Almost 250 athletes from around the county took part in the Downeys Nissan Laois Secondary School Cross Country finals on Thursday afternoon.
On a lovely day in the O’Dempsey’s GAA grounds in Killenard, there was a good spread of winners with seven schools taking individual gold out of the eight categories.
It’s now on to the South Leinster finals early next month.
Minor Girls U-14: 1st – Ava O’Connor (Scoil Chriost Ri), 2nd – Grainne Lalor (Mountmellick CS), 3rd – Grainne Cotter (Scoil Chriost Ri).
Minor Boys U-14: 1st – Oisin Hooney (Knockbeg College), 2nd – Ronan Hyland (Mountmellick CS), 3rd – Iarlaith Galvin (Colaiste Iosagain).
Junior Girls U-15: 1st – Rebecca Fenlon (Colaiste Iosagain), 2nd – Sarah Delaney (Heywood CS), 3rd – Dearbhaill Cuddy (Mountrath CS).
Junior Boys U-15: 1st – Ben Crotty (Knockbeg), 2nd – Oisin Jago (Mountrath CS), 3rd – Daniel Daly (St Mary’s CBS).
Inter Girls U-17: 1st – Holly Bowe (St Fergal’s), 2nd – Clodagh Tynan (St Fergal’s), 3rd – Leanne Hyland (St Fergal’s).
Inter Boys U-17: 1st – Cian McDonald (Heywood CS), 2nd – Adam Holden (St Mary’s CBS), 3rd – Josh Lacey (Knockbeg College).
Senior Girls U-20: 1st – Louise Stack (Mountrath CS), 2nd – Aoibhinn Lawlor (Clonaslee CS), 3rd – Aisling Whooley (Colaiste Iosagain).
Senior Boys U-20: 1st – Fionn Marum (Portlaoise College), 2nd – Cialann Mulhall (Knockbeg College), 3rd – Declan Roberts (Knockbeg College).
