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Dec 11th - Gerard O'Reilly Leads Ireland to Second Place in Schools Pentathlon International Gerard O'Reilly brought the curtain down on an outstanding year's competition today when he led the Irish schools under 15 team to second place behind England at the schools pentathlon international in Scotland. Gerard's best performances came in the 200m, in which he was the leading individual with a 23.53 second effort and the shot putt in which he finished second with an 11.40m putt. With performances of 9.4s for 60m hurdles, 5.43m in the long jump and 2:16.85 in the 800m, Gerard achieved a points total of 2929 placing him in fifth place overall. Strong performances from Gerard's Irish team mates Brendan Culleton (2769), Patrick McCarron (2751) and David Callinan (2684) for a team total of 8449 points left them in second place behind England (9150) and ahead of Wales (8262) and hosts Scotland (7706).
September 25th - Gerard O'Reilly Wins Irish Schools Combined Events Title
September 18th - Shercock Junior Men Win In Europe
September 4th - Golden Four, Derry
August 29th - Community Games Well done to Gerard and Matthew O'Reilly on their medal winning performances at the national finals of the community games in Mosney, Co. Meath today. Gerard won the gold with a commanding run in the under 16 100m final, an event for which he will still be eligible next year. Matthew won his first ever major medal in discus when he finished second in the under 16 competition. Matthew has now won major medals in shot putt, hammer and discus this year. Niamh Traynor finished just outside the medals in the high jump having cleared 1.40m in the under 16 final and the Shercock mixed under 15 relay team finished fifth in the final. Silver for Gerard at AAA Championships
August 16th - Mazda League Final
When the points were totaled Shercock had moved from their starting position of eighth place to fourth place overall behind runaway winners North Down AC, second placed County Kildare and third placed Abbey AC. Shercock finished ahead of county teams from Monaghan and Tipperary and club teams Tralee Harriers and Avondhu. It was a great effort by the young squad in their first year in the competition and the athletes and spectators who traveled for the event thoroughly enjoyed the experience.
August 7th - Double Gold for Gerard O'Reilly at Celtic Games
August 5th - Shercock Men Qualify For National League Final The Shercock men's team have qualified for the final of Division 1 in the Mazda National League, it was announced today. The young squad showed great spirit during the qualifying rounds as they battled for every available point, eventually achieving an overall score of 100 points, which left them in eighth place overall. The team competed in every event over the two days, and against opposition from composite club teams and teams made up from entire counties, however the Shercock squad had only the club membership to draw from and proved themselves to be more than a match for the opposition. The club can now look forward to an unexpected fixture on August 15th in Tullamore when we will compete in the national league final for the first time when another battling performance will hopefully see the squad finish higher up than our eighth place qualifying position. August 1st - Shercock AC Perform Well in Mazda League The second stage of the national track and field league took place today and Shercock AC, competing in the league for the first time, were drawn in Pool 1 of Division 1 in Santry. The pool consisted of four other club teams - City of Derry, Letterkenny, Navan and Finn Valley - and a county team from Monaghan. The young squad from the club produced some outstanding performances to finish top club in the pool and in second place overall behind county Monaghan. There were valuable winning performances by James Ruxton in the 400m hurdles, Peter Muldoon in the 3km racewalk and Philip Daly in the pole vault. Sean Smith finished second in the 5000m and there were third place finishes by Alan McEntee in the triple jump, Hugh Fitzpatrick in the discus and Michael Muldoon in the hammer. Alan was back on track to take fourth place in the 200m and James Muldoon was sixth in the 800m. Shercock were tied for first place with county Monaghan going into the final event, the 4x400m relay. The club has had a poor record in this event however from the start it was clear that the quartet were not just there to make up the numbers. Philip Daly started strongly to put second leg Alan McEntee in contact with the leaders. Alan powered around the second bend to put Shercock into the lead before passing to Sean Smith. Sean had not long finished a tough 5000m however he produced a great effort to hold the lead down the back straight until he was overtaken by Derry on the run in to the change zone where he passed to James Ruxton. James battled for the lead with Derry down the back straight and gained the initiative as he took pole position on the final bend. Only county Monaghan's senior international Ciaran O'Connell was left to challenge James and the pair fought all the way to the line where O'Connell dipped first to steal a late victory. The Shercock team were consoled with a new club record of 3:31.7 and some valuable points. Provisional Results: Division 1 Pool 1: 1. County Monaghan 55 points 2. Shercock AC 53 points 3. City of Derry AC 45 points 4. Letterkenny AC 45 points 5. Finn Valley AC 40 points 6. Navan AC 26 points Division 1 Pool 2: 1. North Down AC 61 points 2. Abbey AC 50 points 3. Carrick on Shannon 46 points 4. Sli Cualainn AC 12 points 5. Sligo AC 11 points July 24th - AAI Irish Senior Championships - Gold for David
Also performing well for Shercock in Santry was James Ruxton who qualified for Sunday's final of the 400m hurdles when he finished second in his semi-final in a time of 56.65s. Anne Marie Burns finished fourth in the long jump with a 4.68m effort while Sean Smith finished down the field in his first 10,000m race in 33:53 minutes. Shercock's racewalking duo of Peter Muldoon and Hugh Fitzpatrick were less fortunate as Peter pulled out of the 10km walk just after halfway after receiving his second warning while Hugh suffered the same fate as World silver medalist Gillian O'Sullivan who was disqualified in the women's 5km event.
