The 18th annual Primary Schools Cross Country took place at Finn Valley AC yesterday.
The weather did not set us back with a record turnout of over 700 students competing, representing 30 schools from around the county and further afield.Â
The Primary Schools Cross Country is now in its 18th year and it continues to grow year on year, such is the increasing interest in the sport generally and the work done by all those schools and clubs who continue to foster a love of the sport.Â
This augurs well for the future of athletics, particularly cross country with many of the children taking part going on to compete for their clubs right into their teen years and beyond.
Indeed, future stars of Irish athletics may well be taking part in this competition.Â
This was day one of what is to be a busy week of athletics at the Finn Valley Centre with the annual Secondary Schools Invite Cross Country on today and the Champions Cup on Sunday.
| Place | Race:1 U9 Girls School Large | School |
| 1 | Megan Ryan | St Mary’s Stranorlar |
| 2 | Abbie Heaps | St Mary’s Stranorlar |
| 3 | Aoibheann Maguire | Gaelscoil LK |
| 4 | Lucy Sweeney | Gaelscoil LK |
| 5 | Aoish Lennaghan | Woodlands |
| 6 | Mel Daddon | Woodlands |
| 7 | Anna Muldoon | Woodlands |
| 8 | Sarah Rose Harrison | Gaelscoil LK |
| 9 | Eabhoinn Callaghan | Gaelscoil LK |
| 10 | Sophie Cassidy | Muff |
| Team Result | ||
| 1 | Gaelscoil Adhmhain, Letterkenny | |
| 2 | Woodlands Letterkenny | |
| 3 | St. Mary’s, Stranorlar | |
| 4 | Scoil Naoimh Brid, Muff |
| Place | Race:2 U9 Girls School Medium/Small | School |
| 1 | Niamh McGlinchey | St. Mary’s Castlefin |
| 2 | Jennifer Dooher | Clady |
| 3 | Cadhla Toner | Convoy |
| 4 | Grace McBride | Convoy |
| 5 | Molly McLaughlin | Convoy |
| 6 | Cora McLaughlin | Rashenny |
| 7 | Andrea Reid | Sessiaghoneill N.S |
| 8 | Jennifer O’Brien | Dromore |
| 9 | Kate McGlinchey | St. Mary’s, Castlefinn |
| 10 | Amy McElchar | Sessiaghoneill N.S |
| Team Result – Medium School (100 – 250) | ||
| 1 | Sessiaghoneill N.S | |
| 2 | St. Bridget’s, Convoy | |
| 3 | Rashenny N.S | |
| 4 | Dromore N.S | |
| Team Result – Small School (0 – 100) | ||
| 1 | Stramore N.S | |
| 2 | An Choimin N.S | |
| 3 | Glencovitt N.S |
| Place | Race:3 U9 Boys Large School | School |
| 1 | Setanta Lennon | Gaelscoil Adhmhain, LK |
| 2 | Caolan Gillespie | St. Mary’s, Stranorlar |
| 3 | Ronan Ward | Woodlands, LK |
| 4 | Colm Óg | Gaelscoil Adhmhain, LK |
| 5 | Owen Duffy | Gaelscoil Adhmhain, LK |
| 6 | Jack McLaughlin | Woodlands, LK |
| 7 | Jack O’Donnell | Woodlands, LK |
| 8 | Peter Auste | St. Mary’s, Stranorlar |
| 9 | Aaron Healey | St. Mary’s, Stranorlar |
| 10 | James McGeady | Muff |
| Team Result | ||
| 1 | Woodlands N.S, Letterkenny | |
| 2 | St. Mary’s, Stranorlar | |
| 3 | Gaelscoil Adhmhain, Letterkenny | |
| 4 | Scoil Naoimh Brid, Muff |
| Place | Race:4 U9 Boys Medium/Small | School |
| 1 | Jack Byrne | Sessiaghoneill N.S |
| 2 | Matthew Dowds | Sessiaghoneill N.S |
| 3 | Mark Alexander | Dooish |
| 4 | Owen Crawford | Murlog N.S |
