Togher AC novice men’s cross country team are Cork City Sports Athletes of the Month for December 2018. The Togher team won a fiercely contested Athletics Ireland National Novice Cross-Country Inter-Club Title, in Navan, Co Meath, on Saturday 16th December 2018. The team members were Evan Byrne, Ruairi Casey, Gavin Sweeney, Ian Tivy and Craig Harrington. The … Continue reading “Athlete Of The Month – December”
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Darragh McElhinney, Bantry AC, is Cork City Sports Athlete of the Month award for November 2018. On the 25th November Darragh was a comprehensive winner of the National Junior (Under 20) cross country championship held at the National Sports Campus in Abbotstown. Darragh followed up on this run with a very creditable 16th place at the … Continue reading “Athlete Of The Month – November”
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Leevale AC’s Lizzie Lee is the Cork City Sports Athlete Of The Month for October. Lizzie was presented the award at the ceremony at a hosted lunch today in The River Lee. At the SSE Airtricity Dublin marathon Lizzie Lee mixed it with the elite internationals, finishing an outright third, her time of 2:35:03 was … Continue reading “Athlete Of The Month – October”
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The recipients of the Cork City Sports Athlete Of The Month Award for September are Leevale AC’s junior men’s 4x100m relay team. For the 3rd year in succession, Leevale junior men travelled to Portugal to compete at the European Junior Clubs Cup. In the 4x100m relay the team of Ryan O’Leary, Wymin Sivakumar, Colin Doyle and Conor … Continue reading “Athlete Of The Month – September”
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Brian Lynch, Old Abbey AC, is the winner of the Cork City Sports Athlete of the Month for August. Brian won the silver medal in the 400m hurdles at the Celtic Games International competition held in Grangemouth Stadium Scotland on the 4th August. This was the culmination of a great season for Brian who excelled … Continue reading “Athlete Of The Month – August”
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Michelle Finn (Leevale AC) is the Cork City Sports Athlete for the Month of July. At the national senior track and field championships in Santry Michelle won the 3000m steeplechase in a championship best time of 9:46.19. This time also secured Michelles’s place on the Irish team for the European championships in Berlin. The ceremony … Continue reading “Athlete Of The Month- July”
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The Cork City Sports Athlete for the Month of June goes to Dean Cronin (Blarney/Inniscarra AC). On the 2nd of June in Nashville Dean ran 1:46.67 in the 800m setting a personal best and also securing a European Championship A qualifying standard for that event. This time also puts him 11th on the Irish All-Time … Continue reading “Athlete Of The Month – June”
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Alannah Neff, Carrigaline Community School & Leevale AC is Cork City Sports athlete of the month for May . At the both the South Munster and Munster schools track and field championships Alannah recorded outstanding doubles in the Senior Girls 1500m flat and 1500m steeplechase races. She later went on to take victory at the … Continue reading “Athlete Of The Month May”
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Conor Morey, Leevale AC, is the Cork City Sports Athlete of the Month for April 2017. Conor is an up and coming sprinter coached by Derek Coffey. Competing at the Munster Junior T&F Championships in Waterford on April 22nd, Conor had a clean sweep winning the 100m in 11.18 seconds and 200m in 22.48 seconds. … Continue reading “Athlete Of The Month – April”
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Michelle Kenny Leevale AC, is the Cork City Sports Athlete Of The Month for March. Michelle finished 7th at the European Masters Cross Country in Madrid, leading the Irish W35 team to silver. Michelle was presented the award at a ceremony in the River Lee Hotel. This has been a great season for Michelle, she … Continue reading “Athlete Of The Month – March”
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