The Even age County Cross Country championships took place in Castlelyons today. It was a very well run and organised event which was hosted by St. Nicholas\u2019s club. A large number of club members competed today and they all competed to a very high standard \u2013 so a big well done to all those who competed.
\nThe race started with the Girls U10 who took 2nd County team place with Orla O\u2019Sullivan, Maebh O\u2019Flynn, Amy O\u2019Donoghue, Lilly Munday, Deirdre Brown, Nicola McKeon and Claire Flynn all competing. The Boys U10 were next up and they took 1st county team with Ruari Harrington, Max Hallahan, Blake Nevin, Luke Quinlan, Jack Cullen, Callum McCourt, Conor Ryan and Keelan Crowley all competing. Luke Quinlan and Keelan Crowley also took individual medals finishing in 4th and 6th respectively.
\nThe Girls u12 team of Cora NiGhallchoir, Ella Stack, Michelle O\u2019Donovan, Fionnoula Murphy, Grainne Mulcahy, Lauren McCourt and Aisling Cassidy ran very well to take 2nd County team place. Grainne Mulcahy finished in hard fought and well run 2nd place with Aisling Cassidy also taking a 6th place individual medal. The Girls u14 team of Eva Stack, Carla Hicks, Aoibh Cassidy, Niamh Munday and Rebecca Earley took 3rd County team place.
\nThe Girls U16 race was a very exciting race finishing in a dead heat between Fiona Everard of Bandon and of Louise Shanahan of Leevale AC with Bella Serlock in a close 3rd place. The rest of the team of Louisa Keane (7th), Sinead Caulfield (9th), Bethany Haigue(10th) and Mari Dineen(11th) all ran very well finishing well up the field and all helping to take 1st County team place.
\nOther athletes who competed very well on the day were:- In the Boys u12 Fionn Harrington, Andrew O\u2019Leary and Paul Hartnett. In Boys u14 Eamon O\u2019Sullivan, in Boys U 16 Gerard Crowley, Killian Burke and David Laffan and in U18 race Thomas McCarthy.<\/p>\n
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The Even age County Cross Country championships took place in Castlelyons today. It was a very well run and organised event which was hosted by St. Nicholas\u2019s club. A large number of club members competed today and they all competed to a very high standard \u2013 so a big well done to all those who …<\/p>\n