Maria McCambridge, now based in Letterkenny, regained the women’s senior title at the Dublin Cross-Country Championships in Sat Ann’s Park after leading from the start. In the men’s race, Tallaght’s Sean
Connolly took a decisive lead on the final lap after the lead had changed hands several times. Mick Clohisey of host club Raheny Shamrocks finished second. Rathfarnham WSAF won the men’s team title for the first time in their history. Junior winners were Tekea Gebrezgi of Celtic DCH and DSD’s Emmett Jennings.

Results:
Dublin Cross-Country Championships, St Anne’s Park, Raheny

Women - Junior: 1 T Gebrezgi (Celtic DCH) 9.43; 2 F McKenna (DSD)
9.50; 3 H Dalton (Templeogue) 9.53. Tams - 1 Dundrum Sth Dublin 22; 2
Celtic DCH 36; 3 Raheny Shamrocks 50.
Senior: 1 M McCambridge
(Letterkenny) 22.26; 2 O O’Mahoney (Raheny) 23.05; 3 C Durkan
(Skerries) 23.15; 4 B Treston (DSD) 23.27; 5 F Nic Reamoin (Clonliffe)
23.37; 6 P Wlodarczyk (Raheny) 23.49. Teams - 1 Sportsworld 41; 2
Raheny Shamrocks 42; 3 Clonliffe Harriers 46.

Men - Junior: E Jennings (DSD) 20.25; 2 D Fitzmaurice (Clonliffe)
20.36; 3 L Tremble (MSB) 20.56. Teams - 1 Clonliffe Harriers 27; 2
Dundrum Sth Dublin 42; 3 Raheny Shamrocks 44.
Senior: 1 S Connolly
(Tallaght) 31.37; 2 M Clohisey (Raheny) 31.42; 3 B O’Neill (DSD)
31.46; 4 A O’Brien (Crusaders) 32.01; 5 B Minnock (Rathfarnham WSAF)
32.08; 6 M Ryan (Rathfarnham WSAF) 32.30. Teams - 1 Rathfarnham WSAF
69; 2 Raheny Shamrocks 72; 3 Dundrum Sth Dublin 143.