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| Ciara Mageean |
Ciara Mageean of UCD made an impressive return to racing when she won the women’s 5km at the Irish Universities Cross-Country Championships in Waterford.
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| Caitriona Jennings |
On a testing 5km course, Mageean and team mate Laura Shaughnessy controlled the pace until half way when Mageean moved to the front, opening a gap that grew to approximately 300m by the finish. Una Britton of UL finished second, with Ciara Everard, also UCD, producing a fast final kilometre to finish third. It gave UCD an emphatic team victory over DCU – a first for the college in 12 years. Trinity finished third.
In the men’s 10km, John Coghlan of DCU won the race beating DIT’s Daire Bermingham, with Michael Mulhare of UL outsprinting DCU’s Emmet Jennings and Jason Fahey of WIT for third. DCU maintained their team winning streak, with host college Waterford IT pushing them hard for second place and UCD third.
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| Kevin Dooney |
At the Aviva All Ireland Schools Cross-Country in St Mary’s Galway, Kevin Dooney of CBC Monkstown won the senior boys’ title beating Sean Tobin of High School Clonmel in a sprint for the line.
Clar Nic Carthaigh of Colaiste Iosagain, won the senior girl’s race, getting the better of Lorna Fitzpatrick (Sacred Heart, Newry) and Mary Mulhare (Scoil Criost Ri, Portlaise). Nic Carthaigh also led Colaiste Iosagain to the team title over Dublin rivals St Dominic’s Cabra – a third team victory on the day for the Stillorgan school.
Siofra Cleirigh Buttner of Colaiste Iosagain was a clear winner of the intermediate girls’ race from her team mate Sarah Ni Mhaolmhuire and Jessica Coyne of Crescent Limerick. This was Buttner’s fourth All Ireland Schools’ cross-country title in a row – a first in Irish schools athletics. Colaiste Iosagain won the team title from Ballyclare High School.
Kyle Larkin of Ard Scoil Ris Limerick was an impressve winner of the boys’ inter race from Ryan Sharkey of Methodist Belfast, with St Fintan’s Sutton best of the teams.
Padraig Creavan of host school St Mary’s Galway won the junior boys’ title, beating Cathal Doyle of Colaiste Choilm Swords. Colaiste Mhuire Mullingar won the team title. Clodagh O’Reilly of Loreto Cavan cruised to victory in the junior girls’ race, with St Macdara’s beating Skerries for the team medals.
Winners of the minor races were Fergal Curtain of Midleton CBS and Siofra O’Flaherty from St Leo’s Carlow.
* Caitriona Jennings of Sportsworld finished fourth overall at the Cara Bundoran 10-Mile Challenge, with Breege Connolly of North Belfast eighth. Overall winner was Letterkenny’s Patrick Brennan.
* Irish cross-country champion Eddie McGinley of Annadale finished 18th in the McCain Intercounties Cross-Country held in Birmingham.
* A good day in the Beagh/Shanaglish area on Sunday with the third running of their 10km road race, renamed the Martin Egan Memorial 10km. Winners Michael Shannon (Kilnaboy) and Michelle Lynch (GCH) were presented their trophies by Brian Bell, who ran with Martin Egan in his Irish four mile record-breaking run in Dundalk in 1946.
Sunday March 11
Munster Road Race Championships, Inniscarra, Co Cork
Women – Senior: 1 Angela McCann (Clonmel) 24:01; 2 Niamh O’Sullivan (Riocht) 24:20; 3 Carmel Crowley (Bandon) 24:29; 4 Niamh Roe (Eagle) 24:49; 5 Anne-Marie Costelloe (Gneeveguilla) 25:05; 6 Cushla-Brid Hehir (Ennis TC) 25:33. Teams – 1 Eagle 63; 2 Clonmel 64; 3 Riocht 110. Counties – 1 Kerry 29; 2 Cork 42; 3 Tipperary 64.
Novice: 1 Martina Kiely (St Finbarr’s) 24:13; 2 Anne-Marie Costelloe (Gneeveguilla) 25:05; 3 Cusha-Brid Hehir (Ennis TC) 25:33; 4 Valerie Vaughan (St Finbarr’s) 25:44; 5 K Teahan (St Finbarrs) 26:48; 6 Anne Wolfe (St Finbarr’s) 26:59. Teams – 1 St Finbarr’s ‘A’ 33; 2 St Finbarr’s ‘B’ 153; 3 Clonmel 153. Counties – 1 Cork 35; 2 Kerry 78; 3 Tipperary 153.
