Bronze medals for Looney and Hehir

The Woodies DIY Athletics Association of Ireland Inter Counties Cross Country Championships plus the juvenile even ages from U-12 to U-18 were held in Tatterstalls, Ratoath, County Meath last week.

Clare athletes produced outstanding performances, with Eoin Looney (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare) in the boys’ U-14 3,000m winning an individual bronze medal in very tough underfoot conditions with (Ennis Track) taking the team gold and Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare taking the team bronze medals in the same age group and Clare taking the gold medals.

In the girls U-14 Clare won bronze medals with Munster winning the Inter Region with the help of two Clare athletes, Aisling Kelly (sixth) and Caoimhie Harvey (11th) both (St John’s).

Kevin Mulcaire (Ennis Track) finished fourth in the boys’ U-16 4,000m, Sean Collins (Ennis Track) was 10th and they helped Munster win the regional title.  Also on the Munster team, Imogen Cotter (Ennis Track) finished 14th in the junior ladies’ 4,000m and led Clare to bronze medals.

The big race of the day was the senior men’s 10,000m and Sean Hehir (Kilkishen) and Clare finishing in his highest cross country position, third overall, and led Clare to bronze medals.

Barbara Cleary (Miltown Malbay), running with Clare and Donore Harriers, was competing in her first national cross country championships and she came home in 13th position, with Clare finishing fifth.

Results
Girls’ U-12 2,000m: 38 Emily Cahill (St Cronan’s); 42 Siobhán Keane (St John’s); 46 Sinéad Lillis (Kilmihil);
54 Rachel Hartigan (Marian); 55 Megan White (St Cronan’s); 56 Siodfra O’Dea (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare).
Teams: Inter-county: 5 Clare   = 291 points.
Inter-club: 12 St Cronan’s = 337 points.
Boys’ U-12 2,000m: 19 Ben Whelehan (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare); 21 James McGuire (Ennis Track); 69 Eoin Guilfoyle (Ennis Track); 78 Pádraig Cahill (Ennis Track); 89 Conor Blake (St John’s); 95 Shane Harrison (St Cronan’s).
Inter-club: 13 (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare) = 383 points.
Inter-county: 8 Clare  = 371 points.
Inter-region: 1 Munster (Ben Whelehan and James McGuire scored).
Girls’ U-14 3,000m: 6 Aisling Kelly (St John’s); 11 Caoimhe Harvey (St John’s); 29 Caoimhie Hogan (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare); 36 Anna Courtney (Marian); 50 Elaine (Shannon) (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare); 57 Emer Keane (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare).
Inter-club: 5 Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare = 203 points); 6 St John’s = 220 points.
Inter-county: 3 Clare = 189 points. 
Inter-region: 3 Munster (Aisling Kelly and Caoimhe Harvey scored).  
Boys’ U-14 3,000m: 3 Eoin Looney (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare); 6 Jamie Roche (Ennis Track); 15 Stephan Maher (Ennis Track); 23 Paul Martin (Ennis Track); 31 Caoilfhionn O’Dea (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare); 36 Aidan McCarthy (St Cronan’s).
Inter-club: 1 Ennis Track (6. 15. 24. 50. Cathal O’Brien) = 96 points); 3 Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare 3. 31. 49. Sean Rouine, 72. Patrick O’Rourke) = 156 points.
Inter-county: 1 Clare = 114 points.
Inter-region: 3 Munster (Eoin Looney, Jamie Roche and Stephen Maher scored).
Boys’ U-16 4,000m: 4 Kevin Mulcaire (Ennis Track); 10 Sean Collins (Ennis Track).
Inter-region: 1 Munster (Mulcaire and Collins scored).
Girls’ U-18 4,000m: 34 Laura Power (Ennis Track).
Boys’ U-18 6,000m: 19 Stephan Rooney (Ennis Track); 20 Karl Fitzmaurice (Shannon); 38 Ian Slobody (Kilmihil); 44 Patrick Chesser (Ennis Track); 62 Conor Madigan (St John’s); 66 Oisín Owens (Ennis Track).
Inter-county: 4 Clare = 249 points. 
Inter-club: 5 Ennis Track = 199 points.
Junior ladies: 14 Imogen Cotter (Ennis Track); 16 Harriett Flynn (Shannon); 17 Niamh Markham (Ennis Track); 22 Róisín Considine (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare); 27 Emer Hillery (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare).
Inter-county: 3 Clare = 69 points. 
Junior men 6,000m: 10 Darragh Lynch (Ennis Track); 13 Jake O’Regan (St John’s); 21 Kevin Chesser (Ennis Track); 33 Adrian Kearney (Ennis Track).
Senior ladies’ 8,000m: 13 Barbara Cleary (Donore Harriers and Clare); 29 Marie Carey (Ennis Track); 60 Cushla Bríd Hehir (Ennis Track); 64 Noreen Mackey (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare).
Inter-county: 5 Clare = 141 points.
Senior men 10,000m: 3 Sean Hehir (Clare); 11 Jason Fahy (BMOH); 16 Michael Shannon (St John’s); 28 Rory Chesser (Ennis Track); 30 Dermot Galvin (St John’s); 42 Kenny Rodgers (St John’s); 64 Michael Maher (Ennis Track); 87 Willie Devitt (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare); 113 Keith Lynch (BMOH).
Inter-county: 3 Clare = 193 points.