July 18th - Mazda Track & Field League Shercock AC made their first appearance in the Mazda League today when they competed in Pool 1 of Division 1 in Navan. The relatively young squad held their own against the more experienced athletes from the opposing clubs and finished well in third place overall behind County Monaghan and Abbey AC. Club captain Alan McEntee got the day off to a great start with a PB of 5.98m in the long jump to finish second. A strategic swap saw James Ruxton replace Aaron Heery in the 110m hurdles in which he finished a very close second. Aaron replaced James in the high jump and matched his PB with a 1.70m clearance for another second place. Disaster struck in the 4x100m relay, in which Shercock were hoping for their only win of the day, when a mistimed pass resulted in a dropped baton and zero points. The team rallied after this setback however and produced some unlikely high scores. James Ruxton was back on track to finish a battling second to Monaghan's Ciaran O'Connell in the 400m in a time of 51.9s. John Muldoon went into action in the throws, taking fourth place in the 56 pound weight for distance. Hugh Fitzpatrick repeated John's success in the javelin, throwing 26.66m for fourth place. Two of the club's best performances came at the end of the programme when Noel Carroll ran an outstanding steeplechase to finish in second place despite losing his shoe on the final lap. Philip Daly then showed the controlled aggression of a true sprinter to also place second in the 100m in a time of 11.2s. The team can now look forward with renewed optimism to the second leg on August 1st, when the mix of events should better suit the strengths of the athletes and hopes of gaining qualification for the finals may still be realized. July 17th - Schools International & AAI Juvenile Relays
Two Shercock juvenile teams were also in action today in Tullamore in the inter-club relay championships of Ireland. The boys under 16 4x100m team of Matthew O'Reilly, Gerard O'Reilly, Ciaran Ward and Craig Lynch produced a great effort to finish second to Dundrum South Dublin AC in their final in a time of 48.17s. The Shercock boys under 15 team of Paul Smith, Craig Lynch, Kieran McDermott and Kevin Ruxton also performed well to qualify from their heat and finish eighth in the final. July 10th & 11th - AAI Age Group Championships
James Muldoon won his third medal of the championships when he finished second to Paul Murphy from Dooneen in the under 17 3000m walk. James and Paul (left) will represent Ireland at the schools international in England on Saturday following their performances at the Tailteann Games. There was another silver medal winning performance for Shercock when James Ruxton finished second to Barry Upton from Ferrybank in the under 19 400m hurdles. Also running well for Shercock in Tullamore was Paul Smith, who finished fifth in the under 14 80m and long jump. Craig Lynch was competing in his first Irish championship and produced a great performance in the under 15 high jump when he tied for third place on height with a PB of 1.60m and was placed fourth overall on countback. Aaron Heery also narrowly missed out on a medal when he also finished fourth in the under 19 long jump. July 4th - AAI Junior & Under 23 Championships
June 26th - Tailteann Games Schools Inter Provincial
June 20th - Ulster & NI Age Group Championships
For a full round-up of Shercock performances in Antrim go to Ulster T&F Report June 12th - Ulster & NI Senior Championships
June 8th - NI Under 23 V Irish Universities
June 5th - All Ireland Schools Track & Field Championships
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A number of athletes from the club were in action at the weekend in the Ulster and Leinster schools championships and they recorded some encouraging performances as they gained qualification for the national finals on June 5th.
Leinster Schools: The Muldoon family continue to fly the Shercock flag in the Leinsters where they represent O'Carolan's School, Nobber. With elder brother Peter away on international duty in Denmark it fell to James and Bernadette to maintain the family's strong reputation in the championships. James had taken up racewalking during the indoor season and after some focussed training was in strong form heading to Santry for his provincials. He put in a sterling performance to move strongly away from the field and earn his first Leinster title with a useful PB of 9:16 in the intermediate 2km. Younger sister Bernadette was not to be easily overlooked and she also earned her place in the nationals with a third place performance in the junior girls event. James then went on to clear a new PB of 3.00m in the pole vault, however this was not enough to qualify as he finished in fourth place. |
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Shercock Retain the Dr. Quinn Cup
In
the
juvenile
events
Gerard
O'Reilly
was
in
class
of
his
own
as
he
scored
a
treble
victory
in
the
under
16
100m
and
long
jump
as
well
as
the
under
17
200m.
