Strong Performances At AI Open Cross Country

The opening senior races of the cross country season got underway today at the National sports campus with the AI Open cross country.

In the senior Women’s race Lucy Barrett took 24^th place with Sharon Keilthy 34^th.

While in the senior men’s race Stephen Fay took 14^th place with Conall Rogers 26^th, Robert Frewen 30^th and Dylan O’Brien 33^rd.

In the junior men’s race Jamie Rankin Whelan finished 20^th with Christian Finn 55^th. In the junior women’s race Siomha Magee took 24^th place.

With places on the Ireland team up for grabs at the master’s home nations, there was some big performances produced.

In the master’s women’s race Zoe Quinn came home in ninth place, taking third over-45. Orla Gormley finished 35th taking seventh O/55 and June Comiskey won the o/75 race.

In the masters men, Ian Conroy took eighth place and third O/40 with David Kirwin 21^st and second O/45. John Dunne was 22^nd and third O/45.

Ciaran McCarthy was 39^th and fourth O/50, followed by Rory O’Sullivan in 86^th place and Niall Power 93rd.

In the Cross Country Experience race Michael McGrath came home 72^nd.