Tallaght athletes were again to the fore in a
number of events in the Phoenix Park last Sunday. At juvenile level, the
Dublin Board cross country league 2 took place with a number of our
competitors securing additional points to add to those gained in
Donabate the previous week.
Jade Johnston was the first to score when finishing a good 3rd in the
U11 800m , whilst Connor Murray finished 4th in the boy’s equivalent. In
the U12 boy’s 1,000m contest, Killian Morris was first home for the
club, followed by Sean Mc Cabe who improved his position from league one
when crossing the line in 12th. Roisin O’ Hanlon maintained her position
near the top of the U15 league table when taking 6th position in her
1500m contest, whilst Aisling Johnston did likewise when taking 3rd in
the U16 2,000m contest, with Rebecca Game following her home in 5th. In
the boy’s U16 3,000m event, Brian Connolly had another good run to
finish second and was followed home in third place by Eoghan Hennessey.
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Connor Murray – 4th U11 boys
800m
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Tallaght members encouraging the
runners
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Killian Morris & Sean Mc Cabe |
Katie in her first contest |
Aoibheann Tierney also added points when
finishing 5th in the U17 2,000m contest, with Carla Fullam following her
home a few places further back, whilst Anthony Lieghio improved his
standing in the U18 category with a clear cut win over 4,500m, with
David Somerville, competing over the same distance, maintaining his
position at the top of the U19 league table.
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Anthony Lieghio – winner of the
boy’s U18 4,500m contest |
The Dublin Athletic Board Novice Cross Country
Championships also took place at the same venue with our ladies team
first to the line in their 3k contest, which included some tough hills.
Katherina Baldinger was first home for the team with a super time of
11.45 and she will represent Dublin at the National Championships in
Dundalk on December 17th. Deborah Burgess, running her first ever
cross country event was next home for the club in an impressive 14th
place in 13.08, followed by Anne Marie Byrne in 20th (13.36), Fiona Mc
Carthy 27th (14.12), Niamh Oman 28th (14.16), Colette Ferguson 31st
(14.28), with another two debutantes, Susan Holland and Michelle
Fitzpatrick doing very well to finish 32nd and 33rd respectively, in
14.40 and 14.49. Considering the team of eight included three athletes
who were making their cross country debut, they should be very pleased
with their fourth place in the team category, which makes them live
contenders for future honours.
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Katherina Baldinger, lying in
8th on the first circuit AND more Tallaght ladies in the 2nd
group.
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Mark Byrne
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In the men’s 6k race, Mark Byrne also made his
debut for the club and he should also be well pleased with his 30th
place finish in a time of 21.54, 6 seconds ahead of James Crowley in
32nd with Martin Haddock next to finish in 43rd in a time of 23.46.
Later in the afternoon, also in the Phoenix Park, Ronan Kearns
unfortunately missed out on a top prize when he finished 4th in the
Simon 4 mile road race.
Tymon Park will host round three of the juvenile cross country league on
Saturday next 14th October, starting at 11am where many of our juveniles
will be aiming to maintain and improve their standings
Photos – Courtesy of Alan
Cowzer