Matthew
O'Reilly
putted
12.65m
to
win
the
under
17
shot
however
James
Muldoon
suffered
a
rare
defeat
on
home
ground
as
he
was
outsprinted
by
Annalee's
Fionan
O'Reilly
in
the
under
17
1500m.
Paul
Despite a strong challenge from Innyvale AC, who dominated the girls events, Shercock retained the Dr. Quinn Cup for the leading club in the senior championships for the eighth year in a row - so well done to all the athletes, coaches and supporters who put in such a great effort on the day! |
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March 28th - Irish Students Sports Association Championships, Waterford Alan Wins Gold, Silver & Bronze as Track Season Opens The track season got off to an early start in Waterford when the ISSA championships took place on Wednesday. The ISAA governs athletics in the country's Institutes of Technology and Shercock's Alan McEntee (right) was a member of the first ever delegation from Dundalk Institute of Technology to compete in the event. Alan has played a major role in developing an athletics group in the institute and it is a measure of his success that eleven competitors from Dundalk took part in the championships, winning no fewer than eight medals between them. Alan himself had a great day's competition, starting off with third place in the 100m final behind Paul Gill and Gordon Kennedy in a time of 11.0s. He than contested the triple jump and finished second to Sean Lonergan with a 12.10m effort. The surprise of the day came in the 4x100m relay, when the Dundalk team of Alan, Darragh Greene, David McMahon and Andrew Moore finished in first place. Darragh Greene also won the 400m hurdles and finished second in the 1500m. Theresa Tierney was second in the racewalk and 400m hurdles. Donal Grogan came second in the shot putt and Andrew Moore finished fourth in the 200m, 400m, 1500m and high jump. A spirited effort by the Dundalk men's 4x400m relay team left them in fourth place. To cap a great day's competition, Dundalk finished in second place overall in the men's standings behind hosts Waterford IT, a great achievement in their first year to enter the championships. |
Gerard
O'Reilly
capped
an
outstanding
track
and
field
season
with
an
impressive
win
the
the
junior
boys
age
group
at
the
Irish
Schools
Combined
Events
Championships
in
Santry
today.
Gerard
competed
well
in
the
80m
hurdles
(12.5s),
shot
putt
(11.52m),
long
jump
(5.58m)
and
200m
(23.6s).
He
withdrew
from
the
high
jump,
his
least
favourite
event,
after
clearing
1.45m
and
battled
through
a
tiring
800m
at
the
end
of
the
day
to
win
in
2:18
minutes.
Gerard
scored
an
overall
3231
points
which
was
enough
to
win
the
gold
medal.
There
was
further
good
news
when
it
was
announced
that
he
had
also
been
selected
for
the
Irish
team
for
the
schools
international
combined
events
championships
in
Glasgow
in
December.
Gerard
will
be
joined
on
the
team
by
his
Monaghan
neighbour,
Patrick
McCarron,
who
was
ranked
fourth
among
those
eligible
for
selection.
Philip
Daly
had
mixed
fortunes
in
the
intermediate
event
and
finished
in
seventh
position
overall.
Philip
performed
well
in
the
shot
putt
(10.94m)
and
200m
(23.6s),
but
struggled
in
the
hurdles
(15.9s),
long
jump
(5.29m)
and
high
jump
(1.52m).
In
the
final
event,
the
800m,
Philip
produced
a
useful
effort
to
finish
in
2:17
minutes,
giving
him
an
overall
points
total
of
3158
which
left
him
in
seventh
place
behind
winner
Peter
Glass
(North
Down
AC).
When
the
points
had
been
adjusted
for
the
international
team
selection,
in
which
the
high
jump
was
omitted
and
a
different
age
break
was
applied,
Philip
was
ranked
fifth
of
those
eligible
to
be
selected,
missing
out
by
just
one
place.
An
exhilarating
day's
competition
at
Gateshead
Stadium
in
England
in
the
European
Junior
Champion
Club's
Cup
saw
the
Shercock
junior
men's
team
overcome
the
challenge
of
Switzerland,
Portugal,
Holland,
Greece
and
Estonia
to
finish
in
second
place
overall
behind
hosts
Gateshead
Harriers
and
in
first
place
among
the
qualifying
countries
to
gain
promotion
to
Group
B
for
Ireland
in
2005.