Men – Senior: 1 James McCarthy (East Cork) 20:16; 2 Brian Murphy (Carrick) 20:28; 3 Michael Herlihy (North Cork) 20:32; 4 Kenneth Rodgers (St Johns) 20:47; 5 Kevin Maunsell (Clonmel) 20:50; 6 Cian Murphy (Iveragh) 21:08. Teams – 1 East Cork 63; 2 Leevale 118; 3 Clonmel 120. Counties – 1 Cork 66; 2 Tipperary 81; 3 Clare 116.
Novice : 1 Brian Murphy (Carrick) 20:28; 2 George Waugh (Bandon) 20:35; 3 Kevin Maunsell (Clonmel) 20:50; 4 J Caster (Kilmurry-Ibrick NC) 21:26; 5 W Maunsell (Clonmel) 21:43; 6 C Moore (Leevale) 21:56. Teams – 1 Clonmel 96; 2 St Finbarr’s 110; 3 Youghal 163. Counties – 1 Tipperary 124; 2 Cork 134; 3 Clare 207.
Bord Gais BHAA 5km, Mahon, Cork (315 finishers;www.corkbhaa.com
Men: 1 Wyslaw Sosnowski (guest) 15:47; 2 Philip Harty (Tri-Coaching) 15:51; 3 Tony Kelleher (CSO, M40) 16:22; 4 Danny Smith (Team Adidas) 16:33; 5 Joe Cunningham (Eli Lily, M40) 17:12; 6 Mark Bickerdyke (Blarney School of Motoring, M45) 17:13. M40: 1 John Hennessy (Janssen)17.33, 2 Tom O’Brien (Bord Gais) 19.52, 3 Brendan Williams (Quality Hotels) 20.29. M45: 1 Bickerdyke, 2 Denis Kelleher (Midleton News) 17.54, 3 Brian Linehan (Group 4 Sec) 18.16. M50: 1 George Bulman (Quality Hotels) 20.28, 2 Sean Freeman (IPS) 20.45, 3 Pat Dineen (Eli Lily) 20.54. M55: 1 Michael Murphy (Novartis) 18.07, 2 Neilus Aherne (MD Insulations) 18.47, 3 Joe Murphy (Cork Co Co) 19.17. M60: 1 Maurice Tobin (Avondhu MF) 19.48, 2 John O’Halloran (ESB) 22.10. M65: 1 Michael Dunne (UCC) 21.01, 2 Jimmy Murray (HSE) 21.54. M70: Tony Dunne (Avondhu MF) 24.33. Wheelchair: Gerry Forde. Teams – A: 1 Eli Lilly 55; 2 Bord Gais 58; 3 Avondhu MF 84. B: 1 Bord Gais 121; 2 Cork Garda 140; 3 Eli Lilly 194. C: 1 IPS 118; 2 Navy 122; 3 McKessons 144.
Women: 1 Margaret Murphy (HSE) 19:03; 2 Siobhan Murphy (Pfizer-Ringaskiddy, F35) 20:20; 3 Anne-Marie Power (HSE) 20:48; 4 Sheila Buckley (FDC) 21:12; 5 Helen Gilroy (Midleton News, F45) 21:25; 6 Rachel O’Callaghan (Cork Shops, F35) 21:36. W35: 1 Rachel O’Callaghan, 2 Gillian Murphy (BoI) 22.07, 3 Valerie Lynch. W40: 1 Karen Neiland, 2 Shirley Langford, 3 Margaret Whyte. W45: 1 Helen Gilroy, 2 Mary O’Keeffe, 3 Monica Twohig. W50: Aine Murphy (UCC) 23.17, 2 Ann O’Connor, 3 Sylvia Pearse. W55:1 Mary Toher, 2 Kathleen O’Connell. W60: 1 Maggie Dunne, 2 Aileen O’Keeffe, 3 Mary Linehan. Teams – A: 1 HSE 4, 2 Midleton News 12; 3 Cork Shops 18. B: 1 HSE 35. 2 Dept of Ed 39. 3 BoI 45.
