Report from Sara Treacy in Midland UK CC

MIDLAND WOMEN’S XC LEAGUE RACE1
NEWBOLD COMYN SAT. 12TH NOV 2011
A RACE REPORT.
Newbold Comyn was being kind today, the weather being more “printemps” than “hiver” . The ground was soft enough to take a spike without being boggy. There wasn’t even any water in the brook much to the disappointment of vicarious spectators.
There must have been 250 women competing in this increasingly popular event. So popular in fact there is a move afoot to create 2 divisions, giving the opportunity for promotion and demotion to take place..
In this event we are joined by our men’s team who despite being a bit messy do add to the occasion.
I digress,
From the gun Sara Treacy was up with the first three or four runners who included Chloe Richardson. A bit further back was Dannii Johnson, then Sophie Williams, finally Holly O’Meara, Tracy Clarke and Emily Evans.
As the race unfolded it became a battle at the front with Sara and a Loughborough athlete, taking advantage of a slight mistake in the course by the Loughborough girl Sara found herself leading and decided to go from a fair way out. Despite a strong challenge from her opponent there was no denying Sara her first victory at her first attempt in this event.
Meanwhile Claire Martin (Telford) edged Chloe into 5th place which is where she finished, a remarkable performance from a girl who is still three weeks shy of her 18th birthday. All donations to *********.
Dannii Johnson is still trying to decide whether she likes cross country or not but still made an invaluable contribution today to close the team scoring in 45th. Sophie Williams was pleased with her performance being still on the come back trail and finished 47th.
Holly O’Meara finished 162nd followed by Tracy Clarke resplendent in her first pair of XC spikes in 199th. Finally Emily Evans, also coming back after injury finished 210th.
The team finished 3rd behind the two University teams, Loughborough and Birmingham, which is like a victory, though we were only 2 points in front of Coventry and given Sara is no longer available this season we cannot be complacent.
Eddie Cockayne

Meath Secondary Schools cross country

Wednesday the 16th November was a cold overcast day, the day the Meath secondary schools cross country competition was held. Franciscan College, Gormanstown hosted the event and fourteen secondary schools attended. As always the 1000m lap course was in perfect condition. There were eight races in total and the results are as follows:
Minor Girls 1000m
1. Rose Finnegan, Eureka
2. Aloise Flemming, Eureka
3. Eimear O’Neill, Eureka
Team
1 Eureka Secondary School, Kells
2 Dunshaughlin Community School
3 Our Ladys College, Greenhills
Junior Girls 1000m
1 Rebecca Matthews, Our Ladys College, Greenhills
2 Amy Coyne, St Peters College, Dunboyne
3 Sarah Armstrong, Eureka
Team
1 Eureka Secondary School, Kells
2 Our Ladys College, Greenhills
3 St Peters College, Dunboyne
Inter Girls 1500m
1 Ciara Rooney, Loreto Secondary School, Navan
2 Laura Farrell, Athboy Community School
3 Aoife O’Neill, St Peters College, Dunboyne
Team
1 St Peters College, Dunboyne
2 Loreto Secondary School, Navan
3 Scoil Mhuire, Trim
Senior Girls 1500m
1 Alison Daly, Scoil Mhuire Trim
2 Rachel Smith, St Peters College, Dunboyne
3 Catriona Kennedy, Dunshaughlin Community School


Team
1 Loreto Secondary School, Navan
2 Dunshaughlin Community School

Minor boys 1000m
1 Alan Monaghan, St Patricks Classical School, Navan
2 Peter Kilgannon, Rathoath College
3 James Finnerty, St Patricks Classical School, Navan
Team
1 Rathoath College
2 St Patricks Classical School, Navan
3 Dunshaughlin Community College
Junior boys 2000m
1 Padraig Donagh, O’Carolan College, Nobber
2 Eoin Smith, St Patricks Classical School, Navan
3 Paddy O’Hanlon, Rathoath College
Team
1 St Patricks Classical School, Navan
2 O’Carolan College, Nobber
3 Rathoath College
Inter boys 3000m
1 Andrew Coscoran, St Marys Diocesan School, Drogheda
2 Robert Tully, Franciscan College Gormanston
3 Conor Rennicks, Community School, Kells
Team
1 Franciscan College, Gormanston
2 St Marys Diocesan School, Drogheda
3 St Patricks Classical School, Navan
Senior boys 3000m
1 Cormac Costello, Franciscan College, Gormanston
2 Richard Keen, Franciscan College, Gormanston
3 Sean Keany, St Peters College, Dunboyne
Team
1 Franciscan College, Gormanston

Selection of photos from secondary Schools CC

Selection of photos from Meath Athletics Board Secondary Schools CC held on the Dublin side of the Delvin river in the grounds of Gormanston college. Thanks to Brigid Clarke, Maggie Higgins, Fr Ailbhe for organising this great event. Thanks also to all the young athletes and the teachers who foster an interest in the sport in their respective schools.

