L-R Cormac Magee from Good Shepherd Primary school, Derry in second place, Conall Doherty from Broadbridge Primary school, Eglinton in first place and Cael McKeever from St Therese’s Primary school, Derry in third place in the first boys’ race at Round 1 of the 2024-25 Flahavan’s Athletics NI Primary School Cross Country League which took place in Thornhill College.
Competing in the individual races, Conall Doherty from Broadbridge Primary School, Eglinton took home the top spot in the first boys’ race, followed by Cormac Magee from Good Shepherd Primary School, Derry in second place, and Cael McKeever from St Therese’s Primary School, Derry in third.
In the second boys’ race of the day, Tomas McCloskey from Faughanvale Primary School, Eglinton came in first place, with pupils from Hollybush Primary School, Derry, Georgie Friars and Flynn Laxon coming in second and third place respectively.
Gaining first place in the first girls’ race was Sadhbh Callan followed by Anna Martin, pupils from Broadbridge Primary School, Eglinton with Tess McKeon from Good Shepherd Primary School, Derry and Cara Deery from St Therese’s Primary, Derry coming in joint third place.
Pupils from Hollybush Primary School, Derry, Aine Rodgers and Annabelle Barr came in first and second place respectively in the penultimate girls’ race of the Round, with Eva White from St Colmcilles Primary School placing in third.
Teams of six entered the girls’ and boys’ races and collected points for their school to compete in the second round, with the hopes of qualifying for the final which is set to take place on 28TH of Feb 2025 at Mallusk Playing fields.
The top three boys’ teams were St Therese’s Primary School, Derry, Hollybush Primary School, Derry and Good Shepherd Primary School, Derry whilst the top three girls’ schools were Hollybush Primary School, Derry, Broadbridge Primary School, Eglinton, and St John’s Primary School, Derry.
L-R Annabelle Barr, Hollybush Primary School, Derry in second place, Aine Rodgers, Hollybush Primary school, Derry in first place and Eva White from St Colmcilles Primary school in third place in the second girls’ race at Round 1 of the 2024-25 Flahavan’s Athletics NI Primary School Cross Country League which took place in Thornhill College.
Callum will provide inspiration and motivation to the young athletes taking part this year, passing on his expert knowledge and training tips and reflecting on his own career to date. Following the final, Callum will also visit the winning schools to meet the young athletes.
With the second round due to take place in December, schools will compete in two out of the three rounds to qualify for the final which is due to take place in February.
The top 20 boys and top 20 girls at will be invited to join the Flahavan’s Athletics Northern Ireland Junior Endurance Squad, which will further develop their athletic careers by providing training sessions over the next 12 months.
For further information on the league, please contact Athletics NI at [email protected] or 028 9060 2707.
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