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Athletics Ireland has announced the Irish team to compete in the Spar European Cross Country Championships on December 10 in Legnano, Italy.
Alistair Craig and Gareth Turnbull have opted not to compete, but the team does contain medal hopes, not least for Mark Christie and Fionnula Britton who both won at the National Inter Counties meet in Dungarvan at the weekend.
Christie eased home ahead of the chasing pack with four seconds to spare on Sunday. It is yet to be confirmed whether the Mullingar Harriers runner will compete in the senior or the new U-23 level at the European, although if he competes in the latter then he has the quality to come home with a medal.
Britton is another athlete that could benefit from the new U-23 division. The DCU runner was also impressive as she took the senior women's title in Dungarvan with a winning margin of 45 seconds.
Athletics Ireland Team
Spar European Cross Country Championships - 10th December 2006, Legnano, Italy
Senior Men
Gary Murray (Kilcoole A/C)
David Kelly (Sligo A/C)
Martin Fagan (Mullingar Harriers)
Mark Kenneally (Clonliffe Harriers)
Joe McAllister (St. Malachys)
Seamus Power (Kilmurray A/C)
Senior Women
Mary Cullen (North Sligo)
Rosemary Ryan (Bilboa A/C)
Aoife Byrne (Dublin South Dublin)
Orla O’Mahony (Raheny Shamrocks)
Niamh O’Sullivan (An Riocht)
Pauline Curley (Tullamore A/C)
U-23 Men
Mark Christie (Mullingar Harriers)
Michael Clohisey (Raheny Shamrocks)
Joseph Sweeney (Dublin South Dublin)
Mark Kirwan (Raheny Shamrocks)
Mark Hanrahan (Leevale A/C)
Andrew Ledwith (Fr Murphys)
U-23 Women
Fionnuala Britton (Sli Chualann)
Linda Byrne (Dublin South Dublin)
Niamh Devlin (Dublin South Dublin)
Orla Drumm (UCC)
Ciara Durkan (Skerries)
Siobhan O’Doherty (Borrisokane)
Junior Men
Cathal Dennehy (Emerald A/C)
Brendan O’Neill (Dublin South Dublin)
Kevin Lawler (St. L O’Toole)
Ciaran O’Lionaird (Leevale A/C)
David Rooney (TBC)
Mark Hoey (Dunleer A/C)
Junior Women
Roseanne Galligan (Newbridge A/C)
Sara Louise Treacy (Moynalvey A/C)
Ellen Diskin (Dublin City Harriers)
Breifni Twohig (Dublin South Dublin)
Treston Bryony (Dublin South Dublin)
Laura Huet (Dublin South Dublin)
Team Management
Ann Keenan Buckley
Teresa McDaid
John Dooley
David Burke
Niamh Kissane
Source athleticsireland.ie |
