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28 November, 2009

IMRA Munster Schools Mountain Running Championships 2006.

Hand And Kennedy Coast Home On Claragh!
The sun shone brightly on the 200 or so athletes who took the Mount Claragh challenge on Wednesday February 22nd in the 7th Annual Munster Schools Mountain Running Championships. Paul Lenehan St Michael?s College Listowel, the pre-race favourite, proved to be no match on this occasion for his arch rival Sam Hand of Colaiste Ioseph, Kilmallock. Hand took his usual dawdle in the opening stages and was led out the Duhallow Trail in the opening stages by the Listowel scholar. Hand progressed steadily and eat into the Lenihan lead on the way up and had things very much in hand at the turning. He was under little pressure there-after and ran his own race to the finish on a time of 18.20 from Lenihan, who finished 2nd a minute behind on 19.20. Local man Michael Twohig of Colaiste Treasa, Kanturk was 3rd finisher on a time of 20.36.
Niamh Kennedy, Ard Scoil Na nDeise, had a spectacular run in the Senior Girls race and has to be the one to watch in 2006. She was in control from the very start and stamped her authority on the proceedings from the off. She led Miriam Cashman of Colaiste Treasa and her school-mate Michelle Mc Carthy at the top and this order prevailed to the line. Kennedy virtually ran her own race throughout to finish on a time of 12.47 to take the gold. She also led her school to Team Gold on the occasion, Great!
Miriam Cashman of Colaiste Treasa , Kanturk, finished 2nd on a time of 14.17 and the 3rd place was filled by Mc Carthy of the Ard Scoil on 14.38.
Up to 90 athletes took part in the Junior Boys race, which has become the norm for this event. This race was well and truly dominated by Maria Immaculata College, Dunmanway, whose athletes were in the reckoning at all stages. Brian Daly led his team-mate, the eventual winner, John Harrington at the top, but dropped back on the way down, to allow Harrington to go on to win on a time of 12.01. His two team-mates, Andrew Ross and Cian O Mahony followed him home on times of 12.03 and 12.09 respectively with Jeoffrey Kingston filling 11th place on 13.22 to enable Mary I. to take the Team honours as well.
Douglas Community School was the one to watch in the Intermediate Boys event where Matt Murphy?s supremacy was always in evidence. He led comfortably at the top and finished strongly on 15.57 leading his team-mate Michael Carroll into 2nd position on 16.48. Douglas also packed extremely well at 1,2,7 and 12 to take Team Gold. Emer Tagney of St Brigids, Killarney had no peers in the Junior girls event despite some un-welcome attention from Una Twohig of Colaiste Treasa, Kanturk who stuck with her to the top to give in there-after to her school-mate Deborah O Keeffe on the descent. O Keeffe and Twohig finished 2nd and 3rd respectively on times of 7.32 and 7.38. All in all it was a superb competition throughout.

Duhallow AC Sponsors The Championships Yet Again!
The organisers wish to thank Mr Donie Shine Chairman, the executive and membership of Duhallow AC for their kind sponsorship of the Championships for the 2nd year in succession. The sponsorship cheque was presented by the Club Treasurer Mr Jer Murphy to the Chairperson of the Munster Region, M/s Kate Moyna, in the GAA Hall during the Medal Presentation ceremony. The organisers are extremely grateful to the club for its generosity.



The Organisers Say Thanks!
The organisers wish to thank Millstreet GAA for the use of its fine facilities, They wish to thank Mrs Kathleen O Riordan, Shane Browne and the ladies who provided the delicious food. A special word of thanks to Mr Jerry and Mrs Ann Marie O Mahony of Inchaleigh, and all the land-owners for the use of their lands. A sincere word of thanks to Duhallow AC Chairman, Donie Shine and Treasurer Jerry Murphy for coming along to assist with stewarding on the day, despite their busy schedules. Our thanks go to Jerry and Rose Twohig without whose help the show could not go on. What can we say about the un-sinkable Mary Ashe that seems enough. Mary, on this occasion, as in others, teamed up as Recorder with Chief Timer Jerry Twohig and allowed the proceedings to flow without a hitch. Of course no course (excusing the pun) is complete unless it is properly marked. For this the organisers thank Duhallow?s Jerry Twomey and Jerry Twohig and Jer Twomey of Charleville who took time out on the previous Sunday to mark the course.


IMRA Munster Schools Mountain Running Championships 2006.

