Congratulations to all our medal winners in
the Dublin Cross Country Championships last Sunday in the St Anne’s
Park, Raheny and to all those who ran and braved the conditions on the
day, well done! Tallaght started and ended the day on a winning note,
with Nadine Johnston Hickey taking the U10 girls title and Sean
Connolly ending the day with a superb winning performance in the
Senior Men’s Championships, after 6 gruelling laps of the testing
course he brought the title back to Tallaght for the first time ever.
He was followed home by Jettun Dharamjai and Davy Byrne.
Our U10 champion Nadine combined with
individual medallist Nicola Neamt, Alana Walsh and Megan Doyle to win
the team bronze medals, whilst Christopher Duffy, after a really brave
effort, unfortunately had to settle for silver in the boy’s equivalent
and he led theTallaght team which included individual medal winners
Seamus Noone and James Ackerman, along with Karl Graham and Jonny
Turley to the team silver honours.
Kayleigh Clarke (granddaughter of Gary), in her first cross country
Championships, secured an individual medal and selection on the Dublin
team for next months Nationals after she finished 6th in the U12
1,000m. She was followed home by Rebecca Casey, Ciara Jordan and Maria
Noone. Jade Johnston also booked her place after she won an individual
medal when crossing the line in 8th in the U14 1200m contest. In the
U14 boy’s, Conor Murray snatched the bronze medal on the line from our
own Evan Flynn after a great tussle over 1500m and both will be
looking forward to Kilbeggan next month, whilst Sean Mc Cabe won an
individual medal and selection after he finished 10th in the U16
3,000m. John Daly, despite being unwell, bravely finished the race,
just ahead of Philip Murray.
In the Junior Men’s 6k contest, Brian Connolly took 5th qualifying
position on the Dublin Junior Team for the Nationals and led Sean
Fitzpatrick, Frankie Walsh & Niall Meehan to 4th place in the team
category. Roisin O’ Hanlon, stepping up two years, finished a good
12th in the Junior Ladies contest.
Many of our Juveniles will be competing again this coming Sunday in
Dublin Uneven Age Cross Country Championships in Marlay Park,
Rathfarnham, starting at 11am. Please lend them your support!
Photos in Gallery
