Schools: Record Turn-Outs at West Leinster C-C and Orienteering League

Carla Sweeney (St Mac Dara’s)

A record turnout of over a thousand young athletes in 206 teams from 55 schools turned out for the West Leinster Schools’ Cross-Country Championships in the Phoenix Park.

Biggest race of the day was the minor boys, with 225 taking part. They were led home by Cian May of Salesians Celbridge, who finished fourth at the DCU Invitational last week.  Leading home the 138 minor girls was Molly Brown of Castleknock Community College who, a day earlier, had won her category at the Leinster Schools Orienteering League in Malahide Castle.

Pierre Murchan of St Declan’s, CBS was a clear winner of the boy’s senior race, with Belvedere, led by Luke Gilligan taking the team medals. Winner of the girls’ inter title was Carla Sweeney  of St Mac Dara’s who tucked in behind early leader Eimear Fitzpatrick of Our Lady’s Terenure and, with the wind at her back,  made her break in the later stages of the race.

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Results –

Girls – Minor: Molly Brown (Castleknock CC), Grace Durran (Our Lady’s Terenure), 3 Ellen Crean (Confey College), 4 Aisling Mohan (Mt Sackville), 5 Alannah Clarke (Mt Sackville), 6 Sarah Linnane (Castleknock CC).. Junior: 1 Nicola Duffy (St Peter’s Dunboyne), 2 Sarah Clarke (Scoil Dara), 3 Nicole O’Gorman (Mt Sackville), 4 Jennifer McGuinness (St Mark’s CS), 5 Saidhbh Byrne (Our Lady’s Terenure), 6 Niamh O’Connor (St Wolstan’s). Inter: 1 Carla Sweeney (St Mac Dara’s), 2 Eimear Fitzpatrick (Our Lady’s Terenure), 3 Vanessa O’Connor (Mt Sackville), 4 Niamh O’Neill (Castleknock CC), 5 Caoimhe Dowdall (Mt Sackville), 6 Caoimhe Murray (Caritas College). Senior: 1 Laura Cullen (Mt Sackville), 2 Sinead O’Connor ( St Wolstan’s), 3 Niamh Burke (Lucan CC), 4 Michelle Mullin (King’s Hospital), 5 Karen Burke (St Wolstan’s), 6 Jill Rodgers (Pres Terenure).

Team results – Minor: 1 Castleknock CC 14, 2 Mount Sackville 18, 3 St Mac Dara’s CC 49. Junior: 1 St Wolstan’s 38, 2 Mount Sackville 42, 3 Our Lady’s Terenure 56. Inter: 1 Mount Sackville 19, 2 Castleknock CC 47, 3 St Louis HS 56. Senior: 1 St Wolstan’s 17, 2 Mount Sackville 27, 3 St Peter’s Dunboyne.

Boys – Minor: 1 Cian May (Salesian Celbridge), 2 James O’Connell (Castleknock CC), 3 Christopher Duffy (St Mac Dara’s), 4 Mark O’Connor (Castleknock CC), 5 Sam Turner (Coolmine CC), 6 Ben Guiden (Belvedere). Junior: 1 Finn Burke-Power (St Declan’s), 2 David Troy ( Castleknock CC) , 3 Shane Walshe (Scoil Dara), 4 Ciaran Cooney (Lucan CC), 5 Eoghan Keaney (Terenure College), 6 Cian Clancy (Castleknock College). Inter: 1 Alex Hunter (King’s Hospital), 2 Mustafe Nasir (HF Rathcoole), 3 Jack Kyle ( King’s Hospital), 4 Jonathan Nangle (Scoil Dara), 5 Aaron Murphy (Belvedere), 6 Kevin Loftus (Belvedere). Senior: 1 Pierre Murchan (St Declan’s CBS), 2 Kevin Kelly (Scoil Dara), 3 Abdul Ali (Blakestown CC), 4 Jonathan O’Donoghue (Terenure College), 5 Niall Cornyn (St Peter’s Dunboyne), 6 Luke Gilligan (Belvedere).

Team results- Minor: 1 St Mac Dara’s 43, 2 Salesian Celbridge 66, 3 Belvedere 71. Junior: 1 Terenure College 74, 2 Salesian Celbridge 76, 3 King’s Hospital 76. Inter: 1 Belvedere 38, 2 Salesian Celbridge 73, 3 HF Rathcoole 78. Senior: 1 Belvedere 42, 2 Salesian Celbridge 98, 3 St Peter’s Dunboyne 101.

* Molly Brown  and Luke Kearney, both from Castleknock Community College, took overall league victories when they won the 1st year girls and transition year boys’ races at the final round of the Leinster Post Primary Schools Orienteering League in Malahide Castle.

Boys– 5th/6th Yr A 5.7km – 1 Alex Byrne (St Kilian’s CS Bray) 41:57; 2 Mark Nangle (Wilson’s Hospital Multyfarnham) 46:48; 3 Derek Kosowicki (Youthreach) 50:47. 5th/6th Yr B 3.3km – 1 Peter Grey (Youthreach) 31:53; 2 Tyler Reynolds (Youthreach) 32:40; 3 Mark Harrison (Youthreach) 34:51. TY 5.6k  –  1 Luke Kearney (Castleknock CC) 39:53; 2 Aaron Kelly (St Kilian’s CS Bray) 45:52; 3 Jessie Lopez II (St Kilian’s CS Bray) 46:18.  2nd/3rd Yr 4.2k – 1 Ruairi Long (Rockbrook Park) 26:34; 2 Gavin Dooley (Rockbrook Park) 26:50; 3 Maitiu O’Suilleabhain (Rockbrook Park) 27:37.  1st Yr 3.1k – 1 John Quinless (Rockbrook Park) 18:28; 2 Vitaliy Makarevitch (Rockbrook Park) 23:18; 3 Dan Barzu (Rockbrook Park) 23:34.

Girls – 5th/6th Yr 3.3km – 1 Sarah Bermingham (St Kilian’s CS Bray) 24:29; 2 Ella Thomas (Wilson’s Hospital) 25:05; 3 Deimante Saulyte (St Kilian’s) 27:46.  TY 3.7km – 1 Arianna Harris (Wilson’s Hospital) 21:09; 2 Hannah Leonard (St Kilian’s ) 22:51; 3 Hannah Johnston (St Kilian’s) 25:28.  2nd/3rd Yr 2.6km – 1 Ailbhe Healy (Castleknock CC) 15:40; 2 Rachel Armstrong (Castleknock CC) 20:18; 3 Anna Molloy (Castleknock CC) 22:30.  1st Yr 2.2k – 1 Molly Brown (Castleknock CC) 12:14; 2 Ines Cueto (St Kilian’s ) 18:04; 3 Aine McGuinness (Castleknock CC) 20:45.