Darragh McElhinney Wins at SIAB International Cross-Country 2017

Darragh McElhinney Leads Ireland to SIAB Silver

Margam Park Estate, Port Talbot, Wales

Saturday March 25th 2017

Cork Members of Irish Intermediate Boys Team SIAB 2017

Six Cork athletes: Shannon Cotter (Coachford College, Cork), Laura Hayes (Loreto Fermoy), Darragh McElhinney (Colaiste Pobail, Bheanntrai), Jake McCarthy (Pobailscoil na Trionoide, Youghal), Thomas Connolly (C.B.S. Cork), and Christopher O'Reilly (Douglas Community School), ran in today's SIAB Schools International Cross-Country, in Margam Park Estate, Port Talbot, Wales.

In the Junior Girls (Under 15) 4090m race, Shannon Cotter (Coachford College, Cork), ran 17:38. In the Intermediate Girls (Under 17) 4610m, Laura HAYES, (Loreto Fermoy) was second Irish scorer, in 17:38, coincidentally the same time as Shannon Cotter, in the earlier race. The Irish Junior Boys team took Silver, however they were short a Cork member!

Darragh McElhinney SIAB XC 2017

The Irish Intermediate Boys (Under 17) team, who ran 6260m, were led to Team Silver by Darragh McElhinney (Colaiste Pobail, Bheanntrai), who was a clear winner, in 19:05, fourteen seconds ahead of England's Lachlan Wellington, in 19:19, another 15 seconds ahead of his third placed team-mate. England filled all the places from second to eight, apart from Ireland's Keelan Kilrehil (19:52), in seventh place, to secure Team Gold, with twenty eight (28) points. Ireland's third scorer was Christopher O'Reilly (Douglas Community School), in 11th place (20:18), followed by Shay McEvoy (St. Kierans College, Kilkenny), 13th, 20:27; Shane Coffey (Naas C.B.S.), 14th, 20:32 and Thomas Connolly, (C.B.C. Cork), 16th, 20:41, giving a team total of 62 points. The remaining members of the Irish team were Thomas Devaney (St. Geralds Castlebar), 21st, 21:55, and Jake McCarthy (Pobailscoil na Trionoide, Youghal), 31st, 22:05.

Junior Girls Team Scores

4090m	1	2	3	4	5	6	Points	Score	Pos
England Schools	2	3	4	6	7	8	30	15	1
Scotland Schools	1	10	13	14	15	20	73	14	2
Wales Schools	11	16	17	19	22	23	108	13	3
Ireland Schools	5	12	18	21	27	28	111	12	4

Junior Girls Results

POS	NAME	School	Country	PERF	POINTS
1	Lily-Jane EVANS HAGGERTY	Kelvinside Academy	Scotland Schools	15:07	1
2	Sian HESLOP	Fallibroome Academy	England Schools	15:13	2
3	Caitlin ROBINSON	St Edward's College	England Schools	15:26	3
4	Bethany COOK	Moira House	England Schools	15:37	4
5	Aimee HAYDE	St. Mary's, Newport	Ireland Schools	15:39	5
6	Emily SHAW	Sherborne Preparatory School	England Schools	15:39	6
7	Jodie HILL	Tapton School	England Schools	15:43	7
8	Jane WILLIAMSON	Royal Masonic School for Girls	England Schools	15:51	8
9	Ava WHITE	Sacred Heart High School	England Schools	15:52
10	Rosie DAVIDSON	Wellington School	Scotland Schools	15:58	10
11	Aimee CALLOW	Bro Edern	Wales Schools	16:00	11
12	Amelia KANE	Strathearn, Belfast	Ireland Schools	16:02	12
13	Pippa CARCAS	George Heriot's School	Scotland Schools	16:03	13
14	Isla CALVERT	Linlithgow Academy	Scotland Schools	16:11	14
15	Kate RICHARDSON	Eastwood High School	Scotland Schools	16:18	15
16	Orla DAVIES	Myddleton College	Wales Schools	16:19	16
17	Ashleigh WILLIS	Olchfa	Wales Schools	16:20	17
18	Aine KIRWAN	Loreto Kilkenny	Ireland Schools	16:24	18
19	Ella MORGAN	St. John's	Wales Schools	16:28	19
20	Hannah ANDERSON	Strathaven Academy	Scotland Schools	16:41	20
21	Neasa REILLY	St. Vincents, Dundalk	Ireland Schools	16:44	21
22	Daisy THOMPSON	Bro Dinefwr	Wales Schools	16:50	22
23	Samia JONES	Syr Hugh Owen	Wales Schools	16:52	23
24	Alexandra SCRIVENER	The Cotswold School	England Schools	16:53
25	Samia JONES	Syr Hugh Owen	Wales Schools	17:06
26	Alisha SIVELL	Gryffe High School	Scotland Schools	17:15
27	Beatrice DRUMMOND	Athlone Community College	Ireland Schools	17:17	27
28	Libby MALONEY	Assumption Grammar Sch, B'Hinch	Ireland Schools	17:28	28
29	Shannon COTTER	Coachford College, Cork	Ireland Schools	17:38
30	Rheagan EDWARDS	Sir Richard Gwyn	Wales Schools	17:51
31	Aela STEWART	Lumen Christi, Derry	Ireland Schools	18:03

