Tullamore Harriers strike gold in Leinster Cross Country

Over forty of the Tullamore Harriers juvenile squad made the short journey to Kilbeggan Racecourse on Saturday 7th of November to compete in the Leinster Cross Country championships. There were some great results on the day and an individual victory for James Hynes in the Under 13 Boys race and team gold for the clubs Under 17 Girls team were the highlights of the competition.

The Westmeath course was challenging with rolling hills and several sharp turns, but the Harriers squad seemed to thrive with these tough conditions. Four teams (Boys Under 13, Girls Under 17, Boys Under 17, Girls Under 19) and eight individuals (Sophie Hynes, Matilda Cusack, Ally Duffy, Elise Cusack, Adelyn Walsh, Dara McLaughlin, James Hynes and Patrick Duffy) progress to the All Irelands in a months’ time in Abbotstown in Dublin.

Results

Girls Under 11

Team Finish 11th

11- Sophie Hynes

52- Niamh O’Brien

102- Niamh Daly

104- Áedammair Campbell

135- Niamh Murtagh

138- Emmeline Ferrar

139- Emily Dowdall

Girls Under 13

Team Finish 5th

4- Matilda Cusack

31- Heidi McCarthy

55- Kate Minnock

58- Annabel Donegan

86- Meabh Boland

116- Julianne Cleary

Girls Under 15

Team Finish 12th

20- Sarah Whitaker

79- Roisin O’Brien

90- Orlagh O’Brien

101- Roisin Loughnane

Girls Under 17

Team Finish 1st

2- Ally Duffy

4- Elise Cusack

9- Adelyn Walsh

15- Aurelia Crotty

20- Maeve Duffy

34- Mia Gallagher

Girls Under 19

Team Finish 4th

22- Aoibhe Moore

26- Rachel Donegan

46- Polly Duffy

Boys Under 11

Team Finish 6th

12- Dara McLaughlin

46- Aidan Herlihy

47- Conor Dunne

57- Nikodem Banach

63- Sean Dunican

78- Patrick O’Meara

Boys Under 13

Team Finish 4th

1- James Hynes

35- Jason McKinney

43- Max Ivasenko

58- Páidí Scally

69- Matthew Berry

Boys Under 17

Team Finish 2nd

4- Patrick Duffy

14- Daniel Rigney

33- Darragh Stewart

36- Sean Goodings

43- Josh Duffy

57- Jack Cowman

59- Jack Martin

Well done to all our athletes.

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Well done to all our athletes who represented the club at the recent Leinster Cross Country Championships, hosted by Mullingar Harriers AC at the nearby Kilbeggan Racecourse. Following the large programme of juvenile uneven-age races, 56 Senior and U23 women lined up for the 6000m event. With the Leinster Championships incorporating the Dublin County Championships this year, the field was even stronger than usual. Dublin City Harriers dominated the podium, taking the top three places.

Tullamore Harriers was represented by Evelyn Coughlan and Nita McLoughlin. Both athletes performed strongly, with Evelyn finishing an excellent 6th in the Senior category and Nita, showing solid progress following injury, placing 40th.

Evelyn 22.49

Nita 26.18

The final race of the day was the Senior & U23 Men’s 9000m, featuring a competitive field of nearly 100 athletes. Dublin clubs once again led the individual standings, with Colm Rooney (Clonliffe Harriers AC) taking 1st, Pierre Murchan (Dublin City Harriers AC) 2nd, and Danny Nugent (Ace Athletics Club) 3rd.

Tullamore’s men had a great team performance to secure third senior club. Michael Murphy led the squad home in 7th place, followed by Kevin Minnock (19th), Jack Donegan (21st), Barry Mooney (39th), and Jonathan Dunne (53rd).

Michael Murphy 29.25

Kevin Minnock 30.44

Jack Donegan 31.01

Barry Mooney 32.29

Jonathan Dunne 33.42

O’Connor on podium in Colorado

Ava O'Connor, competing on the Adams State cross country team, opened her cross-country season in some style at the NCAA Division II South Central Regional Championships in Pueblo, Colorado. Ava finished second clocking in at 20:14.7 in her first race of the season. The time is even more impressive when you consider the race was held at 1430m altitude. Ava will race the NCAA Nationals in two weeks’ time.

Fixtures

Sunday 16^th November – Club League 2 Mile Road Race – Sragh/Burlington circuit @ 9.30am.

Sunday 23rd November - Athletics Ireland National Senior Junior &

Juvenile Even-Age Cross-Country Championships @ Derry

Saturday 29th of November – Leinster B and Juvenile Mixed Relays @Stradbally.

Sunday 30th November – Offaly Senior Cross Country Championships @The Faithful Fields, Kilcormac

Sunday 7th December - Athletics Ireland National Novice and Juvenile Uneven Age Cross Country Championships @Abbotstown, Dublin

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Senior Training

Training Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6.40pm to 8.30pm. For any enquiries contact club captains Glen 0868275228 or Rita 0868386687