A number of Bandon AC Juvenile athletes have qualified to compete at the All Ireland Even Age Cross Country Championships to be held in Derry on November 28th. The squad includes Carina Crowley, Eamon O’Sullivan, Victor Lovell & Conor Calnan (U12). Gerard Crowley, Ciara Houston, Louisa Keane & Sinead Caulfield (U14). Aisling Everard (U16), Mark O’Sullivan (U18). Well done to all those athletes and best of luck.
Carmel Crowley won a silver medal at the recent County Senior Cross Country Championships held in Cloyne on October 31st. Kevin Wilmot competed in the Senior Men’s race finishing in 19th position.
There were some fine performances by Bandon Athletes at the recent Munster Juvenile Even Age Cross Country Championships held in Carrigadroichead in Macroom on 17th October. U10 athlete Gráinne Mulcahy had a superb gold medal winning run which led the Cork team to victory. Also running were Ella Stack, Fionnuala Murphy, Cora Ní Ghallchoir, Niamh Sugrue, Katie Collins and Saoirse McCarthy. The Bandon team were place fifth. Carina Crowley ran at U12 level finishing in 33rd position. Also competing were Eva Stack, Ciara McKeon, Aoife Riordan, Rebecca Earley and Elsa Harte. U12 boys Eamon O’Sullivan and Conor Calnan finished 25th and 26th respectively. Also running well were Victor Lovell, Conor Reynolds, Michael Laffan. The Bandon team finished fifth and Eamon was part of the bronze medal winning Cork Team. At U14 level Ciara Houston finished in 18th position with Sinead Caulfield coming in 21st and Louisa Keane following right behind in 22nd place. Fiona Everard, Ingrid Burns, Mari Dineen and Lisa Lovell also competed. The Bandon team were fourth. Ciara Houston was part of the Cork team which won gold. Gerard Crowley finished in 20th place in the U14 boys race. Aisling Everard was 10th at U16 level and was part of the Cork team who were second winning her a Munster team medal. Mark O’Sullivan ran at U18 level finishing in fifteenth position.
Upcoming events include the Munster Intermediate and Uneven Age Cross Country Championships which will be held in Charleville on 7th November. The County B Juvenile and Intermediate Championships will take place the following weekend November 14th in Carrig na bhFear. Dungarvan is the venue for the Munster Masters and Juvenile B Cross Country Championships on 21st November.