EUROPEAN CROSS COUNTRY STARS SHINE AT ALL IRELAND SCHOOLS

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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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