HIGHLIGHTS: Donore Harriers men’s team 2^nd in Dublin Novice cross-country, with Mathieu Proffitt the 3^rd individual. Women’s team are 4^th. Eric Keogh 3^rd home in the Irish Three-Quarter marathon. Emily Bolton is the star athlete in the 2^nd Dublin Juvenile XC League.

 

 

3^rd place finisher Mathieu Proffitt (20.16) led the Donore Harriers team to 2^nd place in the DUBLIN NOVICE CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS (hosted by Donore Harriers) at the Phoenix Park on Sunday (06.10.2019). The scoring team was completed by Luke Boland (21.01) in 10^th, Ian Martin (21.03) in 11^th and Emmet O’Briain (21.59) in 29^th. The team score of 53 was ten points short of winners Raheny Shamrocks, with Clonliffe Harriers in 3^rd on 66 points. The other host club athletes were –   Paul Cummins (22.30) in 43^rd, Phil Hennessy (23.00) 59^th, Aidan O’Rourke (24.12) 76^th and Daniel English (24.27) 80^th. There were 112 finishers.

The Donore women’s (71) team came 4^th, just 6 points behind 3^rd placed Crusaders AC as Dublin City Harriers (31) comfortably won the championship. Niamh O’Neill (15.49) on her comeback race after injury placed a creditable 12^th, with Aoife Ni Thuthail (16.09) and Audrey Gahan (16.10) in 16^th and 17^th. Claire Mulligan (16.30) closed out the scoring team in 26^th place. The other Donore athletes among the 71 finishers were – Louise Murray (16.45) in 32^nd, Caroline McCarthy (17.01) 38^th, Aisling Kirby (17.13) 41^st and Roise McSorley (18.03) 57^th.

The 2^nd round of the DUBLIN JUVENILE CROSS COUNTRY LEAGUE that preceded the Novice Championships saw some great performances from the younger Donore athletes. The most outstanding performance of the morning came from Emily Bolton, who won the Under 12 Girls race over 1.200m by 23 seconds. The host club’s other winner was Matei Ursachi in the Under 13 Boys 1,300m race.

The surprise performance came from the talented Lorraine O’Connor, who came 2^nd in the Under 13 Girls race over 1,300m, with teammate Eva Crowe in 3^rd. Oliver Hopkins challenged for the lead in the Boys Under 15 race over 2,000m, but eventually had to settle for 3^rd place. In the Under 17 Girls 2,500m race Chloe Andrews came an excellent 3^rd, whilst Luuk Jackson and Cillian McCooey finished 3^rd and 4^th respectively in the Under 11 Boys race over 900m.

The other club results were: – Annabella Omozee 4^th and Siun Costello 52^nd in the Under 9 Girls race (500m); Mark Nunan 24^th in the Under 9 Boys (500m); Ruby Blake 15^th, Beth O’Connor 40^th and Lauren Tolan 50^th in the Under 10 Girls (700m); Conor Garvey 20^th, Dylan O’Connor 32^nd, Tom Nolan 37^th and Harry McGilloway 59^th in the Under 10 Boys (700m); Amber Lynch 8^th and Melody Omozee 48^th in the Under 11 Girls (900m); Eoin Mooney 33^rd in the Under 11 Boys (900m); Abigail Tolan 19^th and Leah Nunan 40^th in the Under 12 Girls (1200m); Liam Blair 21^st, Mario Omozee 31^st, Liam O’Donoghue 36^th and Rory Gaudin 47^th in the Under 12 Boys (1200m); Eleanor Hopkins 23^rd in the Under 13 Girls (1,300m); James Dunne 24^th, Quinn Leigh-O’Keeffe 26^th, Alex Leonard 36^th and Louis Wright 41^st in the Under 13 Boys (1,300m); Honor Lynch 11^th, Katie Delaney 17^th and Sarah Tolan 21^st in the Under 14 Girls (1,500m); Dylan McKenna 17^th and Romeo Omozee 19^th in the Under 14 Boys (1,500m); Sky Synnott 22^nd and Rebecca Horan 23^rd in the Under 15 Girls (2000m); Ruairi Kirby 19^th in the Under 15 Boys (2,000m) and Alan Farrell 18^th in the Under 16 Boys (2,500m).

In the IRISH THREE-QUARTER MARATHON at Longwood, Co. Meath on Sunday (06.10.2019) Eric Keogh (1.43.24) finished in 3^rd place behind winner Mark Kenneally (1.42.32) of Clonliffe Harriers. Lee Van Haeften (1.49.03) was the 6^th athlete home. The other Donore athletes to complete the 31.6km race, that followed a rural Co. Meath route crossing the Boyne and Blackwater Rivers and the Royal Canal, were Chris Muldoon M40 (2.07.41) in 22^nd place, Brian Gaffney (2.27.20) 124^th, Arianna Ball (2.31.09) 156^th and 12^th woman, Patrick Farrell (2.33.23) 176^th, Oliver O’Hara M40 (2.41.05) 249^th, Tony Griffin M60 (2.41.17) 253^rd,  Ann Ryan W40 (3.20.01) 985^th and Ray Holmes M60 (3.44.43) 1,268^th.

