Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare girls take victory

The Athletics Association of Ireland National Novice Cross Country Championships, plus the juvenile uneven ages from U-11 to U-19 were held in Adamstown in Wexford recently.

The full results of inter-club and inter-county teams have now been finalised and Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare girls’ U-11 became the national inter-club champions, with the boys’ U-13s taking silver medals. In the boys’ U-11, Ennis Track captured the national inter-club silver medals.

Results
Girls’ U-11 1,500m
14 Daniela Svensson (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare); 27 Amy Sexton (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare);
30 Siobhán Keane (St John’s); 37 Hannah Shannon (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare); 43 Rachel Hartigan (Marian); 54 Sinéad Lillis (Kilmihil).
Inter-club
1 Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare = 164 points.
Inter-county
4 Clare.
Boys’ U-11 1,500m
11 Ben Whelehan (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare); 36 Shane Harrison (St Cronan’s); 49 Conor Blake (St John’s); 69 Orran Copley (St John’s); 78 Killian O’Connor (Kilnaboy); 79 Ferdia O’Lionain (Tulla).
Inter-club
10 St John’s = 355 points; 11 Tulla = 371 points.
Inter-county
7 Clare.
Inter-region
2 Munster (11 Ben Whelehan).
Girls’ U-13 2,500m
1 Alex O’Neill (St Cronan’s); 25 Caoimhie Hogan (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare); 49 Emily Cahill (St Cronan’s); 52 Caoimhie Carmody (Marian); 56 Mairéad Grogan (St Mary’s); 59 Emer Keane (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare).
Inter-club
10 Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare = 164 points; 12 Mullingar Harriers = 169 points.
Inter-county
4 Clare.
Inter-region
2 Munster (1. Alex O’Neill).
Boys’ U-13 2,500m
6 Caoilfhionn O’Dea (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare); 19 Aidan McCarthy (St Cronan’s); 30 Donal Devane (Ennis Track); 41 Cian Shannon (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare); 62 Zack Whelehan (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare); 63 Garry Twomey (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare).
Inter-club
2 Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare = 172 points; 3 Mullingar Harriers = 173 points; 13 Ennis Track = 291 points.
Inter-county
4 Clare.
Inter-region
1 Munster (6 Caoilfhionn O’Dea; 19  Aidan McCarthy).
Girls’ U-15 3,500m
6 Aisling Kelly (St John’s); 23 Caoimhie Harvey (St John’s); 58 Elaine (Shannon) (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare); 63 Shauna Melican (St John’s); 68 Sinéad Hogan (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare); 73 Cliodhna Blake (St John’s).
Inter-club
6 St John’s = 165 points.
Inter-county
4 Clare.
Inter-region
1 Munster (6 Aisling Kelly).
Boys’ U-15 3,500m
21 Jamie Roche (Ennis Track); 26 Stephan Maher (Ennis Track); 27 Eoin Looney (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare); 56 Paul Martin (Ennis Track); 68 Mark Fennell (St Mary’s); 75 Patrick O’Rourke (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare).
Inter-club
5 Ennis Track = 182 points; 11 Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare = 265 points.
Inter-county
6 Clare.
Inter-region
4 Munster.
Girls’ U-17 4,000m
26 Laura Power (Ennis Track).
Boys’ U-17 5,000m
2 Kevin Mulcaire (Ennis Track); 12 Stephan Rooney (Ennis Track); 26 Patrick Chesser (Ennis Track); 30 Conail O’Hainfein (Ennis Track); 39 Sean Collins (Ennis Track); 68 Noah McMahon (Ennis Track).
Inter-club
2 Ennis Track = 70 points.
Inter-county
4 Clare.
Inter-region
3 Munster (2 Kevin Mulcaire, 12 Stephen Rooney).
Boys’ U-19 6,000m
18 Karl Fitzmaurice (Shannon).
Inter-region
1 Munster (18. Karl Fitzmaurice).
Novice ladies’ 4,000m
57 Ciara Hassett (Rathfarnham WASF and Clare); 60 Noreen Mackey (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare); 67 Claire Madigan (St John’s).
Novice men 6,000m
42 Thomas Garrahy (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare); 75 Paul Gallagher (St Finbarr’s and Clare); 80 Michéal Keane (Ennis Track); 85 Keith Lynch (BMOH).