Brian Fay has been selected on the Irish team for the European Cross Country Championship in Abbotstown on December 12th. Fay became an All-American at the NCAA cross country as he helped Washington state to 13th place at the NCAA championship last weekend. This will be Fay’s first senior appearance at the Euro cross having competed at the junior grade in Samorin 2017 and Under-23 at Tilburg in 2018. The…
A Bronze National Cross Country Statue
It was a bronze laden day at the 2021 National cross country championships in Santry as both the senior women and junior men’s team took bronze medal’s. Niamh Kearney produced a top 10 finish in the senior women’s race to lead the women’s team home to bronze with Isuelt O’Donnell 21st. Kate Purcell made a welcome return to this level with an excellent 43rd place with Aisling Ahern taking 45th…
Forkan Finishes Fifth At National Cross Country
Elena Forkan had a great run at the National under-16 cross country championship finishing fith overall and leading the Raheny team home. The team of Forkan, Siomha Magee, Darerca O’Sullivan, and Grace Meikle finished 12th team overall in a very competitive national field. Forkan was second scorer on both the Dublin and regional gold medal winning teams.
Fay Becomes an All-American
Brian Fay continued his excellent start to life in America finishing 38th and first Washington State finishing in the NCAA cross country championship a in Tallahassee. Fay moved to Washington at the start of the season and has found his feet in collegiate life. The Washington state team were in the top-10 for much of the race and finished 13th just 17 points off a top 10 finish. Fay moved…