| 5 | Shea Dorrian | An Choimin N.S |
| 6 | Cormac Gallagher | Stramore |
| 7 | Dan Duffy | Dooish |
| 8 | Odhran Kee | St. Eunan’s, Raphoe |
| 9 | Conor Farren | St. Mary’s, Castlefinn |
| 10 | Calvin Bradley | An Choimin N.S |
| Team Result – Medium School (100 – 250) | ||
| 1 | Sessiaghoneill N.S | |
| 2 | St. Eunan’s, Raphoe | |
| 3 | St. Mary’s, Castlefinn | |
| Team Result – Small School (0 – 100) | ||
| 1 | An Choimin N.S | |
| 2 | Glencovitt N.S | |
| 3 | Scoil Taobhoige |
| Place | Race:5 U11 Girls Large School | School |
| 1 | Emma Boner | Woodlands, LK |
| 2 | Sophie Ellis | Woodlands, LK |
| 3 | Ita McGhee | Gaelscoil Adhmhain, LK |
| 4 | Katie Elliot | Woodlands, LK |
| 5 | Hollie McNulty | St. Mary’s N.S,Stranorlar |
| 6 | Hannah Maye | Gaelscoil Adhmhain, LK |
| 7 | Cara McGonagle | Gaelscoil Adhmhain, LK |
| 8 | Erin McShea | Woodlands, LK |
| 9 | Eaobhinn Sherridan | Gaelscoil Adhmhain, LK |
| 10 | Murren McDaid | Muff |
| Team Result | ||
| 1 | Woodlands N.S, Letterkenny | |
| 2 | Gaelscoil Adhmhain, Letterkenny | |
| 3 | St. Mary’s, Stranorlar | |
| 4 | Scoil Naoimh Brid, Muff |
| Place | Race:6 U11 Girls Medium/Small | School |
| 1 | Hannah Gibson | Donaghmore N.S |
| 2 | Hannah McGowan | Dooish |
| 3 | Jamie McGinley | St. Columbas, Ballylast |
| 4 | Nia Byrne | Sessiaghoneill N.S |
| 5 | SaFarrah McCarron | St. Eunan’s, Raphoe |
| 6 | Chloe Byrne | Dromore N.S |
| 7 | Ria O’Donnell | Scoil Bhride, Convoy |
| 8 | Leona Slevin | Glencovitt N.S |
| 9 | Danielle Tourish | Dooish |
| 10 | Adrianne McGinley | St. Mary’s, Castlefinn |
| Team Result – Medium School (100 – 250) | ||
| 1 | St. Mary’s, Castlefinn | |
| 2 | Dooish N.S | |
| 3 | Sessiaghoneill N.S | |
| St. Bridget’s, Convoy | ||
| Team Result – Small School (0 – 100) | ||
| 1 | Stramore N.S | |
| 2 | Scoil Taobhoige | |
| 3 | Scoil Colmcille, Fintown |
| Place | Race:7 U11 Boys Large School | School |
| 1 | Harry Sheils | Gaelscoil Adhmhain, LK |
| 2 | Odhran McBrearty | St. Mary’s, Stranorlar |
| 3 | Barry McMenamin | St. Mary’s, Stranorlar |
| 4 | Bradley Boyle | Woodlands, N.S |
| 5 | Odhran Ryan | Gaelscoil Adhmhain, LK |
| 6 | Conal Harron | Gaelscoil Adhmhain, LK |
| 7 | Finn Nolan | Gaelscoil Adhmhain, LK |
| 8 | Niall McBrearty | St. Mary’s, Stranorlar |
| 9 | Callum McGilloway | Woodlands N.S |
| 10 | Thomas McNulty | St. Mary’s, Stranorlar |
| Team Result | ||
| 1 | Gaelscoil Adhmhain, LK | |
| 2 | St. Mary’s, Stranorlar | |
| 3 | Woodlands N.S, Letterkenny | |
| 4 | Scoil Naoimh Brid, Muff |
| Place | Race:8 U11 Boys Medium/Small School | School |
| 1 | Conor Gallagher | Dromore N.S |
| 2 | Jack McGlinchey | St. Mary’s, Castlefinn |
| 3 | Joel Gibson | Donaghmore N.S |
| 4 | Mark Wilkinson | Dromore N.S |
| 5 | Pauric McGettigan | Sessiaghoneill N.S |
| 6 | Danann Gillespie | Dromore N.S |
| 7 | Aaron Morris | Rashenny N.S |
| 8 | Doogan (Olan) | Rashenny N.S |
| 9 | Jack Gallagher | Sessiaghoneill N.S |
| 10 | Gavin Friel | Rashenny N.S |
| Team Result – Medium School (100 – 250) | ||
| 1 | Dromore N.S | |