For
the
full
story
of
how
the
Shercock
juniors
won
four
gold,
three
silver
and
five
bronze
medals
Two
carloads
of
Shercock
juniors
traveled
to
Templemore
today
to
compete
in
the
final
Golden
Four
track
meet
as
part
of
their
preparations
for
the
European
Junior
Clubs
Championships
in
two
weeks
time.
There
were
wins
for
Philip
Daly
in
the
200m
and
James
Muldoon
in
the
1500m.
Noel
Carroll
set
a
new
PB
of
4:29.7
when
finishing
second
to
James
in
the
1500m
(left).
Gerard
O'Reilly
finished
in
third
place
in
his
first
400m
competition
and
the
fourteen
year
old
recorded
a
very
useful
52.9s
for
the
distance.
Gerard
also
edged
out
his
club
mate
Philip
Daly
for
third
place
in
the
100m
in
a
tight
finish
(right)
in
which
both
were
awarded
the
same
time
of
11.7s.
Michael
Muldoon
was
somewhat
below
his
best
when
finishing
fourth
in
the
3000m
in
9:54.
Matthew
O'Reilly
(right)
had
personal
bests
of
9.61m
for
third
place
in
the
shot
and
28.64m
for
7th
in
the
javelin.
Hugh
Fitzpatrick
was
sixth
in
the
shot
with
8.30m
and
8th
in
the
javelin
with
26.87m.
James
Ruxton
had
a
close
encounter
with
a
steeplechase
barrier
during
his
warm
up
which
put
him
out
of
action
with
a
badly
swollen
knee.
Euro
Junior
teammates
James
King
and
Kevin
McCloy
were
both
in
action
in
the
800m
in
which
James
finished
second
in
1:57
and
Kevin
third
in
2:02.
James
went
on
to
stake
his
claim
for
a
place
in
the
4x400m
relay
team
with
a
very
useful
400m
effort
of
53.8s
when
finishing
fourth.
Aaron
Heery
continued
to
show
steady
improvement
in
the
high
jump
with
a
new
personal
best
of
1.75m
when
finishing
3rd
in
Derry.
The
final
of
the
national
track
&
field
league
took
place
in
Tullamore
today
and
the
Shercock
men's
team
put
in
a
great
performance
to
finish
in
fourth
place
overall
in
division
1.
The
team
started
at
a
disadvantage
as
the
eighth
placed
qualifier
for
the
final
as
clubs
carried
bonus
points
based
on
their
qualifying
position,
however
the
young
squad,
taking
part
in
the
competition
for
the
first
time,
rose
to
the
challenge
and
produced
some
great
individual
efforts.
Peter
Muldoon
(left)
was
the
sole
Shercock
winner
on
the
day
when
he
stormed
away
from
the
field
to
win
the
3km
racewalk
in
a
new
personal
best
time
of
13:28.3.
James
Ruxton
was
also
in
top
form,
taking
second
place
in
the
400m
hurdles
behind
Kildare's
David
McCarthy
in
55.7s
and
fourth
in
the
200m
in
23.19s.
Philip
Daly
finished
comfortably
in
second
place
in
the
pole
vault
and
third
in
the
100m.
He
then
combined
with
Alan
McEntee,
James
Ruxton
and
Aaron
Heery
to
finish
second
behind
North
Down
in
the
4x100m
relay
in
44.7s.
Alan
was
also
in
action
in
the
triple
jump
when
he
produced
a
season's
best
of
12.34m
to
finish
third.
Brian
Flately
was
outstanding
as
he
produced
a
great
double
effort
to
finish
second
in
the
110m
hurdles
and
third
in
a
tightly
contested
long
jump
with
a
6.54m
effort.
Kevin
McCloy
was
up
against
tough
opposition
from
David
McCarthy
and
Ciaran
O'Connell
in
the
400m
however
he
put
in
battling
performance
to
finish
fourth
in
50.38s.
Noel
Carroll
produced
another
outstanding
effort
in
the
3000m
steeplechase
when
he
knocked
10
seconds
off
his
PB
to
also
finish
fourth
in
10:19.13.
Sean
Smith
(right)
came
third
in
a
tough
5000m
competition
while
the
Muldoon
brothers
Michael
and
James
finished
sixth
and
seventh
in
the
800m
and
1500m
respectively.
Aaron
Heery
cleared
1.65m
to
finish
in
fourth
place
in
the
high
jump
which
was
won
by
David
Robb
from
North
Down
AC.
In
the
throwing
events
there
were
fifth
place
finishes
by
Hugh
Fitzpatrick
in
the
discus
and
javelin
and
by
John
Muldoon
in
the
56
pound
weight
for
distance.