Intermediate Girls Team Scores

4610m	1	2	3	4	5	6	Points	Score	Pos
England Schools	1	2	3	4	5	10	25	15	1
Scotland Schools	6	9	12	13	18	20	78	14	2
Wales Schools	7	16	17	19	24	27	110	13	3
Ireland Schools	8	15	21	22	23	25	114	12	4

Intermediate Girls Results

POS	NAME	School	Country	PERF	POINTS
1	Olivia MASON	High School, Cumbria	England Schools	16:07	1
2	Claudia LANCE JONES	St Catherine's Preparatory School	England Schools	16:14	2
3	Emily WILLIAMS	Northampton School for Girls	England Schools	16:16	3
4	Charlotte ALEXANDER	Woldingham School	England Schools	16:27	4
5	Anna SMITH	Southwell Minster School	England Schools	16:29	5
6	Cera GEMMELL	North Berwick High School	Scotland Schools	16:32	6
7	Mia ROBERTS	Brynhyfyd	Wales Schools	16:35	7
8	Sarah HEALY	Holy Child Killiney	Ireland Schools	16:37	8
9	Heather BARNES	Mearns Castle High School	Scotland Schools	16:56	9
10	Jessica MITCHELL	Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls	England Schools	17:02	10
11	Tia WILSON	Mark Rutherford School,	England Schools	17:05
12	Jessica MACLEOD	The Royal High School	Scotland Schools	17:06	12
13	Lynn MCKENNA	Williamwood High School	Scotland Schools	17:18	13
14	Keely HODGKINSON	Fredlongworth High School	England Schools	17:23
15	Laura HAYES	Loreto Fermoy	Ireland Schools	17:38	15
16	Eluned KING	Gwyr	Wales Schools	17:43	16
17	Carys BILL	Plasmawr	Wales Schools	17:50	17
18	Grace WHELAN	Milne's High School	Scotland Schools	17:55	18
19	Kiara FRIZELLE	Cathedral	Wales Schools	17:57	19
20	Charlotte MCKENNA	Williamwood High School	Scotland Schools	18:02	20
21	Niamh HEANEY	Dean Maguire College	Ireland Schools	18:10	21
22	Niamh CARR	Loreto Coleraine	Ireland Schools	18:18	22
23	Aisling MOHAN	Mount Sackville, Dublin	Ireland Schools	18:21	23
24	Gracie WHEETER	Pontypridd High	Wales Schools	18:25	24
25	Annie MCEVOY	Loreto Kilkenny	Ireland Schools	18:28	25
26	Sofia KIRKPATRICK	Hutchesons' Grammar School	Scotland Schools	18:31
27	Mollie JONES	Ysgol Bae Baglan	Wales Schools	18:35	27
28	Laura SHARP	Mold Alun	Wales Schools	18:39
29	Danielle DONEGAN	Sacred Heart, Tullamore	Ireland Schools	18:49
30	Ciara O'RAWE	Dominicain College, Belfast	Ireland Schools	19:08
31	Nuala MCCHEYNE	Dunoon Grammar School	Scotland Schools	19:56
32	Alice EVANS	Thomas Picton	Wales Schools	0:57:00

Junior Boys Team Scores

4610m	1	2	3	4	5	6	Points	Score	Pos
England Schools	1	2	3	4	5	6	21	15	1
Ireland Schools	9	11	12	16	17	27	92	14	2
Wales Schools	8	13	15	18	19	21	94	13	3
Scotland Schools	14	20	22	23	24	26	129	12	4

