West Cork Cross Country championships report.

The West Cork Cross Country championships were held by Bandon Athletic Club on farmlands outside of  Bandon on Sunday last the 28th of September.    Ground conditions were excellent.  Representing Durrus A.C. were Padraig O'Sullivan, Sean Wiseman, Liam Horstmanhoff, Max Leahy, Aidan Collins, Finnian Lawton, Chloe Hegarty, Eva Leahy, Beibhinn Horstmanhoff, Fionn Harrington, Sean Lawton, Colm Hegarty, Caoimhe Horstmanhoff, Aoibheann Lawton, Caoimhe Cotter and Michael Harrington.

Everyone competed very strongly.    Medal winners on the day were Sean Lawton who ran away with the boys u. 14 2000m taking the gold medal, with Fionn Harrington finishing in 3rd position winning bronze.   Aoibheann Lawton, who was recently selected for the Munster u.20 Endurance Performance Squad, had a strong run and finished second in the girls under 16, 3km race.     Team medals on the day went to the boys under 14 team of Colm Hegarty, Fionn Harrington and  Sean Lawton who finished in 3rd team position.   Michael Harrington was to the fore of the mens' Senior/Novice/Masters 6km race and was overall winner taking the mens Senior gold medal.

Full results below (as taken from Bandon A.C. Facebook page)

Photos on Durrus A.C. Facebook page here

The next outing on the calendar is the even age County Cross  Country championships which will be held this Sunday in Carrigadrohid.   Details in this link

Results from the Cross Country 

Girls U9
1st Aisling Guinane Bandon
2nd Leyla Cummins Bandon
3rd Anne O’Leary Bandon

Boys U9
1st Sean Murphy Bandon
2nd Sammy O’Mahony Dohenys
3rd Conor O’Brien Skibbereen

Girls U10
1st Holly O’Flynn Skibbereen
2nd Lucy Harrington Bantry
3rd Maeve Dollard Bandon

Boys U10
1st Ben Flynn Bandon
2nd Darragh Murphy West Muskery
3rd Cathal Murphy Bandon

Girls U12
1st Ciara Delaney Skibbereen
2nd Kate O’Neill West Muskery
3rd Caoimhe Flannery Skibbereen

Boys U12
1st Alex Coughlan Dohenys
2nd Fionan Symth Courceys
3rd Daniel Dollard Bandon

Girls U14
1st Amy McCarthy Bandon
2nd Ella Collins Bandon
3rd Aoibhinn Mckeogh Bandon

Boys U14
1st Sean Lawton Durrus
2nd Jamie Hourihan West Muskery
3rd Fionn Harrington Durrus

Girls U16
1st Maeve O’Neill Dohenys
2nd Aoibhinn Lawton Durrus
3rd Shannon Cotter West Muskery

Boys U16
1st Chris Keneally Bandon
2nd Ruairi Falvey Bandon
3rd Ciaran O’Sullivan Bantry

Junior Women
1st Jennifer Cotter West Muskery
2nd Caoimhe O’Leary West Muskery
3rd Caitlin Hurley West Muskery

Junior Men
1st Naoise O’Flaitheartaigh Bandon
2nd Sean O’Sullivan West Muskery
3rd Tadgh Manning West Muskery

Master Women
1st Anna O’Neill Dohenys

Master Men
1st Henry Brown West Muskery
2nd Patrick Lynch West Muskery
3rd Michael McSweeney West Muskery

Senior Women
1st Pauline Calnan Bandon

Senior Men
1st Micheal Harrington Durrus
2nd Kevin Wilmot Bandon
3rd John Cronin West Muskery

Novice Women
1st Shiela Turnwit Bandon

Novice Men
1st Stephen O’Sullivan
2nd Richard Lucey West Muskery
3rd Mattia Leoni Clonakilty Road Runners

Teams
Girls U9
1st Bandon
2nd Bandon
3rd Bandon

Boys U9
1st Skibbereen
2nd Bandon
3rd West Muskery

Girls U10
1st Bandon
2nd Skibbereen
3rd West Muskery

Boys U10
1st Bandon
2nd Dohenys
3rd West Muskery

Girls U12
1st West Muskery
2nd Bandon
3rd Skibbereen

Boys U12
1st Bandon
2nd Skibbereen
3rd Bantry

Girls U14
1st Bandon
2nd West Muskery
3rd Bandon

Boys U14
1st Skibbereen
2nd Bandon
3rd Durrus

Girls U16
1st West Muskery

Boys U16
1st Bandon

Junior Women
1st West Muskery

Men’s team
1st West Muskery