ATHLETICS: 17 of Olympian YAC budding young athletics stars contested the recent N.Ireland and Ulster Even Age Cross Country Championships in Rostrevor, Newry with great success.
With top three medals, All Ireland qualification places for top 12 runners and top three club and county team medals up for grabs, the competition could not have been any fiercer, and all our Olympian’s rose to the challenge and competed with great heart.
Sean Mc Ginley keeps going from strength to strength and put in a fantastic performance coming 5th in the u14 Boys race. Sean was the first runner home for the County Donegal team which were the overall winning county, so Sean rightfully bagged himself an extremely well deserved Gold medal for his efforts as well as a chance to compete at the All Ireland Cross Country Championships.
Boyd Russell competing in an age group above himself competed out of his skin to come a very creditable 14th position. He was also the fifth and final counter for the winning Donegal County team so he too claimed a well deserved Gold medal and All Ireland spot to boot.
Olympian’s full results are as follows:
U10 Boys
James Russell- 36th
U10 Girls
Tara Mc Dermott- 25th
Orla Duddy – 27th
Grace Duddy – 33rd
U12 Girls
Holly Duddy- 47th
Leah Barr- 63rd
Ellen O’ Donnell – 86th
Aine Carlin – 93rd
U12 Boys
Boyd Russell – 14th (Gold medal as 5th counter for winning Donegal County)
Jimmy Doherty – 55th
Oisin Harkin – 82nd
U14 Girls
Nuala Bose – 36th
Ciara Doherty- 52nd
Anna Duddy – 85th
Orla Mc Dermott – 91st
U14 Boys
Sean Mc Ginley – 5th (Gold medal as 1st counter for winning Donegal County)
Bobby Doherty- 49th
Again every single one of our Olympians competed with such great heart and certainly gave it their best, which you couldn’t ask for any more. We are so proud of every single one you! Keep up the great training
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