After finishing third last year, Oisin Spillane of Mercy Mount Hawk, Tralee, proved to be the strongest over a testing 6000m course at the Irish Life Health/Munster Schools Cross-Country.

The heavy rain that fell throughout the South Munster Schools T&F at the CIT didn’t pose a problem for Bandon athlete Scott Gibson as he erased one of the most impressive records from the books.

Exceptional 800m running proved the highlight of the first day’s South Munster Schools’ Track & Field which took place in sunny conditions at Cork IT track.

Up the brow of the first hill it was clear Síofra Cléirigh Buttner had her sixth consecutive Aviva All-Ireland Schools Cross Country gold medal ready to be draped over her neck on a challenging course at Cork IT.