Connacht
Cross Country Championships
The second day of the 2019 Connacht
Cross Country Championships was held on a cold winter’s day in Beleek Woods Park
in Ballina, Co Mayo last Sunday, 10th November. The event featured the Juvenile
Uneven Ages championships (U11 up to U19 age groups), and the final leg of the
adult Senior League for men and women.
Galway athletes and clubs performed
well, with Tuam AC winning the team event in the U11 Girls, via the squad of
Grace McGrath, Sarah Murphy, Rebecca Moynihan, Clodagh Gannon, Taillte O’Callaghan
and Kate Halligan
Alan Hallinan of Craughwell AC won
bronze in the U11 Boys race, with Tuam AC taking bronze team medals.
Eva Burke of Tuam AC produced a great
run to take bronze in the U13 girls’ race, and lead her team to gold, with Myah
Gallagher, Aoibheann Reddington, Áine Maguire, Danielle Moynihan and Abbi McGrath
combining well to take the Connacht title. Tuam AC Boys won another medal for
the club in the U13 Boys team event with Cian Halligan leading them home in
sixth place.
Fauve Aylmer of GCH had a great run to
take silver medals in the U15girls’ race, and led her team to Connacht gold,
with Mia Craughwell, Saoirse Coleman and Clodagh Quirke all running well to win
the team title
Mathys Bocquet of Craughwell AC continued
his good season with a commanding win in the U15 Boys. South Galway AC U15 Boys
packed well to take silver medals in the team event
Sean Cotter of Craughwell produced a
great front running performance to win gold in the U17 Boys race. Barry Murphy of GCH was another who excelled
on the day for the city club, with a fine third in the U19 Boys event. Galway
City Harriers won team gold in the U19 Boys via Murphy, Rian De Bairead, Cian
Coyne and Aidan Brock
Caron Ryan of Craughwell AC continued her good form with a clear win in the Senior Women’s race while in the Senior Men’s race; John Moroney of GCH continued his good season with a hard-fought third place finish
Fit4Life
5k Athenry
Deirdre Moran Smyth of GCH won the
annual Fit for Life 5k hosted by Athenry AC on Saturday last. The winner
clocked 22.14, for first place ahead of clubmates Sarah Johnson in second and
Avril Timmins third
Irish
Life Health All-Ireland Schools Combined Events
The All Ireland Schools Combined Events Championships were held last Saturday in Athlone IT with many Galway schools competing in the multi-discipline event, with three Galway medal winners on the day
Liam Shaw of Presentation Athenry won
bronze at the event in the Minor Boys section, while
Conor Hoade also claimed a bronze in the
Intermediate Boys event for Presentation Athenry. Leanagh Gilligan of St
Brigid’s Loughrea was Galway third bronze medalist of the day with a great
performance in the Senior Girls event.
IUAA
Road Relays
The Irish Universities Athletics Association Road Relay Championships will be hosted by the National University of Ireland – Maynooth on Saturday 16th November next.
NUI Galway will field strong men’s and Women’s
teams, led by Pierre Murchan and Rhona Pierce. The Ladies race starts at 12.45,
with the Men’s race off at 1.45 pm.
Ballinderreen
10k
South Galway AC hosts the 9th annual Ballinderreen 10k on Sunday 17th November next at
12.30 pm. The race starts at Ballinderreen village (5 mins walk from the community centre).
Race Number pick up for online registration (€20), & Day Registrations (€23), are at Ballinderreen Community Centre. The course is AAI certified measured, and chip timed and on a fast-flat course.
British
and Irish Masters Cross Country International
The British and Irish Masters Cross
Country international takes place in Aintree, Liverpool next Saturday, with
three Galway athletes representing Ireland.
Mark Davis of Craughwell AC runs at V45
level, Ian Egan of Castlegar AC goes in the V50 race, with Martin Keane of
Athenry AC competing in the V75 category.