The
final
event
of
the
day
saw
the
Shercock
4x400m
team
of
Philip
Daly,
Alan
McEntee,
James
Ruxton
and
Kevin
McCloy
dip
under
3:30
for
the
first
time
to
finish
in
third
place.
David
Shields
was
one
of
the
star
performers
on
the
first
day
of
the
Woodies
DIY
Irish
track
and
field
championships
in
Dublin
today
when
the
sixteen
year
old
was
the
surprise
winner
of
the
high
jump.
The
autumnal
conditions
that
swept
the
northside
venue
with
chilling
gusts
made
it
far
from
ideal
for
the
high
jump
competitors,
however
David
demonstrated
a
maturity
beyond
his
years
as
he
soared
to
a
new
best
mark
outdoors
of
2.00m
to
take
the
title
from
Belgooly's
Christopher
Crowley.
With
Ireland's
leading
high
jumper
Adrian
O'Dwyer,
sidelined
with
a
minor
injury,
it
fell
to
David
to
overcome
the
opposition
of
his
junior
peers
and
lift
the
senior
title.
Ciaran
Conlon,
who
has
coached
David
since
the
age
of
eleven,
was
on
hand
to
congratulate
him
on
his
success
(left). 
David
Shields
(left)
showed
a
dramatic
improvement
in
form
at
the
ISAA
Schools
International
in
England
today
when
the
sixteen-year-old
set
an
outdoor
PB
of
1.98m
on
his
way
to
taking
the
silver
medal
on
countback
after
tying
for
first
place
in
the
high
jump.
David,
who
is
coached
by
former
national
jumps
coach
Ciaran
Conlon,
had
been
struggling
to
reproduce
his
indoor
form,
which
included
a
PB
of
2.02m
in
February,
during
the
outdoor
season,
however
his
performance
in
England
today
shows
that
he
is
back
on
track
and
should
be
in
shape
to
clear
2m
outdoors
in
the
near
future.
Also
competing
in
the
schools
international
from
Shercock
AC
was
James
Muldoon
who
put
in
a
great
effort
to
finish
fourth
in
the
3km
racewalk
in
a
time
of
14:34.
James'
Irish
team
mate
Paul
Murphy
did
even
better,
taking
the
silver
medal
in
a
time
of
13:50.
There
were
some
outstanding
performances
by
young
Shercock
athletes
at
the
AAI
age
group
championships
in
Tullamore
at
the
weekend.
Gerard
O'Reilly
was
attempting
his
third
sprint
double
of
the
year
in
the
under
16
100m
and
200m,
having
already
won
Irish
schools
and
indoor
titles,
however
this
time
he
had
more
than
the
opposition
to
contend
with
as
he
made
a
demanding
journey
by
trains,
planes
and
automobiles
to
travel
home
from
a
family
holiday
in
France
the
day
before
the
competition.
Gerard
shook
off
the
effects
of
his
travels
to
comfortably
win
the
100m
title
on
Saturday,
recording
11.99s
into
a
headwind.
On
Sunday
he
came
up
against
defending
200m
champion
Aaron
Crawford
from
Strabane
in
the
final.
Crawford
had
run
Gerard
close
at
the
Ulsters
and
after
a
strong
start
the
pair
were
neck
and
neck
as
they
entered
the
home
straight.
However
Gerard
shook
off
any
remaining
fatigue
and
powered
down
the
straight
into
a
headwind
to
win
by
a
narrow
margin
and
secure
a
much
coveted
double.
The
medalists
are
pictured
right
with
AAI
president
Michael
Heery
following
their
presentation.
Afterwards,
Gerard
and
his
father
Brian
set
off
on
the
long
journey
to
rejoin
the
rest
of
the
family
on
holidays
in
France
for
a
well-earned
rest.
The
pole
vaulters
also
had
more
than
the
opposition
to
contend
with
in
Tullamore
following
a
dubious
decision
by
the
field
referee
to
allow
the
competition
to
proceed
into
a
headwind
despite
concerns
raised
by
coaches
and
athletes
who
requested
that
the
runways
be
reversed
to
put
the
wind
behind
the
vaulters.
The
predictable
result
was
a
series
of
injuries
as
competitors
fell
back
onto
the
runway
or
vault
box,
requiring
constant
attention
from
the
first
aid
crew.
Shercock's
Philip
Daly
kept
a
cool
head
to
win
the
under
18
age
event
with
a
below-par
clearance
of
3.40m.
Kevin
Ruxton
(left)
responded
to
the
challenge
to
win
a
second
pole
vault
title
for
Shercock
when
he
won
the
under
15
competition
with
a
vault
of
2.10m.