Paula’s Run 5km, Castlederg, CoTyrone (223 finishers; full results www.precisiontiming.net)
Men – 1 Darren McGlinchy 16:48; 2 Conor Moore 16:59; 3 Frank Chanley (M40) 17:53; 4 Declan McCarthy (M40) 18:01; 5 Chris McGuigan (Omagh Tri Club, M40)18:21; 6 Gerard Bogle (M40) 18:29. Jun: 128:38. M50: 19:56.
Women – 1 Sarah Byrne 20:35; 2 Miriam Bower (Finn Valley) 20:51; 3 Claire Devanney 20:54; 4 Aileen McCann(W40)22:19; 5 Kate Byrne 22:27; 6 Julie Harkin (Jun) 22:28.
SLOT Run 4 Life 5km and 10km, Carlow. Full result www.boards.ie
10km (194 finishers) – Men: 1 Pat Byrne (Tinyrland) 32.08; 2 Paul Cody (KCH) 34.09; 3 Brian Byrne 34.17; 4 John Fenlon (St Michael’s) 34.57; 5 Eugene Feely 36.22 (3D Tri) 36.11; 6 Jason O’Connor (Slaney Oly) 36.22; 7 George Brady (Donore) 36.29; 8 Eoghan Murphy (Raheny Shamrock) 36.41; 9 Guy O’Calaghan 36:50; 10 Catherine Murphy (Slaney Oly) 37.10.
Women:1 Murphy; 2 Sylvia Malone (WAC) 37.47; 3 Eilis Connery (Rathfarnham WSAF) 39.24; 4 Breda Mulcahy (St Abban’s) 40.35; 5 Sadie Wheatley 43.17; 6 Tara Shirley (Donadea) 43.27; 7 Pamela Dowling 43.34; 8 Breda Browne (SLOT) 44.15.
5km – Men: 1 Brian Kirwan (SLOT) 15.55; 2 Dominic Ryan (SBR) 16.03; 3 Eoin Taggart (Greystones) 16.11; 4 Colin Payne (Tinryland) 16.27; 5 Dwayne Farrell (Tinryland) 16.30; 6 Tommy Payne (Tinryland) 16.33; 7 Ken Archibold (SLOT) 18.20; 8 John White (St Michael’s Portarlington) 18.53; 9 PJ Blanche (Tinryland) 18.56; 10 Noel Coss (St Michael’s Portarlington) 18.57
Women (245 finishers) : 1 Mary Doolan 20.03; 2 Vera Nekrassova (SLOT) 20.32
3 Tania Geoghegan-Curran 20.33; 4 Lorraine Nolan (Rathfarnham WSAF) 20.52; 5 Elaine Mullaly (St Michael’s) 21.17; 6 Suzanne Dunne (SLOT) 22.34; 7 Antonia Butler (SLOT) 22.58; 8 Amanda O’Sullivan 23.40; 9 Brid Nolan (SLOT) 24.02; 10 Karen Kavanagh 24.03.
Martin Egan 10km, Co Galway
Men: 1 Michael Shannon (Kilnaboy) 33.29; 2 Mike Cunningham (Bilboa, M40) 34.50; 3 Paul Keane (Craughwell) 35.07; 4 Michael Rejmer (Dooneen); 5 James Ryan (Dundrum, M40) 36.13; 6 Ciaran Diviney (Tri Sport) 36.18. M50: TJ Whyte (Tuam) 38.29. M60: William Keane (Sy John’s) 40.25.
Women: 1 Michelle Lynch (GCH) 45.25; 2 Jacinta Fahey 47.57; 3 Olive Hughes (Sth Galway) 50.35; 4 Ailish Whelan 50.39; 5 Mairead Sullivan (Athenry) 50.40; 6 Sharon Prendergast (Sth Gaway) 51.21.
DEBRA Wicklow Mountains Half Marathon and 10km, Glendalough
10km (131 finishers)– Men: 1 Damien Lawless 43.25; 2 Damien Kelly 49.52; 3 Cormac Tierney 55.51; 4 Les Martin 56.01; 5 Leon Byrne 56.08; 6 Daragh Henry 56.08.
