Westport  Athletics Club was very well represented last Thursday January 27th at the North Connacht Cross Country at Sligo Racecourse.  In the Minor Girls Dearbhail McNamara came 6th with Rebecca O’Malley in 10th position.  The Intermediate Girls saw Ellen Moran coming home in 2nd place.  The girls made a significant contribution to the Sacred Heart School Minor, Junior and Intermediate teams all qualifying for the Connachts to be held in St Mary’s, Galway on February 8th.

In the Intermediate Boys, Con Doherty was in 2nd place, David Harper in 3rd and Oisin McNulty in 17th ensuring that the Rice College Intermediate Team came in 1st place overall.  Anthony Chambers took 4th place in the Senior Boys race, also qualifying for the Connachts.

Westport AC would like to congratulate Ellen Moran, who has been chosen from the U16 Championships last year to compete in the 2011 Celtic Cross Country Championships on February 6th in ALSAA, Dublin.