Cork Trio Run in Belgian International Cross-Country
Stephanie Cotter, Darragh McElhinney & Evan Byrne in Mol, Belgium, XC
Mol, Belgium
Sunday November 5th 2017
Irish Squad
Eight Irish athletes were in action at the Easykit Crosscup International event in Mol, Belgium, last weekend
The Junior Women competed strongly, with Stephanie Cotter (West Muskerry) 6th in 21:36, Avril Deegan (Ballyroan Abbeyleix) 16th in 22:12, Aisling Kelly (St John’s Clare) 18th in 22:28 in their race.
| Pos Nr | Name | Age | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | F | BAKKER JASMIJN | 18 | NED | 21:08 |
| 2. | F | TINCK JUSTINE | 18 | AVLO | 21:09 |
| 3. | F | VANDERELST ELISE | 19 | MOHA | 21:26 |
| 4. | F | TOPS JOLIE | 18 | NED | 21:27 |
| 5. | F | NELISSEN PAULIEN | 18 | ACA | 21:35 |
| 6. | F | COTTER STEPHANIE | 18 | IRE | 21:36 |
| 7. | F | DESWAEF MATHILDE | 18 | NA | 21:37 |
| 8. | F | HUMAN MARIJE | 17 | NED | 21:39 |
| 9. | F | SPEELMAN-ROOMS FEMKE | 18 | ATAC | 21:42 |
| 10. | F | JANSSEN LUZAN | 17 | NED | 21:42 |
| 11. | F | BASSLEER KATINKA | 18 | AVZK | 21:54 |
| 12. | F | SMITH KAYLA | 17 | WS | 22:03 |
| 13. | F | DE ROOYEVA | 19 | ACBR | 22:10 |
| 14. | F | TRIEST FEBE | 17 | HAMM | 22:11 |
| 15. | F | KRAMER MAUREEN | 19 | HERV | 22:12 |
| 16. | F | DEEGAN AVRIL | 19 | IRE | 22:12 |
| 17. | F | VAN BEN BOSSHE INGA | 17 | NA | 22:13 |
| 18. | F | KELLY AISLING | 18 | IRE | 22:28 |
| 19. | F | VANDORMAEL MARIE | 17 | RFCL | 22:46 |
| 20. | F | GOUNAKIS VASILIA | 19 | VMOL | 22:50 |
| 21. | F | KUIPER EVELIEN | 17 | NED | 23:12 |
| 22. | F | DIELISSEN SOPHIE | 18 | NED | 23:20 |
| 23. | F | MEYLAERS ANTSE | 18 | AVT | 23:42 |
| 24. | F | MOULIN MARINE | 17 | BBS | 23:44 |
| 25. | F | PEETERS BLOEME | 18 | LYRA | 23:46 |
| 26. | F | MATHIJS MALE J EVA | 17 | LOOI | 23:58 |
| 27. | F | SMEETS SI EN | 17 | AVT | 24:38 |
| 28. | F | VERMEIREN MAAIKE | 17 | VOLH | 24:59 |
| 29. | F | STUBBE ELLEN | 17 | VMOL | 25:27 |
| 30. | F | JANSSENS ELLEN | 17 | BRAB | 28:26 |
| DNF | F | HARTMANN IRIS | STAX |
The Junior Men fared well over 6,200m. Darragh McElhinney (Bantry) was in the shake-up, finishing 4th, in 20:34, in a battling finish. Micheal Power (West Waterford) finished 5th, in 20:51, and David McGlynn (Waterford) was 18th, in 21:50.
