Another marvellous day's cross country running at the final Leinster championships today at Kilbeggan Racecourse. The event was hosted for Athletics Leinster by Mullingar Harriers Athletic Club and they put on a superb event. The weather was sunny and underfoot conditions good.
St Cocas were represented by 32 juveniles from u11 to u17 and a total of 19 have qualified to the All Ireland on 4 weeks time.
4 athletes made Leinster teams with Garbhan Prendergast finishing 7th in the boys u11. Lucy Doolan continued her fine season with a 7th place finish in the girls u13 and Eoin Kelly (8th) and Matthew Ennis (10th) all progressing on Leinster teams.
Kildare A.A.I teams had unprecedented success today winning 4 county titles. U11 girls and boys, u13 boys and u15 boys with athletes from St Cocas among the athletes.
The club itself have qualified 2 teams to the All Ireland. The u13 girls and the u15 boys who won bronze medals. The u11 boys just losing out on qualification by 3 points.
Great performances by both u11 teams. Girls coming 7th.
Full results:
Girls u11
21 Amelia Brogan (County gold )
45 Clodagh McNerney (County gold )
60 Tara Fagan (County gold medal )
62 Anna Zhukova
91 Hailey Bruton
97 Lily Balfe 97
98 Zoe Forde
149 finishers
Boys u11
7 Garbhan Prendergast(Leinster,County gold )
38 Harry Naughton (County gold )
48 Conall O'Dochartaigh (County gold )
51 Charlie Kinsella
52 Jan Mujadin
60 Seanog Cawley
67 Ted Davis
117 finishers
Girls u13
7 Lucy Doolan( Leinster, County silver)
20 Holly Fagan (County silver)
44 May Hughes
74 Aoibheann Graham
76 Amy Hedderman
92 Louisa Burke
101 Molly Reilly
105 Paige McCartin
Team qualified
116 finishers
Boys u13
14 Liam Keogh (County gold)
50 Patrick Nolan
104 Michael MacAodhain
109 finishers
Girls u15
59 Siofra O'Cuill
97 Aoife Killeen
104 finishers
Boys u15
8 Eoin Kelly (Club , Leinster , County)
10 Matthew Ennis (Club, Leinster , County)
31 Eoghan McNerney (Club , County)
53 Matthew Burke (Club )
63 finishers
Boys u17
38 Ethan Sykes (County silver )
Congratulations to all our athletes who have progressed so well over the season.