Day 2 of the Kerry Cross-country Championships passed off on Sunday within the Killarney Demesne with the Juvenile uneven age, Intermediate Males and Ladies and Masters Males and Ladies runners competing for county titles.
irst up had been the U-9 women and boys who had been working 750m. Such was the tempo of the race that they had been crossing the ending line inside minutes of the beginning whistle being blown. The women’ title went to Seoda Collins (Tralee Harriers) whereas the boys’ winner was Robbie O’Sullivan from Iveragh. Iveragh scooped each the ladies and boys crew gold medals on this age group.
Subsequent up had been the U-11s with Tralee Harriers topping the rostrum within the women race with a win from Hannah Redican. Iveragh had been once more to the fore within the boys race with Kevin Foster taking the title. Gold crew medals went to Tralee Harriers women and Iveragh boys.
Ciara Moore (Star of the Laune) gained the U-13 women and Ryan Vickers (Farranfore Maine Valley) the U-13 boys. Crew medals went to Star of the Laune women and Killarney Valley boys.
There was an actual battle for the road within the U-15 boys race with Kenmare’s Seamus O’Donoghue digging deep to cross the road in first place. Meabh O’Connor (An Riocht) gained the ladies title, main her crew to gold medals.
The U-17 women winner was Maria Murnane from Kenmare and Oisin Lynch from Killarney Valley gained the boys.
Within the U-19 races, Ella Murphy (An Riocht) was high lady and Kenmare’s Tommy Arthur gained the boys.
Title winners within the Intermediate races had been Mary Doody (An Riocht) and Noel Rice (Killarney Valley).
Within the masters part An Riocht women and men had been in glorious kind, taking titles in 5 out of the seven age teams in each the ladies’s and males’s occasions. An Riocht additionally gained crew gold in O-35 women and men and O-50 ladies. The O-50 males’s crew medals had been awarded to Tralee Harriers and the O-65 males’s crew medals had been gained by St Brendan’s.
Particular person title winners
Ladies: O-35 Catriona Shanahan (Killarney Valley); O-40 Siobhan Daly (An Ríocht); O-45 Suzanne Neilan (An Ríocht); O-50 Vivian Juffs (Star of the Laune); O-55 Liz Heaslip (An Ríocht); O-60 Niamh O’Sullivan (An Ríocht); O-65 Majella Diskin (An Ríocht).
Males: O-35 Karol Makerewicz (An Ríocht); O-40 Donal White (An Ríocht); O-45 Tim O’Connor (An Ríocht); O-50 Dónal Leahy (Lios Tuathail); O-55 Noel Carr (An Ríocht); O-60 Kevin Griffin (An Ríocht); O-65 Michael Mangan (Star of the Laune).
