The function room in the Pembroke hotel was packed last night for our annual awards ceremony. Club Chairman, John Maye, got the proceedings under way by welcoming all and complimenting all the athletic performances during 2023. A photographic compilation by club PRO, Nicholas Dunphy, was shown during the presentations. Sean Lynch read the citations and Club Competition secretary made the presentations. The evening concluded with a delicious selection of sandwiches accompanied by cocktail sausages and chicken jougons.
AWARDS
Juvenile Achievement Awards – U12 Aoibhin Kelly, U13 Mollie Rose Keegan, Katie Byrne, Fiach Crowley, Killian Croke, Emma Kelly, U14 Ellen Cormack, Emily long, U16 Aoibhe Quinn, Cormac Holden, Cathal Rossiter, U17 Ellen Wall, Killian Daly, U18 Ruairi McEvoy, U19 Isabella Burke, Billy Coogan, Myles Hewlett, Amelia Foley.
All Ireland Team Medal Winners
Relays – (Members of girls U13 1st – 4×100 & 4×200, U14G 3rd 4×200, U15G 2nd 4×100 & 3rd 4×200, U16G 2nd 4×200, U17G 2nd 4×100 & 4th 4×400) Jasmine Timmond McEneaney, Mollirose Keegan, Ria Quinn, Ella Sorohan, Alicja Slawinska, Grace Delahunty, Pia Langton, Molly Daly, Hannah Quinn, Ella Wall, Emily Long, Ellen Daly, Kara Canavan, Kate Maher, Martha Bergin, Eimear Cormack, Aoibhe Quinn, Ruth Crowley, Amelia O’Brien, Emma Kelly.
Cross Country – (Members of U11G 1st 4×500, U14G 3rd Nat Inter club, U13G 3rd 4×500) Kate Kelly, Ella O’Flaherty, Ellen Ryan, Julia Daly, Madeline Kemple, Hannah Devine, Ava Arslan, Katie Byrne, Lucy Maher, Sinead Cormack, Ellen Cormack, Emma Kelly, Amelia O’Brien.
Pairs – 3rd U11 girls – Kate Kelly, Julia Daly.
PERPETUAL AWARDEES
Hacketstown trophy – Blaithin Holden, Whitebridge trophy – Conor Knox, Bree trophy – Noah Gilmore, McDonough Cup – Ellen Daly, Dungarvan – Jasmine Timmons McEneaney, U12 Cup – Daniel Greene, Sean Byrne Shield – Kate Kelly, Mazda Cup – Clodagh O’Callaghan, Achievement – Kate Maher, Versatile – Alex Cullen, Cross Country Cup – Sinead Cormack, Lynch Shield – Adam Slawinski, Tommy Deegan Trophy – Pia Langton, P J Smyth – Kyrell Mtinsi
Senior Ahievement Awards – Orla McPhillips, Clare Dermody, Jack Manning, Jamie Gahan, Graham Bourne.
International Awards – Peter Lynch, World Half Marathon, Riga Lativa 1st Oct; Eoin Everard, 1st 1500m World O/35, Torun, Poland; Hannah Kehoe, Eurocross , Brussels 1oth Dec; Maebh Richardson, Eurocross, Brussels 10th Dec; Shay MCEvoy 10th 5000m European U23, Finland 14th July; Cliodhna Manning 400m and 4×400 European Indoors, Istanbul 3rd March plus selection for 4x400m World championships Budapest; Aoibhe Richardson 3rd 5000m Europeans Silesa, Poland 22nd June & 19th 10000m European Cup france 3rd June.
Winners of National Cross Country
Junior Ladies – Maebh Richardson, Hannah Kehoe, Pia Langton, Isabelle Burke, Hazel Coogan, Rugh Cody.
Senior Men – Peter Lynch, Eoin Everard, Cathal O’Reilly, Brian Maher, Ger Forde, Jamie Gahan, Graham Bourne, James Ledingham, Padraic Ruane, Eamonn O’Connor.
Senior Perpetual Awards
Lanigan Cup – Eoin Everard; AIB Cup – James Ledingham; Harry Meighan Cup – Noel Gilmore; Achievement Shield – Billy Coogan; Nolan Cup – Cathal O’Reilly.The John Holmes Memorial Shield was awarded to Peter Lynch.