There were honours aplenty for Kilkenny athletes at the National Cross Country Championships held at Santry Demense this past weekend.
The Highlights
- Fiona Dillon, Thomastown AC, individual gold in the Girls U-12 Race
- Hannah Kehoe, Gowran top 12 finish
- Kilkenny Girls U-12 County team silver
- Thomastown Girls U-14 win team gold
- Aine Kirwan and Hannah O Keefe, Thomastown top 12 finish (U-14)
- U-16 athletes Annie McEvoy and Adam Fitzpatrick (Kilkenny City Harriers) picked up top 12 finishes and are selected for the Irish Squad for the Celtic Games in Scotland
- Boys U-16 County team win bronze
- Peter Lynch and Aoibhe Richardson, (KCH) both win silver in their respective Junior (U-20) events and have been selcted for the Irish Junior teams that will compete at next months European Cross Country Championships
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The Full Results
Girls’ U-12: 1 Fiona Dillon* (TT), 9 Hannah Kehoe*(G), 16 Eleanor Godden (KCH), 17 Saoirse Allen (SS), 29 Danielle Griffin (SJ) 31Caoimhe Carroll (KCH), 56 Emma Manogue (TT), 57 Emma Shorthall (KCH), 80 Ava Shefflin (TT), 82 Maria O Keefe (TT), 119 Tara McGuire (KCH); Club: 6 Thomastown, 8 KCH; County: 2 Kilkenny; Provincial: 1 Leinster*
Boys’ U-12: 34 David Williams (SS), 58 Billy Power (TT), 66 Jack O Neill (SS), 72 Charlie Mullins (G), 74 Billy Coogan (G), 81 Tomas Mullally (SJ), 104 Tadgh Connolly (SS), 109 Naoise Gilmartin (SS); Club: 11 St Senans, County 9 Kilkenny
Girls’ U-14: 4 Aine Kirwan* (TT), 11 Hannah O Keefe* (TT), 57, Ciara O Keefe (TT), 65, Tara Ramasawmy (SS), 71 Ellen Ryan (TT), 87 Eve O Dwyer (G), 89 Orla O Keefe (TT), 98 Anna Cass (TT), 113 Abby Gilsenan (KCH), 128 Aine McDonald (SJ), Club: 1 Thomastown: County: 4 Kilkenny; Provincial: 2 Leinster*
Boys’ U-14: 16 Cathal Kearney* (KCH), 22 Will Fox (CC), 45 Gavin Manning (Gowran), 48 Henry Farrell (Gowran), 108 Cathal O Reilly (Castlecomer), 112 Josh Fenton (St Senans), 132 Ryan Cummings (St Senans), County: 8 Kilkenny; Provincial: 1 Leinster*
Girls’ U-16: 9 Annie McEvoy* (KCH), 21 Ella Richardson (KCH), 40 Ruth Kennedy (Gowran), 67 Aoife Allen (St Senans), 68 Nell Murphy (St Senans), 88 Sinead O Keefe (TT), 98 Issey Shine (KCH), 103 Lainey Gilsenan (KCH), 108 Linda Lawlor (St Josephs); Clubs: 6 KCH; County: 4 Kilkenny; Provincial: 1 Leinster*
Boys’ U-16: 10 Adam Fitzpatrick* (KCH), 21 Aaron Donnelly (SS), 33 Shay McEvoy (KCH), 54 James Kearney (KCH), 60 Eoin Walsh (KCH), 67 David O Carroll (G), 95 Johnny Collins (KCH), 98 Kevin Burns (KCH), 102 Killian Hogan (CC)113 Colm Murphy (KCH); Club: 7 KCH, County: 3 Kilkenny (top 6); Provincial: 1 Leinster*
Girls’ U-18: 48 Grace Richardson (KCH);
Boys’ U-18: 28 Rory Lodge (KCH), 47 Jonathon Crowley (SS), 78 Eoin O Dwyer (G), 94 Luke Fitzpatrick (KCH), 102 Taylor Kayne (G),
Junior Women: 2 Aoibhe Richardson (KCH), 9 Lauren Dermody (CC), 29 Michelle McDonald (SS), 34 Annie O Connor (KCH), 44 Niamh McMullan (KCH),
Senior Women: 35 Sile Carroll (Liffey Valley), 49 Sally Forristal (St Josephs)
Senior Men 10k: 9 Brian Maher (KCH), 39 Niall Sheehan (Gowran), 65 David McPherson (KCH); *Provincial Medal winners.
With thanks to Kilkenny Athletics