{"id":1897,"date":"2020-12-22T12:02:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-22T12:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/galwaycityharriers.ie\/?p=1897"},"modified":"2020-12-24T12:18:50","modified_gmt":"2020-12-24T12:18:50","slug":"virtual-cross-country-challenge-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/galwaycityharriers.ie\/virtual-cross-country-challenge-results\/","title":{"rendered":"Virtual Cross Country Challenge Results"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The final results* of the nationwide Virtual Cross Country Challenge (which was as close to an All Irelands as we got in 2020) have just been released by Athletics Ireland and the Regional Development Officers who drove this great idea. A massive 4600 juveniles took part and -as per normal years – to finish in the top 100 in any category represents a superb performance as there literally hundreds in most races, closer to a thousand in some.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Galway City Harriers had a wonderful participation rate and we congratulate all who took part and all who made the 100* listed (below) in their categories today…William McDonnell was highest placed of our athletes, finishing in 18th place of 138 u17 boys, while Seamus Hayes was a brilliant 27th of the u11s. Further details of final national placings* are listed below and in the attached link.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

*It must be noted that all these results need to be taken as a guide or benchmark as courses and conditions varied across the events held by individual clubs.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.athleticsireland.ie\/…\/athletics-ireland…<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

U10<\/strong>
Lucy O’Connor 90th<\/em>
Keelan Keady 98th<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

U11<\/strong>
Lauren Foley 61st<\/em>
Orna Dunne 66th<\/em>
Alannah Joyce 91st<\/em>
Seamus Hayes 27th<\/em>
Dara Breathnach 60th<\/em>
Ciaran O’Driscoll 78th<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

U13<\/strong>
Jennifer McCarthy 69th<\/em>
Oisin Maher 63rd<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

U15<\/strong>
Caitlin Podmore 100th\/355<\/em>
Oisin Phelan 73rd\/304<\/em>
Senan McDonnell 97th<\/em>
Conor Burke 76th<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

U17<\/strong>
Isabella Burke 46th\/139<\/em>
Fauve Aylmer 49th<\/em>
Aoibhe Joyce 53rd<\/em>
Leana Nic Donnacha 77th<\/em>
Gillian McGrath 85th<\/em>
William McDonnell 18th\/138<\/em>
Eoin Killeen 29th<\/em>
Robert Urquhart 38th<\/em>
Luke Dahler 51st<\/em>
Sean Duggan 58th<\/em>
Daithi Kilcommins 61st<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well done to all our athletes who took part in this and the Cross Country season overall. Fingers crossed we may see more similar opportunities for these runners in 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n