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Meath Athletics Board has selected the following teams to represent the county at the AAI Even Age & Inter Counties Cross Country Championships in Sligo Racecourse on Sunday 27th November atarting at 11.30am. Please note the earlier start time

Boys U14

Eoin Smyth
Kevin McGrath
James Finnerty
Philip Marron
Ciaran Crowther
Paddy Maher
Conor Leech
Paul Gill
Cormac O'Dowd
Alex Hunter

Boys U16

Conor Rennicks
Andrew Coscoran
Gavin Maher
Brian McGrath
Niall Cornyn
Ben Clarke
Conor Daniel
Daniel Byrne
Allan Clarke
Daire Kelly

Girls U12

Amy Clarke
Sarah Clarke
Emma Neary
Annie Kavanagh
Aideen Slattery
Hannah Gilligan
Sarah Daly
Ciara Galvin
Hannagh Tully
Brenda Hoey

Girls U14

Eva O’ Donovan
Rose Finnegan
Aobhia Cleary
Aine O Connor
Sophie O'Brien
Ellen Rooney
Grace Dunne
Martha Reidy
Ailbhe Clancy
Emily Thornton

Junior Men

Luke Forde Dunboyne
Thomas Moran Dunshaughlin
Sean Keany Dunboyne
Torlach Grant Navan AC
Rob Tully Star of the Sea
Cormac Costello Star of the Sea
Jim Marry Star of the Sea
Ciaran McGinley Star of the Sea
Cian O’Connor Ratoath AC
Nick Hoey Navan
Brian O'Fhearraigh Bohermeen
Luke Fox Star of the Sea

Junior Women

Shauna Moore Dunshaughlin
Rachel Neary Na Fianna
Elaine Plunkett St Brigids
Shauna Moran Dunshaughlin
Ciara Rooney Navan AC
Alison Daly Na Fianna

Men

Andrew Ledwith Fr. Murphy
Mark Hoey Star of the Sea
Rory McDonnell Dunboyne
Colin Costello Star of the Sea
Derek Croal Bohermeen
Gareth Coughlan Crusaders
Loughlin Campion U23 St. Andrew’s
Donal Hanratty Tara AC
Morgan McDonagh Dunboyne
Neville Reilly Dunboyne
Ronan Wogan Slane AC
Daragh Rennicks U23 Bohermeen
Robert Caffery St. Brigids
Paul Gannon Dunboyne
Shane Boyle Dunshaughlin

Women

Sara Louise Treacy Moynalvey/Kilcoon
Fiona Reid Dunboyne
Fiona Mahon Donore Harriers
Aoife Brady Sportsworld
Karen O’Hanlon Dunboyne
Ann-Marie Smith Navan AC
Lucy Darcy Sportsworld
Marie Boland Na Fianna
Emilia Dan Dunboyne
Ursula Byrne Dunshaughlin
Linda Fahy Dunshaughlin

New race and some dates corrected

4 March 2012 Bohermeen AC Meath Spring half marathon 12noon, Bohermeen Community Centre.

17 March 2012 Fr. Murphy 5Mile Road Race & Fun Run incorporating the Meath 5Mile
Road Championships Fr. Murphy AC Ballivor, Co. Meath

25 March 2012 Dunboyne 4 Mile Road Race Dunboyne AC Dunboyne

1 April 2012 St. Brigid's AC Open 5k Hill Run incorporating Meath Hill Running Championships (IMRA Rules) St. Brigid's AC Mullaghmeen Forest Park, Oldcastle, Co. Meath.