 

PARKRUN SERIES (05.10.2019):  Josh O’Sullivan-Hourihan (16.29) was first finisher at Waterstown, with Dylan McKenna U.14 (22.09 3^rd home and Katie Delaney U.14 (23.26) 12^th and 2^nd woman. Nicola Dowdall W45 (23.36) was 23^rd and 2^nd woman home at Corkagh Park.

 

RESULTS IN BRIEF:

DUBLIN NOVICE CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS at PHOENIX PARK (06.10.2019)

Women’s 3km: 12^th Niamh O’Neill (15.49), 16^th Aoife Ni Thuathail (16.09), 17^th Audrey Gahan (16.10), 26^th Claire Mulligan (16.30), 32^nd Louise Murray (16.45), 38^th Caroline McCarthy (17.01), 41^st Aisling Kirby (17.13), 57^th Roise McSorley (18.03). 71 finishers

TEAM: 1^st Dublin City Harriers (31); 2^nd Raheny Shamrocks AC (56); 3^rd Crusaders AC (65); 4^th Donore Harriers (65). 9 teams

Men’s 6km: 3^rd Mathieu Proffitt; 10^th Luke Boland (21.01), 11^th Ian Martin (21.03), 29^th Emmet O’Briain (21.59), 43^rd Paul Cummins (22.30), 59^th Phil Hennessy (23.00), 76^th Aidan O’Rourke (24.12), 80^th Daniel English (24.27). 112 finishers

TEAM: 1^st Raheny Shamrocks (43): 2^nd Donore Harriers (53): 3^rd Clonliffe Harriers (66). 12 teams.

DUBLIN JUVENILE CROSS COUNTRY LEAGUE NO. 2 at PHOENIX PARK (06.10.2019)

U.9 Girls 500m: 4^th Annabella Omozee; 52^nd Siun Costello

U.9 Boys 500m: 24^th Mark Nunan

U.10 Girls 700m: 15^th Ruby Blake; 40^th Beth O’Connor; 50^th Lauren Tolan

U.10 Boys 700m: 3^rd Sebastian Ursachi; 20^th Conor Garvey; 32^nd Dylan O’Connor; 37^th Tom Nolan; 59^th Harry McGilloway

U.11 Girls 900m: 8^th Amber Lynch; 48^th Melody Omozee

U.11 Boys 900m: 3^rd Luuk Jackson; 4^th Cillian McCooey; 33^rd Eoin Mooney

U.12 Girls 1200m: 1^st Emily Bolton; 19^th Abigail Tolan; 40^th Leah Nunan

U.12 Boys 1200m: 21^st Liam Blair; 31^st Mario Omozee; 36^th Liam O’Donoghue; 47^th Rory Gaudin

U.13 Girls 1300m: 2^nd Lorraine O’Connor; 3^rd Eva Crowe; 23^rd Eleanor Hopkins

U.13 Boys 1300m: 1^st Matei Ursachi; 24^th James Dunne; 26^th Quinn Leigh-O’Keeffe; 36^th Alex Leonard; 41^st Louis Wright

U.14 Girls 1500m: 11^th Honor Lynch; 17^th Katie Delaney; 21^st Sarah Tolan

U.14 Boys 1500m: 2^nd Thomas Bolton; 17^th Dylan McKenna; 19^th Romeo Omozee

U.15 Girls 2000m: 22^nd Sky Synnott; 23^rd Rebecca Horan

U.15 Boys 2000m: 3^rd Oliver Hopkins; 19^th Ruairi Kirby

U.16 Boys 2500m: 18^th Alan Farrell

U.17 Girls 2500m: 3^rd Chloe Andrews

IRISH THREE-QUARTER MARATHON (31.6km) at LONGWOOD, CO. MEATH (06.10.2019)

3^rd Eric Keogh (1.43.24)

6^th Lee Van Haeften (1.49.03)

22^nd Chris Muldoon M40 (2.07.41)

124^th Brian Gaffney (2.27.20)

156^th & 12^th woman Arianna Ball (2.31.09)

176^th Patrick Farrell (2.33.23)

249^th Oliver O’Hara M40 (2.41.05)

253^rd Tony Griffin M60 (2.41.17)

985^th Ann Ryan W40 (3.20.01)

1268^th Ray Holmes M60 (3.44.43)

1424 finishers

PARKRUNS (28.09.2019)

Bushy: 97^th Tommy Halton M60 (27.49)

Corkagh: 23^rd & 2^nd woman Nicola Dowdall W45 (23.36)

Griffeen: 88^th Terry Mee M75 (28.40), 99^th Maureen O’Flaherty W50 (29.59)

Hartstown: 8^th Tony Kynes M60 (20.10)

Waterstown: 1^st Josh O’Sullivan-Hourihan (16.29), 3^rd Dylan McKenna U.14 (22.09), 12^th & 2^nd woman: Katie Delaney U.14 (23.26)