Some good performances were recorded at the Dublin Juvenile Cross Country Championships in Marley Park today. We had 12 athletes competing, our highest for years. Tom McGrath finished 11th in the the U.13 and Ashur Fernandes in his first race finished 21st. Michael Connelly had a fine run to finish 15th in the U.15. We had seven runners in the U.17 race. First home was David Scanlon who had a fantastic run to finish 4th, followed by Joseph Cooke 9th, Ian Rankin 12th, Sean Hayes 18th, Paddy O'Donohoe 20th, James Vickery 26th & Daniel Whitaker 27th. The U17 team took the bronze medals & were only 5 points of 1st place in a very competitive race. Jack McLaughlin had another great run to finish 5th in the U.19 & Mark Young finished 16th over a very tough 7km course. Well done to all our athletes who put in fine performances. Photos. of the lads are in the Gallery.
Coach to Junior Athletes.
Under 17 team who ran today and Jack McLoughlin U. 19
Stephen Gaffney finished 8th in the U18 Triple Jump in the National Juvenille T&F Championchips on Saturday in Tullamore. On Sunday he ran 2 min 19.63 seconds in the U18 800m. Tom McGrath ran a PB of 1 min 51.06 seconds (unofficial time) in the U13 600m. David Scanlon also set a new PB of 9 minutes 58.97 seconds in the U 17 3000m. The season is drawing to a close & we will be soon on a summer break before traing recommences for the cross country season. Well done to all our juvenile & junior athletes who have worked very hard all year & have achieved good success throughout the year.
Philip Halpin
Coach to Junior Athletes
