Juvenile PRO Report on National Juvenile Even Age Championships, Dundalk IT, Dundalk, Co Louth, Sunday November 23rd 2014

On Sunday 23rd November 2014, cross country enthusiasts from all over the country travelled to Dundalk IT, where the All Ireland even age cross country championships were held, and again Cork Juveniles acquitted themselves very well. Many of our juveniles won individual medals, with Caoimhe Harrington, Bantry AC, running a superb race to come home in front, in the girl’s U-16 race, to claim her fourth National Cross Country title to date.

Of the 8 juvenile races to take place, Cork captured 7 county team prizes, with many of our athletes helping Munster to capture Provincial team prizes.

Girls U-12

Sarah Morrison, St Nicholas,  finished 5th, closely followed in 6th by Mallaidh O’Neill, Skibbereen, and they were well supported by Emma Landers, Youghal, Shannon Cotter, West Muskerry, Jane Buckley, Bandon, and Rebecca Harrington, Bantry, to claim team gold for Cork with Sarah, Mallaidh and Emma part of the Munster team to take team silver.

Boys U-12

There was further success here for the Cork team, finishing 3rd. The scoring 6 were John O’Flynn, North Cork, Diarmuid Healy, Midleton, Keelan Crowley, Bandon, Jack O’Neill,Skibbereen, John Fitzgerald, Carrig na bhFear, and Ben Atkinson, Carrig na bhFear. John and Diarmuid were members of the Munster team that took team gold.

Girls U-14

Ursula Bluett, North Cork, Grainne Egan, North Cork, Jennifer Cotter, West Muskerry, Lucy O’Keeffe, Youghal, Sarah Kelleher, West Muskerry, and Grainne Mulcahy, Bandon, ran well here to help Cork to team silver

Boys U-14

The Cork team were to the fore here again, with Jake McCarthy, Youghal, Christopher O’Reilly, Togher, Conor O’Neill, West Muskerry, Jack O’Shea, Midleton, Joseph Daly, Carrig na bhFear, and Ruairi Manning, North Cork, finishing 2nd. Jake, Christopher, Conor and Jack also helped Munster capture the team silver.

Girls U-16

Caoimhe Harrington, Bantry, produced a powerful display of running again to capture the girls U-16 National title. She was ably assisted by Carina Crowley, Bandon, Laura Hayes, St Catherines, Laura Nicholson, Bandon, Christine O’Flynn, Carrig na bhFear, and Katie Walsh, Carrig na bhFear, to take the bronze team medal for Cork.

Boy’s U-16 

Darragh McElhinney, Bantry, ran a race full of promise to finish in 5th place, in a race which he was running up in age. He was followed closely by Charlie O’Donovan, Leevale. Both Darragh and Charlie helped Munster to team silver.

Girl’s U-18

There was a fine performance by Rhona Pierce, Leevale, to take the bronze medal, and in doing so, helped secure with her clubmates the club team gold. Rhona, along with Maeve Ahern, Leevale, Louise Shanahan, Leevale, Fiona Everard, Bandon, Karen Twomey, Leevale, and Sinead Caulfield, Bandon, won team silver for Cork. Munster took team silver.

Boy’s U-18

David Fox, Leevale, ran a fine race, to finish in 6th position. Along with Fearghal Curtin, Youghal, Evan Byrne, Togher, Gary O’Sullivan, West Muskerry, Billy Cronin, West Muskerry, and Dylan O’Connor, Skibbereen, the team silver for Cork. David, Fearghal, Evan and Garry were members of the Munster team that won Provincial silver

Congratulations and well done to all who were lucky enough to secure National medals and well done to everyone who contributed to excellent competition on the day.


Full results can be seen on www.munsterathletics.com  A summary of Cork results can be found here, on the Cork Athletics website.