| 2 | Rashenny N.S | |
| 3 | Sessiaghoneill N.S | |
| Team Result – Small School (0 – 100) | ||
| 1 | Stramore N.S | |
| 2 | An Choimin N.S |
| Place | Race:9 U13 Girls Large School | School |
| 1 | Riona Doherty | St. Mary’s, Stranorlar |
| 2 | Rachel Dooher | Individual |
| 3 | Rhianna McColgan | Muff |
| 4 | Sophie Ward | Woodlands N.S, LK |
| 5 | Niamh Ryan | St. Mary’s, Stranorlar |
| 6 | Bevan Coyle | Gaelscoil Adhmhain, LK |
| 7 | Lucy Toner | Woodlands N.S, LK |
| 8 | Sarah Henry | Woodlands N.S, LK |
| 9 | Rian Sheridan | Gaelscoil Adhmhain, LK |
| 10 | Eimear McFadden | Muff |
| Team Result | ||
| 1 | Woodlands N.S, Letterkenny | |
| 2 | St. Mary’s, Stranorlar | |
| 3 | Scoil Naoimh Brid, Muff | |
| 4 | Gaelscoil Adhmhain, LK |
| Place | Race:10 U13 Girls Medium/Small School | School |
| 1 | Katie Dowds | Sessiaghoneill N.S |
| 2 | Zara Alexander | Dooish |
| 3 | Cache Cromlish Halls | Carndonagh |
| 4 | Murren Callaghan | Stramore N.S, Churchill |
| 5 | Orla McCrory | St. Patricks, Murlog |
| 6 | Leah McMonagle | Dooish N.S |
| 7 | Caoimhe Browne | Dooish N.S |
| 8 | Nicole McGhee | St. Bridget’s N.S, Convoy |
| 9 | Aoife McLaughlin | Dromore |
| 10 | Alish McLaughlin | St. Bridget’s N.S, Convoy |
| Team Result – Medium School (100 – 250) | ||
| 1 | Dooish N.S | |
| 2 | St. Patricks, Carndonagh | |
| 3 | St Aengus, Bridgend | |
| 4 | St. Bridgets, Convoy | |
| Team Result – Small School (0 – 100) | ||
| 1 | Stramore N.S | |
| 2 | Scoil Taobhoige | |
| 3 | An Choimin N.S, Clochan |
| Place | Race:11Â U13 Boys Large School | School |
| 1 | Philip McGhee | Gaelscoil Adhmhain, LK |
| 2 | Owen Farren | Gaelscoil Adhmhain, LK |
| 3 | Caolan Coyle | Gaelscoil Adhmhain, LK |
| 4 | Jack Bond | Gaelscoil Adhmhain, LK |
| 5 | Brendan Roe | Scoil Naoimh Brid, Muff |
| 6 | Jack Mauditt | Woodlands N.S, Letterkenny |
| 7 | Kieran McFeeley | Woodlands N.S, Letterkenny |
| 8 | Niall Ryan | St. Mary’s, Stranorlar |
| 9 | James Maughan | St. Mary’s, Stranorlar |
| 10 | Jack Gault | St. Mary’s, Stranorlar |
| Team Result | ||
| 1 | Gaelscoil Adhmhain, LK | |
| 2 | St. Mary’s, Stranorlar | |
| 3 | Woodlands N.S, Letterkenny | |
| 4 | Scoil Naoimh Brid, Muff |
| Place | Race:12Â U13 Boys Medium/Small School | School |
| 1 | Fionn Farren | St. Mary’s N.S, Castlefinn |
| 2 | Sean Gallagher | Glencovitt N.S |
| 3 | Harry Gallagher | Glencovitt N.S |
| 4 | Matthew McGeehan | Dooish N.S |
| 5 | Callum Morris | Rashenny N.S, Clonmany |
| 6 | Charlie Campbell | St. Aengus N.S, Bridgend |
| 7 | Fergus Campbell | Scoil Colmcille |
| 8 | Sawyer Campbell | Scoil Colmcille |
| 9 | Darragh Donaghey | St. Aengus N.S, Bridgend |
| 10 | Owen Doherty | St. Patricks, Murlog |
| Team Result – Medium School (100 – 250) | ||
| 1 | St. Aengus N.S, Bridgend | |
| 2 | St. Mary’s N.S, Castlefinn | |
| 3 | Rashenny N.S, Clonmany | |
| 4 | Dooish N.S | |
| Team Result – Small School (0 – 100) | ||
| 1 | Glencovitt N.S | |
| 2 | Scoil Colmcille, Fintown | |
| 3 | An Choimin N.S, Clochan | |
| 4Â | Scoil Taobhoige, Lifford |
