the president of the United States," she said.

"I was home for two or three days and then the team was invited over.