| Pos | Name | Age | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VAN DE VELDE TIM | N/A | 20:26 | |
| 2 | ZIAD AUDAH | 19 | N/A | 20:31 |
| 3 | HAAS LUUK | 18 | NED | 20:33 |
| 4 | MCELHINNEY DARRAGH | 17 | IRE | 20:35 |
| 5 | POWER MICHAEL | 18 | IRE | 20:52 |
| 6 | ANDERIESSEN BRAM | 18 | NED | 20:54 |
| 7 | VERMEULEN B | N/A | 20:56 | |
| 8 | BROZE JEAN | 18 | RIWA | 21:02 |
| 9 | VAN RIEL ROBIN | 17 | NED | 21:06 |
| 10 | HENDRIKSE TOM | 19 | NED | 21:12 |
| 11 | VANOPPEN THOMAS | 18 | ACHL | 21:19 |
| 12 | CAMPHENS ROBBE | 18 | RIEM | 21:22 |
| 13 | STRAET PAOLO | 19 | HERV | 21:28 |
| 14 | LEUNCKENS WARD | 17 | ABES | 21:30 |
| 15 | VANDERPOORTEN RAYAN | 17 | KAAG | 21:32 |
| 16 | REUTERTOM | 18 | HF | 21:42 |
| 17 | BOTTIN JOEL | 17 | N/A | 21:49 |
| 18 | MCGLYNN DAVID | 18 | IRE | 21:51 |
| 19 | VANHERCK JORNE | 17 | VMOL | 22:03 |
| 20 | WILLEMS MATHIEU | 18 | ACME | 22:05 |
| 21 | CRICKILLON TANCREDE | 18 | CSDY | 22:05 |
| 22 | COLLARD ARNAUD | 17 | HERV | 22:13 |
| 23 | DRAUX AXEL | 18 | N/A | 22:13 |
| 24 | DEBRAY ADNEN | 19 | N/A | 22:15 |
| 25 | ROBBEN SIMON | 18 | TACT | 22:16 |
| 26 | REYNDERS THOM | 18 | N/A | 22:16 |
| 27 | VERHEYEN BRENT | 17 | ATAC | 22:51 |
Evan Byrne (Togher), an U23 athlete, ran in the Senior Men’s 9,200m, and finished in 31st place, in 32:28.
| Pos | Name | Age | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | BOUCHIKHI SOUFIANE | 27 | RFCL | 0:28:46 |
| 2. | TIJTGAT LANDER | 34 | VAC | 0:29:04 |
| 3. | HENDRIX ROBIN | 22 | OEH | 0:29:17 |
| 4. | SOMERS MICHAEL | 22 | LYRA | 0:29:25 |
| 5. | DE BOCK THOMAS | 26 | OEH | 0:29:33 |
| 6. | BOULVIN DORIAN | 20 | CABW | 0:29:37 |
| 7. | MICHIELS YANNICK | 26 | VMOL | 0:30:09 |
| 8. | BASEMANS DRIES | 25 | NA | 0:30:10 |
| 9. | SCHROER RONALD | 33 | NED | 0:30:14 |
| 10. | CASTEELE STEVEN | 23 | KKS | 0:30:16 |
| 11. | CASTEELE MATHIJS | 28 | KKS | 0:30:24 |
| 12. | MORTIER JENNEN | 20 | RCG | 0:30:47 |
| 13. | BALHAN PIERRE-ANTOINE | 25 | NA | 0:30:51 |
| 14. | VANDERLINDEN LAURENS | 22 | DCLA | 0:30:51 |
| 15. | LONNEUX OUSSAMA | 20 | RFCL | 0:30:54 |
| 16. | DEFLANDRE CLEMENT | 20 | HERV | 0:30:59 |
| 17. | MELLINA POL | 29 | LUX | 0:31:03 |
| 18. | GOUVERNEUR AMAURY | 20 | CABW | 0:31:04 |
| 19. | FOPPEN MIKE | 21 | NED | 0:31:10 |
| 20. | ABDI ALI MAHADI | 22 | NED | 0:31:13 |
| 21. | THIRION SEBASTIEN | 22 | WACO | 0:31:14 |
| 22. | BYL JEAN-CHARLES | 39 | WS | 0:31:23 |
| 23. | GEYS RUBEN | 28 | VMOL | 0:31:38 |
| 24. | VRIENDS BEN | 27 | NED | 0:31:45 |
| 25. | RUELL KIM | 30 | RESC | 0:31:47 |
| 26. | MOLS WESLEY | 21 | NED | 0:31:52 |
| 27. | LAHBIB MEHDI | 33 | RESC | 0:31:59 |
| 28. | NACKAERTS KRISTOF | 25 | LYRA | 0:32:07 |
| 29. | MASUY | 30 | NA | 0:32:13 |
| 30. | AM IN KALID | 20 | NED | 0:32:17 |
| 31. | BYRNE EVAN | 20 | IRE | 0:32:29 |
Shona Heaslip (An Riocht) sharpened her preparations for the Irish Life Health National Cross Country Championships and the European Cross Country with a second place finish in Belgium last weekend. Heaslip was the top finisher, in second place, in the combined Senior and Junior Women’s 5,500m in 19:37.
