It’s lucky 13 as Boyne scoop best club prize
BOYNE AC began the new cross-country in the best possible fashion on Sunday when ending Mullingar Harriers’ 13-year domination of the annual Star of the Sea AC event in Stamullen.
This hugely popular competition always attracts a large competitive field and has seen the Westmeath club take home the Best Overall Club Shield for the last 13 years, but the coveted trophy proved out of reach on this occasion as Boyne AC swept the boards with podium places in most events.
Their juvenile athletes were out in force and getting the day off to a winning start was Chloe Cooney in the Girls Under-9 race, and with Ally Fennell in 10th and Shruti 13th the girls took second team.
The Under-9 Boys also placed second team, with Tadhg Forde Dunne third, Cormac McEvoy sixth and Luca Mc Loughlin 14th.
The Under-10 Boys took the third team prize, with Lorcan Forde Dunne fourth, Alex Robertson seventh and Rhys Clarke 17th.
Shola Lawrence won her Under-10 race, with Kate Culhane in fifth, and Eimear Cooney produced a fantastic run to win the Under-11 girls event, with fine runs also from Isabella Garcia (18th), Alli Garcia (28th) and Ella Mc Loughlin (15th).
Shea O’Donnell took a fine second-place finish in the Under-11 Boys race, as did Paddy Price in the Under-12 race as he produced a super sprint to the line. Neil Culhane won the Under-13 race in another tight sprint finish.
Boyne’s Under-13 Girls also took the second team prize, with Éabha Cosgrove fifth, Méabh Nolan 11th and Saran Meite 13th - as did the club’s Under-14 Girls who were represented by Lily Cummins (5th), Anna Faulkner (6th) and Caer Ní Gibhne (7th).
Tadgh Everitt Thompson ran well in his race, while Eva Cummins finished third in the Junior Ladies event.
Boyne AC senior runners Sally Clarke (14th female), Joe Carroll and James Rock all took part in the Blackrock AC 4-mile event which was held on Saturday last.