It was another very successful day for the club at the Dublin masters cross country in St Anne’s Park.
Eight gold, six silver and two bronze were the club’s haul which included winning the Pat Hooper cup for a third year in a row.
Kate Purcell won the women’s over-40 gold with Brid Ni Chonail taking over-50 silver. In the over-55 race Annette Kealy took gold and Orla Gormley silver. While Jean Dunne landed over-60 bronze.
There was also gold medals for Mary Lynch over-70 and June Comiskey over-75.
In the men’s over-45 John Dunne led home a Raheny 1-2-3 with David Kirwin and Ronan Wogan taking silver and bronze.
Ciaran McCarthy won the over-50 gold medal and Tom Loftus the over-65 bronze. While Patrick McDonnell the over-70 silver.
In the team races, the over-35 men’s team of John Dunne, David Kirwin, Ronan Wogan and Aidan Jones took silver.
While, there was gold for the over-50 team of Ciaran McCarthy, Brian Kelly, Dave Woods and Niall Power. The M65 team were just three points off the medals finishing in fourth place.
Meanwhile, the women’s F35 team of Kate Purcell, Fiona Roche, Carmel Ward and Sharon Keilthy took gold some 14 points clear of Sportsworld.
And F50 team of Annette Kealy, Brid Ni Chonail and Orla Gormley round out the day with gold.
With all the scores added up it was victory for Raheny Shamrock in the overall competition and the Pat Hooper Cup remains in Raheny for another 12 months.
Proudly wearing the club colours today were, Clare Fox, Michelle Roest, Caitriona Costello, Roisin Dooley, Aoife Nagle, Aileen Cooke, Melanie Hearns, Orla McElhinney and Katherine Lorigan.
Siobhan McArdle and Jenny Colbert, Patricia O’Cleirigh, Jean Dunne, Mary Lynch, Angela Charlton, Deirdre O’Dwyer, June Comiskey and Rose McCaul.
John Shanahan, Conor Ahern, David Jackson, Gerard Curley, Rory O’Sullivan, Niall O’Neill, Alan Foley and Graham Ahearne, Eric Champ, Paul Gannon, Kevin Morrissey and John Clarke
Oscar Verde, Sean Honan, Ruairi McArdle, Ivan Griffin, Ciaran McCarthy, Brian Kelly, Dave Woods and Niall Power, Keith Fleming, Philip McGovern, Roberto Romano and Robert Walsh.
Brian Hanney, Keith Comiskey, Carl Moore, Greg O’Beirne, Mick Martin and Ciaran O’Coigligh.