| Pos | Name | Age | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | F | RUTKOWSKA KATARZYNA | 23 | POL | 19:30 |
| 2 | F | HEASLIP SHONA | 23 | IRL | 19:37 |
| 3 | F | HOLTERMAN JILL | 26 | NED | 19:40 |
| 4 | F | DEELSTRA ANDREA | 32 | NED | 19:48 |
| 5 | F | TRUYERS IMANA | 24 | CABW | 19:53 |
| 6 | F | BARNES STEPHANIE0 | 29 | CABW | 19:59 |
| 7 | F | GOSKANNA | 27 | POL | 20:05 |
| 8 | F | VAN ACCOM SOFIE | 28 | ACHL | 20:13 |
| 9 | F | MIKIEWICZ PAULINA | 25 | POL | 20:23 |
| 10 | F | VAN VELTHOVEN JULIA | 23 | NED | 20:31 |
| 11 | F | VANDENBUSSCHE HANNA | 30 | AVR | 20:34 |
| 12 | F | VERBRUGGEN HANNE | 24 | VITA | 20:42 |
| 13 | F | BAKKER VEERLE | 20 | NED | 20:44 |
| 14 | F | ROOMS LISA | 21 | OEH | 20:53 |
| 15 | F | VANGANSBEKE ZENOBIE | 25 | ACME | 20:56 |
| 16 | F | MITCHELL RACHEL | 26 | USA | 20:58 |
| 17 | F | TRUYERS GOELE | 25 | AVT | 21:02 |
| 18 | F | EYKENS RENEE | 21 | KAPE | 21:08 |
| 19 | F | VAN PROEYEN KAREN | 33 | ROBA | 21:14 |
| 20 | F | UMMELS BRITT | 24 | NED | 21:16 |
| 21 | F | VAN HESE CHARLOTTE | 22 | AVLO | 21:20 |
| 22 | F | SCAUNET VANESSA | 21 | CABW | 21:25 |
| 23 | F | GALLE EVA | 25 | DCLA | 21:27 |
| 24 | F | PIETERS EVY | 30 | AVR | 21:38 |
| 25 | F | DALEMANS ELINE | 26 | AVLO | 21:41 |
| 26 | F | LAUWERS SHANA | 25 | ATAC | 21:45 |
| 27 | F | CIESLUKELSBETH | 31 | NED | 21:49 |
| 28 | F | TACK LORE | 30 | WS | 21:55 |
| 29 | F | GODDEN ELKE | 21 | AVKA | 21:56 |
| 30 | F | VAN DEN ABEELE ELODIE | 21 | ACLO | 22:09 |
| 31 | F | DENYS YEWBDAR | 22 | DCLA | 22:17 |
| 32 | F | VAN DER WANSEM MARJOS | 26 | NED | 22:40 |
| 33 | F | MICHIELSEN FLOOR | 20 | ACHL | 22:52 |
The course was tough in parts with sandy sections, and a particularly gruelling sandy run-in to the finish.
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