Crusaders turn out in force at Dublin Novice
The club had its best turn-out yet for the Dublin Novice Cross-Country race in Phoenix Park yesterday with fifteen men and six ladies donning the white and red shirt. Our ladies were first in action and Catherine Thornton led the team home in 8th with the remaining team packing very close together in the spots 23rd to 29th. Jason Kehoe outsprinted two Sportsworld runners to arrive first man in 12th position followed by Stephen Moore and Amidou Dembele who arrived with two seconds between them in 18th and 20th. Amidou took out four runners in the straight but was disappointed to miss a fifth.
With a new course times were slightly different especially for the men. The ladies race consisted of two laps and totalled around 2.9km with the men’s being a very long 6.7km.
RESULTS (Individual ladies)
1. Leona O’Reilly 9:45
8. Catherine Thornton 10:41
23. Deirdre Hogan 11:18
24. Emily Conroy 11:19
25. Ilona McElroy 11:32
28. Fiona Lane 11:40
29. Margaret Glavin 11:45
RESULTS (team - ladies)
1. Sportsworld 35
2. Liffey Valley 49
3. Celtic DCH 56
5. CRUSADERS 80
RESULTS (Individual - men)
1. Jamie Rossiter, Clonliffe, 21:44
12. Jason Kehoe 22:57
18. Stephen Moore 23:33
20. Amidou Dembele 23:35
29. Adrian Watson 24:12
39. Jeff Fitzsimons 24:56
42. Kieran O’Loughlin 25:02
43. Richie Healy 25:04
53. Paul Larkins 25:35
58. Kenan Furlong 26:06
59. Rene Borg 26:13
62. Paul Daniels 26:36
67. Marcus Rossell 27:06
69. Joseph Ochare 27:28
76. Paul Lennon 28:48
77. Joe O’Flaherty 28:51
RESULTS (men - team)
1. Clonliffe Harriers 19
2. Donore A 39
3. Raheny Shamrocks 65
5. CRUSADERS AC “A” 79
12. CRUSADERS AC “B” 212