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By Adrienne McLoughlin
SCHOOLS cross-country began in earnest at The Demesne, Killarney on Thursday last, where 17 schools (320 secondary school athletes) from Kerry and West Limerick took part in the annual Kerry Schools Cross Country Championships, an event which began in 1985.
The fixture was in doubt early in the week due to the stormy weather and as a result the underfoot conditions were testing in places, but cross country athletes are hardy souls and are used to tough conditions; the course was well marked and prepared by Mike Horan and his team from Presentation Secondary School, Killarney.
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The individual race winners were:
Girls: Minor – Shauna McCarthy, Killorglin Community College; Junior – Deirdre Kelly, Colaiste na Sceilge; Inter – Alyce O’Connor, Pobalscoil Inbhear Sceine; Senior – Emily Pierse, Colaiste Ide & Iosaef, Abbeyfeale.
Boys: Minor – Cian Spillane, Pres. Milltown; Junior – Liam Palmer, Pobalscoil Inbhear Sceine; Inter – Oisin Spillane, Mercy Mounthawk; Senior – Killian Kerins, Pres. Milltown.
The Morkham Shield for Best Girls School was won by Mercy Mounthawk and the Shield was presented to Leah Long by Lorcan Murphy and Damien McLoughlin of Kerry Schools Athletic Board.
The Shield for Best Boys School was won jointly by Tralee CBS and St. Brendans Killarney and was presented to team captains, John Ward (Tralee CBS) and Fergal Murphy (St. Brendans) by Lorcan Murphy and Damien McLoughlin, of Kerry Schools Athletics Board.
Thanks to all who participated and helped organise the event, hope you enjoyed your day, and good luck to those going forward to North and South Munster competitions next week. Scroll down for full results…
RESULTS
Minor Girls 1500m
- Shauna McCarthy Killorglin Comm. College
- Lola Eager Intermediate School Killorglin
- Aoife Dwyer Colaiste Na Sceilge
- Lucy Daly Pobalscoil Inbhear Sceine
- Grace Roberts White Pobalscoil Inbhear Sceine
- Sarah O’Shea Colaiste Na Sceilge
Team Result
- Pobalscoil Inbhear Sceine 57 pts
- Mercy Mounthawk 62 pts
- Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne 64 pts
Junior Girls 2000m
- Deirdre Kelly Colaiste na Sceilge
2. Kerry Eagar Intermediate School Killorglin
3. Cliona Daly Pobalscoil Inbhear Sceine
4. Anna Kerrisk Pres. Milltown
5. Eabha Murphy Mercy Mounthawk
6. Alison Lane Mercy Mounthawk
Team Result
- Mercy Mounthawk 33 pts
- Pres. Milltown 45 pts
- Pres. Killarney 55 pts
Intermediate Girls 2500m
- Alyce O’Connor Pobalscoil Inbhear Sceine
2. Niamh O’Mahony Pres. Tralee
3. Aisling Coffey Pres. Killarney
4. Maeve Bellew Intermediate School Killorglin
5. Marie Courtney Pres. Killarney
6. Eimear O’Sullivan Pres. Tralee
Team Result
- Pobalscoil Inbhear Sceine 33 pts
- Pres. Killarney 38 pts
- Mercy Mounthawk 75 pts
Senior Girls 2500m
- Emily Pierse Colaiste Ide & Iosaef, Abbeyfeale
2. Maeve O’Sullivan Intermediate School Killorglin
3. Leah Long Mercy Mounthawk
4. Eloise Le Clainche Pres. Tralee
5. Mairead Bennett Pres. Killarney
6. Niamh Ryan Mercy Mounthawk
Team Result
- Mercy Mounthawk 28 pts
- Pres. Milltown 39 pts
Best Girls School
- Mercy Mounthawk 9 pts
- Pobalscoil Inbhear Sceine 6 pts
- Pres. Milltown 4 pts
Minor Boys 2000m
- Cian Spillane Pres. Milltown
- Coren Hughes Mercy Mounthawk
- Jack O’Keeffe St. Michaels Listowel
- Ronan Teahan Colaiste na Sceilge
- Conall O’Mahony Intermediate School Killorglin
- Aodhan O’Neill St. Brendans Killarney
Team Result
- St. Brendans Killarney 40 pts
- Tralee CBS 46 pts
- Mercy Mounthawk 74 pts
Junior Boys 2500m
- Liam Palmer Pobalscoil Inbhear Sceine, Kenmare
- Ben Murphy Pobalscoil Sliabh Luachra, Rathmore
- Keith Evans Pres. Milltown
- Harry Burns St. Brendans, Killarney
- Harry White St. Brendans, Killarney
- Darragh Mulvihill St. Michaels Listowel
Team Result
- Tralee CBS 36 pts
- St. Brendans Killarney 58 pts
- Tralee CBS B 74 pts
Intermediate Boys 4000m
- Oisin Spillane Mercy Mounthawk
- Patrick Galvin Pres. Milltown
- Darragh O’Leary St. Brendans Killarney
- Gary Murphy Pres. Milltown
- Sean Pollman-Daamen Mercy Mounthawk
- Eanna Healy Intermediate School Killorglin
Team Result
- Mercy Mounthawk 34 pts
- Pres. Milltown 39 pts
- Intermediate School Killorglin 50 pts
Senior Boys 5000m
- Killian Kerins Pres. Milltown
- Tom O’Connor St. Michaels Listowel
- John Ward Tralee CBS
- Fergal Murphy St. Brendans Killarney
- Cathal Fitzgibbon Mercy Mounthawk
- Frank McGuire St. Brendans Killarney
Team Result
- St. Brendans Killarney 27 pts
- Tralee CBS 36 pts
- Mercy Mounthawk 39 pts
Best Boys School
- St. Brendans Killarney 8 pts
1. Tralee CBS 8 pts
3. Mercy Mounthawk 5 pts
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