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Wednesday 4th December at Necarne Estate, Irvinestown. 11am.

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Flavahan’s Round One

On Friday 8th November the cross country team travelled to Castlederg High School to tackle round one of the Flavahan’s competition. It certainly was an exciting event, with over 20 schools from the Fermanagh and Omagh area taking part. We had children participating in the fun run event and the scoring races for both the boys and girls.

First up was the girls fun run. Cara Duffy ran the course with ease, cruising from around 400m to take and hold the lead until the finish line, finishing in 1st place 🥇. Hot on her heels were Cara McCaffrey 3rd and Ryleigh McCrossan running with great athleticism to claim 3rd and 4th place respectively. Holly Lynch was next in followed by a wall of navy and blue crossing the line in the shape of Clara O’Kane, Chloe Mimnagh and Siofra Donnelly to take 8th, 9th and 10th. Bringing the team home with respectible times of 6:36 and 6:37 were Orla O’Kane and Rosa Hodeburg.

Next up was the boys fun run. Tyler Meenan led the team home in 18th place. Marc McCallion was the next in followed by Joseph McCanny, Ruairi O’Kane, Conaill O’Kane and Andrew McLaughlin. For many of the boys, this was their first Flavahan’s event and they have gained great experience for the next day out.

The girls scoring race was next with Caoimhe Mullan running with great determination throughout to secure the bronze medal 🥉. Her sister, Dearbhla, showed true grit to come in just four places behind, despite only being P5. Katie O’Kane recorded a wonderful time of 5:15 to take 10th place, followed closely by Kaelah and Hallie McLaughlin in 12th and 22nd, with Maeve Mc Laughlin finishing strong to take the team to the top of the leader board for round one.

The boys stepped up next to compete in the scoring race. Joey Farrell led the team home in 19th, with younger brother Ben home next for the team. The boys from Primary 5 were next across, led by Enda O’Neill, followed by Eoghan Mimnagh and Edward O’Kane. Kieran Gormley completed the race next bringing all boys in under a time of 5:40.

A great day out for all and we look forward to Round 2 in December.

To view the results, please go to Download Results from Athletics Events in Northern Ireland | Athletics Northern Ireland (athleticsni.org)

For further information on the event, please see https://athleticsni.org/Flahavans-Cross-Country website.

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Knockmany Cross Country Primary Schools Competition

On Friday 8th March our cross country team headed off to Augher for the annual Knockmany Cross Country primary school competition. The conditions were dry, with some muck added in for a little excitement and our children did us all proud. We came home with lots of muck, medals and trophies!

Please see https://www.facebook.com/knockmany/ for more photos of the day.

Individual Winners

Dearbhla was 1st 🥇, Meave was 3rd 🥉

Katie was 2nd place in the Year 5 race 🥈

Caoimhe was 2nd place in the P6 race 🥈 Ciara was 2nd place in the P7 race 🥈

with lots more placing in the top ten and places to be shared when results are confirmed

Team Winners

P4 girls 🏆

P6 girls 🏆

P7 girls 🏆

We are extremely proud of each and every runner and are grateful to the parents who travelled to support us! Thank you all.

Flavahan’s Cross Country Primary school Finals

On Friday 23rd February, our team of six girls travelled to Mallusk with their parents and were joined by Mrs. Donnelly. This was a huge event for the team, with over 306 local athletes from 82 schools across Northern Ireland competing at the final. Our team placed 13th overall, finishing top school from the Fermanagh/ Tyrone area. Ciara’s place at 15th has earned her a spot in the Flahavan’s Athletics NI Junior Endurance Squad. Involvement in the squad will provide training sessions to the successful athletes over the next 12-months for further support and enhancement in their personal development and athletic careers.

Results can be viewed here

St. Mary’s Cross Country Invitational

On Friday 9th February, our Cross Country team set off for St. Mary’s Strabane. We ran at Holy Cross College on a dry and beautiful day. We had lots of medals and gained invaluable experience on the day. Thank you to all the staff who helped us and encouraged us as we ran.

Results are available here.

Flavahan’s Cross Country Competition Round Three 🥇🥉

Tuesday 30th January we set off for Dungannon Park. Conditions were perfect- a little frost meant the ground was heavy, however, that didn’t seem to stop our young runners. We had a very successful day out. Up first, were our fun runners, running the same 1400m track as our runners in the boys and girls races. Cara had a super race, placing 4th, a promising athlete for our team next year. Tyler and Conaill placed 61st and 62nd in a field of 100 runners. The boys are only Y5 yet and also have a promising future ahead in competitive races.

The boys race was contested by Daithi, first home for the team in 24th. He was followed by Robbie Diver McCauley in 46th, Beau Devlin in 50th, Matthew O’Neill in 53rd and Tom Conlin in 57th.

Our girls were on top form, claiming two podium spots. Ciara McCusker was 1st 🥇with Caoimhe Mullan in 3rd 🥉. Melissa Lynch had a superb run, placing 6th, followed closely by Holly Lynch in 16th, Katie O’Kane was 22nd and Aoife Agnew finished in 25th. This blistering team performance placed them on top of the leaderboard and has (hopefully 🤞) earned them a place in the finals in Mallusk on Friday 23rd February.