22 April 2012 Cushinstown AC Open T&F Sports Cushinstown AC Cushinstown, Co. Meath

16 May 2012 Simon Cumber & Paddy Hyland 6k Road Race Navan AC Claremont Stadium, Navan

22 May 2012 Bob Heffernan 5k Road Race Na Fianna AC Hamlet Court Hotel, Johnstown Bridge,

9 June 2012 Patrick Bell Memorial 5k Road Race & Fun Race Bohermeen AC Bohermeen Community Centre

15 June 2012 The Braveheart 5k Trail Run Trim AC .Porchfields,Trim, Co. Meath

23 June 2012 Michael Manning 10k Road Race & Fun Run Dunshaughlin Ac Dunshaughlin Community Centre

4 July 2012 South O'Hanlon 5k Road Race & Fun Run South O'Hanlon Senchelestown
GAA Centre

18 July 2012 St. Brigid's AC 5k Road Race & Fun Run St. Brigid's AC Oldcastle.

24 August 2012 Tara AC 5K Road Race & Fun Run Tara AC Skyrne Community Hall

2 Sept 2012 Navan AC Annual T&F Sports Navan AC Claremont Stadium, Navan

9 Sept 2012 Rennicks Cup & Fr Delany 5 Mile Road Race & Fun Run Bohermeen AC

23 Sept 2012 Star of the Sea cross country meeting Greenanstown, Stamullen.

Leinster intermediate and uneven ages cross country

The Meath cross-country teams had a successful day at the Leinster Uneven Age and Intermediate Cross Country Championships held in Adamstown, Co.Wexford last Sunday. The course in the centre of Adamstown village was very spectator friendly and the torrential rain received in Wexford on Friday had no effect on the ground conditions, which were good underfoot.
The under 11 girl’s team set the tone for the day when they finished 4th and qualified for the All Ireland’s which will take place in the Curragh in a month’s time. The U11 boy’s team went one place better when finishing in 3rd place over the 1500m race.
The first of our team gold medals came with the under 13 girl’s team when they finished with a total of 75 points to take the coveted title. The team of Sarah Clarke (Na Fianna) 4th, Eva O’Donovan (Navan) 6th, Martha Reidy (Fr. Murphy) 14th, Amy Clarke (Na Fianna) 15th, A. Cleary (St. Andrew’s) 17th and Aine O’Connor (Ratoath) 19th had packed very well to score a deserved win.
The boy’s under 13 team were not to be overshadowed by the girls as they won the title on a score of 55pts with Kevin McGrath and Alan Monaghan both from Bohermeen taking individual gold and silver medals. They were ably supported by Shane Hanley (St. Brigids) in 5th place, James Finnerty (Tara) 7th, Alex Hunter (Ratoath) 19th and Francis Marry (Star of the Sea) 21st.
The under 15 boy’s team finished 4th on 191pts to qualify for the All Irelands with Eoin Smyth (Tara) in 8th place, Ciaran McCarty (Ratoath) 23rd, Philip Marron (Ratoath) 28th, Conor Leech (Na Fianna) 37th, Ciaran Crowther (St. Andrews) 43rd and Mark Daly (Na Fianna) 52nd.
The boys under 17 team finished 4th on 138 pts with five Star of the Sea athletes in the counting six. Niall Cornyn (Dunboyne) broke up the possible six out of six scoring members for the East Meath club as they also had the 7th Meath athlete across the line in Luke Fox. Rob Tully finished in 8th place, Ciaran McGinley 17th, Andrew Coscoran 21st (all Star of the Sea), Niall Cornyn (Dunboyne) 28th, Cormac Costello 31st and Jim Marry 33rd both from Star the Sea. Star of the Sea were the 3rd placed club team in this race.
The intermediate ladies team finished 2nd to our old rivals Dublin when they had a total of 62 points. Emilia Dan (Dunboyne) was the leading Meath athlete when finishing 5th in the 4000m race. She was followed home by the Dunshaughlin duo of Ursula Byrne 14th and Linda Fahy 17th with Deirdre Fitzsimons (Dunboyne) in 26th place.
Mark Hoey (Star of the Sea) in winning the Intermediate Men’s Championship race over 8k led the Meath squad to team gold as well. Mark, who is now just back training after taking a well earned rest after his victory in the Dublin half marathon last September, was in the leading bunch of runners right from the start of the race. This group include Thomas Hayes (Kilkenny City Harriers) and Mick Kavannagh (Sli Culainn) and Neville Reilly (Dunboyne). With two laps of the six laps completed the group was whittled down to Hoey , Hayes and Kavannagh with Reilly in 4th place. The Meath man continued to set the pace leading this trio of athletes with the Kilkenny man and the Wicklow man alternating between 2nd and 3rd place. Then with 3k remaining the East Meath athlete stretched his legs and the race was now down to Thomas Hayes and Mark as Kavannagh fell back. Neville Reilly at this stage was cementing his position in 4th place while the rest of the Meath were battling well further down the field. Mark continued to press on and with 2k left to race he had broken Hayes and opened up gap on the Kilkenny man. Mark continued to press home his advantage so that going out on the last lap he had a forty metre lead. Mark came home in a time 27mins 34secs for the 8k and had a winning margin of seventeen seconds on Hayes with Kavannagh 3rd and Neville Reilly finishing in 4th place.
Ronan Wogan (Slane AC) in 17th, Loughlin Campion (St. Andrews) 24th, Robert Caffery (St. Brigids) 29th and Paul Gannon (Dunboyne) in 36th made up the rest of the scoring team finishing with a total of 111pts and taking the team prize in the process.

