Irish Mountain
Running Association

Irish Schools and Colleges Cross-Country

Authors

Gerry Brady

Gerry Brady

Photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/24280411@N06/sets/
Schools results: http://www.athleticsireland.ie/content/?p=18071
Colleges results: http://sindar.net/iuaa/results/meet/225/

Great performances today by IMRA runners in the Irish schools and colleges cross-country championships in the National Acquatic Centre Blanchardstown. Ella Fennelly had a storming finish to win the junior girls race. Clare McCarthy worked her way through the field for 5th in the intermediate girls. Killian Mooney was towards the front throughout the intermediate race to finish 6th. Meghan Ryan moved up well on the last lap to take the bronze medal in the senior girls. Kevin Dooney took silver in the senior boys with Eoghan Totten in 7th.

Niamh Denny (9th) and Emmet Jennings (13th) got off to a good start as college freshers. With eight IMRA runners in the mens colleges race, the scene looks set for a very competitive colleges mountain running championships on 26th March.

Minor girls
1. Nadia El-Tom Power (St. Macdara’s CC) 6:41
9. Cassie Murphy (Jesus and Mary Goatstown) 7:10
20. Ellen Byrne (St. Dominic's Cabra) 7:31
51. Aoife Corr (St. Dominic's Cabra)


Junior girls
1. Ella Fennelly (Mount Anville) 8:10
38. Holly Ni Riain (Colaiste Iosagain)

Junior boys
1. Hugh Mangan (De La Salle Waterford) 11:31
13. James Tyrell (Knockbeg College) 12:07

Intermediate girls
1. Siofra Cleirigh Buttner (Colaiste Iosagain) 12:29
5. Clare McCarthy (Colaiste Iosagain) 13:03
15. Elaine Burch (Down HS) 13:36
25. Una Mary McCarthy Deering (Holy Child) 13:59

Intermediate boys
1. Sean Tobin (High School Clonmel) 13:17
6. Killian Mooney (Colaiste Eoin) 13:44
22. Chris Finn (CBS Portlaoise)
32. Danny Lawlor (Presentation Carlow)
51. Ethan O’Neill (Knockbeg College)

Senior girls
1. Amy O’Donoghue (Villiers School limerick) 8:05
3. Meghan Ryan (Colaiste Iosagain) 8:18
7. Heather Lougheed (St. Dominic’s Cabra) 8:24
15. Sorcha Humphries (Colaiste Iosagain)
24. Sinead Cronin (St. Dominic’s Cabra)
26. Emma Sharkey (Methodist Belfast)

Senior boys
1. Shane Quinn (De la Saale Waterford) 19:03
2. Kevin Dooney (CBC Monkstown) 19:18
7. Eoghan Totten (St. Patrick’s Downpatrick) 19:56
21. Michael Treacy (High School) 20:47
28. Fintan Doherty (Castleknock College)
38. Shawn McCormack (Knockbeg College)
47. James Griffin (Knockbeg College)

Colleges women
1. Ciara Durkan (DCU) 18:11
9. Niamh Denny (DIT) 19:07
32. Miriam Allik (TCD) 21:05
57. Rosalind Hussey (TCD) 23:18

Colleges men
1. Dan Mulhaire (WIT) 24:21
13. Emmet Jennings (DCU) 25:58
26. Michael Dowling (WIT) 27:07
35. Niall McAlinden (TCD) 27:32
42. Diarmuid Collins (NUIG) 27:46
48. Colm Hill (DIT) 27:51
55. Gerard Butler (IT Tallaght) 28:32
60. Gary Weldon (UCD) 28:43
72. Jason Wilson (UU) 29:13
74. Tim Grummell (UCD) 29:26