Clare athletes storm to Munster success

THE Munster Even Ages U-10 to U-18 plus novice and U-23 Cross Country Championships were held on Sunday last in Newmarket-on-Fergus in wet and heavy underfoot conditions.
On a very testing day, many Clare athletes performed well with Daiela Svensson (Kilmurry Ibrickane/North Clare) starting the day on a high note when taking the girls’ U-10 1,000m and leading Kilmurry Ibrickane/North Clare in the Munster inter-club gold medals.
Alex O’Neill (St Cronan’s) was a very impressive winner of the girls’ U-12 2,000m and Clare won the gold medals.
In the boys’ U-12, there was a one-two for Clare with gold going to Aidan McCarthy (St Cronan’s) and silver to Caoilfhionn O’Dea (Kilmurry Ibrickane/North Clare).
Silver medal winners were Ben Whelehan (Kilmurry Ibrickane/North Clare) in the boys’ U-10, Aishling Kelly (St John’s) in the girls’ U-14, Paul Martin (Ennis Track) in the boys’ U-14 and Stephan Rooney (Ennis Track) in the boys’ U-16 with bronze going to Eoin Looney (Kilmurry Ibrickane/North Clare) and Niamh Markham (Ennis Track) in the girls’ U-18.
The big team winners were Ennis Track with gold in the girls’ U-18, silver in the boys’ U-14 and bronze in the boys’ U-16 and U-18; St John’s captured silver medals in the girls’ U-14, and bronze medals in the U-16 girls and Kilmurry Ibrickane/North Clare taking gold in the girls’ U-10 and silver medals the boys’ U-12.
In the inter-county section, Clare won three gold medals, girls’ U-12 and U-18 and boys’ U-14, silver medals in the boys’ and girls’ U-10 and boys’ U-12, with bronze medals in the girls’ U-14s boys’ and girls’ U-16 and boys’ U-18.
In the novice and U-23 ladies, Cushla Bríd Hehir (Ennis Track) won a bronze medal in the novice ladies, leading Ennis Track to inter-club awards. Claire Madigan (St John’s) won a silver medal in the U-23 ladies and Clare won the silver medals in the novice ladies, with Michael Shannon taking a silver medal and Clare taking the gold medals in the novice men’s section.
Results
Girls’ U-10 1,000m
1. Daiela Svensson (Kilmurry Ibrickane/North Clare); 7. Amy Sexton (Kilmurry Ibrickane/North Clare); 12. Rachel Hartigan (Marian); 14. Hannah Shannon (Kilmurry Ibrickane/North Clare); 16. Sinéad Lillis (Kilmhil); 17. Shauna O’Gorman (Kilmihil).
Inter-club
1. Kilmurry Ibrickane/North Clare = 45 points.
Inter-county
2. Clare = 67 points.
Boys’ U-10 1,000m
2. Ben Whelehan (Kilmurry Ibrickane/North Clare); 8. Shane Meehan (Marian); 12. Conor Blake (St John’s); 16. Shane Harrison (St Cronan’s); 17 Oran Copley (Ind); 22. Paul Keane (Kilmurry Ibrickane/North Clare).
Inter-county
2. Clare = 77 points.
Girls’ U-12 2,000m
1. Alex O’Neill (St Cronan’s); 4. Emma McMahon (St Mary’s);
9. Fidelma Marrinan (St John’s); 14. Grace Moloney (Tulla); 17. Caoimhie Carmody (Marian); 21. Áine Keane (Kilmurry Ibrickane/North Clare).
Inter-county
1. Clare = 66 points.
Boys’ U-12 2,000m
1. Aidan McCarthy (St Cronan’s); 2. Caoilfhionn O’Dea (Kilmurry Ibrickane/North Clare); 12. Thomas Clancy (St John’s); 18. Zack Whelehan (Kilmurry Ibrickane/North Clare); 22 James McGuire (Ennis Track); 23. Cian Shannon (Kilmurry Ibrickane/North Clare).
Inter-club
2. Kilmurry Ibrickane/North Clare = 84 points.
Inter-county
2. Clare = 80 points.
Girls’ U-14 3,000m
2. Aishling Kelly (St John’s); 6. Caoimhie Harvey (St John’s); 15. Sharon Egan (Kilmihil); 21. Tara Bradley (St John’s); 23. Anna Courtney (Marian); 26. Kate Taylor (St Cronan’s).
Inter-club
2. St John’s = 73 points.
Inter-county
3. Clare = 93 points.
Boys’ U-14 3,000m
2. Paul Martin (Ennis Track); 3. Eoin Looney (Kilmurry Ibrickane/North Clare); 6. Patrick O’Rourke (Kilmurry Ibrickane/North Clare);
8. Mark Fennell (St Mary’s); 12. Jamie Roche (Ennis Track); 29. Matthew Keating (Shannon).

Inter-club
2. Ennis Track = 81 points).
Inter-county
1. Clare = 60 points.
Girls’ U-16 4,000m
14. Shannon O’Grady (Shannon); 16. Nollaigh Blake (St John’s); 19. Muireann O’Shea (Marian); 23. Siobhán Nestor (Kilmurry Ibrickane/North Clare); 25. Laura Power (Ennis Track); 27. Rachel Clancy (St John’s)
Inter-club.
3. St John’s = 115 points.
Inter-county
3. Clare = 124 points.

Boys’ U-16 4,000m
2. Stephan Rooney (Ennis Track); 15. Kevin Mulcaire (Ennis Track); 30. Shane McGrath (Shannon); 31. Liam Gray (Kilmurry Ibrickane/North Clare); 32. Sean Collins (Ennis Track); 33. Pádraig Malone (Kilmurry Ibrickane/North Clare).
Inter-club
3. Ennis Track = 85 points.
Inter-county
3. Clare = 143 points.
Girls’ U-18 5,000m
3. Niamh Clancy (St John’s); 5. Niamh Markham (Ennis Track); 7. Laura Egan (Kilmihil); 12. Ciara Mulcaire (Ennis Track); 15. Paula Loughnane (St Cronan’s); 17 Rachel Mulcaire (Ennis Track).
Inter-club
1. Ennis Track = 52 points.
Inter-county
1. Clare = 59 points.
Boys’ U-18 6,000m
7. Ian Slobody (Kilmihil); 10. Jack Carrigg (Shannon); 14. Conor Rooney (Ennis Track); 25. Karl Fitzmaurice (Shannon); 28. Darragh Collins (Ennis Track); 29. Cillian Blake (St John’s).

Inter-club
3. Ennis Track = 113 points)
Inter-county
3. Clare = 113 points.
Novice ladies’ 3,000m
3. Cushla Bríd Hehir (Ennis Track); 9. Sharon Rynne (Kilmurry Ibrickane/North Clare); 14. Becky Coughlan (Ennis Track); 16. Noreen Mackey (Kilmurry Ibrickane/North Clare).
Inter-club
1. Ennis Track = 54 points.
Inter-county
2. Clare = 42 points.
U-23 ladies’ 3,000m
2. Claire Madigan (St John’s).
Novice men 6,000m
1. Michael Carmody (Limerick); 2. Michael Shannon (Kilnaboy); 3. Cathal O’Donovan (St Finbarr’s); 9. Fergal Smithwick (Marian); 16. Joe Mooney (Olympic Harriers); 18. Paul Gallagher (St Finbarr’s and Clare); 19. Paddy Quinn (Ennis Track); 20. Micheál Keane (Ennis Track).
Inter-club
2. Ennis Track = 90 points.
Inter-county
1. Clare = 84 points.