Results from Tilburg, US, England, Cork Forty seven athletes represented Ireland at the annual Tilburg cross country meet today. Brendan O'Neill was in top form as he stormed to a 23 second victory in the junior race. At under 23 level there was another exciting performance from Cathal Dennehy who won with 23 seconds to spare, while Francis NicRiamoin had 17 seconds to spare as she was an easy winner of the women's under 23 event. Charlotte and Rebecca Ffrench O'Carroll finished second and third respectively in the junior women's race. Fionnuala Britton was third in the senior women's race, while Mark Christie led the Irish home in sixth place in the senior men's race. Across the Atlantic it was Regional cross country day with big Irish interest. Andrew Ledwith was fifth in the New England contest with a time of 30:05, with junior David McCarthy the first Freshman, 15th in 30:20. Laura Huet was best of the Irish in the women's race, 17th in 21:17. Another junior, Ciaran O'Lionaird, was 27th in the Great Lakes Regional with a time of 31:42 over a very tough course. At home there was a great tussle in the men's intermediate race at the Munster championships in Carraig na bhFear. By the end of the first lap it was Colm Turner setting the pace up front, with Rory Chesser on his shoulder as they simply raced away from the rest of the field. Chesser took over the lead on on the third lap and stayed there for the lap, with Turner obviously taking a break from his front running exploits. With two laps to go Turner was back in front and this time there was no looking back as he opened a winning lead. Chesser tried hard to close but could only manage to keep the gap the same as the Limerick man powered his way to victory. Afterwards Turner paid tribute to his DCU running partner Cathal Dennehy, who, he said, was in considerably better shape than himself!! Colm Turner leads Rory ChesserNiamh Roe, Marie Carey and Nollaig Hunter10KM, CROSSGALA MAN 1 Riyad el Mostapha Frankrijk 31:18 6 Mark Christie Ierland 31:46 11 Gary Murray Ierland 32:00 12 Vinny Mulvey Ierland 32:01 19 Mick Clohessy Ierland 32:33 21 Joe MacAllister Ierland 32:43 25 Brian Farrell Ierland 32:53 33 Gary Thornton Ierland 33:13 36 Mark Hanarahan Ierland 33:20 7100M, CROSSGALA VROUW 1 Anika Kalovics Hongarije 28:05 2 Ancuta Bobocel Roemenië 28:24 3 Fionnuala Britton Ierland 28:35 7 Deidre Byrne Ierland 29:25 8 Linda Byrne Ierland 29:31 15 Maria McCambridge Ierland 30:27 26 Niamh Devlin Ierland 32:12 2000M, KORTE CROSS MAN 1 Guus Janssen 81 Nijmegen Atletiek 5:38 6 Feidhlim Kelly Ierland 5:50 6200M, JJUNA 1 Brendan O'Neil Ierland 19:48 2 Rico Schwarz 88 Duitsland 20:11 3 Abdi Nageeye 89 Loopgroep Aart Stigt 20:13 10 David Rooney Ierland 20:24 13 Michael Milhaie Ierland 20:37 14 John Coghlan Ierland 20:38 16 David Flynn Ierland 20:50 17 Craig Murphey Ierland 20:59 24 Simon Ryan Ierland 21:20 28 David Fizmaurice Ierland 21:28 32 Naill Tuohy Ierland 21:36 33 Darragh Flynn Ierland 21:43 38 Daniel Treacy Ierland 21:56 42 Eoin Pearce Ierland 22:09 46 Mark McDonald Ierland 22:23 49 Conor Murphy Ierland 22:32 50 Colm Murray Ierland 22:33 52 Eoin McDonnell Ierland 22:33 62 Tony Kavanagh Ierland 23:08 94 Declan Moran Ierland 25:49 4300M, MJUNA 1 Joe Anne Harve England 15:43 2 Charlotte Ffrench O'Ca Ierland 15:48 3 Rebecca Ffrench O'Carr Ierland 15:50 6 Ciara Mageean Ierland 16:10 9 Patricia Barry Ierland 16:30 14 Becky Woods Ierland 17:12 17 Grace Sweeney Ierland 17:26 31 Sara Woods Ierland 18:32 41 Kate Purcell Ierland 19:34 3300M, MJUNB 1 Liesbeth Pollentier 91 Topsportschool Atlet 11:21 18 Ciara Heneghan