Mind over age for runners at An Riocht

THE Kerry Athletics Uneven age, Intermediate and Masters Cross Country championships took place on Sunday October 8 in Currow, supervised by the Team from An Riocht AC.

Though the ground was a bit heavy the weather held good for the duration of the event and another fine day of running was had. There were thrilling finishes across the ages with Cian Spillane and Shauna McCarthy (Farranfore Maine Valley), Luke Merrigan and Alyce O’Connor (Kenmare AC) and Oisin Spillane (Tralee Harriers) taking their second gold of these championships. Many of the county’s vintage athletes once again showed that distance running is all about mind over age.

Results

Juvenile

U-9 Girls: 1st Jessie Lynch, Farranfore Maine Valley; 2nd Elissa Hussey, Kenmare; 3rd Ciara Kering, An Riocht. Team Result: 1st Kenmare; 2nd Farranfore.

U-9 Boys :1st Luke Merrigan, Kenmare; 2nd Ioaj Nichers, Farranfore Maine Valley; 3rd Kevin Horgan, St. Brendan’s. Team Result: 1st Kenmare; 2nd Farranfore Maine Valley; 3rd St. Brendan’s.

U-11 Girls: 1st Maria Murnane, Kenmare; 2nd Katie O’Connell, Iveragh; 3rd Robyn Cahill, An Riocht. Team Result: 1st Kenmare A; 2nd Gneeveguilla; 3rd Kenmare B.

U-11 Boys: 1st Aaron Horgan, St Brendan’s; 2nd Seamus O’Donoghue, Kenmare; 3rd Matthew Quinn, Lios Tuathail. Team Result: 1st Lios Tuathail; 2nd St Brendan’s; 3rd Kenmare. U-13 Girls: 1st Abbey Dunlop, Kenmare; 2nd Ava McCar thy, Farranfore Maine Valley; 3rd Grace Rober ts White, Kenmare. Team Result: 1st Kenmare; 2nd Lios Tuathail; 3rd Farranfore Maine Valley

U-13 Boys: 1st Adam Quigley, Iveragh; 2nd Oisin Lynch, Killarney Valley; 3rd Tommy Ar thur, Kenmare. Team Result: 1st Kenmare; 2nd Spa Fenit Barrow.

U-15 Girls: 1st Shauna McCar thy, Farranfore Maine Valley; 2nd Saoirse Thompkins, Gneeveguilla; 3rd Kerry Egan, Star of the Laune. Team Result: 1st Farranfore Maine Valley.

U-15 Boys: 1st Cian Spillane, Farranfore Maine Valley; 2nd Ben Murphy, Gneeveguilla; 3rd Michael O’Reilly, Kenmare. Team Result: 1st Farranfore Maine Valley; 2nd Gneeveguilla. U-17 Girls: 1st Alyce O’Connor; 2nd Muireann de Faoite; 3rd Caoimhe Daly, all Kenmare. Team Result: 1st Kenmare.

U-17 Boys: 1st Oisin Spillane, Tralee Harriers; 2nd Fionn O’Connell, Iveragh; 3rd Louis Byrne, Tralee Harriers

U-19 Girls: 1st Emily Pierce, Lios Tuathail U-19 Boys 1st Andrew Powell, Gneeveguilla Intermediate Women: 1st Aoife Mahony, Lios Tuathail; 2nd Deirdre Enright, An Riocht; 3rd Catherine O’Sullivan, An Riocht. Team results: 1st Farranfore A; 2nd An Riocht, 3rd Farranfore B.

Intermediate Men: 1st Darragh Brown, Lios Tuathail; 2nd Conor O’Mahoney An Riocht; 3rd Mar tin Dineen, An Riocht. Team results: 1st An Riocht.

Masters Women

O-35: 1st Mary Daly, Farranfore Maine Valley; 2nd Mary Barrett, An Riocht. Team result: 1st Farranfore A; 2nd Farranfore B; 3rd An Riocht. O-40: 1st Maria McCarthy, 2nd Mary O’Shea, 3rd Marie McKenna, all Farranfore.

O-45: 1st Catherine Barney, Farranfore Maine Valley; 2nd Mary O’Connor, An Riocht; 3rd Bernie O’Mahoney, Farranfore Maine Valley. Team Result: 1st An Riocht.

O-50: 1st Eileen O’Riordan, Gneeveguilla O-55: 1st Niamh O’Sullivan, An Roicht O-60: 1st Majella Diskan, An Riocht; 2nd Mags Moriar ty; Farranfore Maine Valley; 3rd Joan O’Sullivan, Gneeveguilla.

Masters Men

O-35: 1st Darren Burke, An Riocht; 2nd Dermot Deen, Farranfore Maine Valley; 3rd Frank Culloty, Gneeveguilla.

Team result: 1st An Riocht; 2nd Farranfore Maine Valley.

O-40: 1st Tim O’Connor; 2nd Tommy O’Brien; 3rd Trevor Liven – All An Riocht.

O-45 Men: 1st Rober t Purcell, Gneeveguilla; 2nd George McCar thy, Farranfore Maine Valley; 3rd Willie Reidy, An Riocht.

O-50: 1st John Barrett, Gneeveguilla; 2nd Willie Guiney, An Riocht, 3rd William Dennehy, An Riocht.

O-55: 1st Kevin Griffin, An Riocht.

O-60: 1st Michael Mangan, Star of the Laune. O-75: 1st Tony Buckley, Gneeveguilla.

The next event will be held in Killorglin this Sunday featuring the Junior and Senior Championships and the ever popular Juvenile 4x500m Relays for even ages.