Mohill to host Connacht Primary Schools Cross-country on Saturday
Athletics: Mohill Community College to host Provincial Primary Schools & Adult League races
Mohill Community College will host the first of this year’s Connacht Athletics Cross-country Championships this Saturday, October 12, when the Provincial Primary Schools Championships are held at the Leitrim venue.
Athletes from the six counties that make up the Connacht region (Longford are included in Connacht) will compete in four Primary Schools races for boys and girls with two adult league cross-country races for Men and Women also on the programme which gets underway at 11 am sharp.
All Leitrim clubs are asked to help with the preparation of the course on Friday afternoon / evening and all help would be appreciated while anyone who is willing to help our as stewards or as officials on the day are asked to contact Leitrim Athletics Secretary Ann Mulvaney Kelly at [email protected] as soon as possible.
Over 600 athletes from all over Connacht are entered in the Primary Schools races, including 92 children from Leitrim.
The Primary School races will see third & fourth class boys and girls compete over 1,000m while fifth & sixth class races will see children compete over 1,200m.
Adult women, which includes Senior and Master categories, will race over 5,000m while the adult men, also including Senior & Masters categories, will compete over 6,000m.
The next events in the Connacht Cross-country series will see Moyne Community School host the Juvenile Even Age Championships on Sunday October 20, with entries to be submitted this Saturday.
LEITRIM CHAMPIONSHIPS
The Leitrim Cross country Championships were held last Saturday in the grounds of St Felim’s in Ballinamore with some excellent races in the U9 to U13 age groups. The following are the results:
U9 Girls: 1 Fia Rossa Murphy (Ballinamore), 2 Anna Prior (Ballinamore), 3 Kate Kierna (Ballinamore)
U9 Boys: 1 Flynn McMorrow (North Leitrim, 2 Mark Dillon (Ballinamore), 3 Darragh Kelly (Ballinamore)
U11 Girls: 1 Saoirse Murphy (North Leitrim), 2 Ruth McDermott (North Leitrim), 3 Neala Nic Aodha (Ballinamore)
U11 Boys: 1 Eanna Flynn, 2 Mark Prior, 3 Tom Dillon (all Ballinamore)
U13 Girls: 1 Caoimhe Murphy (North Leitrim), 2 Maria Prior (Ballinamore), 3 Sophie Kelly (Ballinamore)
U13 Boys: 1 Harry Townsend (Ballinamore), 2 Daniel Kellett (Ballinamore) 3 James Dillon (Ballinamore)