Darragh McElhinney Selected for Under-20 World XC Championships 2019
Darragh McElhinney One of Six Irish Selected for World Cross-Country Championships
Aarhus, Denmark
Saturday March 30th 2019
Darragh McElhinney, Bantry AC, celebrating his recent Irish Junior Indoor 5,000m record
Darragh McElhinney, Bantry AC, is the only Cork athlete among a strong sextet of Irish athletes selected for the World Cross-Country Championships, which will be held in Aarhus, Denmark, at the end of this month, on Saturday March 30th.
Unfortunately, even with six high-calibre representatives, and a western European location, Ireland is only sending two athletes in each of the Senior Men, Senior Women and Under-20 Men's events
Irish Squad for World Cross-Country Championships 2019
| Event | Name | Club | Coach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior Men | Sean Tobin | Clonmel AC | Feidhlim Kelly |
| Senior Men | Kevin Dooney | Raheny Shamrock AC | Jerry Kiernan |
| Senior Women | Fionnuala McCormack | Kilcoole AC | Alan McCormack |
| Senior Women | Sara Treacy | Dunboyne AC | Bud Baldaro |
| U20 Men | Darragh McElhinney | Bantry AC | Dave McCarthy |
| U20 Men | Jamie Battle | Mullingar Harriers AC | Joe Ryan |