Junior Girls:
1st Emer Tagney 7.29 St Brigids College, Killarney.
2nd Deborah O Keeffe 7.32 Colaiste Treasa, Kanturk.
3rd Una Twohig 7.38 Colaiste Treasa, Kanturk.
4th Gail Finn 7.38 Colaiste Treasa, Kanturk.
5th Jane O Brien 8.05 Ard Scoil Na nDeise, Dungarvan
6th Dearbhail Hayes 8.11 Ard Scoil Na nDeise, Dungarvan
7th Edel Roche 8.18 Ard Scoil Na nDeise Dungarvan.
8th Siobhan Mc Carthy 8.27 Maria Immaculata, Community College,
Dunmanway.
9th Michelle Murray 8.32 Maria Immaculata, Community College,
Dunmanway
10th Lisa Lavers 8.52 Maria Immaculata, Community College,
Dunmanway

Teams:
1st Colaiste Treasa: 2,3,4,17. = 26 Points
2nd Ard Scoil nDeise: 5,6,7,11. = 29 Points
3rd Maria Immaculata :8,9,10,15 = 42 Points
Intermediate Girls:
1st Michelle Finn 10.41 Colaiste Treasa, Kanturk.
2nd Michelle Twohig 11.02 Colaiste Treasa, Kanturk
3rd Shona Curran 11.14 Ard Scoil nDeise, Dungarvan.
4th Maura Fitzgerald 11.21 St Josephs College, Castleisland.
5th Becky Hand 12.00 St Mary?s Secondary School, Charleville.
6th Niamh O Riordan 13.25 Ard Scoil Na nDeise, Dungarvan.
7th Emer Scanlon 13.26 Ard Scoil Na nDeise, Dungarvan.
8th Elma Nugent 13.27 Ard Scoil Na nDeise, Dungarvan.
Team:
Ard Scoil nDeise : 3,6,7,8 = 24 Points
Senior Girls:
1st Niamh Kennedy 12.47 Ard Scoil nDeise, Dungarvan.
2nd Miriam Cashman 14.17 Colaiste Treasa, Kanturk.
3rd Michelle Mc Carthy 14.38 Ard Scoil Na nDeise, Dungarvan.
4th Aisling Holmes 15.04 St Joseph?s Secondary School, Doon.
5th Eadaoin Ashe 15.57 Ard Scoil Na nDeise, Dungarvan.
6th Emily Goodbody 16.04 Schull Community College.
7th Anna Ward 18.47 Schull Community College.
8th Colleen Hayes 18.52 Ard Scoil Na nDeise, Dungarvan
9th Caithriona O Brien 19.21 Schull Community College.
10th Cliona Ashe 21.41 Ard Scoil Na nDeise, Dungarvan.
Team:
Ard Scoil Na nDeise 1,3,5,8 = 17 Points.





Junior Boys:
1st John Harrington 12.01 Maria Immaculata, Community College,
Dunmanway
2nd Andrew Ross 12.03 Maria Immaculata, Community College,
Dunmanway
3rd Cian O Mahony 12.09 Maria Immaculata, Community College,
Dunmanway
4th Con O Brien 12.18 Douglas Community School.
5th Brian Murray 12.32 Douglas Community School.
6th Tom Curran 12.47 Dungarvan CBS.
7th Darren Walsh 12.58 Douglas Community School.
8th Paul Murphy 13.08 Douglas Community School.
9th Aaron Noonan 13.15 Douglas Community School.
10th Jim Curran 13.19 Dungarvan CBS.
Teams:
1st Maria Immaculata Community College, Dunmanway : 17 Points
2nd Douglas Community College: : 24 Points
3rd Dungarvan CBS : : 49 Points
Intermediate Boys:
1st Matthew Murphy 15.57 Douglas Community School..
2nd Michael Carroll 16.48 Douglas Community School..
3rd Des Sheehan 17.45 Dungarvan CBS.
4th Ciaran Lane 18.06 Dungarvan CBS.
5th Denis Finn 18.29 Colaiste Treasa, Kanturk.
6th Damien Donegan 18.40 Maria Immaculata, Community College,
Dunmanway
7th Richard Quirke 19.18 Douglas Community School.
8th Alan Coleman 19.21 St Brogans College, Bandon
9th Sean Kelleher 19.31 Colaiste Treasa, Kanturk.
10th Kevin Cummins 19.58 Dungarvan CBS.
Teams:
1st Douglas Community School : 1,2,7,12 = 22 Points.
2nd Dungarvan CBS : 3,4,10,18 = 35 Points.
3rd Colaiste Treasa, Kanturk : 5,9,11,16 = 41Points.
Senior Boys :
1st Sam Hand 18.20 Colaiste Ioseph, Kilmallock.
2nd Paul Lenihan 19.20 St Michaels College, Listowel.
3rd Michael Twohig 20.36 Colaiste Treasa, Kanturk.
4th John Hurley 21.48 St Brogans College, Bandon.
5th Kevin Harty 22.07 Dungarvan CBS
6th Eugene Daly 28.20 Colaiste Treasa, Kanturk.
7th Patrick Buckley 28.21 Colaiste Treasa, Kanturk.
8th Denis Roche 28.21 Colaiste Treasa, Kanturk.
Team:
Colaiste Treasa, Kanturk : 3,6,7,8 = 24 Points

Best School Over-all/ Fr Higgin?s Perpetual Memorial Cup: Ard Scoil Na nDeise.