(thanks to Laura Murray for sending in this report!)

The Connacht Primary Schools Cross Country finals took place in a fairly wet and mucky Tuam Demense last Tuesday and there were some outstanding performances from Craughwell AC Athletes.

First up was the 5^th/6^th Class Boys which was a fast and tough race. Conor Mannion ran superbly for Craughwell NS finishing in 15^th position! 

The next race was 5^th/6^th class girls which was equally as gruelling and we saw great runs by Laoise Corban representing Carrabane NS and Laoise Colleran representing Craughwell NS. The girls finished 28^th and 38^th respectively. 

The 3^rd/4^th class boys race which had an extremely tough start as the mucky conditions worsened, particularly at the start line and all the turns. As the race began there were numerous falls and pile ups, but that didn’t deter Jack Hibbitt who made it look effortless, running a fast race and finishing in 4^th place overall.The final race of the day was the 3^rd/4^th class girls! This was a very exciting one as the 1^st and 2^nd placed teams from the Galway finals were Scoil Mhuire Clarinbridge and Craughwell NS, with a total 9 Craughwell AC athletes at Tuam today across these two teams! Muireann Kelly came in 9^th place overall! And Ciara Ward in 19^th. Clarinbridge held onto their second place team spot finishing 2^nd place in Connaught and the Craughwell NS girls not far behind with a 6^th place team finish! Emma McGovern who had qualified after her outstanding individual performance in Renmore, came in 26^th place representing Gaelscoil de hÍde, Oranmore.