The All Ireland Even Age Juvenile Championships took place yesterday at Rosapenna Hotel & Golf Resort in North Donegal. We had 14 Juveniles represent the club at u14, u16 and u18 level before the action got underway for the Raheny Junior Men and Senior Women and Men. The Raheny Girls u14 team were the first in action. The team of Claire O’Leary, Willow Agnew, Clara Woods, Maggie Foley, Sophie Kelly,…
National Cross Country Round-Up
A tough day at the national cross country championships in Rosapenna, Co. Donegal, the first time since 2014 that the championships took place outside Dublin. Kate Purcell in 28th place led the women’s team home to eighth place. Purcell was joined by Lucy Barrett 46th, Aisling Ahern 45 and Zoe Quinn 58th. The club prize here was won by DCH with 64 points, just one clear of Letterkenny with UCD third. The…
Fay Takes NCAA 13th Place
It was lucky number 13 for Brian Fay in the NCAA cross country championship in Stilwater, Oklahoma. Fay followed up his west regional title with a 13th-place finish, earning his second-straight cross country All-America honour. It was the best finish by any Irish man at the NCAA cross country since Dave Rooney in 2012 who finished seventh. Fay was 38th in this event last year. Fay’s finish was the second-highest…
Women’s Team Take National Marathon Silver
The Raheny Shamrock senior women’s team took national marathon silver at last month’s Dublin marathon. The team of Kate Purcell, Fiona Stack and Aine Crimin clocked 8:55.19 behind Donore Harriers but better than Clonmel to take silver. The W50 team of Rose Kidd, Angela Charlton and Trish Fitzgerald took gold. The team were some nine minutes clear of Drogheda & District. The W35 team of Tara Kennedy, Shirley Coyle and…