Sunday, January 11, 2015

Munster Senior, Junior & Juvenile Relay XC C'ships 2015

The Munster Senior, Junior & Juvenile Relay Cross Country Championships were held on Sunday 11th January in WIT Campus at Carriganore, Waterford. Thankfully the day stayed dry, but their was a strong wind for competitors to contend with.

The Juvenile Relays were in action first.  Juvenile Relay Results
1 Gold & 2 Bronze medals for Kerry Juvenile teams
Ellen Kelliher & Eabha McCarthy were part of the U10 4x250m relay team who won Gold for the county. This was one of the best races for the county.The Kerry girls took command of the race from the start and held the lead right through to win. 
The team was: Delia Foley (Gneeveguilla), Ellen Kelliher (FFMV), Rachel Neylon (Listowel), Eabha McCarthy (FFMV) & sub Abbey Dunlop (Kenmare).

Cormac Costello was part of the U10 4x250m team who finished in 4th place. 
The team was: Alex Hennigan (Spa Muckross), Cormac Costello (FFMV), Michael Dunworth (Listowel), Sean Treyvaud (Kenmare) & sub Oisin Lynch (Spa Muckross)

Natasha Myers & Shauna McCarthy were part of the girls U12 4x500m relay team. The team did very well to hold on to take the Bronze for the county.
The team was: Natasha Myers (FFMV), Aoife Kerins (Riocht), Jane Lawlor (Riocht), Katie Dunworth (Listowel) & subs Shauna McCarthy (FFMV), Cliodhna Daly (Kenmare)

Maria McCarthy was in action again this week when she competed in the Senior Womens 8K race. It was four laps of a very hilly and undulating surface for the athletes to contend with. Maria ran a very solid race and finished in second place to take individual silver. Kerry took all three podium positions with Shona Heaslip winning the senior title and Niamh O'Sullivan taking the bronze. A great achievement for the county.
In the county team positions, Niamh Clifford (Star Of The Laune) was called up when other members fell ill. Niamh who was also part of the National Novice ladies team who were 2nd overall ran well to secure county team gold with just 1 point to spare. Shows how important every position is no matter how far back you are in the field.

In the Senior Mens Race Tim O'Connor of An Riocht was first home for Kerry in 7th place. With the help of his team mates they secured bronze for the county. An Riocht team were in 4th place.