Silver for Sophia in Derry!

A high degree of physical and mental endurance was required yesterday in Templemore, Derry, to tackle the atrocious weather conditions, at the National Senior & Even Age Juvenile Cross Country Championships.   A big “well done” to all our athletes, parents and coaches who braved the elements. Our U.12 girls were the first to go, and this team produced a very gutsy performance, led home by Sophia Stanley, who was just pipped for 1 st  place.   Sophia ran a very brave race, improving on her 4 th  place of last year.   The team just missed out on the medals finishing in 4 th  place.   Sophia won silver with Dublin, and was joined by team mate Ciara Culhane, with Dylan McCambridge Crossan winning gold with the Dublin team.   Results: U.12 Girls 2 nd  Sophia Stanley; 33 rd  Ciara Culhane; 53 rd  Hannah O’Reilly; 93 rd Ellen McGlinchey (Sophia and Ciara Dublin Silver)   U.12 Boys: 82 nd  Cormac Duffy   U.14 Girls 98 th  Freya Galvin   U.14 Boys 77 th  Luke Jensen   U.16 Girls 66 th  Olivia Butler; 77 th  Skye McConnon; 86 th  Keela Singleton; 91 st Amy Luisa O’Brien Team 13 th   U.16 Boys 23 rd  Dylan McCambridge Crossan; 45 th  Conor Pimlott; 58 th  Patrick Hosey; 60 th  Liam O’Flaherty Team 5 th     (Dylan Dublin Gold)   U.18 Boys 44 th  Ewan Kennedy