Schools pass test
Good Counsel hosts cross-country
CONDITIONS WERE perfect for the Wexford Schools cross-country championships at Good Counsel College, New Ross. The skies were blue and the low winter sun did its best to take the chill out of the air. Underfoot, the sod was firm.
Numbers were up in most races as was the standard of running up front. The latter continues a general upward trajectory which has been very much in evidence in under-age distance running in recent years.
The overall best school result was very close this year, with Wexford C.B.S. winning by just one point from Good Counsel College and St. Mary’s (New Ross).
With the steady hand of Linda Rogers on the tiller, the event was very well organised and stewarded thanks to Wexford Athletics volunteers and in particular United Striders volunteers who were there from before 9 a.m. setting up the course.
Wexford Civil Defence volunteers thankfully had a quiet day! As always Good Counsel College and staff, in particular Richard Barry, were excellent hosts.
Minor girls: 1, Sinéad O’Reilly, Loreto Wexford; 2, Eimear Halpin, Loreto Wexford; 3, Eimear Fortune, Loreto Wexford, 4, Ciara Mullally, Our Lady of Lourdes; 5, Kate English, Our Lady of Lourdes.
Teams: 1, Loreto Wexford; 2, Our Lady of Lourdes; 3, Ramsgrange Community School.
Minor boys: 1, Kian Molloy, Ramsgrange Community School; 2, Darragh Breen, F.C.J.; 3, Oisín Mac Eochaidh, Good Counsel College; 4, Jamie Fitzpatrick, Coláiste Abbain; 5, Finn Kelly, Good Counsel College.
Teams: 1, Good Counsel College; 2, Ramsgrange Community School; 3, Wexford C.B.S.
Junior girls: 1, Danielle Griffin, St. Mary’s; 2, Clodagh Foran, Our Lady of Lourdes; 3, Aoibhinn Crean, Coláiste Bríde; 4, Ellie Kehoe, Our Lady of Lourdes; 5, Kelly Ann Dempsey, Our Lady of Lourdes.
Teams: 1, Our Lady of Lourdes; 2, St. Mary’s; 3, Coláiste Bríde.
Junior boys: 1, Joe Byrne, Gorey Community College; 2, Ben Wall, Good Counsel College; 3, Ryan Boland, Creagh College; 4, Darragh Flannelly, Good Counsel College; 5, Aidan Shannon, Good Counsel College.
Teams: 1, Good Counsel College; 2, Creagh College; 3, Wexford C.B.S.
Inter girls: 1, Róisín O’Reilly, Loreto Wexford; 2, Eve Furlong, F.C.J.; 3, Erinn Shannon, St. Mary’s; 4, Eve Byrne, Our Lady of Lourdes; 5, Kayleigh N, F.C.J.
Teams: 1, St. Mary’s; 2, Our Lady of Lourdes; 3, Coláiste Bríde.
Inter boys: 1, Adam O’Connor, New Ross C.B.S.; 2, Oisín Woolmington, Creagh College; 3, Cian Flanagan, Good Counsel College; 4, Edward Kinsella, F.C.J.; 5, Aaron Browne, Good Counsel College.
Teams: 1, Wexford C.B.S. A; 2, Good Counsel College; 3, Wexford C.B.S. B.
Senior girls: 1, Eva Roche, St. Mary’s; 2, Grace Costello, Our Lady of Lourdes; 3, Katie Murphy, St. Mary’s; 4, Nicole Keating, Ramsgrange Community School; 5, Triona Mooney, St. Mary’s.
Teams: 1, St. Mary’s; 2, Ramsgrange Community School.
Senior boys: 1, Liam Turner, St. Peter’s; 2, James Boland, Good Counsel College; 3, Conor Mahoney, St. Peter’s; 4, Kieran Kavanagh, F.C.J.; 5, Tomás Breen, Bunclody V.C.
Teams: 1, Wexford C.B.S.; 2, St. Peter’s College; 3, Ramsgrange Community School.
One late medal-winning result from the All-Ireland cross-country in Abbotstown made one United Striders athlete very happy. Aedan Rogers, who placed 27th in the Under-18 race, was fifth man home on the winning Leinster team.
That really does crown a great national championships for Striders.