Tipperary athletes finished the Munster Juvenile Cross Country season in style

Above: The Tipperary Girls Under 17 team that won gold at the Munster Juvenile B Cross Championships in Ennis. Included are Eadaoin Duffy Clonmel AC, Leah Berry Newport AC, Alice Meegan Clonmel AC, Kate Delaney Moyne AC, Hannah Murray Clonmel AC and Lily Casey Clonmel AC  

The final Munster Juvenile Cross Country Championships took place last Sunday, with the Munster B Championships in Ennis.
Large numbers of Tipperary athletes travelled to take part and ensured a large amount of silverware returned home.

Tipperary had three individual medal winners in the Girls Under 9 race with Jessica Harrahill Templemore AC seventh, Aifric Heffernan Dualla Ballytarsna Boherlahan AC eighth and Evie Farrell Dundrum AC 11th.

The three girls combined with Harriet Ely Moyne AC 27th, Caoimhe Quinlan Moyne AC 28th and Molly Hackett 30th, and won silver medals in the inter-county team competition.

Moyne AC also won team bronze medals in this race thanks to Harriet Ely, Caoimhe Quinlan, Molly Hackett and Molly Dempsey 31st.

Gearoid Shanahan, Dundrum AC was Tipperary’s sole medallist in the Boys Under 9 race as he finished in 11th place overall.

Tipperary won bronze medals in the Girls Under 11 inter-county competition with the team being made up of Shona Ryan Dundrum AC 18th, Kate O’Mahony Newport AC 21st, Clodagh Walsh Nenagh Olympic AC 25th, Beau Bourke Dundrum AC 31st, Jenny Ryan Newport AC 32nd and Aoife Curtin Newport AC 35th.

Billy Heaney, Clonmel AC struck gold when he won the Boys Under 11 race. Not far behind in seventh place was Kieran Girard, Nenagh Olympic AC.

These two boys led Tipperary to silver medals in the inter-county competition. Other scoring members were Rian O’Brien Dundrum AC 15th, Tom Tierney Clonmel AC 16th, Daniel Clarke Templemore AC 17th and Patrick Meehan Templemore AC 21st.

Templemore AC packed very well to ensure that they brought home bronze medals in the club competition. The aforementioned Daniel Clarke and Patrick Meehan combined with Martin Kennedy, 24th and Cathal Kennedy in 31st place to make the podium.

Kate O’Brien, Newport AC led a whole host of Tipperary athletes home to individual medals as she finished in fourth place.
Close behind her were Ruth O’Neill Dundrum AC sixth, Beibhinn Pamplin Thurles Crokes AC ninth, Doireann Moloney Mooreabbey Milers AC 11th and Katelyn Shanahan Dundrum AC 12th.

These five girls alongside Farran Ryan, Dundrum AC 22nd, won the silver medals in the inter-county competition.
The prominence of Dundrum AC on the county team also meant that they secured bronze medals in the club competition. Team members were Ruth O’Neill, Katelyn Shanahan, Farran Ryan and Bella Curling 36th.

Odhran Dorney, Thurles Crokes AC secured an individual medal in the Boys Under 13 race as he finished in 12th position.
Odhran also led the Tipperary team to third position in the inter-county competition with scoring members including Cian Cowan Templemore AC 19th, Paul Clarke Templemore AC 24th, Tom Renehan Moyne AC 28th, Aidan Kennedy Newport AC 35th and Jack Noonan Newport AC 38th.

The Girls Under 15 race was highly successful for Tipperary athletes. Orla Pamplin, Thurles Crokes AC secured a top three position as she won the bronze medal. She was followed home by Caoimhe Slevin Moyne AC fourth, Katie Butler Thurles Crokes eighth and Abbey O’Leary Clonmel AC 11th. These four girls joined with Belle Kelly, Dundrum AC 14th and Elisse Kelly Dundrum AC 15th to claim victory in the inter-county competition.

Cian Fahey, Dundrum AC was Tipperary’s only medallist in the Boys Under 15 race when he finished in 10th position.
Similar to the Girls Under 15 race, the Girls Under 17 race brought a high level of success for Tipperary athletes. Eadaoin Duffy, Clonmel AC was first home for the county in second place.

She was closely followed by Leah Berry Newport AC third, Alice Meegan Clonmel AC fourth, Kate Delaney Moyne AC fifth, Hannah Murray Clonmel AC sixth and Lily Casey Clonmel AC eighth.

These six girls took home the title in the inter-county competition while the four girls from Clonmel AC mentioned above also took home gold in the club competition.

Conor Kiely, Newport AC won Tipperary’s final medal of the day as he finished in eighth position in the Boys Under 17 race.

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This race brings a close to Munster Juvenile Cross Country races for the year, as many athletes will now turn their attention to the track season after Christmas.