It
was
Kevin's
first
all-Ireland
medal
and
he
was
justifiably
delighted
with
his
achievement.
James
Muldoon
won
a
third
vault
medal
for
the
club
when
he
cleared
a
personal
best
of
3.10m
to
take
the
bronze
medal
under
17.
Generally
the
competition
was
disappointing,
despite
a
strong
entry,
as
the
experienced
vaulters
were
unable
to
achieve
the
heights
they
had
cleared
in
recent
events
due
to
the
opposing
wind.
Matthew
O'Reilly
made
a
little
bit
of
club
history
when
he
became
the
first
athlete
from
Shercock
to
win
a
medal
in
the
hammer
throw.
Matthew
finished
second
in
the
under
16
event
with
a
throw
of
37.92m
behind
winner
David
Keys
from
Regent
House.
Matthew
had
a
great
weekend,
also
putting
the
shot
to
a
new
personal
best
mark
of
13.50m
which
left
him
in
fourth
place.
He
is
pictured
right
with
fellow
Shercock
medalists
Paul
Fitzpatrick
(1st
u16
3km
walk)
and
Kevin
Ruxton
(1st
u15
pole
vault).
The
middle
distance
races
produced
some
great
contests.
Sean
Smith
(left)
led
for
most
of
the
under
19
3000m
but
had
to
settle
for
silver
when
he
was
out-sprinted
at
the
finish
by
Richard
Yeates
from
Raheny.
James
Muldoon
had
a
very
busy
weekend
in
Tullamore
where
he
eventually
won
three
medals.
James
ran
a
tactical
race
in
the
under
17
1500m
steeplechase,
moving
into
third
place
just
before
the
final
water-jump
and
running
on
strongly
to
the
line
to
make
sure
of
the
medal.
Noel
Carroll
adopted
an
identical
tactic
in
the
under
19
2000m
steeplechase,
overtaking
Rory
McDonnell
from
Dunboyne
at
the
final
water-jump.
McDonnell
held
on,
however,
and
overtook
Noel
just
before
the
line
to
deny
the
Shercock
man
the
bronze
medal.
While
disappointed
with
the
result,
Noel
was
rewarded
with
a
useful
time
of
6:33.1
which
leaves
him
as
a
strong
contender
for
the
steeplechase
position
on
the
Shercock
team
for
the
European
junior
clubs
championships
in
September.
The
Shercock
racewalking
squad
produced
some
sparkling
performances
in
Tullamore.
Irish
junior
champion
Peter
Muldoon
(right)
was
up
against
strong
opposition
from
Irish
schools
winner
Michael
Doyle
in
the
under
18
5000m.
In
a
classic
battle
between
the
endurance
specialist
and
the
sprint
finisher,
Peter
used
his
superior
fitness
to
hammer
out
a
relentless
pace
at
the
head
of
the
field.
After
3km
Peter
had
established
a
40m
lead,
however
rather
than
settle
for
the
gap,
he
cranked
up
the
pace
for
the
final
2km
and
the
the
gap
opened
up
further
to
over
200m
by
the
time
he
crossed
the
line
to
win
the
title.
There
was
a
double
reward
for
Peter
when
he
dipped
under
the
23
minute
mark
to
record
a
new
personal
best
of
22:57.
Doyle
struggled
in
the
closing
stages
and
was
eventually
passed
by
Milford's
Brendan
Boyce,
who
was
competing
concurrently
in
the
under
19
age
group.
Shercock's
Hugh
Fitzpatrick
finished
cautiously
in
third
place
after
picking
up
two
warnings
on
the
first
kilometer.
Hugh's
younger
brother
Paul
Fitzpatrick
never
looked
troubled,
however,
as
he
won
the
under
16
3km
racewalk
comfortably
to
complete
a
double
of
Irish
indoor
and
outdoor
titles.
Paul
conserved
his
energy
in
the
closing
stages
as
he
was
also
competing
in
the
pole
vault
which
was
being
held
at
the
same
time.
Peter
Muldoon
produced
his
best
10km
walk
to
date
in
Tullamore
today
when
he
set
a
new
PB
of
48:45
on
his
way
to
winning
the
Irish
junior
title.
In
the
same
event
club
mate
Hugh
Fitzpatrick
tied
up
in
the
closing
stages
after
a
strong
start
however
he
held
off
the
challenge
of
Milford's
Brendan
Boyce
to
take
the
silver
medal.
Peter
and
Hugh
are
pictured
left
with
AAI
president
Michael
Heery.
James
Ruxton
produced
another
strong
run
to
finish
second
to
Barry
Upton
from
Ferrybank
in
the
400m
hurdles
in
a
time
of
56.01s.
