Leinster and Munster Schools Cross Country

Leinster Schools Cross Country

The Leinster School’s Cross Country event finally got underway on Friday last in Navan, Co. Meath. The day had been postponed twice in the last few weeks, due to bad weather and the Pheonix Park still waterlogged after the deluge of rain throughout the month of February. With National Schools taking place on the weekend of the 7^th March, the Leinster Schools had no choice but to relocate at the 11^th eleventh hour to the Navan Adventure Centre, Co. Meath. The Kilkenny Secondary Schools were well represented with excellent running, with both individual and team honours for many Kilkenny Athletes. Daniel Greene Borris College once again stormed to victory in the Minor Boys finishing in 0:07:10, just one second ahead of Aidan Keyes of Patrician SS, Kildare. Kyrell Mtinsi St. Kieran’s College also won his Inter Boys race in fantastic style, running in 0:15:35 and leading his team to a 3^rd place podium honour. There were numerous top 10 qualifying places with Laura Alyward Scoil Aireageil, finishing in 10^th in 0:5:44 in the Minor Girls race. Emily O’Keeffe Loreto also finished in 10^th place in the Girls Junior race in 0:8:00 to clinch her spot in the All-Irelands next weekend. Sinead Cormack Presentation, running in the Girls Inter race once again qualified after a solid run saw her finish in 9^th place in 0:11:53. Shannon Doheny and Eleanor Doheny Loreto placed 9^th and 10^th respectively to lead the Loreto Senior Girls team to 1^st place and cementing their place in the Nationals in Newtownabbey.  Sam Woodcock St. Kieran’s led his team home to a 4^th place finish with Sam placing 8^th in the Junior Boys in 0:11.03.

Congratulations to all those who ran on the day and best of luck to all who qualified individually and on teams, that sees them head to Newtownabbey, Co.Antrim next weekend.

Full results below:

Minor Girls, Laura Alyward Scoil Aireagail 10^th, Emma Brennan Borris College 42^nd, Mia Kennedy Loreto Kilkenny 75^th.

Junior Girls Loreto Kilkenny Team 7^th, Emily O’Keeffe 10^th, Mariya Kraljevic 53^rd, Heidi Ryan 57^th, Lucy Maher 91^st, Aoibhinn Kelly 93^rd, Ailish Doheny 95^th

Inter Girls Sinead Cormack Presentation Kilkenny 9^th, Katie Byrne St. Mary’s 20^th, Amelia O’Brien Loreto 41^st.

Senior Girls, Loreto Kilkenny Team 1^st, Shannon Doheny 9^th, Eleanor Doheny 10^th, Hazel Coogan 24^th, Evelyn McEvoy 47^th.

Minor Boys Daniel Greene Borris College 1^st, St. Kierans Kilkenny Team 10^th , Des O’Connel, 55^th, James Dooley 58^th, Iarla Carroll 64^th, Peter Grimley 72^nd, Evan Mooney 76^th, Ed Mulrooney 86^th, Jake Heafey 89^th.

Junior Boys Dara Phelan Good Counsel 48^th

 St. Kierans’ Kilkenny Team 4^th, Sam Woodcock 8^th, Peter Quinn 41^st, Cathal Kelly 47^th, Jimmy Grant 57^th, David Carroll 67^th, Michael Kennedy 73^rd, Art Cowhig 84^th.

Inter Boys Tom Malone Good Counsel 73^rd

St. Kieran’s Kilkenny Team 3^rd, Kyrell Mtinsi 1^st, Gearoid Farrell 28^th, Tommy Butler 35^th, Paul Millea 37^th, Jack Renehan 59^th, Charlie McCluskey 62^nd, Jack Cantwell 77^th, Caelan Morrissey 82^nd.

Senior Boys Tom Murphy Borris College 15^th,

St. Kieran’s Kilkenny Team 8^th, Conor Carroll 35^th, James Walshe 71^st, Cormac Holden 74^th, Luke Browne 76^th, Charlie Ryan 77^th, Dan McEneaney 80^th

Munster Schools Cross Country

Munster Schools Cross country took place in Tramore Valley Park, Cork on a rare sunny day, with athletes from St. Senan’s and St. Joseph’s representing Abbey Community College and De La Salle, Waterford. Well done to all who travelled on the day and best of luck to Zak in the Nationals.

Abbey College, Minor Girls Ava Hogan 35^th, Zak Fenton Inter Boys 13^th (Qualifying for Nationals). Evan Alyward Senior Boys 24^th, Caoimhe Barry Senior Girls 21^st.

De La Salle Finn O’Neill 30^th