South Munster Schools and Ras Na hEireann Cross-Country
Date: 1/2/07
Togher AC athletes have had a busy week competing in the South Munster Schools Cross-Country Championships and the Ras Na hEireann International Cross-Country event. All the athletes were competing for Douglas Community School. At the South Munster Championships the team dominated winning 3 out of the 4 team titles and the best overall school cup. The Minor team came 2nd led by Conor Foley, Mark O’ Sullivan, Ian Tobin and David Kelly. The Junior team came 1st led by Peter Hanrahan, Shaun Healy, Cullen Lynch, David Broughal and Rob Lyons. The Inter team came 1st led by a superb run from Richard Quirke and he was ably assisted by David O’ Keeffe, Adam Kelleher and Michael Carroll. The Senior team also came 1st with Craig Murphy easily winning the race and there were other great performances from Matthew Murphy, Eric Murphy and Craig Harrington. James Fennell also ran well in 15th place for Ballincollig Community School.
Togher AC athletes have had a busy week competing in the South Munster Schools Cross-Country Championships and the Ras Na hEireann International Cross-Country event. All the athletes were competing for Douglas Community School. At the South Munster Championships the team dominated winning 3 out of the 4 team titles and the best overall school cup. The Minor team came 2nd led by Conor Foley, Mark O’ Sullivan, Ian Tobin and David Kelly. The Junior team came 1st led by Peter Hanrahan, Shaun Healy, Cullen Lynch, David Broughal and Rob Lyons. The Inter team came 1st led by a superb run from Richard Quirke and he was ably assisted by David O’ Keeffe, Adam Kelleher and Michael Carroll. The Senior team also came 1st with Craig Murphy easily winning the race and there were other great performances from Matthew Murphy, Eric Murphy and Craig Harrington. James Fennell also ran well in 15th place for Ballincollig Community School.
At the Ras Na hEireann International Cross-Country event the school had 2 teams competing u15 and u17/u19. The u15 team produced an outstanding display to win the team title. They were once again led by great runs from Peter Hanrahan, Shaun Healy, Cullen Lynch, Mark O’ Sullivan and Ian Tobin. The combined u17/u19 race over 4,000m resulted in the team coming 3rd, with a South African team winning the race. Richard Quirke and David O’ Keeffe ran superbly. Congratulations to all the team on some fine performances.
