Record turn-out for the annual Bank of Ireland DCU Invitational Cross-Country at St Clare’s, Glasnevin, Dublin. Race of the day was the boys’ inter with Killian Kirwan of St Fintan’s coming through for a great win, passing mid-race leader Michael Healion of Newbridge with about 200m to go. Paddy Robb of St Malachy’s also caught Healion with an impressive turn of speed in the finishing straight.
Laois Schools Cross-Country.
Girls – Minor 1km: 1 Orla Mullally Ios 2.Andrea Moran H/W 3 Roisin Dunne C/L. Teams –
1 Colaiste Iosagain Portlaoise ( 1, 5, 6, 7) 19 pts (Orla, Katelyn, Alannah & Sophie)
2 Clonaslee VS (3, 4, 9, 10) 26 pts. 3 Heywood CS (2, 11, 17, 18) 48. Junior 1km: 1 Aoife Campion Pres 2. Anna Healy Pres 3. Louise Stack M/R. Teams – 1 Presentation Portlaoise (1, 2, 6, 15) 24 pts (Aoife, Anna, Orla & Sarah); 2 Colaiste Iosagain Portlaoise (4, 7, 13, 16) 40. Inter 2km: I Libby Waldron Ios 2 Emer Guidera S/F 3. Michelle Keegan Ios. Team – Heywood (6, 7, 9 & 11) 33 pts (Aine, Rachel, Niamh & Aideen). Senior 2km: 1 Mary Mulhare Pres 2 Breda McDonald H/W 3. Siobhan Nash H/W. Team- Heywood.
Boys – Minor 1km: 1 Aaron Dunphy M/R 2. Luke Herke S/F 3. Pat Critchley CBS. Teams
1 CBS Portlaoise A (3, 7, 12 & 13) 35 pts (Pat, John, Fionn & Cormac)
2 Mountrath ( 1, 6, 17 & 20) 44 pts; 3rd CBS Portlaoise B (14, 15, 16 & 21) 66.
Junior 2km: 1. Declan Foyle H/W 2. Ollie Dixon K/B 3. Donal O’Farrell M/R. Teams
1 Knockbeg (2, 5, 11 & 12) 30 pts (Ollie, Luke, Fionn & Tommy); 2 St Fergals Rathdowney (8, 9, 10 & 17) 44; 3 Portlaoise College (4, 7, 20 & 21) 52. Inter 3km: 1 Oisin Fitzpatrick CBS 2. Jake Byrne CBS 3. Jimmy Keegan H/W ill P/L C 24. Evan Galvin Ios 25. Sean Dunne C/L. Teams – 1st CBS Portlaoise A (1, 2, 4 & 5) 12 pts (Oisin, Jake, Ciaran & Craig); 2 CBS Portlaoise B (6, 8, 9 & 21) 44; 3 Clonaslee ( 10, 13, 14 & 15) 52. Senior 3km: 1 Chris Finn CBS 2 David Mulhare CBS 3 Sean Culliton CBS. Teams – 1 CBS Portlaoise A (1,2,3) 6; 2 Knockbeg (4, 5, 10) 19; 3 Clonaslee (6, 7, 13) 26.
At the Woodie’s DIY Masters’ Indoors in Nenagh, Antoinette Stafford of DMP set a championship best of 5.85 to take the W35 long jump title; she also won 200m. Kevin Cogley of Menapians won a closely fought M35 60m in 7.32, just beating Michael Downey from West Waterford.
In the older age groups, Jim O’Neill, a former Irish record holder made a comeback in the M70 class, making a hatrick of titles in the 200m, 400m and 800m. Also making a comeback was Rathfarnham’s Joe Reville, one of the few men to have beaten the late, great Noel Carroll in his veteran years; he won the M60 400m title.
* At the Leinster Cross-Country Championships, Raheny won three of the individual titles on offer – Mick Clohisey senior men, Fiona Roche senior women and Jake McDonald junior men. The Shamrocks also took the senior and junior men’s team titles. Sportsworld was first of the senior women and Mulligar best of the junior women in a race won by Mary Mulhare of North Laois.
Limerick’s Michael Carmody and Niamh O’Sullivan of Riocht took the Munster titles, where East Cork was winning its ninth consecutive men’s senior title.
In Cardiff, a large group of Clonliffe athletes competed in the McCain Challenge with Brian McMahon 18th in the senior race and Aaron Hanlon 17th U20.
* On the roads, Rathfarnham’s Sean Hehir set a new course record of 24.10 at the Tuam 5km, where almost 600 finished the race.
* Off road, Eoin Keith set a new course record of 5 hrs 26 mins 5 secs when winning the Art O’Neill ultra from Dublin Castle to Glenmalure.
M75:60m: 1 Ernest Caffrey (Ballina) 10.19; 2 Pat Naughton (Nenagh) 11.47. 400m: 1 Flor O’Leary (St Finbarr’s) 84.18; 2 Caffrey 90.14. 800m: John O’Leary (St Finbar’s) 3:13.3. Walk: Norbert Will (NIMAA) 21.20.0. Long jump: Caffrey 3.27. High jump: Naughton 1.20. Shot: Naughton 9.15.
Leinster Cross-Country Championships, Kilmacow Co Kilkenny.
Mick Clohisey |
Men – Senior (58): 1 Mick Clohisey (Raheny Shamrock) 31.11; 2 Peter Matthews (DSD, M40) 31.26; 3 Cillian O’Leary (Raheny Shamrock)31.34; 4 Simon Ryan (RS) 31.41; 5 Kevin Moriarty (RS) 31.52; 6 John Eves (DSD) 32.11; 7 Niall Sheehan (Gowran) 32.18; 8 Tommy Evans (Gowran) 32.38; 9 Tom Hogan (SBR) 32.51; 10 Tony Reilly (Nth Laois) 32.54. Teams – 1 Raheny Shamrock 13 (1,3,4,5); 2 DSD 43 (2,6,13,22), 3 Donore Harriers 82(11,17,21,23); 4 Sportsworld 102; 5 Mulingar Hrs 103; 6 Gowran 103; 7 SBR 109; 8 Liffey Valley 146. Inter County: 1 Dublin 21; 2 Kilkenny 149, 3 Wexford 179.
Mary Mulhare |
Women – Senior (45): 1 Fiona Roche (Raheny Shamrock) 19.03; 2 Sarah Mulligan (DSD)19.05; 3 Pauline Curley (Tullamore Hrs, W40) 19.06) 19.07; 4 Jean Wilson (Sportsworld) 19.07; 5 Kate O’Neill (MSB) 19.11; 6 Una Britton (Kilcoole) 19.13; 7 Fiona Clinton (DSD) 19.24; 8 Elizabeth Egan (Bree) 19.40; 9 Anne Curley (Donore, W40) 19.51; 10 Charlotte Banks (Donadea Running) 19.53. Teams – 1 Sportsworld 13 (4,15,17,19), 2 Donore Harriers 43 (9,14,16,18); 3 Metro St Brigid’s 82 (5,12,21,23). Counties – 1 Dublin 28; 2 Kilkenny 180.
* East Cork win team title for ninth consecutive year.
McCain Cross Challenge, Cardiff
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