Age Group Athletes Shine in Abbottstown

Loughview AC’s Catherine Martin stole the day, as she claimed 1^st place in the U16 Girls, with Willowfield Harriers’ Kirsti Foster in 3^rd place. The girls helped the Ulster team to secure 1^st place in the Province competition, with a total of 59 points, while the Willowfield Harriers team came 3^rd with 166 points and the Co Down team took 1^st place with 110 points.

In the U18 Boys event, St Malachy’s AC’s Adam Ferris claimed 2^nd place with North Belfast Harriers’ Matthew Lavery in 3^rd place. The boys added to the Ulster total of 48 points, to secure 1^st place. The St Malachys AC team took 1^st place with 45 points, with Lagan Valley AC in 2^nd with 167 points. In the county competition, Antrim took 1^st place with 57 points.

Willowfield Harriers’ Joel Chambers claimed 2^nd place in the U16 Boys with City of Lisburn AC’s Jack McCausland claiming 5^th place. Once again, Ulster took the top spot in the province competition with 54 points, while Co Antrim claimed 2^nd place with 114 points and Co Down claimed 3^rd with 156 points. In the club competition, St Malachys AC came 2^nd with 133 points and Willowfield Harriers came 4^th with 153 points.

For the U12 Girls, Lagan Valley AC’s Isa McCarron claimed 2^nd place in a tightly fought battle, while in the U14 Girls East Down AC’s Anna Gardiner claimed 4^th place.

For the NI & Ulster club teams, Enniskillen Running Club came 2^nd in the Club rankings of the U14 Boys with 198 points, while Lagan Valley AC claimed 4^th place in the U18 Girls event with 157 points.

Also joining their junior counterparts where the Senior Men and Women in the National Senior Cross Country Championships. City of Derry Spartans had a stellar day, claiming 4^th place in the Club competition with 162 points, while Conor Bradley led the team home in 4^th place.

In the Senior Women’s event, it was the North Down AC ladies who claimed bragging rights, after finishing in 2^nd place overall with 129 points.

Individually, the NI & Ulster ladies outshone their competition, with Armagh AC’s Fionnuala Ross finishing in 4^th place and club mate, Danielle Fegan not far behind in 6^th place. Lifford Strabane AC’s Claire McGuigan finished in 8^th place, while Jessica Craig (North Down AC) finished in 10^th place with Breege Connolly (City of Derry Spartans) in 11^th place.

Full results can be found here: https://www.athleticsireland.ie/competition/results/