Coghlan claims cross country at Santry

John Coghlan of the Metre St Brigid's club won the senior men's race at the Dublin Cross Country Championships in Santry on Sunday.

Coghlan, the youngest son of former world 5000m champion Eamonn, was part of the winning Ireland Under-23 team at last year's European Cross Country Championships.

This was his first Dublin senior race.

Elish Kelly of Raheny Shamrock won the women's race with Raheny taking both team titles.

Siofra Cleirigh Buttner of DSD won the junior women’s race but due to a mix-up over numbers, the medals weren't awarded.

Women:

Senior: 1 Elish Kelly (Raheny Shamrock); 2 Aoife Talty (Raheny Shamrock); 3 Annette Kealy (Raheny Shamrock); 4 Jean Wilson (Sportsworld); 5 Ciara Durkan (Skerries); 6 Sarah Mulligan (DSD).

Teams: 1 Raheny Shamrock 22; 2 Dundrum Sth Dublin 53; 3 Clonliffe Hrs 83.

Junior: 1 Siofra Cleirgh Buttner (DSD); 2 Claire McCarthy (DSD); 3 Sorcha Humpries (DSD).

Men:

Senior: 1 John Coghlan (MSB); 2 Sean Hehir; 3 David Flynn
(Clonliffe Hrs) ; 4 Brian McMahon (Clonliffe Hrs); 5 Liam Tremble
(MSB); 6 Cillian O'Leary (Raheny Shamrock).

Teams: 1 Raheny Shamrock 71; 2 Clonliffe Hrs 108; 3 Rathfarnham WSAF 118.

Junior: 1 Kevin Dooney (Raheny Shamrock); 2 James Egan (DSD); 3 Jake McDonnell (Raheny Shamrock).