Meath intermediate squads

Attached are the proposed Meath Intermediate teams for Day 2 of the Leinster
Championships in Adamstown, Co. Wexford on Sunday 13th Nov at 12noon. If any of the first 15 are not running could they please contact Brendan Meade 087 2533113 or Gerard Heery 086 2499886


Mens Intermediate
Neville Reilly Dunboyne
Mark Hoey Star of the Sea
Derek Croal Bohermeen
Robert Caffery St. Brigids
Rory Kavannagh Dunboyne
Paul Gannon Dunboyne
Cormac Minnock Na Fianna
Loughlin Campion St. Andrews
Morgan McDonagh Dunboyne
Shane Boyle Dunshaughlin
David O’Connell Bohermeen
Diarmuid Fagan Na Fianna
Derek Hunter Dunshaughlin
Kevin Reilly Bohermeen
Darragh Rennicks Bohermeen

Womens Intermediate
Marie Boland Na Fianna
Emilia Dan Dunboyne
Linda Fahy Dunshaughlin
Ursula Byrne Dunshaughlin
Imelda Clarke Na Fianna
Mary Watters Navan
Brigid Clarke Na Fianna
Ann Hunter Dunshaughlin
Maggie Higgins Na Fianna
Maureen Getty St. Brigids
Claire Smith Trim
Ann Tobin Trim
Sharon Monaghan Fr. Murphys
Deirdre Fitzsimons Dunboyne
Crona Brady Sportsworld

Meath teams for Adamstown

Meath teams for the uneven age cross country in Adamstown,
Co. Wexford on Sunday 13th Nov starting at 12noon.

Girls U11
Sarah Wall
Eimear Fagan
Florence Sheridan
Molly McNamara
Brenda Hoey
Katie O'Brien
Victoria Knox
Aoife Lenihan
Meabh Hanrahan
Leah Quinn
Laura Furlong
Elisha Larkin
Caoimhe Rowe
Meadhbh Byrne
Ava O’Brien


Girls U13
Eva O’Donovan
Sarah Clarke
Amy Clarke
Aoibhin Cleary
Martha Reidy
Aine O’ Connor
Sarah Daly
Grace Dunne
Aideen Slattery
Emma Neary
Annie Kavanagh
Deirdre Murray
Hannah Ward
Ciara Galvin
Ailbhe Clancy



Girls U15
Rose Finnegan
Sophie O'Brien
Amy Coyne
Elizabeth Clarke
Laura Heneghan
Ciara Heneghan
Aisling Mc Closkey
Deirdre Healy

Girls U17
Alison Daly
Ciara Rooney
Ali Shortt
Laura Farrell
Lauren O'Brien
Orla O'Donnell
Siofra Cleary
Gillian Hawdon
Ciara Delaney
Sarah Campion
Susan Culhane

Boys U11
Niall Moreland
Sean O’Connor
Shane Smyth
Niall Finnerty
Cian McNulty Casey
Justin Harris
Aaron Getty
Luke Mitchell
Harry Dunne
James Gavin
Shane Clarke
Adam Conlon
Colin Hawdon
Christopher Clarke
Peter Coscoran

Boys U13
Kevin McGrath
Shane Hanly
Paddy Maher
James Finnerty
Alan Monaghan
Padraig Finnerty
Alex Hunter
Evan Butler
Eric Casserly
Francis Marry
Cormac O’Dowd
Leon Clarke
Sean Byrne
Simon Lynch
Jarlath Jordan

Boys U15
Eoin Smyth
Ben Clarke
Ciarán MCarthy
Conor Leech
Ciaran Crowther
Philip Marron
Paul Gill
Mark Daly
Sean Murray
Ciaran Leech
Kevin Cleary
Jack Brunton
Allan Clarke
Coilin Higgins

Boys U17
Andrew Coscoran
Rob Tully
Cormac Costello
Gavin Maher
Jim Marry
Ciaran Mc Ginley
Niall Cornyn
Conor Duncan
Dylan Brady
Conor Daniel
John Atling
Conor Noone
Darragh Flynn
Cormac Ahern
Michael Flood

Best Club at the T&F Championships 2011

Bob Heffernan Shield Juvenile Club: Cushinstown AC

Christy Kelly Shield Senior Club: Dunboyne AC

Best Club at the Cross Country Championships 2010:

Juvenile Club: Na Fianna AC

Senior Club: Dunshaughlin AC