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28 November, 2009

Munster Schools Mountain Running Championships 2005 Report.

Lenihan And Twohig On Song On Claragh!

There was strong competition in all categories from the 200 plus entry for the Munster Schools Mountain Running Championships on Mount Claragh, Millstreet on February 23rd. Experience was the key in the case of Paul Lenihan of St Michael’s College , Listowel, in the Senior Boys category. He took control from the very start and maintained constant pressure to the very top where he was joined by Stephen Lynch of Douglas Community College and Patrick Hartnett of St Brogan’s College, Bandon with a huge gap back to Colin Mc Grath of Dungarvan CBS, who led the chasing pack. With the pecking order decided at this point , Lenihan had no further worries. He descended at his ease in total control and finished strongly on 18.31 with 18 seconds to spare on Stephen Lynch, who came in on 18.49. Patrick Hartnett finished a further 11 seconds behind in 3rd place.

Rose Twohig of Colaiste Treasa, Kanturk, showed her un-doubted class in the Senior Girls Category, when she finished strongly on 13.31 with 54 seconds to spare on her team-mate Carol Finn who came in on 14.25. RoseTwohig had all the work done on reaching the summit and was well ahead at that point. Carol Finn in turn had a further minute in hand at the top on Sinead Kelly of Ard Scoil Na nDeise who led the chasing bunch that included team-mates Meabhdh Westwood and Gwen Creamers of Schull Community College.This configuration remained intact to the finishing line.

Sam Hand , Scoil Iosaef , Kilmallock, Munster Junior League Champion 2004, had a superb run in the Intermediate Boys despite his trade-mark pedestrian start, which left him well back the field on the way out the Duhallow Trail. He worked his way up progressively, how-ever and had matters well in hand soon after the turning. It was plain sailing for him there-after and he coasted home on a time of 14.35 with 5 seconds in hand over John Hurley of St Brogan’s who finished on 14.40. Michael Hurley of St Brogan’s was a further 6 seconds behind in third place on a time of 14.46.
We saw a nail-biting finish in the Intermediate Girls between team-mates Michelle Finn and Michelle Twohig of Colaiste Treasa. A mere second separated them on the line when M/s Finn took the gold on a time of 9.54 from M/s Twohig who was forced to settle for silver on a time of 9.55. Third place was filled by Shona Curran of Ard Scoil Na nDeise on a time of 10.06. Jenny Hurley of Ard Scoil Na nDeise was never under threat in the Junior Girls despite the occasional skirmish with Maire Fitzgerald St Joseph’s, Castleisland. She finished strongly on 7..31 with 6 seconds to spare on the Kerry girl. Michael of Douglas was the one to watch in the Junior Boys race. He was chased to the top by Danny O Donovan of St Fachtna’s DLS, Skibbereen, who suffered severely in the process and was overtaken and passed by Denis Finn of Colaiste Treasa, Kanturk on the descent, a pecking order which prevailed to the line.

Munster Schools Sub Committee Formed.

A Munster Schools Sub Committee was formed in Millstreet after the Championships as a result of a request from Chairman of the Munster Region Matt Twomey. The members are: Padraig O Sullivan, Schull Community College, Susan O Reilly, St Fintan’s CBS, Doon, Des Feeney, Dungarvan CBS and Niall Collins, Colaiste Treasa, Kanturk.

A Minute’s Silence as A Mark Of Respect:

A minute’s silence was observed in the GAA Hall after the Championships as a mark of respect to the late Mr Sean O Riordan RIP. Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam uasal!

Duhallow AC Sponsors The Championships:

The Munster Executive of IMRA wishes to thank our good friends in Duhallow AC for sponsoring the Championships after our regular sponsor dropped out at short notice.
Munster Schools Mountain Running Championships 2005

Junior Girls:

1st Jenny Hurley 7.31 Ard Scoil Na nDeise

2nd Maire Fitzgerald 7.37 St Joseph’s Castleisland

3rd Khristine Wieneke 8.02 Schull Community Community College

4th Linda O Donovan 8.03 Colaiste Na Toirbirthe, Bandon

5th Michelle Mc Carthy 8.11 Ard Scoil Na nDeise

6th Lorraine O Brien 8.15 Colaiste Na Toirbirthe, Bandon

7th Elaine Flavin 8.20 Ard Scoil Na nDeise

8th Niamh Looby 8.31 Ard Scoil Na nDeise

9th Serena Cross 8.39 Colaiste Na Toirbirthe, Bandon

10th Mairead Roche 9.07 Colaiste Na Toirbirthe , Bandon

Teams:1st Ard Scoil Na nDeise 1,5,7,8 = 21 Points

2nd Colaiste Na Toirbirthe 4,6,9,10 = 29 Points

3rd Schull Community College 3,11,12,13 = 39 Points

Intermediate Girls:

