Archive for October, 2001

Keenan is First Leevale Athlete Home in Dublin City Marathon

29 October, 2001

At the Dublin City marathon today, Cathal O’Connell of St. Finbarrs was the first of the Cork finishers with a time of 2:36:01, with Tim Smith of Eagle in 2:51:03, David Keenan of Leevale in 2:51:04, Joe Copithorne of Belgooly with 2:58:26, Ken Wynman in 2:59:49, and Shane Simcox in 3:07:56.

Another Year Celebrated at Leevale AGM

26 October, 2001

The Leevale athletic club AGM, held in the SMA Hall in Wilton, saw members in upbeat mood after yet another very successful season, highlighted by the third place finish of the womens team at the Mazda national league final in Tullamore. This was the final meeting for club secretary John Smyth who has decided not [...]

North Cork Pip Leevale in Waterford

21 October, 2001

West Waterford athletic club staged their annual Century Homes cross country event at St. Augustines College Dungarvan this afternoon. The glorious sunshine gave the feel of a summers day rather than one approaching the first day of winter. In spite of recent rain the course was in excellent condition for the field of almost 100 [...]

News from Stateside

21 October, 2001

As the American collegiate cross country season progresses the races are gradually getting tougher. At the Texas A&M classic Jason Foolkes from Leevale was 23rd (27:11); Damien Bateman 57th (28:04); and Gavin Kennedy 72nd (28:19). Western Kentucky were in action at the NCAA Pre-Meet in Greenville, S.C., with East Cork’s Olga Cronin 76th (22:35), and [...]

Century Homes Cross-Country Races, Waterford

21 October, 2001

Leevale AGM Coming Up

16 October, 2001

Club AGM time is with us once again. This is the time of year when clubs come together to review the year past and look forward to the coming year. 2001 is the year of the Volunteer, and, to be quite honest, most clubs could do with a few more people volunteering to undertake the [...]

Grufferty Wins County Intermediate Cross-Country

14 October, 2001

The Cork Intermediate and Vets Cross Country Championships were held in Macroom today. Warm pleasant weather was the order of the day. Alan O’Shea of Bantry was first to set the pace in the intermediate race, striding clear of the rest of the field in the opening stages. James Grufferty of Leevale was the only [...]

Leevale Capture U-15 & U-17 Titles

14 October, 2001

The second stage of the Cork juvenile cross country championships were held at Macroom today. Much favourable comment was made about the course, on land owned by Sean O’Lionaird. Sean himself ran in the mens race, while his son Ciaran ran in the under 13 race for the West Muskerry club. Ciaran had a tough [...]

Conroy Leads Leevale to Novice Title

7 October, 2001

Heavy rain made for unpleasant conditions for everyone at the County Novice Cross Country Championships at Carraig na bhFear today. The local athletic club had everything in perfect condition as always, and the course was a fair challenge to all. The novice mens race saw a group of some eight runners break away shortly after [...]

Maunsell and O’Sullivan Place Well in County Juvenile Championships

7 October, 2001

The County Juvenile Cross Country Championships were held at Carraig na bhFear today in conjunction with the Novice Championships. One had to feel sorry for the younger ages as they battled their way in the rain, but then again, they probably enjoyed the weather a lot more than the adults. There was a three man [...]