It was a thrilling day of cross country competition today in Belfast, as the Irish Life Health All Ireland Schools Championships returned with plenty of thrills and spills on a sun swept day (March 12th). The action was highlighted by a host of Fingal-Dublin 2021 European cross country stars clashing in the senior races which completed a superb eight race schedule.
The senior boy’s race saw Scott Fagan (Castleknock CC) claim gold in a stacked field which included fellow European cross country silver medallist (U20 Team) Dean Casey (St Flannans) who would ultimately finish second to the Castleknock athlete.
Casey’s second would ensure St Flannans secured the team gold, backed up by an impressive team performance which saw teammate Niall Murphy 3rd, and brother Dylan 5th.
The senior girls race also had plenty of depth on show and Fingal-Dublin 2021 trio of Rebecca Rossiter (Down High School), Roise Roberts (Dominican College, Fortwilliam) and Emma McEvoy (Loreto Stephens Green) all performed superbly to secure the top three podium places. Rossiter’s performance would also lead home Down High School (Downpatrick) to team gold.
Other highlights included the intermediate boy’s race which saw the finish of the day with three athletes battling it out to the line. Lughaigh Mallon (Rathmore Grammar School, Belfast) would ultimately take gold, crossing in the same 16:34 as Sean Lawton (Colaiste Pobail Bantry). Peter Farrell (St Flannans Ennis) completed the thrilling trio to claim bronze.
The intermediate girls race arguably produced the performance of the day, with Lucy Foster (Down High School, Downpatrick) running solo from the front on her way to claiming gold, finishing ahead of Clodagh Gill (St Marys Ballina) and Anna Watson (St Joseph of Cluny).
Sean Corry (St Michael's College, Enniskillen) and Niamh Garvey GARVEY (Killina S.S) took their respective junior titles, while Noah Watt (Campbell College, Belfast) and Emer McKee (Our Lady & St Patrick's, Knock) look two to look out for in the future, both securing the minor titles.
Results
Minor Girls Result
1. Emer MCKEE (Ulster), Our Lady & St Patrick's, Knock :7:58
2. Sholah LAWRENCE (Leinster) Green Hills: 8:08
3. Eva MULTTANEY KELLY (Leinster)Sacred Heart Tullamore: 8:14
Minor Girls Team Result
Place Team name Points
1. Presentation Kilkenny 61
Clodagh O'CALLAGHAN 7
Katie O'SHEA 21
Amy O'SHEA 33
Ada BAMBRICK 35
Anna MORRISSEY 42
Ellen TRACEY 55
2. Colaiste Muire Ennis 68
Emily Singleton 5
Aoife Keane 20
Sarah Crowe 43
Lauren Shannon 72
Maebh Kelly 77
3. Our Lady & St Patrick's, Knock 73
Emer MCKEE 1
Katie KEOWN 32
Evie MCHUGH 40
Niamh NAPIER 47
Olivia COOLEY 71
Minor Boys Result
1. Noah WATT (Ulster) Campbell College, Belfast: 8:29
2. Kevin Finn (Munster) Nenagh CBS: 8:37
3. Ferdia MCDONAGH (Leinster) Lucan CC: 8:38
Minor Boys Team Result
Place Team name Result
1. Naas CBS 36:51
Jack MOLONEY 9:04
Hugh KELLY 9:09
Sean HIGGINS 9:18
Matthew GALVIN 9:20
Niall MCANDREW 9:31
Fionn BYRNE 9:41
Adam KAVANAGH 10:21
Micheal NILAND 10:41
2. Douglas Community School 37:36
Ben O'Reilly 8:57
Kevin Long 9:27
Ross Herlihy 9:29
Alex Walsh 9:43
3. St. Paul's Raheny 37:49
Conrad LATHAM 9:06
Odhran FIDGEON 9:13
Donagh KIRWAN 9:37
Darragh O'CONNOR 9:53
Bryan COAKLEY 10:02
Rokas CAGNEY 10:07
Sean REVILLE 10:43
Eoin CLINTON 10:46
Junior Girls Result
1. Niamh GARVEY(Leinster) Killina S.S :9:16
2. Isa MCCARRON (Ulster) Our Lady & St Patrick's, Knock: 9:19