Women: 1 Catherine Byrne 58.46; 2 Lauren Lynch 1:00.54; 3 Jackie Moulton 1:02.13; 4 Aine McCabe 1:04.56; 5 Jessica Lee 1:05.41; 6 Fiona McKeever 1:08.45.
Half Marathon (184 finishers) – Men: 1 David Leonard (SBR) 1:37.29; 2 Ronan Dunphy 1:38.58; 3 Rory Campbell 1:40.47; 4 Bernard Fortune (SBR)1:40.52; 5 Mick Hanney (Boards) 1:41.09; 6 Emma Donlon (MSB) 1:43.55; 7 Ciaran Murray 1:45.44; 8 Fergus Melligan 1:45.54; 9 Joe Smullen 1:46.09; 10 Catherine Devitt 1:46.27.
Women:1 Donlon; 2 Devitt; 3 Caroline Cashin 2:02.17; 4 Lavana Chamney 2:04.01; 5 Maria Moran 2:09.32; 6 Judith Poynton 2:09.34; 7 Stephanie Bergin 2:09.35; 8 Ann Churchouse 2:10.13; 9 Fionnuala Finegan 2:10.18; 10 Anne O’Leary 2:14.19.
Little Sliabh Bhui Hill Run, near Ferns, Co Wexford (6.2km, 177m climb)
Men: 1 Paul Gibbons (SBR) 23.25; 2 Gerard Maloney (St Oaul’s,M50) 23.38; 3 Niall O’Connor (Slaney Oly) 25.32.
Women: 1 Dairina Frawley 31.37; 2 Ellen Ryan 33.47; 3 Michelle Murphy (Slaney Oly) 34.29
Saturday March 10
Aviva All Ireland Schools Cross-Country, St Mary’s Galway
Girls – Senior (69 finishers): 1 Clar Nic Carthaigh (Col Iosagain) 9.29; 2 Lorna Fitzpatrick (Sacred Heart, Newry) 9.36; 3 Mary Mulhare (Scoil Criost Ri Portlaise) 9.39; 4 Sarah Moore (Sacred Heart); 5 Meghan Ni Riain (Col Iosagain) 9.51; 6 Sorcha Nic Umfriadh (Col Iosagain) 9.53. Teams – 1 Colaiste Iosagain 12; 2 St Dominic’s Cabra 73; 3 Rathmore Grammar 85.
Inter (74): 1 Siofra Cleirigh Buttner (Col Iosagain) 13.28; 2 Sarah Ni Mhaolmhuire (Col Iosagain) 14.09; 3 Jessica Coyne (Crescent Limerick) 14.12; 4 Yasmin Wilson (Ballyclare HS) 14.21; 5 Linda Conroy (Mercy Kilbeggan) 14.23; 6 Anna Sheehan (Loreto Kilkenny) 14.28. Teams – 1 Colaiste Iosagain 58; 2 Ballyclare HS 63; 3 Loreto Kilkenny 73.
Junior (79): 1 Clodagh O’Reilly (Loreto Cavan) 9.43; 2 Zoe Carruthers (Friends Lisburn) 9.52; 3 Carla Sweeney (St Mac Dara’s CC) 9.53. Teams – 1 St Macdara’s CC 60; 2 Skerries CC 63; 3 Ursuline Thurles 87.
Minor (85): 1 Siofra O’Flaherty (St Leo’s Carlow) 7.35; 2 Eimear Fitzpatrick (Our Lady’s Terenure) 7.44; 3 Rose Finnegan (Eureka Kells) 7.45. Teams – 1 Colaiste Iosagain 42; 2 Eureka Kells 48; 3 Pres Athenry 84.
Boys – Senior (91 finishers): 1 Kevin Dooney (CBC Monkstown) 20.39; 2 Sean Tobin (High School Clonmel) 20.41; 3 Ryan Holt (Methodist Belfast) 21.17; 4 Kevin Brennan (Knockbeg College) 21.32; 5 Patrick Monaghan (St Colman’s Newry) 21.35; 6 Cillian O Maonaigh (Col Eoin) 21.38. Teams– 1 St Colman’s Newry 55; 2 St Malachy’s Belfast 76; 3 High School Clonmel 122.
