Eight Irish teams will take to European competition at the European Club Cross Country Championships (ECCC) in Oropesa del Mar in Spain this Sunday (Feb 5th).
In total, 399 athletes from 77 clubs across 22 countries will battle it out for club honours at one of the longest-standing and most established cross country fixtures on the athletics calendar.
The eight Irish teams secured their place by virtue of their first and second place team finishes at the 2022 National Cross-Country Championships in Rosapenna, Donegal.
Each club will be looking to replicate some of the success enjoyed by Irish teams at last year’s edition, including Ennis Track Club’s historic day which saw their junior men’s team claim gold.
Senior Men’s Teams:
Clonliffe Harriers
- Efrem Gidey
- Stephen Cashin
- Ian Guiden
- Seán O’Leary
- Jayme Rossiter
East Cork AC
- Paul Hartnett
- Frank O’Brien
- Kevin O’Brien
- Tim O’Donoghue.
Senior Women’s Teams:
Dublin City Harriers
- Edel Monaghan
- Cliona Murphy
- Sinead Cronin
- Avril Deegan
- Faye Dervan
- Eimear Fitzpatrick
Letterkenny AC
- Natasha Adams
- Nakita Burke
- Shauna McGeehan
- Noeleen Scanlan
U20 Men’s Teams:
Ennis Track AC
- Barry Conway
- Peter Farrel
- Niall Murphy
- Cian O’Boyle
- Colin Ryan
Nenagh Olympic AC
- Daniel Ryan Ellis
- Luke Purcell
- Sean Hayes
- Cian Hodgins
- Jamie Moloney
- Thomas Bergin
U20 Women’s Teams:
Youghal AC
- Robyn Buckley
- Alex Cashman
- Avril Cashman
- Emma Landers
- Avril Millerick
Finn Valley AC
- Nuala Bose
- Sarah Bradley
- Amy Greene
- Eimear McCarroll
- Sally McMenamin
Each team’s score shall be determined by the aggregate of finishing positions achieved by its 3 (three) best placed athletes.
Athletics Ireland would like to wish all of our clubs the very best of luck as they represent us in Spain this weekend.