3. Emily BOLTON (Leinster) Mt Sackville: 9:21
Junior Girls Team Result
Place Team name Points
1. Sullivan Upper School, Holywood, Belfast 91
Katie MCKITTRICK 10
Elsa MONTGOMERY 21
Ellie DINES 60
Tara SPENCE 62
Monica STUART 67
Erin BOND 75
2. Wallace High School, Lisburn 99
Lily RIMMER 15
Georgia KIDD 32
Grace BENNETT 52
3. St Aloysius Carrigtwohill 120
Katie Hennessy 36
Ava Chandler 39
Mia Holland 45
Lucy Lynch 58
Ashling O'Sullivan 70
Junior Boys Result
1. Sean CORRY (Ulster) St Michael's College, Enniskillen: 11:35
2. Jamie WALLACE (Leinster) Coláiste Mhuire, Mullingar:11:38
3. Rhys JOHNSON Pipers Hill College Naas: 11:44
Junior Boys Team Result
Place Team name Points
1. St Michael's College, Enniskillen 76
Sean CORRY 1
Tiarnan MCMANUS 10
Daithi MOHAN 22
Fionn STROUD 43
Tom MCMAHON 60
Oisin DONOHUE 61
Max MURPHY 65
Jack MULLALLY 73
2. Coláiste Mhuire, Mullingar 112
Jamie WALLACE 2
Luke GREEN 25
Niall BRADY 30
Daragh REARDON 55
Conor CASEY 69
Pauric MONAGHAN 83
Hugh CAREY 90
TBC 93
3. St Flannans Ennis 139
Simon Farrell 8
Patrick Thynne 37
Aodan O'Lachtnain 44
Jack Dilleen 50
Intermediate Girls Result
1. Lucy FOSTER (Ulster) Down High School, Downpatrick 12:37
2. Clodagh GILL (Connacht) St Marys Ballina 12:49
3. Anna WATSON (Leinster) St Joseph of Cluny 12:58
Intermediate Girls Team Result
Place Team name Points
1. Sacred Heart Tullamore 68
Andrea RYAN 18
Saoirse MURTAGH 24
Sinead WALSH 26
Meabh ROUSE 40
Rachel DONEGAN 48
Mette CLEARY 74
2. St Marys Ballina 78
Clodagh GILL 2
Aoife BLEWITT 19
Ariana LOUGHRAN 57
Rachel FOLEY 73
3. Colaiste Muire Ennis 80
Louise O'Mahony 5
Aimee Barrett 37
Grace Rynne 38
Michele Healy 45
Nicole Keane 50
Lucy Power 55
Intermediate Boys Result
1. Lughaigh MALLON (Ulster) Rathmore Grammar School, Belfast 16:34
2. Sean Lawton (Munster) Colaiste Pobail Bantry 16:34
3. Peter Farrell (Munster) St Flannans Ennis 16:36
Intermediate Boys Team Result
Place Team name Points
1. Coláiste Mhuire, Mullingar 106
Ross KILLELEA 12
Conor SHERWIN 21
John RYAN 28
PablO'Lozano 45
Conor LISTON 72
Tadgh SHERIDAN 83
TBC 96
TBC 97
2. Rathmore Grammar School, Belfast 110
Lughaigh MALLON 1
Oisin MCGLOIN 15
Noah KAVANAGH 27
Matthew MURPHY 67
Tom KEARNEY 86
Patrick MORGAN 91
3. St Colmans Fermoy 153
William Verling 8
Aidan Maher 37
Senan O'Reilly 52
Peter Verling 56
Patrick Verling 74
Senior Boys Result
1. Scott FAGAN (Leinster) Castleknock CC 21:06
2. Dean Casey (Munster) St Flannans Ennis 21:11
3. Niall Murphy (Munster) St Flannans Ennis 21:27
Senior Boys Team Result
Place Team name Points
1. St Flannans Ennis 28
Dean Casey 2
Niall Murphy 3
Dylan Casey 5
Barry Conway 18
Cian O'Boyle 29
Thomas McGuire 40
2. Castleknock CC 82
Scott FAGAN 1
Louie WOODGER 21
Finn WOODGER 26
Traian REBEGEA 34
3. Ard Scoil Ris 108
Niall CARBERRY 9
Adam CONDON 13
Marcus O'SULLIVAN 42
Lorcan BENJACAR 44
Ronan DONOHOE 52
Senior Girls Result
1. Rebecca ROSSITER (Ulster) Down High School 12:11
2. Roise ROBERTS (Ulster) College, Fortwilliam, Belfast 12:20
3. Emma MCEVOY (Leinster) Loreto Stephens Green 12:23
Senior Girls
Place Team name Points
1. Down High School, Downpatrick 28
Rebecca ROSSITER 1
Kirsti FOSTER 4
Catherine MARTIN 23
Isabel PERRY 59
2. Pobalscoil na Trionoide 60
Emma Landers 17
Avril Cashman 19
Alex Cashman 24
Robyn Buckley 61
3. Loreto Kilkenny 62
Hannah KEHOE 6
Maebh RICHARDSON 16
Isebella BURKE 40
Alexia ALBERTIN 43
Eleanor GODDEN 58
Pia O'GRADY 62
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