David-Smith, Maatoug, Fay All Shine At Euro XC
December 14, 2025 | Cross Country
?? Des pionnières en or !
— FFAthlétisme (@FFAthletisme) December 14, 2025
?? L'équipe de France féminine U23 a décroché le premier titre de son histoire, grâce à une solidarité de chaque instant.
???? Trois Bleues ont intégré le top 10 avec Julia David-Smith 5e, Camille Place 7e et Nélie Clément 9e, du jamais vu dans cette… pic.twitter.com/euNOTraUUZ
David-Smith won a sprint to the line over a Spanish athlete, taking fifth in 20:37, and every place mattered as France and Germany both finished with 21 points, but France won the tiebreaker for the U23 team title. The Husky was the top French finisher.
Wat een prestatie van Amina Maatoug!
— Atletiekunie (@Atletiekunie) December 14, 2025
6e plaats voor haar bij de vrouwen in Portugal ??
Diane van Es (15e), Veerle Bakker (26e) en Emmy van den Berg (39e) volgden ??#EKcross
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In the senior women's championship race, 2025 UW All-American Amina Maatoug took sixth overall for the Netherlands in a time of 25:36.
The senior men's race saw Ireland make the podium for the first time in 25 years, helped by former Husky Brian Fay. Fay was 10th overall and second on his Irish team in a time of 22:31 to help Ireland win silver.
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— Athletics Ireland (@irishathletics) December 14, 2025
THEY HAVE ONLY GONE AND DONE IT!!! Ireland's first senior men's medal in 25 years??All FIVE athletes inside the top 20??????
??Jack O'Leary 5th, Brian Fay 10th, Cormac Dalton 11th, Darragh McElhinney 16th, Efrem Gidey 19th??
??Spain 16… pic.twitter.com/XYFmUy4vtS
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