Munster Juvenile Even Age, U/23 & Novice Cross Country Championships

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We didn’t have far to travel on Sunday last for the Munster Juvenile Even Age Cross Country Championships which were held in Turnpike, Two Mile Borris.  We had a great turn out with a total of 38 of our athletes competing and 4 of our athletes winning Individual Munster Medals and 9 athletes winning Tipperary Team Medals.  Individual Munster Medal winners were Rachel, Jack, Orla & Harry who all put in superb performances.  Rachel Butler finished 11^th in the U14 Girls 3000m race, Jack Hickey 7^th in the Boys U14 3000m race, Orla Healy 12^th in the Girls U18 4000m race and Harry Hogan 10^th in the Boys U18 race.  Rachel, Jack, Orla & Harry will represent Munster in the National Finals in Dundalk Institute of Technology, Co. Louth on November 23^rd – well done to you and best of luck to you in the Final.  Our Tipperary Team Medal winners were; Girls U10 1000m race Louise Hickey finished 2^nd and Helen Cleere 3^rd places for Tipperary team winning bronze medals.  In the Boys U10 1000m race Jake Bowe put in a great performance to run a great race but unfortunately just missed out on an individual medal finishing 13^th, though he did win a Gold Tipperary team medal finishing in 4^th place – well done Jake.   In the Girls U12 2000m race Emma Gleeson finished 3^rd and Victoria Lupton 4^th places for Tipperary winning team bronze medals.  In the Boys U14 3000m Jack Hickey finished 1^st and Dylan McLoughlin 5^th places for Tipperary winning team bronze medals. In the Girls U16 4000m race Erica Carroll finished 4^th and Roisin Daly finished 5^th places winning Tipperary team bronze medals.  Emma, Victoria, Jack, Dylan, Erica and Roisin will represent Tipperary in the National Finals.  Our first athletes to compete were the Girls U10 with Louise Hickey finishing 23^rd, Helen Cleere 24^th, Tara Gleeson 74^th, Ava Ryan 88^th, Anna Daly 93^rd & Una Duggan 124^th.  Boys U10 Jake Bowe 13^th, David Doyle 26^th, Ethan Walsh 45^th & Aaron Moore 114^th.  Girls U12 Emma Gleeson 46^th, Victoria Lupton 49^th, Aoife Dwyer 79^th, Cathy Hoan 92^nd, Aine Duggan 103^rd.  Boys U13 Philip Hayes 30^th, Blake Walsh 96^th.  Girls U14 Rachel Butler 11^th, Katie Bergin 44^th, Lorna Hayes 60^th, Aisling Dwyer 75^th, Leah Ralph 77^th, Aoibhean Duggan 79^th.  Boys U14 Jack Hickey 7^th, Dylan McLoughlin 32^nd, Charlie Tobin 48^th, Sean Burke 55^th, Jack Luptan 60^th & Cormac Moloney 64^th.  Girls U16 Erica Carroll 17^th, Roisin Daly 24^th.  Boys U16 Jack Moore 25^th, Nathan Bowe 45^th, Naill Moore 53^rd.  Girls U18 Orla Healy 12^th. Boys U18 Harry Hogan 10^th Eoin Troy 21^st & Eamon Troy 22^nd.  Well done to all our athletes on putting in great performances and best of luck to our athletes who have qualified for the National Final.