Inter (107): 1 Kyle Larkin (Ard Scoil Ris, Limerick) 15.39; 2 Ryan Sharkey (Methodist Belfast) 15.48; 3 Conal Kirk (Sullivan Upper) 15.59; 4 Peter Gibbons (St Eunan’s) 16.02; 5 Aaron O’Hanlon (St Mary’s Drogheda)16.04; 6 Liam Mac Giolla Phadraig (Col Eoin) 16.05. Teams – 1 St Fintan’s Sutton 149; 2 Sullivan Upper 156; 3 St Kieran’s Kilkenny.
Junior (86): 1 Padraig Creavan (St Mary’s Galway) 12.20; 2 Cathal Doyle (Col Choilm Swords) 12.36; 3 Jack O’Leary (Clongowes) 12.40. Teams – 1 CBS Mullingar 100; 2 Colaiste Criost Ri, Cork 101; 3 St Malachy’s Belfast 125.
Minor (101): 1 Fergal Curtain (Midleton CBS) 8.56; 2 Pat Shaw (St Finian’s, Mullingar) 9.01; 3 Eoin Looney (St Joseph’s Spanish Point) 9.03. Teams – 1 Midleton CBS 81; 2 St Aidan’s CBS 125; 3 St Kieran’s Kilkenny 135.
Irish Universities Cross-Country Championships, Waterford (full result www.iuaa.org)
Women’s 5km (67 finishers, 8 teams): 1 Ciara Mageean (UCD) 18:37; 2 Una Britton (UL) 19:15; 3 Ciara Everard (UCD) 19:19; 4 Fiona Clinton (ICA) 19:42; 5 Laura Behan (DCU) 19:45; 6 Laura Shaughnessy (UCD) 19:54. Teams – 1 UCD (1,3,6,17) 27; 2 DCU (5,10,11,14) 40; 3 TCD (9,15,18, 22) 64; 4 UCC 68; 5 UL 84; 6 NUIG 136.
Men’s 10km (118 finishers, 8 teams): 1 John Coghlan (DCU) 28:46; 2 Daire Bermingham (DIT) 28:52; 3 Michael Mulhare (UL) 29:00; 4 Emmett Jennings (DCU) 29:02; 5 Jason Fahy (WIT) 29:03; 6 Michael Shannon (WIT) 29:25; 7 Jake O’Regan (UL) 29:31; 8 Darren McBrearty (DCU) 29:34; 9 Brian Murphy (WIT) 29:34; 10 Liam Brady (DIT) 29:35. Teams – 1 DCU (1,4,8,13,15,21) 52; 2 WIT (5,6,9,12,17,20) 69; 3 UCD (16,18,24,26,32,34) 150; 4 UL 155; 5 TCD 214; 6 DIT 272.
McCain Inter Counties Cross-Country, Birmingham (278 finishers).
Men: 1 Keith Gerrard (Newham and Essex Beagles) 34.57; 2 Ricky Stevenson (New Markse) 35.06; 3 Phil Wicks (Belgrave) 35.11. Irish: 18 Eddie McGinley (Annadale) 36.28, 55 Declan Reed (City of Derry, M35) 37.43, 72 Andrew Agnew (Annadale) 38.0, 74 David Morwood (Annadale, M40) 38.04.
Cara Bundoran 10-Mile Challenge (560 finishers; www.carabundoranrun.com).
Men – 1 Patrick Brennan (Letterkenny)54:17; 2 Gary Slevin (City of Derry) 56:58; 3 Brian Crossan 57:32; 4 Caitriona Jennings (Sportsworld) 57:34; 5 James Crampsey (City of Derry, M40) 57:35; 6 Kevin Ferry 57:45; 7 Charlie Page (Letterkenny) 58:01; 8 Breege Connolly (Nth Belfast Hrs) 58:02 ; 9 Neil Faulker (M40) 58:16; 10 Paul McGlinchy (Letterkenny) 58:20. M40: 3 Martin O’Halloran 59:24. M50: 1 Gerry Duddy (City of Derry) 59:58; 2 Danny Hannon (Sligo AC) 60:48; 3 Anthony McCormack 63:34. Jun: Stephen Prentice 60:01.
