Google+ Running in Cork, Ireland: Cork athletes medal at national intermediate & masters cross country...Sun 8th Feb 2015

Sunday, February 08, 2015

Cork athletes medal at national intermediate & masters cross country...Sun 8th Feb 2015

The Athletics Ireland Intermediate & Masters Cross Country Championships took place in Tuam on Sunday, 8th of February 2015. A number of Cork runners featured in the medals.

In the Mens Intermediate team competition, Leevale AC took Gold with 57 points. The Cork team took silver.

Club Team Points
Place Club Positions Points
1 Leevale A.C. 4, 15, 18, 20 57
2 Rathfarnham W.S.A.F. A.C.5, 24, 31, 48 108
3 Crusaders A.C. 23, 26, 28, 33 110

County Team Points
Place County Positions Points
1 Dublin 5, 9, 11, 13, 16, 27 81
2 Cork 4, 8, 15, 18, 19, 20 84
3 Offaly 1, 34, 38, 72, 75, 76 296

Grace Lynch, Maria McCarthy, Shona Heislip, Karina Teahan and Niamh Clifford

In the womens Intermediate competition, Kerry were dominant yet again taking Gold.
County Team Points
Place County Positions Points
1 Kerry 5, 7, 13, 19...44
2 Dublin 4, 11, 15, 17...47
3 Galway 8, 12, 18, 30...68
4 Sligo 3, 20, 22, 29...74
5 Cork 23, 33, 35, 54...145

In the Masters men competition, Tim Twomey of Leevale won an individual bronze in the M35 category while the Cork team won Silver in M35.
M35...3rd Twomey Tim Leevale A.C. Leevale A.C. Cork

Men O35 Team County Team Points
Place County Positions Points
1 Dublin 3, 7, 12, 16, 22, 27 87 27
2 Cork 5, 13, 21, 23, 29, 79 170 79
3 Donegal 2, 31, 34, 46, 49, 50 212 50
4 Laois 15, 19, 36, 43, 44, 57 214 57

In the Masters M50 category, the Cork team finished 3rd.

Men O50 Team County Team Points
1 Dublin 6, 72, 91, 100, 105, 107...481
2 Clare 98, 128, 130, 179, 194, 214...943
3 Cork 134, 149, 160, 162, 187, 203...995
4 Galway 109, 155, 159, 186, 210, 213...1032

In the Masters women, Carmel Crowley of Bandon AC and Carmel Parnell of Leevale AC took Silver and Gold respectively in their own categories. The Cork F50 womens team took Gold.
Masters Women O45...2nd Crowley Carmel Bandon A.C. Cork
Masters Women O55...1st Parnell Carmel Leevale A.C. Cork

Gold for the F50 ladies team from Cork

Women O50 Team County Team Points
Place County Positions Points
1 Cork 24, 65, 108, 116...313
2 Donegal 68, 73, 83, 91...315
3 Dublin 46, 87, 95, 104...332


The full results can be seen on the Athletics Ireland website.

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