Cork City Sports Athlete of the Month of November 2022 - Jane Buckley
Jane Buckley is Cork City Sports Athlete of the Month for November 2022
River Lee Hotel
Tuesday December 20th 2022
Jane Buckley, Leevale AC, is Cork City Sports Athlete of the Month for November 2022
Jane Buckley and family
The award was presented to Jane at a function at the River Lee hotel, on Tuesday December 20th 2022
Jane Buckley with Cork City Sports representatives and sponsors
The Cork City Sports Athlete of the Month Award is sponsored by 96FM/C103FM, The Echo, The River Lee, Cork Crystal and Leisureworld
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The Cork City Sports Athlete of the Month for November 2022 is Jane Buckley, Leevale AC
Cork City Sports Athlete of the Month - November 2022 - Award Citation
Jane Buckley, Leevale AC, is the November recipient of the Cork City Sports Athlete of the Month
In late August, Jane Buckley Leevale AC travelled to the USA to take up a Scholarship at Providence College. After only 10 weeks stateside, Jane won the Big East Cross-Country Championship. Notably, she is the first ever freshman in Providence history to win the Big East, and she is only the second ever Freshman in history to win the event, the first being in 1982
At the Northeast Regionals in New York, Jane was the Friars’ top performer again, finishing third, as they qualified for the NCAA championships, in Oklahoma, where she again led the way for her college. Again, making history. Jane finished 49th overall, the first time since 2015 that an athlete from the college had finished in the top-50 at the championship. She has hit the ground running in America
Competing in the Women’s U20 race at the SPAR European Cross Country Championships in Turin, Italy, last week, Jane put in a brilliant individual performance to secure a 5th place finish. Jane was right in contention for a medal until the final lap, and has announced her presence on the international scene.
Jane Buckley, coached by Ray Treacy and Chris Harrington is the Cork City Sports Athlete of the Month for November
Donal Murnane, Cork City Sports, reads Award Citation for Jane Buckley
Jane Buckley interviewed by Trevor Welch, 96FM
Jane Buckley, Leevale AC is the November recipient of the Cork City Sports Athlete of the Month award
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