Also
winning
silver
was
Alan
McEntee
who
finished
second
in
both
the
under
23
long
jump
and
triple
jump.
Philip
Daly
matched
James
Ruxton's
club
record
of
3.60m
in
the
junior
pole
vault,
this
left
him
tied
for
third
place
on
height
however
he
was
placed
5th
on
countback.
James
Muldoon
also
contested
the
pole
vault,
finishing
7th
with
a
3m
clearance.
The
Shercock
pairing
of
Noel
Carroll
and
James
Muldoon
had
a
great
battle
in
the
junior
3000m
steeplechase
(right),
matching
each
other
stride
for
stride
all
the
way
and
finishing
with
a
sprint
to
the
line
with
James
crossing
just
in
front
of
Noel.
The
pair
finished
in
fourth
and
fifth
place
overall.
Aaron
Heery
placed
5th
in
the
junior
long
jump
and
6th
in
the
triple
jump
while
Noel
Ruxton
was
4th
in
the
under
23
triple
jump.
Anne
Marie
Burns
finished
sixth
in
the
junior
long
jump.
Michael
Muldoon
was
eighth
in
the
junior
hammer
and
11th
in
the
800m.
The
Shercock
4x100m
team
went
into
action
for
the
first
time
this
year,
competing
in
the
under
23
age
group.
While
the
baton
changes
were
a
bit
on
the
rusty
side,
the
quartet
of
Aaron
Heery,
Alan
McEntee,
James
Ruxton
and
Philip
Daly
took
the
gold
medal
in
a
time
of
45.1s
ahead
of
Roscommon.
An
unlikely
looking
Shercock
4x400m
team
(right)
went
into
action,
also
in
the
under
23
age
group,
and
took
the
bronze
medal
in
a
three
horse
race.
The
team
of
Noel
Ruxton,
Michael
Muldoon,
James
Muldoon
and
Noel
Carroll
were
delighted
with
their
sprint
medals
but
will
probably
concentrate
on
cross
country
in
the
future.
Gerard
O'Reilly
(right)
was
an
impressive
winner
of
the
U16
100m
and
200m
in
Antrim
today
while
there
were
further
double
wins
for
Anne
Marie
Burns
(U20
long
jump
and
triple
jump)
and
James
Muldoon
(U17
pole
vault
and
3km
walk).
Sean
Smith
won
the
U19
1500m
without
his
spikes
and
Peter
Muldoon
broke
new
ground
with
a
PB
shattering
5km
walk.
There
were
further
Ulster
title
wins
for
David
Shields
and
Aaron
Heery
in
the
jumps
and
first
time
pole
vaulter
Fiona
Smith
set
a
new
club
record.
Peter
Muldoon
put
in
his
best
3km
walk
performance
to
date
to
become
the
first
athlete
from
Shercock
to
win
an
Ulster
senior
title
when
he
lifted
the
gold
medal
at
today's
competition
in
Antrim.
Peter
achieved
a
new
PB
of
13:38
for
the
distance,
beating
his
previous
best
by
22
seconds.
James
Muldoon
came
in
third
in
the
same
event,
also
achieving
a
useful
time
of
14:50
in
his
first
race
over
3km.
David
Shields
recovered
from
a
bumpy
start
in
the
high
jump
to
finish
third
with
a
best
clearance
of
1.95m.
The
competition
was
won
by
Paul
Tohill
at
2.00m
and
David
Robb
finished
second.
The
three
medallists
are
pictured
right
with
coaching
legend
Maeve
Kyle.
Alan
McEntee
was
disappointed
with
a
below
par
effort
of
11.87m
in
the
triple
jump
which
left
him
in
sixth
place
while
pole
vaulters
Philip
Daly
and
James
Muldoon
made
an
early
exit
from
their
competition
however
James
had
the
compensation
of
matching
his
PB
of
3.00m
with
his
final
clearance.
David
Shields
scored
his
second
win
of
the
track
season
on
Tuesday
when
he
won
the
high
jump
event
at
the
match
between
a
Northern
Ireland
Under
23
selection
and
an
Irish
Universities
selection
on
Tuesday.
David,
competing
for
the
NI
U23
team,
cleared
1.95m
to
win
the
competition
from
David
Robb.
At
the
Loughborough
international
on
Sunday
David
finished
in
seventh
place
in
the
high
jump
with
a
1.90m
effort
when
representing
Ireland
at
senior
level
for
the
first
time.
Gerard
O'Reilly
headed
an
outstanding
day's
performance
by
Shercock
athletes
at
the
Irish
Schools
Championships
in
Tullamore
when
he
scored
a
double
win
in
the
junior
100m
and
200m.
