We had some great performances at the Leinster cross country in Dunboyne today. The under foot conditions were soft and soon turned to muck which I suppose is par for the event at this time following a wetter than ever season. However with 23 Leinster medals coming home there was plenty to cheer about. Star of the day has to be Kyrell Mtinsi who took individual gold in the boys under 15. Kate Kelly with bronze in the u13 girls race was excellent. Other stars claiming Leinster team medals were Eoin Hoyne 6th boys u11; Katie Byrne 6th girls u13; Sinead Cormack 5th girls u15 and Pia Langton 9th girls u17.
County medals were earned by Kate Kelly and Mealla Crowley (13th) on the second placed county u11 team. Other scorers for the girls u11 team which finished 6th were Casey Cleere (59) and Grace O’Shea (68). The boys u11 are a force to be reckoned with – winning second club medals and five (Eoin Hoyne 6, Daniel McIntyre 22, Tom Hardiman 30, Daniel Quinn 33, Tadhg McGuinness 34) winning bronze with the county team. Valuable backup was provided by Brandon Maher and Cathal Comerford.
The under 13 girls with Katie Byrne 6th were 6th club. The other team members were Emma Kelly 26, Hannah Ryan 44, Amelia O’Brien 87 and Lucy Maher 100. Fiach Crowley 69 carried the colours for the boys u13.
The under 15s didn’t have club teams. Sinead Cormack 5th and Ellen Cormack 29th had excellent runs with both scoring on the county 3rd placed team. Kyrell was the boys star with Robert Coogan and Conor Malone running well to place 15th and 52nd respectively. Kyrell and Robert won silver on the county team.
Our under 17 girls were fifth club and had Pia Langton and Clodagh O’Callaghan (16th) winning gold on the county team. Other placings were Hazel Coogan 30th, Eimear Cormack 37th and Evelyn McEvoy 47th.
Congratulations to all including the hard working coaches and supporting parents.