Ierland 12:24 27 Sarahh Finnegan Ierland 12:38 50 Sorcha Higgins Ierland 15:06 8100M, MANNEN <23 1 Cathal Dennehy Ierland 26:27 2 Gert Jan Wassink Argo 26:50 5 Danny Darcy Ierland 27:06 11 Kevin Lawler Ierland 28:05 6200M, VROUWEN <23 1 Francis NicRiamoin Ierland 23:05 2 Emily Adams 85 England 23:22 12 Ellen Diskin Ierland 26:19 5 ANDREW LEDWITH JR IONA 30:04.70 15 DAVID MCCARTHY FR PROVIDENCE 30:20.35 18 RICHARD YEATES JR PROVIDENCE 30:26.55 57 TADHG O'CALLAGHAN SR YALE 31:19.10 101 DAIRE BERMINGHAM SO STONY BROOK 32:08.90 17 LAURA HUET SO STONY BROOK 21:17.60 23 ASHLING BAKER SO IONA 21:26.25 39 TREACY WILLIAMS JR IONA 21:46.75 46 BREFFINI TWOHIG SO PROVIDENCE 21:53.35 NEW ENGLAND REGIONAL Boston, MA 27 Ciaran OLionaird Michigan 31:42.74 Great Lakes Region Bloomington, Ind 29 Mark Hoey McNeese State 31:18.7 33 Stephen Scullion McNeese State 31:26.5 South Central Regional University of ArkansasMcNeese runners Stephen scullion and Mark Hoey 61 Eimear O'Brien Western Kentucky JR 21:54 SOUTHEAST REGIONAL Louisville, KY 134. Richard Byrne DePaul 34:17 Midwest Regional Peoria, Illinois 2 Sara Treacy F Birmingham University Ath 16:26 Gateshead International Cross Country Races Munster Intermediate Cross Country Championships, Carrig na bhFear Men 1 C Turner (Limerick) 2 R Chesser (Ennis Track) 3 C Bracken (Thurles Crokes) 4 B McGinley (Ennis Track) 5 E O’Sullivan (Togher) 6 A O’Brien (West Waterford) 7 T Scanlon (Ennis Track) 8 J Cleary (Ferrybank) 9 D O’Callaghan (Riocht) 10 D Keane (Dundrum) 11 E Heffernan (Togher) 12 G O’Sullivan (Grange Fermoy). Inter County: 1 Clare 81 pts, 2 Tipperary 96 pts, 3 Cork 118 pts. Inter Club: 1 Ennis Track 27 pts, 2 West Waterford 78 pts, 3 Dundrum 79 pts. Women: 1 N Roe (Eagle) 2 M Carey (Ennis Track) 3 N Hunter (Leevale) 4 P O’Brien (Ennis Track) 5 S McGarry (St Finbarrs) 6 M Burke (St Marys) 7 M Heffernan (Liscarroll) 8 E Ni hAodha (West Waterford) 9 M Moloney (Thurles Crokes) 10 D Daly (Ennis Track) 11 S Drennan (Midleton) 12 C Rice (Clonmel) Inter County: 1 Cork 16 pts, 2 Clare 22 pts, 3 Tipperary 48 pts. Inter Club: 1 Ennis Track 35 pts, 2 West Waterford 56 pts, 3 Clonmel 64 pts. Munster Juvenile Uneven Age Cross Country Championships, Carrig na bhFear Girls U19 1 L McCarthy (Ferrybank), 2 M Finn (Duhallow), 3 A Carragher (Nenagh Olympic), 4 C Madigan (St Johns), 5 C Kelly (Dundrum), 6 N Ryan (Ferrybank), 7 E Nugent (West Waterford), 8 F O’Shea (Limerick), 9 M Twohig (Duhallow), 10 B Hand (Dooneen), 11 J Hurley (West Waterford), 12 M O’Connor (Ferrybank). Inter County: 1 Waterford. Inter Club: 1 Ferrybank. U17 1 C Cronin (Ferrybank), 2 E Tagney (Spa Muckross), 3 B Walsh (Ferrybank), 4 M Fitzgerald (Ferrybank), 6 L Woods (St Croinans), 7 K Walsh (Ferrybank), 8 O Farmer (Midleton), 9 A Hayes (Moycarkey Coolcroo, 10 L Behan (KCK), 11 V Maher (Riverstick Kinsale), 12 K Madigan (Farranfore Maine Valley). Inter County: 1 Waterford, 2 Cork, 3 Clare. Inter Club: 1 Ferrybank, 2 St Cronans, 3 KCK U15 1 S Ryan (Dooneen), 2 C Galway (Liscarroll), 3 E Kennedy (Thurles Crokes), 4 J Neville (Blarney Inniscarra), 5 C Neville (Blarney Inniscarra), 6 B Lynch (Midleton), 7 N de Hora (Farranfore Maine Valley), 8 E Foley (Gneevguilla), 9 A Allen (Riverstick Kinsale), 10 K Cahill (St Cronans), 11 C Doyle (Clonmel), 12 K Curran ( Iveragh). Inter County: 1 Cork, 2 Tipperary, 3 Kerry. Inter Club: 1 Blarney Inniscarra, 2 Thurles Crokes, 3 St Cronans. U13 1 S Fagan (Leevale), 2 A O’Sullivan (Tramore), 3 N Markham (St Marys Clare), 4 M O’Sullivan (Tramore), 5 L Loughnane (Thurles Crokes), 6 M O’Brien (Clonmel), 7 K Dillon (St Marys