Also
featuring
on
the
medal
rostrum
from
Shercock
were
Sean
Smith,
Peter
Muldoon,
James
Muldoon,
Hugh
Fitzpatrick
&
James
Ruxton.
Ulster
Schools:
Gerard
O'Reilly
(right)
pulled
off
an
impressive
double
as
he
won
the
Ulster
junior
100m
and
200m
titles
in
Bangor.
Gerard
was
timed
at
11.4s
in
the
100m
in
which
Glaslough
Harriers'
Patrick
McCarron
finished
second.
Sean
Smith
had
a
successful
debut
over
5000m
when
he
saw
off
the
challenge
of
Paul
Pollock
in
the
closing
stages
to
win
comfortably
in
15:17.
James
Ruxton
(left)
looked
equally
impressive
as
he
ran
away
from
the
field
in
the
senior
400m
hurdles
to
win
by
a
large
margin
in
a
new
PB
of
56.4s.
Racewalkers
Hugh
and
Paul
Fitzpatrick
qualified
without
a
struggle
in
the
inter
and
senior
age
groups
when
they
progressed
automatically
as
there
were
not
enough
entrants
to
hold
the
events
in
Ulster
this
year.
Philip
Daly
reached
a
new
PB
of
3.40m
in
the
pole
vault
to
finish
in
third
place
in
the
intermediate
age
group.
Anne
Marie
Burns
placed
second
in
the
senior
triple
jump
in
Bangor
while
Josie
McGee
also
showed
good
form
in
the
jumps
when
she
placed
third
in
the
senior
long
jump.
Noel
Carroll
was
unlucky
to
finish
fourth
in
the
senior
steeplechase
and
(right)
just
miss
out
on
qualification.
Also
missing
out
was
Matthew
O'Reilly
who
placed
sixth
in
the
intermediate
hammer
and
eighth
in
the
shot
putt.
Willy
Ray
Morales
was
eighth
in
the
intermediate
400m
hurdles
while
Colm
Smith
finished
down
the
field
in
the
junior
800m.
Derrice
McPhillips
competing
in
her
first
year
as
a
junior,
ran
well
to
qualify
from
her
heat
for
the
200m
final
but
had
to
withdraw
due
to
a
minor
injury.
The
championship
season
got
under
way
in
Shercock
on
Sunday
when
the
county
track
and
field
championships
took
place.
On
a
day
marked
by
some
outstanding
individual
performances
by
the
club's
juveniles
and
seniors
it
would
be
difficult
to
do
justice
to
everyone,
however
there's
no
harm
in
trying
so...
Anne
Marie
Burns
had
a
triple
win
in
the
ladies
long
jump,
high
jump
and
100m.
In
the
senior
mens
events
Sean
Smith
held
off
the
considerable
challenge
of
guest
Robert
Malseed
from
Clonliffe
Harriers
to
achieve
a
1500m
&
3000m
double.
James
Ruxton
was
untouchable
as
he
scored
a
double
over
200m
and
800m
while
Aaron
Heery,
not
long
returned
to
training,
surprised
everyone
with
a
6.15m
effort
to
win
the
long
jump
and
added
the
high
jump
title
for
good
measure.
Alan
McEntee
scored
a
narrow
victory
over
Philip
Daly
in
the
100m
(right),
however
Philip
was
consoled
with
a
new
club
record
in
the
shot
putt.
A
strong
performance
in
the
medley
relay
saw
a
runaway
win
for
the
Shercock
A
team
while
the
B
team
put
in
a
spirited
effort
to
take
the
silver
medals
ahead
of
Annalee. 
Fitzpatrick
led
home
Willy
Ray
Mrales
in
the
under
17
1km
walk.
Craig
Lynch
continued
to
establish
himself
as
the
club's
latest
sprinting
sensation
with
a
commanding
win
in
the
under
15
100m
and
went
on
to
also
win
an
absorbing
high
jump
where
both
he
and
second-placed
Kevin
Ruxton
cleared
1.50m
for
the
first
time.
Also
joining
the
1.50
club
was
Ciaran
Ward
who
finished
second
to
Edward
McDermott
in
the
under
17
competition.
Paul
Smith
showed
good
early
season
promise
as
he
powered
away
from
the
rest
of
the
field
to
win
the
under
14
100m
and
later
added
the
long
jump
title
for
good
measure.
Also
impressing
in
the
under
14
age
group
was
Derrice
McPhillips
who
also
scored
a
double
win
at
100m
and
long
jump.
Lee
Clarke
(left)
ran
well
in
the
under
13
80m
to
finish
third
and
there
were
encouraging
performances
by
Dean
O'Reilly
and
Micheal
Gargan
in
the
same
age
group.