Women –1 Jennings; 2 Connolly; 3 Fiona Roche (Raheny Shamrock) 59:10; 4 Helena Crossan (Inishowen, W40) 64:29; 4 Fiona Stack 66:15; 5 Sinead O’Hara 65:48; 6 Anne Marie Connaghan 67:43; 7 Gloria Gallagher 67:44; 8 Aisling van Rensberg (Nth Sligo) 67:48; 9 Marie Boyle (Letterkenny) 67:49; 10 Rosanne Mitchell (Sligo) 68:10.
Dublin Airport BHAA C-C Alsaa, Old Airport Road.
Men’s 5-mile (162 finishers): 1 Mick Clohisey (Spar) 26:39; 2 Martin Quinn (Tesco_ 26:55; 3 Derek Winters (Glanbia) 28:08 ; 4 Stephen Moore (UBS) 28:45; 5 Paul O’Connell (IT Self-Employed) 29>00; 6 John Brennan (Irish Prison Service, M40) 29:08. M40: 2 Eoin S Murray (AIB) 31.12.M45: Paul Gleeson (An Post) 29:31l 2 Phelim Glynn (Eircom) 30:17; 3 Mark Leacy (Sec Teachers) 31.25 M50: 1 Bobby Bedford (Cadbury) 29:34; 2 Patrick O’Grady (Accenture) 30:42; 3 Brendan Ryan (OSI) 32:40. M55: Paddy Parrott (DG Motors) 33:29 M60: John Todd (Cadbury) 32.59. M65: Michael Ferry (Gardai) 36:40. M70: Hughie Byrne (Dublin Bus) 43.30. Teams – A: Teachers B 46; 2 Dublin City Council 73; 3 Eircom 24. B: Fingal Co Co 190; 2 Ordnance Survey 201; 3 Revenue 231. C: 1 AIB 276; 2 ESB 280; 3 RTE 299. D: Dublin Bus 313; 2 Manufacturing B 351; 3 Eircom 402.
Women’s 2 mile (40 finishers) : 1 Sonya O’Connell (TCD) 12;34; 2 Marie Triona Keane (Sec Teacher) 13.08; 3 Vanessa Sallier (Mercer, W40)13.35; 4 Sheelagh Jones (Sec Teachers, W50) 13.46; 5 Grainne Connor (UCD) 13.49; 6 Sandra Armstrong (Dublin Hospitals) 13.55.W45: Mary Watters (Watters Bs Hire) 14.23. W55; Mary Jennings (Ses Teachers) 14.30. W60: Eileen O’Brien (St John of God) 16.46. Teams – 1 Teachers A 27; 2 Hospitals A 29; 3 Health A 53.
Addiction NI 10km, Ormeau Park, Belfast (180 finishers; full result www.niathletics.net).
Men: 1 Keith Purdy (Annadale) 34.07; 2 Brendan Grew 36.07; 3 Brain Young 36.35.
Women: 1 Letitia Meenan (Lagan Valley) 46.45; 2 Isabel Potter (Up and Runners) 48.08; 3 Nula Muldoon 48.40.
Glenarriff Mountain Race (Rd 1 Northern Ireland C’ships)
Men: 1 Allan Bogle (City of Derry) 43.53; 2 Deon McNeilly (Newcastle, M45) 44.30; 3 Neil Carty (Nth Belfast Hrs, M45) 44.41; 4 Jonatahn McCloy (Ballymena Runners) 44.47; 5 Andrew Annett (Mourne Runenrs) 45.19; 6 Dale Mathers (Newry City Runners, M45) 45.48. M50: Eugene McCann (Newcastle) 49.55. M55: Dominic McGreevy (Newcastle) 50.30. M60: Jim Patterson (Newcastle) 54.55.
Women: 1 Shileen O’Kane (Lagan Valley, W35) 53.47; 2 Diane Wilson (Lagan Valley, W35) 56.26; 3 Anne Sandford (Newcastle, W35) 57.30; 4 Hazel McLoughlin (Lagan Valley, W35) 1:00.23; 5 Denise Mathers (Newry City Runners, W35) 1:03.33; 6 Laua Hamill (Larne AC) 1:30.00.
Teams – 1 Newcastle 19; 2 Mourne Runners 24; 3 Larne 57.
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