Limerick), 8 N Clancy (St Johns), 9 A Sheehan (Gneevguilla), 10 C Hogan (Clonmel), 11 J Clancy (St Johns), 12 R O’Shea (West Muskerry). Inter County: 1 Clare, 2 Tipperary, 3 Cork. Inter Club: 1 Clonmel, 2 Thurles Crokes, 3 St Johns. U11 1 M Ahern (Carraig na bhFear), 2 J Bramwell (Emerald), 3 L Shanahan (Leevale), 4 C Cummins (Moyne), 5 M Loughnane (Thurles Crokes), 6 K Kennedy (Thurles Crokes), 7 A O’Looney (Kilmihil), 8 C Blake (St Johns), 9 K Long (Carraig na bhFear), 10 A Delaney (Templemore), 11 G Blackburn (Bilboa), 12 A Quinn (Ferrybank). Inter County: 1 Tipperary, 2 Cork, 3 Clare. Inter Club: 1 Thurles Crokes, St Johns, Emerald. U9 1 S Egan (Kilmihil), 2 A Braham (Carraig na bhFear), 3 C Harvey (St Johns), 4 C Burke (St Marys Clare), 5 A Murphy (Blarney Inniscarra), 6 M Power (St Marys Limerick), 7 S Cotter (West Muskerry), 8 F Marrinan (St Johns), 9 E Hegarty (Leevale), 10 E Shannon (Kilmurry Ibrickane North Clare), 11 T Bradley (St Johns), 12 E Delaney (Templemore). Inter County: 1 Clare, 2 Cork, 3 Waterford. Inter Club: 1 St Johns, 2 Carraig na bhFear, 3 Kilmurry Ibrickane North Clare. Boys U19 1 P Hogan (Ferrybank), 2 K Cooper (Ferrybank), 3 F O hAodha (Ferrybank) 4. K.Maher (Thurles Crokes), 5 R Moloney (W Waterford), 6 D Tobin (Thurles Crokes), 7 C Ryan (Emerald), 8 G Downey (Ferrybank), 9 P Flynn (Ferrybank), 10 R Duggan (Bandon). Inter Club: 1 Ferrybank. Inter County: 1 Waterford. U17 1 S Quinn (Ferrybank), 2 R Creech (Leevale), 3 L Markham (Ennis Track), 4 J Harrington (Bantry), 5 L Harty (Templemore), 6 A Kelleher (Togher), 7 D McCarthy (West Waterford), 8 C O’Connor (Dooneen), 9 M O’Sullivan (West Muskerry), 10 D Chesser (Ennis Track), 11 V Mullomphy (Thurles Crokes), 12 P Hanrahan (Togher). Intger County: 1 Cork, 2 Clare, 3 Tipperary. Inter Club: 1 Togher A, 2 Ennis Track, 3 Togher B. U15 1 D Mullins (Bantry), 2 C O’Brien (Thurles Crokes), 3 P Colmena (Togher), 4 D Bourke (Kilmihil), 5 P Hughes (Thurles Crokes), 6 A Kearney (Ennis Track), 7 E Hynes (Templemore), 8 D Cronin (Blarney Inniscarra), 9 S Fitzgerald (Emerald), 10 D Moore (Bilboa), 11 G Cantwell (KCK), 12 S O’Shea (Iveragh). Inter County: 1 Tipperary, 2 Limerick, 3 Cork. Inter Club: 1 Bilboa, 2 Togher, 3 Ennis Track. U13 1 K Lynch (Glenbower), 2 I Slobody (Kilmihil), 3 D O’Keeffe (Gneevguilla), 4 C Berkery (Bilboa), 5 D Conroy (St Cronans), 6 C O’Brien (Marian), 7 B Donavan (Emerald), 8 L O’Donnell (Iveragh), 9 T Lillis (Kilmihil), 10 R Taylor (St Cronans), 11 P Shanahan (Thurles Crokes), 12 M Linnane (St Marys Clare). Inter County: 1 Clare, 2 Cork, 3 Limerick. Inter Club: 1 St Cronans, 2 Ennis Track, 3 Iveragh. U 11 1 M Clancy (St Johns Clare), 2 B O’Seanachain (Lios Tuathail), 3 D Atkinson (Carraig na bhFear), 4 P Lillis (Kilmihil), 5 S McCarhty (Skibbereen), 6 A Buckley (West Muckerry), 7 C Moloney (Thurles Crokes), 8 J Daly (Iveragh), 9 E Browne (Ferrybank), 10 O Coates (Midleton), 11 K Lynch (Lios Tuathail), 12 F Curtin (Youghal). Inter County: 1 Cork, 2 Kerry, 3 Clare. Inter Club: 1 Thurles Crokes, 2 West Muskerry, 3 Iveragh. U9 1 D Clancy (Youghal), 2 P Warren (Gneevguilla), 3 J Landers (Youghal), 4 M Purcell (Thurles Crokes), 5 T O’Donovan (Carraig na bhFear), 6 F Clifford (Star of the Laune), 7 P Martin (Ennis Track), 8 C Doran (Ferrybank), 9 C Darcy (Ennis Track), 10 D Ryan (Moycarkey Coolcroo), 11 D O’Donnell (Moycarkey Coolcroo), 12 M Stakelum (Thurles Crokes). Inter County: 1 Cork, 2 Clare, 3 Tipperary. Inter Club: 1 Youghal, 2 Ennis Track, 3 Trhurles Crokes. Munster under 17 winnersMunster under 19 winners Additions, corrections, etc, to derodonovan@gmail.com