Cross Country
The Cross Country Club enjoyed another very successful season. As well as our traditional fixtures against Ballyclare High School, Coleraine Inst. and St. Mary’s Grammar School, Magherafelt, Mr McCoy entered his Senior and Intermediate groups in a number of races under the auspices of the Northern Ireland Athletics Federation.
As ever, the main focus was the Schools’ Championship races. In the District Championships, 6 of our 8 teams qualified for the Irish Schools’ , with the Junior and Senior girls both winning their races. In the individual races, notable performances came from Lauren O’Donnell Anderson (9th Minor Girls), Sasha Hooks and Christine McMahon (1st and 3rd respectively in the Junior Girls), and Sarah Neary (2nd), Sarah McGowan (5th), Louise Mellor (6th) and Hannah Kelly (7th) in the Senior Girls.
Again, good results were to be had in the Ulster Schools’ Championships at Mallusk, with the Junior Girls (1st), Senior Girls (1st), and Senior Boys (3rd) qualifying for the Irish Championships. The individual performance of the day came from Sasha Hooks, who became Ulster Champion in the Junior Girls, with Christine McMahon impressing in 5th place. In the Senior Girls, Sarah Neary was 4th.
The highlight of the season was a stunning performance from Sasha in winning the Irish Schools’ title at Junior level, leading her team home in 5th position. Excelling also was Sarah Neary, who placed 2nd in the Senior Girls’ race, with the team finishing 6th, while the Senior boys were placed 9th.
Sasha Hooks was selected to represent the Irish Schools in the Schools’ International Cross Country race against the English, Scottish and Welsh schools at Stowe School
School News
BOYS’ ATHLETICS RESULTS
13th May 2008
District Championships, Antrim Forum
GIRLS’ ATHLETICS RESULTS
12th May 2008
District Championships, Antrim Forum
CHESS RESULTS
12th May 2008
UK Chess Challenge Megafinal of Northern Ireland
SHOWJUMPING RESULTS
12th May 2008
Ulster Schools’ Showjumping Spring Championships