Junior Boys Results

POS	NAME	School	Country	PERF	POINTS
1	Tommy DAWSON	Garforth Academy	England Schools	14:56	1
2	Ethan HUSEY	St John Fisher	England Schools	15:04	2
3	Oliver BRIGHT	Sedgehill School	England Schools	15:07	3
4	Fraser GORDON	Hugh Christie Technology College	England Schools	15:18	4
5	Harley NORMAN	Whitgift School	England Schools	15:26	5
6	Mohamed ALI	Dormers Wells	England Schools	15:28	6
7	Angus WILLIAM	Dr. Challoner's Grammar School	England Schools	15:30
8	Joseph REARDON	Rhydywaun	Wales Schools	15:35	8
9	Sean DONOGHUE	St. Declans C.B.S.	Ireland Schools	15:38	9
10	Jaden KENNEDY	Ernest Bevin College	England Schools	15:43
11	Matthew WHELAN	Naas C.B.S.	Ireland Schools	15:43	11
12	Seanie DALTON	Malahide Community School	Ireland Schools	15:44	12
13	Jacob REYNOLDS	Y Gwyndy	Wales Schools	15:50	13
14	Harry HENRIKSEN	George Heriot's School	Scotland Schools	15:57	14
15	Lloyd SHEPPARD	Blackwood	Wales Schools	16:00	15
16	Cillian JORDAN	Colaiste Einde, Galway	Ireland Schools	16:04	16
17	Michael MORGAN	Summerhill College, Sligo	Ireland Schools	16:07	17
18	Mike SPILL	Friars	Wales Schools	16:11	18
19	James JONES	Argoed	Wales Schools	16:11	19
20	Blair MILNE	Milne's High School	Scotland Schools	16:14	20
21	Finley HINES	Ystalyfera	Wales Schools	16:19	21
22	Hugh MORROW	St Thomas of Aquin's HS	Scotland Schools	16:20	22
23	David ADDISON	George Watson's College	Scotland Schools	16:24	23
24	Ben SANDILANDS	Balwearie High School	Scotland Schools	16:26	24
25	Osian PERRIN	St. Gerrard's	Wales Schools	16:37
26	Joshua MILNE	Milne's High School	Scotland Schools	16:45	26
27	Sean MCGINLEY	St. Eunans College, Letterkenny	Ireland Schools	16:47	27
28	Joseph WYNNE HAYNES	Armagh Royal School	Ireland Schools	16:49
29	Ben HENDERSON	Perth High School	Scotland Schools	16:51
30	Jack PATTON	St Columba's School	Scotland Schools	16:53
31	Iori HUMPHREYS	Pembroke	Wales Schools	16:57
32	Daragh CARTER	Mount Temple, Dublin	Ireland Schools	16:59

Intermediate Boys Team Scores

6260m	1	2	3	4	5	6	Points	Score	Pos
England Schools	2	3	4	5	6	8	28	15	1
Ireland Schools	1	7	11	13	14	16	62	14	2
Wales Schools	12	15	17	18	22	27	111	13	3
Scotland Schools	19	20	23	24	25	26	137	12	4

Intermediate Boys results

POS	NAME	School	Country	PERF	POINTS
1	Darragh MCELHINNEY	Colaiste Pobail, Bheanntrai	Ireland Schools	19:05	1
2	Lachlan WELLINGTON	Cams Hill School	England Schools	19:19	2
3	Zakariya MAHAMED	Cantell School	England Schools	19:34	3
4	Joshua DICKINSON	Hill House School	England Schools	19:39	4
5	Connor BENTLEY	Adams' Grammar School	England Schools	19:44	5
6	Sam HART	St Bartholemew's	England Schools	19:51	6
7	Keelan KILREHIL	Colaiste Iascaigh, Sligo	Ireland Schools	19:52	7
8	Alex EDIKER	Brookfield Community School	England Schools	19:53	8
9	Joseph OWEN	The Latymer School	England Schools	20:02
10	Thomas KEEN	Linton Village College	England Schools	20:09
11	Christopher O'REILLY	Douglas Community School	Ireland Schools	20:18	11
12	Nathan JONES	Bishopston	Wales Schools	20:25	12
13	Shay MCEVOY	St. Kierans College, Kilkenny	Ireland Schools	20:27	13
14	Shane COFFEY	Naas C.B.S.	Ireland Schools	20:32	14
15	James PENROSE	Wycliff	Wales Schools	20:34	15
16	Thomas CONNELLY	C.B.S. Cork	Ireland Schools	20:41	16
17	Ethan ACKROYD	Mold Alun	Wales Schools	20:45	17
18	Louis SPENCER	Stanwell	Wales Schools	20:47	18
19	Andrew ROLLAND	Stewart's Melville College	Scotland Schools	20:52	19
20	James GILLON	Carluke High School	Scotland Schools	20:54	20
21	Thomas DEVANEY	St. Geralds Castlebar	Ireland Schools	20:55
22	Larry RYAN	Radyr	Wales Schools	20:55	22
23	Craig KENNEDY	Park Mains High School	Scotland Schools	20:56	23
24	Keir HOWLIESON	Bannockburn High School	Scotland Schools	21:00	24
25	Cameron WATSON	Clydeview Academy	Scotland Schools	21:02	25
26	Andrew MACANGUS	Gryffe High School	Scotland Schools	21:04	26
27	Cedol DAFYDD	Tryfan	Wales Schools	21:12	27
28	Ben MACMILLAN	Beaconhurst School	Scotland Schools	21:26
29	Sunny MCGRATH	Banff Academy	Scotland Schools	21:54
30	Tomos REES	Dyffryn Aman	Wales Schools	21:58
31	Jake MCCARTHY	Pobailscoil na Trionoide, Youghal	Ireland Schools	22:05
32	Ben THOMAS	Strade	Wales Schools	22:24