AVIVA SIAB Schools’ Cross Country International
Faenol estate, Bangor, Wales Saturday 28th March 2009
An outstanding performance by Ciara Mageean, Assumption Ballynahinch, in the Senior Girls’ race at the Annual Schools’ Cross Country International in picturesque Bangor. Ciara showed why so many predict a great future for her when she ran away from the field to win with some ease. Laura Shaughnessy, Loughrea VS, ran a fine race to take second place and Eimear Black, Dominican Belfast, was fourth.
Best of the Irish in the Senior Boys’ race was John Travers, Inchicore VS, with back up coming from Chris Jones, St Fintan’s, in seventh and Dan King, St Eunan’s, in eighth to ensure an Irish victory.
In the Junior Boys’ race Shane Fitzpatrick, St Joseph’s Rochfortbridge, and Graham Power, Presentation Carlow, were at the front all of the race and finished a magnificent second and third respectively. Ireland took the silver medals in the team competition behind England. The diminutive Siofra Cleirigh-Buttner, Colaiste Iosagain, ran the race of her life to finish second in the Junior Girls’ race and with back up from the rest of the team also took second place to England in the team race.
The Intermediate Boys’ were third team behind England and Scotland with Adam Ingram, Hazelwood College, best of the Irish in sixth place. Mary Mulhare, Presentation Portlaoise, was best of a young Irish team in 19th place in the Intermediate Girls’ race.
Senior Girls’
1. Ciara Mageean Ireland
2. Laura Shaughnessy Ireland
3. Emily Stewart Scotland
4. Eimear Black Ireland
5. Deirdre Doyle Ireland
7. Rachel Campbell Ireland
8. Fiona McKenna Ireland
12. Susan Smyth Ireland
16. Niamh Ryan Ireland
Team Result
1. Ireland 27pts
2. Scotland 68 pts
3. Wales 114 pts
Senior Boys’
1. Callum Hawkins Scotland
2. John Travers Ireland
3. Dewi Griffiths Wales
6. James O’Hare Ireland
7. Chris Jones Ireland
8. Dan King Ireland
9. Liam Tremble Ireland
17. Emmet Jennings Ireland
21. Darren McBrearty Ireland
24. Colm Murray Ireland
Team Result
1. Ireland 49 pts
2. Scotland 58 pts
3. Wales 78 pts
Inter Girls’
1. Emilia Gorecka England
2. Annabel Cummow England
3. Emily Walbank England
19. Mary Mulhare Ireland
20. Eva Laverty Ireland
21. Kate Veale Ireland
22. Emma Mitchel Ireland
23. Maire Aine Ni Shuilleabhain Ireland
26. Lorna Fitzpatrick Ireland
28. Claire Brennan Ireland
Team Result
1. England 22 pts
2. Scotland 75 pts
3. Wales 91 pts
- Ireland 131 pts
Inter Boys’
1. Tom Curr England
2. Richard Goodman England
3. Ross Matheson Scotland
6. Adam Ingram Ireland
13. Christopher O’Brien Ireland
15. Peter Hanrahan Ireland
18. Aidan Kearney Ireland
19. Stephen Kerr Ireland
20. Danny Mullins Ireland
24. Stephen Attride Ireland
25. Patrick Coleman Ireland
Team Result
1. England 34 pts
2. Scotland 62 pts
3. Ireland 91 pts
Junior Girls’
1. Jessica Judd England
2. Siofra Cleirigh-Buttner Ireland
3. Alice Wright England
11. Ciara Hewson Ireland
15. Blaithin Lynch Ireland
17. Aoife Keyes Ireland
19. Niamh de h’Ora Ireland
20. Lorraine Daly Ireland
23. Linda Conroy Ireland
27. Elizabeth Carr Ireland
Team Result
1. England 27 pts
2. Ireland 84 pts
3. Scotland 106 pts
Junior Boys’
1. Finlay Rae Scotland
2. Shane Fitzsimons Ireland
3. Graham Power Ireland
12. Glen Willis Ireland
17. Eoin Taggart Ireland
19. Ian O hAirtead Ireland
20. Eoin O’Donnell Ireland
25. Thomas Lynn Ireland
28. Niall McKeever Ireland
Team Result
1. England 39 pts
2. Ireland 73 pts
3. Scotland 85 pts