National B’s, Intermediate and Masters

National B, Intermediate and Master Cross Country Championships

Another cross country race got underway in Abbottstown on Sunday under dry sunny conditions but unfortunately the bad weather from the last few weeks had left its mark before the races even started, and due to poor conditions, the course distances were altered leading up to the day with the races now over a 1000m loop of the course instead. In the juvenile races there were great individual and team performances with Kate Kelly Kilkenny City Harriers winning silver in the Girls U13, Sam Woodcock Kilkenny City Harriers winning bronze (4^th) in the Boys U15, and Cian Shortall Gowran also winning bronze (12^th) in the Boys U13 race. Kilkenny City Harriers U13 girls won 1^st in the team event too. The Master Women Anne Watkins St. Joseph’s was 59^th overall, Mick Redmond Thomastown was 38^th in the O65+. The Intermediate Men’s James Kelly Castlecomer was first home for Kilkenny and 14^th overall, Michael O’Shea Thomastown was 17^th with Sean Morrissey Gowran in 28^th. Great results from everyone who ran,

Girls U11 Kilkenny City Harriers Eva Hoyne 20^th, Cara Burke 22^nd, Winter Rose Molloy 70^th, Isabelle Hoyne 81^st, Summer Nova Molloy 141^st. Girls team 7^th.

Boys U11 Kilkenny City Harriers Alex O’Donovan 25^th, Daire O’Shea 53^rd.

Girls U13 Kilkenny City Harriers Kate Kelly 2^nd, Casey Cleere 19^th, Ella O’Flaherty 26^th, Maeve O’Shea 30^th. Girls team 1^st

U13 Boys Cian Shortall Gowran 12^th

U15 Girls Mia Kennedy Gowran 64^th

U15 Boys Sam Woodcock Kilkenny City Harriers 4^th

U17 Boys Kyle Bolger St. Joseph’s

Master Women Anne Watkins St. Joseph’s 59^th

Master Men 065+ Mick Redmond Thomastown 38^th

Intermediate Men James Kelly Castlecomer 14^th, Michael O’Shea Thomastown 17^th, Sean Morrissey 28^th.