Just to confirm.
The West Cork Board will not be holding a Secondary Schools Cross Country in 2020.
This is mainly due to concerns about insurance and hosting of events where participants are not registered members of Athletics Ireland.
Apologies to all schools who have supported this event over the years and have been preparing in anticipant of it being held again in 2020.
Well done to everyone who took part in the West Cork Cross Country held in Bandon last Sunday and thanks to everyone who helped out, especially the Walsh family who provided the fantastic site for the races.
West Cork Cross Country Championships 29th September 2019
Results
Senior Women – 3,000m – 1 Dympna McSweeney, Doheny AC, 2 Sheila Trunwitt, Bandon AC
Masters Women – 3,000m – 1 Anna O’Neill, Doheny AC, 2 Pauline Callan, Bandon AC
Novice Women – 3,000m – Anne Bamford, Bandon AC, 2 Alice Coppinger, Bantry AC
Team – Bandon AC
Senior Men – 6,000m – Eoghan McElhinney, Bantry AC, 2 Michael Harrington, Durrus AC, 3 Kevin Wilmot, Bandon AC
Masters Men – 6,000m – 1 Patrick Lynch, West Muskerry AC, 2 Seán O Lionáird, West Muskerry AC
Novice Men – 6,000m – 1 John Moloney, Clonakilty Road Runners, 2 Stephen O’Sullivan, Bantry AC 3 Richard Lucey, West Muskerry AC
Team – 1 Bantry AC, 2 West Muskerry AC
Junior Women – 1 Alanna O’Donoghue, Skibbereen AC, 2 Aife O’Neill, Doheny AC, 3 Caoimhe Cotter, Durrus AC.
Junior Men – 1 Ruairí Harrington, Bandon AC, 2 Ruairí Falvey, Bandon AC, 3 Sean O’Sullivan, West Muskerry AC. Team – 1 West Muskerry AC
Girls U16 – 3,000m – 1 Maeve O’Neill, Doheny AC, 2 Ella Collins, Bandon AC, 3 Brigín Kelleher, West Muskerry AC. Team 1 West Muskerry AC, 2 Bandon AC
Boys U16 – 3,000m – 1 Fionn Harrington, Durrus AC, Darren Moynihan, West Muskerry AC, Joint 3rd Brendán O’Sullivan, West Muskerry AC & Ferdia Dennis McAleavey, Skibbereen AC. Team West Muskerry AC
Girls 14 – 2,000m – 1 Amy McCarthy, Bandon AC, 2 Caoimhe Flannery, Skibbereen AC, 3 Lucia Duarte, West Muskerry AC. Team – 1 Bandon AC, 2 Skibbereen AC, 3 West Muskerry AC
Boys U 14 – 2,000m – 1 Gavin Sweetnam, Skibbereen AC, 2 Daniel Dollard, Bandon AC, 3 Alex Coughlan, Doheny AC. Team – 1 Bandon AC
Girls U12 – 1,500m – 1 Eabha Ní Chonaola, West Muskerry AC, 2 Gemma O’Mahony, Doheny AC, 3 Holly O’Flynn, Skibbereen AC. Team – 1 West Muskerry AC, 2 Bandon AC, 3 Bandon AC
Boys U12 – 1,500m – 1 Cillian O’Flynn, Bandon AC, 2 Patrick Harrington, Bantry AC, 3 Alex Bramoullé, Doheny AC. Team 1 Bandon AC, 2 Bantry AC, Joint 3rd Doheny AC & Bandon AC
Girls U10 – 1,000m – Ava Nyhan, Bandon AC, 2 Lucy O’Driscoll, Skibbereen AC, 3 Alannah O’Driscoll, Skibbereen AC. Team – 1 West Muskerry AC
Boys U 10 – 1,0000m – 1 Conor O’Brien, Skibbereen AC, 2 Seán Murphy, Bandon AC, 3 Sammy O’Mahony, Doheny AC. Team – 1 Bandon AC, 2 West Muskerry AC
Boys U 9 – 700m – Shane Murphy, 2 John Feeney, both Bandon AC, 3 Eoghan Foley, Doheny AC
Team – 1 Bandon AC, 2 Bandon AC, 3 Doheny AC
Girls U 9 – 700 M – 1 Izzy O’ Flynn, Skibbereen AC, 2 Lily Clover, 3 Saoirse O’Donovan, both Bandon AC. Team 1 Bandon AC, 2 Bandon AC, 3 Skibbereen AC
West Cork Cross Country in Bandon on Sunday 29th Sept
Same venue as last year
Non pre entry required, all athletes and spectators pay at the gate.
€3 each with €10 per family.
First race will be girls u9 at 11:30am followed by boys u9, then girls u10 etc.
Adult races will be held after the Juvenile races are over so they will start at approx 12:30pm.
Medals for top 3 in each race, prizes for top 3 teams in each race with 4 scorers per team. If there isn’t teams of 4 then we will look at teams for 3.
Presentation of team medals will start as soon as possible once all the Juvenile races are over.
Directions to course.
Pass the Bandon Mart, out the Ballinadee road with the Old Still pub on your left. After about 2k you pass Baldwins Bridge then take right at the fork and 2k from here is XC course.
Plenty space for parking in field directly across from course.
Distances.
U9 700m
U10 1000m
U12 1500m
U14 2000m
U16 3000m
U20 girls 3000m
U20 boys 4000m
Ladies 3000m
Men 6000m.
Individual medals for each of senior/novice and masters categories for men/ women but all categories combined for team prize
There won’t be separate races for novice/senior/master, so all the women for example will run together, and declare their category before the start.
Medals awarded to the top 3 in each category at the finish.
Overall team prize also, 4 athletes to score, so team could for example be 2 senior, 1 novice and 1 masters, or 4 novices.
and it would be possible to win more than 1 team prize if enough athletes from one club team took part.
Best Overall Club.
There will be perpetual trophy being awarded for the Best Overall Club at the Cross Country Championships, Bandon AC won last year, so who’s name will be on it for 2019 ??
Irish Wheelchair Association will be using the track On Saturday September 7th from 9-4pm, so it will not be available for West Cork during those times.
Final night of what has been a successful West Cork Summer league series will be held in Skibbereen on Tuesday 9th.
This is a week earlier than previously planned due to issues with venue availability.
Venue is the soccer ground, out the Baltimore road, about 1mile from town center
Next event of the Summer League series is in Bandon on Wed 19th at 7pm.
Please note there is currently road works in Bandon and anyone approaching Bandon from the Clonakilty side should turn off by the recycling centre and come into Bandon on the north side of the bridge if possible.
For anyone who hasn’t been to the Town Park in Bandon previously, there is a map to the location on the Bandon AC web site.
Click here
West Cork Summer League 2019 Schedule
Tues 4th June – Dohneys AC, 7pm, Rugby Club Dunmanway
Wed 19th June – Bandon AC, 7pm Town Park Bandon
Wed 3rd July – Clonakility Road Runners
Wed 17th July – Skibbereen AC
More info on Summer Leagues here
