May 10

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10 May 2016 

For the first time since 2005, Knockbeg returned from the South 
Leinsters with no trophy; though, with good individual performances from all involved which included TJ Burke (10th Minor), Josh Lacey (3rd Junior), Cormac O’Brien (9th 
Junior), Cian Kelly (3rd Intermediate), Jamie Wall (3rd Senior) and Oran O’Flaherty (4th Senior).                                         The Intermediate team finished 3rd led by Cian Kelly in 3rd with good back up from Cialann Mulhall, Josh Lacey and Finbarr Kavanagh who all placed in the 20s. 

Leinster

Knockbeg travelled to Santry for the first time in a number of years with no teams and only 7 individuals. The first of the boys to take to the testing course in Santry was TJ Burke, who ran a great race to finish 50th after being sick the previous week. Up next in the Junior boys were: Josh Lacey, who moved    gracefully through the field to go from 22nd to 8th and followed by his only team mate, Cormac  O’Brien, who finished a great race in 41st . Next up were the Intermediate Boys in the 4,500 meters.  Cian Kelly  managed to move his way up the field and finish 6th, a trade mark performance by the St. Abban’s  athlete. He was followed home by Cialann Mulhall in 49th.   Finally was the Senior boys race, ran over 6km on the mucky course.    Jamie Wall worked his way into 7th place and finished there, Oran ran a gutsy race to finish in 14th place and both qualified for the All Irelands. After the days racing, Knockbeg had 4 athletes going to the All Irelands in Sligo, Josh Lacey, Cian Kelly,  Jamie Wall and Oran O’Flaherty.

All Ireland
The Schools All Ireland Cross          Country Championships were held on   Sligo Race course on the 5th of March. First out was Josh Lacey, who ran superbly to finish up 20th in a high standard of a field. Next to follow was Cian Kelly in the                     Intermediate Boys, who came home strong on the last lap to come in 14th after a rough second lap. Soon after, Jamie and Oran ran their 6km race, 4x1500 meter laps of the course. First home was Jamie in 21st closely followed by Oran in 24th who held off strong competition over the last 400 meters.