Sunday, 19 September 2021

Fantastic Results For Midleton AC in the East Cork Cross Country Senior and Masters Championships


Our Ladies Team with their delighted supporters

We had some great results and fantastic running from our members today in Conna at the East Cork Senior and Masters Cross Country Championships.

Sinead O'Driscoll was the first Lady home and a clear winner. She won Gold Senior and Gold O/35 whilst Eileen Leahy had a brilliant run to take 3rd Senior individual and win her first Senior East Cork medal.

 Loveness Hegarty who gets better with every race had a great run as did Catherine Sheridan who made up the rest of the team. Giving our Ladies Team Silver Senior (losing Gold by only one point) and our Ladies O/35 Team also Silver (again losing Gold by only one point) 

John Hennessy took individual Gold O/45 and our men's team of  of John Hennessy, Henry Milward, Declan Dorgan and Ger O'Regan took Silver Senior Team and our Team of John Hennessy, Declan Dorgan, Ger O'Regan and Maurice Ring also took Silver O/35. 

Showing what a great team sport Cross Country is every one of our members who ran today came home with team medals. A big thanks also to our great supporters who cheered our athletes all the way.

A big thanks also to St Catherine's Club who organised the whole event so very well.