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City Squads in Ballyclare Another fine run from Conor Bradley inspired City of Derry me to second place in the McConnell Shield at Ballyclare. The 18-year-old student who seems to improve with every run, timed his efforts perfectly on the surprisingly firm going to take fourth place overall in a time of 27 minutes 18 seconds. South African Sandile Lembetha who ran the Dublin Marathon last Monday extended his stay in the country long enough to take the honours in what is essentially a competition for novices and masters. Lembetha shunned covered in 26 minutes 27 seconds. Dave Morwood, benefiting from an eleventh hour revision of the eligibility rules which allowed athletes of 35 years and over to compete instead of 40 and above, took second in 27:10. Mark Greenwood was another four seconds back in third. North Belfast Harriers packed all six scorers in the first 28 finishers to lift the team trophy from City of Derry and Willowfield. The other City scorers were Aaron Doherty (7th), Declan McCarthy (20th), Dominic Hazlett (29th), Dermot Connolly (34th) and Pajo Hamilton (45th). Further down the field Dara Furey (47th) and Gerry Lynch (68th) provided valuable support. Shelagh Bodkin continued her good early season form with a close-up fourth place in the women’s race. The Altnagelvin dietician covered the two miles distance in 12:08 with City club mate Suzanne McGilloway thirty seconds back in eighth. Jackie McMonagle took tenth in 13:30 and Linda Hall was 22nd in 15:38. Up front Suzanne McCormick got back on the winning trail after a surprise reverse at the hands of Julie Butler in Comber two weeks earlier. The Lagan Valley had a comfortable 16 seconds margin at the tape over club mate Maria Skelton with Kerry Harty another three seconds back in third.
Kieran Carlin from the host club, Finn Valley, was third with City of Derry’s Gregory Roberts making his seasonal debut in fourth. Letterkenny took the team title for the second year in a row after 19 years of domination by Finn Valley. Blue skies for Gregory as he takes fourth. However, the Valley continued its reign in the women’s race that now extends almost a quarter a century after filling the first three places. Cloddagh McCool outsprinted 40-year-old Noleen Porter to take the individual gold with former champion Catriona McGranaghan back in third.
Donegal Senior Cross Country Champs Men’s results 1 486 Gary Crossan Letterkenny AC 30.17 2 487 Pauric Mc Kinney Letterkenny AC 30.38 3 474 Ciaran Carlin Finn Valley AC 31.05 4 500 Gregory Roberts City Of Derry 31.16 5 460 James Mc Mahon Finn Valley AC 31.54 6 491 James Flanaghan Letterkenny AC 31.54 7 477 Dominic Bonner Finn Valley AC 32.05 8 476 Patrick Hegarty Finn Valley AC 32.30 9 488 Michael Black Letterkenny AC 33.06 10 479 Frank Chaney Finn Valley AC 33.10 11 495 Ivan Toner Letterkenny AC 33.20 12 497 Sean Mc Fadden Letterkenny AC 33.29 13 478 Geard Bogle Finn Valley AC 33.31 14 493 Martin O Halloran Letterkenny AC 33.36 15 472 Eddie Sweeney Cranford AC 33.37 16 473 Gerry Mc Monagle Cranford AC 33.38 17 461 Dermot Sweeney Inishowen AC 33.45 18 489 John Daly Letterkenny AC 34.17 19 471 Hugh Duffy Cranford AC 35.18 20 492 Ciaran Crawford Letterkenny AC 35.19 21 469 P.J. Boyce Cranford AC 35.37 22 498 Gavin Crawford Letterkenny AC 35.47 23 483 Drew Doherty Finn Valley AC 36.03 24 481 Michael Penrose Finn Valley AC 36.37 25 274 Tom Thompson Finn Valley AC 36.49 26 462 Paddy Doherty Inishowen AC 36.51 27 466 Karl Doherty Inishowen AC 36.52 28 470 Michael Duffy Cranford AC 37.03 29 468 Liam Marley Cranford AC 38.41 30 276 Martin Irwin Finn Valley AC 39.02 31 277 Mark Quinn Finn Valley AC 39.42 32 275 Richard Raymond Letterkenny AC 39.53 1ST Letterkenny A C 1,2,6,9,11,12- 41 POINTS; 2ND Finn Valley AC 3,5,7,8,10,13 - 48, 3RD Cranford A C 14,16,19,21,28,29, - 127 POINTS.
SENIOR WOMEN 1 265 Clodagh Mc Cool Finn Valley AC 16.55 2 267 Noleen Porter Finn Valley AC 17.06 3 266 Catriona Mc Granaghan Finn Valley AC 17.28 4 264 Bridie Trearty Cranford AC 17.35 5 262 Helena Crossan Letterkenny AC 17.48 6 260 Frances Judge Letterkenny AC 18.02 7 268 Teresa Mc Gloin Finn Valley AC 18.09 8 261 Louise Finnegan Letterkenny AC 19.08 9 263 Finnuala Diver Letterkenny AC 19.34 TEAM RESULTS 1ST Finn Valley AC 1,2,3,7 = 13 points 2nd Letterkenny AC 5,6,8,9,= 28 points
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Meanwhile
Gary Crossan overcame the fatigue following his efforts in last Monday’s
Dublin Marathon to retain his title in yesterday’s Donegal Senior Cross
Country Championships in Stranorlar. Crossan put in an impressive mid race
burst to take him away from Letterkenny club colleague Pauric McKinney.