1st Michelle Finn 9.54 Colaiste Treasa, Kanturk

2nd Michelle Twohig 9.50 Colaiste Treasa, Kanturk

3rd Shona Curran 10.06 Ard Scoil Na nDeise

4th Niamh Kennedy 10.31 Ard Scoil Na nDeise

5th Miriam Cashman 11.41 Colaiste Treasa, Kanturk

6th Elma Nugent 12.15 Ard Scoil Na nDeise

7th Niamh O Riordan 13.34 Ard Scoil Na nDeise

8th Eimer Scanlon 13.50 Ard Scoil Na nDeise

9th Stacey Lyons 14.11 Ard Scoil Na nDeise

Teams:1st Ard Scoil Na nDeise 3,4,6,7 = 20 Points

Senior Girls:

1st Rose Twohig 13.31 Colaiste Treasa, Kanturk

2nd Carol Finn 14.25 Colaiste Treasa, Kanturk

3rd Meabhdh Westwood 15.25 Schull Community College

4th Sinead Kiely 15.27 Ard Scoil Na nDeise

5th Gwen Creamers 15.41 Schull Community College

6th Eadoin Ashe 16.26 Ard Scoil Na nDeise

7th Sare Flavin 16.39 Ard Scoil Na nDeise

8th Coleen Hayes 18.07 Ard Scoil na nDeise

9th Claire Daly 18.26 Schull Community College

10th Aisling O Connell 18.51 Ard Scoil Na nDeise

Teams:1st Ard ScoilNa nDeise : 25 Points

2nd Schull Community College : 28 Points

Junior Boys:

1st Michael Carroll 11.46 Douglas Community School

2nd Denis Finn 12.04 Colaiste Treasa, Kanturk

3rd Danny O Donovan 12.10 St Fachtnas, DLS, Skibbereen

4th Sean Doolan 12.35 Douglas Community School

5th Daniel Mc Carthy 12.55 Dungarvan CBS

6th Mike Daly 12.57 Colaiste Treasa, Kanturk

7th Tom Curran 13.02 Dungarvan CBS

8th Dave O Keeffe 13.04 Douglas Community School

9th Jamie Cullen 13.08 Douglas Community School

10th Garry Carroll 13.13 Colaiste treasa, Kanturk

Teams:1st Douglas Community School : 1,4,8,9 = 22 Points

2nd Colaiste Treasa : 2,6,21,24 = 53 Points

3rd Dungarvan CBS : 5,7,19,32 = 63 Points







Intermediate Boys:

1st Sam Hand 14.35 Colaiste Iosaef, Kilmallock

2nd John Hurley 14.40 St Brogan’s College, Bandon

3rd Michael Hurley 14.46 St Brogans College, Bandon

4th Brian Collins 14.51 Douglas Community College

5th Kevin Hassett 14.57 Colaiste Chriost Ri

6th Ronan Duggan 14.59 St Brogans College, Bandon

7th Shane Mc Carthy 15.17 St Brogans College, Bandon

8th Steve O Connor 16.06 Douglas Community School

9th Danmiel Stout 16.15 Douglas Community School

10th Paul Cotter 16.29 Colaiste Padraig,Castleisland

Teams: 1st St Brogans College : 2,3,6,7 = 18 Points

2nd Douglas Community School: 4,8,9,1 1 = 32 Points

3rd Dungarvan CBS : 10,14,15,21= 70 Points

Senior Boys:

1st Paul Lenihan 18.31 St. Michael's,Listowel.


2nd Stephen Lynch 18.49 Douglas Community College

3rd Patrick Hartnett 19.10 St Brogans College, Bandon

4th Conor Mc Grath 22.08 Dungarvan CBS

5th Colin Mc Grath 22.09 Dungarvan CBS

6th Shane Hurley 22.29 St Fachtna’s DLS, Skibbereen

7th David O Donovan 22.38 St Brogans College, Bandon

8th Eoin Bracket 23.40 Dungarvan CBS

9th Niall O Driscoll 23.53 Schull Community College

10th G Mc Cormack 25.05 St Fachtna’s DLS Skibbereen

Teams: Dungarvan CBS : 4,5,8,11 = 28 Points

St Fachtna’s DLS : 6,10,13,15 = 44 Points



Best School Over-All – Fr Higgins Perpetual Memorial Cup : Ard Scoil Na nDeise.````````````````````````````