Dominant display from Dearbhla Allen at Leinster Cross Country Championships

St. Peter AC's athletes made the relatively short journey to Cow Park, Donboyne Co. Meath for the Leinster Even Age Cross Country Championships.

The conditions underfoot were the best in memory in Cow Park and although barring a couple of drags the course is relatively flat however the gale force wind was more than a  substitute for any hills.

The St. Peter’s AC top performer was once again Dearbhla Allen who gave a dominant display from gun to tape and raced up the home straight alone to an emphatic victory.

This was Dearbhla’s third consecutive year to win her own age group in Leinster and the second successive year to win the U18/U20 race.

The day began with a non-championship U10 race hosted by Meath Athletics, Aoibhe Kelly had an exceptional run holding off some stiff opposition to clinch a hard-fought third place.

The girls under twelve race was the biggest field of the day and although the team finished outside the medals they gave their all Ella Murphy, Anna Kelly, Abbie Murphy and Ellen McCourt.

Noah McCormack who has just recently started athletics made his Leinster Championship debut and didn’t look out of place and finished well up in the boys U12 race.

Sadhbh Sheelan has always given her all in the girls' U14 and is improving with every race. The duo of Conor Duff and James McCourt made a really good account of themselves in the boys  U14 race battling until the finish line.

Sam Jeytoo is showing real improvement in his dedication to training which was clearly evident in his run in the boys U16 race. 

Next up is the Louth uneven age and Novice Championships which St Peter’s will host next Sunday in the Louth GAA Centre of Excellence in Darver.