11 Medals Captured At Dublin Masters Cross Country

It was another good day at the Dublin Masters cross country championships in St. Anne’s park as Raheny Shamrock took home 11 medals.

There was gold for Fiona Roche F40, Tara Kennedy F50, Annette Kealy F60 and Dave Woods M60.

Kate Purcell took F40 silver, while there was bronze for Trish Fitzgearld F60, Ronan Wogan M45 bronze and Ciaran McCarthy M50 bronze

While, the women’s O/50 team of Annette Kealy first, Tara Kennedy second and Mary Walsh sixth took gold, some 19 points clear of second placed Rathfarnham.

The men’s O/50 team of Ciaran McCarthy third, Thomas McEvoy eighth, Terry Keogh 16th and Eric Champ 18^th took gold, 15 points clear of Donore Harriers.

The men’s O/35 team of Ronan Wogan 13^th, David Jackson 17^th, David Kirwin 18^th and Aidan Jones 20^th took bronze.

The women’s O/35 team of Fiona Roche first, Kate Purcell second, Eibhin Eviston 30^th and Carmel Ward 36^th were just outside the medals in fourth place.

That resulted in Raheny Shamrock taking the overall prize and the Pat Hooper Cup for the fourth year in a row. The Shamrock’s scored 40 points to finish three points clear of Clonliffe Harriers.

It was a team effort with a major effort from across the club’s members. Those who ran were;

Women O/35: Clare Fox 40^th, Caitriona Costello 44^th, Lisa McCarthy 52^nd, Roisin Dooley 78^th, Rachel Ormrod 81^st, Ciara Dowdall, Jennifer McGuinness and Kathy Smith.

Women O/50: Trish Fitzgerald 11^th, Lorraine Byrne 23^rd, Jenny Colbert 28^th, Siobhan Foley 31^st,  Catherine Groves 34^th, Ann Marie Gargan 36^th, Sarah O’Neill 37^th, Una Cherry 48^th.

Jean Dunne 50^th, Caroline Farrelly 54^th and Mary Lynch 56^th.

Men’s O/35: Anthony Sharkey 21^st, Ian McConkey 40^th, Mark Hogan 44^th, Niall O’Neill 45^th, Conor Ahern 50th, Colm Dunne 56th, Eoghan Wrafter 60th, Paul Gannon 66th, Eoin Connolly 69th.

John Clarke 71^st, Rory O’Sullivan 75^th, Andy Kelly 77^th, Kevin Morrissey 79^th, Ross Ringwood 80^th, Stephen McGuinness 86^th,

Ruairi McArdle, Hugh Cronin, Colm Kennelly, Yann O’Heireamhoin and Patrick McGee

Men’s O/50: Damien Martin 21^st, David Woods 29^th, Keith Fleming 32^nd, Niall Power 33^rd, Roberto Romano 48^th, Michael Traynor 51^st, Ken Doyle 58^th, Denis Murphy 60^th

Kevin O’Donnell 63^rd, Keith Comiskey 71^st, Nick Alexander 79^th and Gregory O’Beirne 86^th.

O/65, Colm Cahill 13^th and Mick Martin 25^th.