The Leinster Even age and Novice cross country races were held in Gowran today. Some described the weather as cross country weather. A better description would be – Awful weather with heavy winds and unceasing rain. Well done to all who did their best representing themselves, club and county. Top marks to Sinead Cormack who won U18 and U20 individual gold. Kyrell Mtinsi secured bronze at U18 and U20. Daniel Greene qualified for Leinster in 4th place. After that there were very good results for the Novice Ladies (3rd Club & 2nd county) and Novice Men (2nd club and 2nd county). Cara Burke (U12) and Amelia O’Brien (U16) along with Sinead Cormack and Kyrell Mtinsi all qualify for their respective Leinster teams in the national final.
RESULTS- U12 girls 7 Cara Burke, 33 Ava Ledingham, 61 Winter Rose Molloy, 68 Sophia Kair Chahal, 69 Isabelle Hoyne, 78 Emily O’Keeffe (7th club & first four scored on 7th placed county team). U12 Boys – 25 Alex O’Donovan, 59 Daire O’Shea, 79 Ethan Maher, 86 Patrick Collins (Club were 10th and Alex scored on 4th placed county team). U14 Girls – 22 Orla O’Keeffe, 23 Kate Kelly (Both girls score don 2nd placed county team). U14 Boys – 18 Eoghan Buckley, 32 Daniel McIntyre, 60 Cillian Maher, 77 Robbie Chandley (Club team 7th and Eoghan, Daniel and Cillian scored on 8th placed county team). U16 Girls – 9 Amelia O’Brien, 16 Katie Byrne, 44 Emily O’Keeffe, 61 Heidi Ryan (Club team 5th and all four scored on the county team which placed 6th). U16 Boys – 4 Daniel Greene. U18 – 1 Sinead Cormack, 28 Ellen Cormack – 3 Kyrell Mrinsi. At U20 Kyrell and Tom Murphy 24th both scored on the 4th placed county team. U20 Ladies – The club team was 4th – (1 Sinead, 28 Ellen, 36 Hazel Coogan, 45 Eimear Cormack, 55 Aine Foley) – The County team was 6th.
Novice – We had great results here. The ladies were led in by Hazel Coogan in 8th place. Tara Brett 17th, Caoilfhionn Ni Argain 18th, Katie Matthews 21st, Gillian Kavanagh 32nd. The club team was third and Hazel got silver with the 2nd placed county team. The men took the silver team medals and the first three club members also won silver with the county team – 10 John Behan, 14 Eamon O’Connor, 20 Dean Rowe, 40 PadrRuane and 41 Frederick Gouronc.