Thank you to all the parents who came to cheer us on and offer support with pinning numbers and supervision!

Full results can be viewed here https://athleticsni.org/Results

Flavahan’s Cross Country Competition Round Two 🥈

On Tuesday 5th December, we prepared ourselves and set off for Necarne in Irvinestown for round two of Flavahan’s cross country competition. Our boys and girls teams took part in the scoring races and performed superbly in a vast field of competitors. Ciara McCusker placed 2nd 🥈 in the girls race, this time again with a substantial lead over the rest of the field. A great performance from Caoimhe, placing in the top ten with Katie O’Kane hot on her heels, followed by Aoife Agnew, Holly Lynch and Muireann O’Kane. The boys stepped up next, led by Daithi and Jamie, followed by Robbie and Matthew with an impressive push up the final hill and Tyler and Tom bringing the team home. We await full results of all our runners but are confident of a good overall team performance.

Results will be available here (check regularly)

Flavahan’s Cross Country Competition Round One 🥈

On Tuesday 24th October, we set off for Castlederg for round one of Flavahan’s cross country competition. Our boys and girls teams took part in the scoring races and performed superbly in a vast field of competitors. Ciara McCusker placed 2nd 🥈 in the girls race. We await full results of all our runners but are confident of a good overall team performance. Thank you to Colette for helping with transport.

Results will be available here (check regularly)

Finn Valley AC Primary Schools Cross Country Championships

Results available here...

Congratulations to our runners, Daithi, Jamie, Caoimhe, Ciara and Dearbhla, who took part in Finn Valley’s competition on Tuesday 19th September. They raced against a very strong field and had a great run. Congratulations to Ciara, who came 2nd 🥈. We also wish to extend thanks to Colette McCusker for accompanying and coaching the children on the day.

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Knockmany Runners Cross Country Competition

Monday 6th March 2023

On Monday 6th March, 35 runners from Year 3 across to Year 7 headed off to Augher to take part in Knockmany Cross Country competition. We had an amazing day, returning to Drumquin with goody bags, medals, lots of muck and three trophies! 🏆 Well done to all our runners, especially those in Year 3, competing for the first time.

Thank you to Knockmany Runners for such a wonderful event!

What a squad!

Congratulations to our individual winners; Dearbhla 1st P3 🥇; Caoimhe 3rd P5 🥉 Ciara 1st P6 🥇

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Congratulations to our individual winners; Dearbhla 1st P3 🥇; Caoimhe 3rd P5 🥉 Ciara 1st P6 🥇 🏆

P3 boys race gets underway…

P5 girls

P6 girls

Ciara crossing the finish line 🥇

Our cheering squad

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Flavahans Cross Country 2022 2023

Congratulations to Ciara placing 39th out of 135 runners in Mallusk on Friday 3rd March. What a result! Bring on next year!

St. Mary’s Strabane Cross Country Invitational

On Friday 10th February, Ciara and Caoimhe represented our school at St. Mary’s Strabane Cross Country competition. This was very impressive as the children were off school that day but they asked if they could attend. The girls ran superbly, with Ciara coming 2nd in the P6 race and Caoimhe coming 5th in the P5 race. Well done girls!

Round Three

Round three was held in Dungannon Park. Another beautiful day for our runners as they attacked this longer distance with great gusto! We are so impressed with you all today. Results can be found at https://athleticsni.org/Results.

Round Two

Second round was in Necarne Estate in Irvinestown on Tuesday 17th January. The conditions were beautiful. A lovely crisp run. The children were super and gave it everything. Results are here.

Round One

We attended our first round in Castlederg High School on Tuesday 11th October 2022. Our team were fantastic thanks to our grant from Live Here Love Here NI, and we are looking forward to the next day out.

Results available here…

Flahavan's Primary Schools Cross Country league is for children in P5-P7. The top 3 teams and 5 individuals (from each area) take part in a Northern Ireland Final. The top 20 girls & boys from the Final will be invited to join the Flahavan’s Porridge Athletics NI Junior Cross Country Squad.

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St. Mary’s Primary School, Killyclogher- Cross Country Event

Tuesday 15th March 2022

Our runners were out in force again on Tuesday 15th March. Children from Year 5, 6 and 7 were invited to participate in a cross country event hosted by St. Mary’s Primary School Killyclogher. With a little bit of experience under their belt, the team attacked this one. The course was tough in parts and there was a large field of over 450 children taking part. We are delighted that Muireann and Sean came home with bronze medals. There were blistering performances too from Ciara in P5 and Aoife Brown in P7, both placing 5th. Well done to all!

Knockmany Runners Primary Schools Cross Country

On Friday 4th March our cross country runners from Year 3- Year 7 travelled to Augher to take part in the first ever Clogher Valley Schools Cross Country race hosted by Knockmany Runners.

Our children raced so strongly in their first ever outing and we were delighted to see so many of them on the podium. Spar NI kindly sponsored treats for all the children and everyone received a special medal for their achievement. We wish to thank Knockmany Runners for the invitation and the whole team of volunteers for organising such a great sporting event.