Blackrock College Cross Country Invitational
Our annual ‘Blackrock College Cross Country Invitational’ with over 400 participants took place in excellent weather conditions last Wednesday morning, 16th November. The standard was exceptionally high as we extended the invite to schools outside East Leinster this year in order to provide a greater competition.
The home squads fared well with our Junior finishing 5th, our Intermediate Team finished 4th. Liam Blackburn (3rd Year) and James Crowely (2nd Year) performing particularly well finishing in 10th and 16th place respectively, and our Seniors won gold with Conor Halpin (5th Year) and Patrick Fahy (5th Year) finishing 4th and 5th respectively, whilst Ross Mccann (6th Year) and Harry Kearns (5th Year) finished 7th and 8th.
A fantastic team performance!
| JUNIOR TEAM | INTER TEAM | SENIOR TEAM |
|---|---|---|
| Nathan Van Steenberg (2nd Year) | Liam Blackburn (3rd Year) | Tadgh O’Maonaigh (6th Year) |
| Matthew Keeley (2nd Year) | Tom Grennell (3rd Year) | Ross McCann (6th Year) |
| Eoin Kelly (2nd Year) | Joe Young Hughes (3rd Year) | Harry Kearns (5th Year) |
| Darragh Dempsey (2nd Year) | Tom McNulty (3rd Year) | Conor Halpin (5th Year) |
| James Crowely (2nd Year) | Luke Reynolds (3rd Year) | Patrick Fahy (5th Year) |
| Conor Griffin (3rd Year) | Daragh Rowley (5th Year) | |
| Jim Barnes (5th Year) |
I’d like to thank Cathriona Farrell, Eddie McDonagh and Evan O’Brien for their help in organising the event. I’d also like to thank Fintan O’connor, Marco Himpers, John O’Connor, Kathryn Cummins and Alan Sheridan all maintenance, grounds keeping and housekeeping staff who make an event of this size possible.
