Co. Cavan Winter League, 3rd Leg
The
third and final leg of the annual winter league was held at Drumgoon recently.
The event was hosted by the local club Drumlin AC. The good weather was welcomed
by the athletes. On a day that the overall winter league results were to be
decided, the flat fast paced course provided some thrilling races and tight
finishes.
Seniors
In
the senior men’s 6km race Shercock’s Noel
Carroll (left) produced another fine display of front running to secure first place and
along with his two previous wins he took the winter league title.
Laragh’s Martin Fulton once more had to settle with the runner up position and
took second place in the overall standings while Baileborough’s Briain O'Dowd
third consecutive third place finish ensured him the bronze medal overall. The
team honors on the day went to Shercock followed closely by Annalee. After the
race the overall team title was won by the Shercock.
In
the ladies 2km event, Annalee’s Louise Reilly once more lead from the gun
winning the race on the day. The clash for second was once again between
Baileboro’s Emily Meehan and Shercock’s Karen Ruxton. Meehan finished well
to place second with Ruxton having to settle for third. Following the day’s
race the winter league title was won by Karen Ruxton with Siobhan Smith of
Innyvale awarded the silver. Another team win by Annalee ensured they the
overall gold medalists.
Masters
The Masters Men’s race was run alongside Senior
Men. Colin Watterson Shercock (left) finished strongly winning the race and winning his
first winter league title. Colin’s club mate John Joe Rodgers improved a place
from his previous outing to finish second with Annalee’s Sean O’ Reilly
behind him in third. After the scores were checked there was a tie for second
place between Laragh’s Michael Smith and Shercock’s Eamonn Gargan, while
Nicolas Comey of Baileboro was the recipient of the bronze medal position.
A highly contested team race saw Shercock secure the
win along with the overall title, with Annalee placing second and Laragh third.
The Ladies Masters was also run in conjunction with the
Senior Event. Joan Galligan of Team P Elliot was the winner after a hard fought
race. Evelyn O’ Reilly finished strongly taking second with Shercock’s Ruth
McCreery in third. Galligan’s win ensured her the overall gold medal with
O’Reilly taking the silver and Team P Elliot’s Michelle Mutton being awarded
the bronze.
The team race was contested by Team P Elliot, Shercock
and Annalee who respectively took first second and third. However the overall
title positions were reversed with the Annalee Ladies taking the gold with Team
P Elliot settling for the silver.
Juveniles
The individual results in each of the events on the day
were as follows:
Girls u10 – 600m
1. Sarah Lafferty Innyvale
2. Clodagh O’Reilly Annalee
3. Sarah McDonald Annalee
Teams 1. Annalee , 2. Innyvale, 3. Mullahoran
Boys u10 – 600m
1. Adrian Moore Annalee
2. Adrian Radditt Mullahoran
3. Callum Mussi Mullahoran
Teams 1. Annalee A, 2. Innyvale, 3. Team P Elliot
Girls u12 – 1000m
1. Eadaoin O’Reilly Annalee
2. Orlaith Smith Drumlin
3. Barbara Ward Shercock
Teams 1. Annalee, 2. Shercock, 3. Innyvale
Boys u12 – 1000m
1. Barry Cooney Drumlin
2. Niall Clerkin Shercock
3. Tadhg McGahern Mullahoran
Teams 1. Drumlin, 2.Annalee, 3. Shercock
Girls u14 – 1200m
1. Celine Clerkin Shercock
2. Geraldine Sheridan Mullahoran
3. Cathriona Mullen Drumlin
Teams 1. Shercock, 2.Mullahoran, 3. Innyvale
Boys u14 – 1500m
1. Cian O’Reilly Annalee
2. Ryan Little Annalee
3. Niall Comey Baileboro
Teams 1. Annalee, 2.Shercock, 3. Innyvale
Girls u16 – 2000m
1. Laura Cahill Innyvale
2. Danika McIntyre Baileboro
3. Mona Sheridan Mullahoran
Teams 1. Mullahoran, 2. Innyvale, 3. Shercock
Boys u16 – 3000m
1. Aodhagan O’Reilly Annalee
2. Kevin Ruxton Shercock
3. Ciaran Fitzpatrick Annalee
Teams 1. Annalee, 2. Shercock, 3. Innyvale
Girls u18 – 3000m
1. Fiona Murray Shercock
2. Orla Smith Innyvale
3. Amanda Galigan Innyvale
Teams 1. Innyvale
Boys u18 – 5000m
1. Fionan O’Reilly Annalee
2. Luke O’Brien Shercock
3. James Muldoon Shercock
Teams 1. Shercock
Winter
League Overall Results
Senior Men
1. Noel Carroll Shercock
2. Martin Fulton Laragh
3. Briain O’ Dowd Baileborough
Teams 1. Shercock
Senior Ladies
1. Karen Ruxton Shercock
2. Siobhan Smith Innyvale
Teams 1. Annalee
Masters Men
1. Colin Wattersn Shercock
2. (Tie) Eamonn Gargan Shercock and Micheal Smith
Laragh
3. Nicolas Comey Baileboro
Teams 1. Shercock
Masters Ladies
1. Joan Galligan Team P Elliot
2. Evelyn O’Reilly Annalee
3. Michele Mutton Team P Elliot
Teams 1. Annalee, 2.Team P Eliot
Girls u10
1. Sarah Lafferty Innyvale
2. Clodagh O’Reilly Annalee A
3. Sarah McDonald Annalee A
Teams 1. Annalee A, 2. Innyvale, 3. Shercock
Boys u10
1. Caoimhin O’Reilly Annalee
2. Ciaran Schutten Annalee
3. Aaron Fegan Mullahoran
Teams 1. Annalee, 2. Team P Elliot, 3. Innyvale
Girls u12
1. Eadaoin O’Reilly Annalee
2. Barbara Ward Shercock
3. Edel Kiernan Shercock
Teams 1. Shercock, 2. Annalee, 3. Innyvale
Boys u12
1. Barry Cooney Drumlin
2. Niall Clerkin Shercock
3. Tadgh Mc Gahern Mullahoran
Teams 1. Annalee, 2.Shercock, 3. Drumlin
Girls u14
1. Celine Clerkin Shercock
2. Catriona Mullen Drumlin
3. Keava Galligan Innyvale
Teams 1. Shercock, 2.Innyvale, 3. Mullahoran
Boys u14
1. Cian O’Reilly Annalee
2. Niall Comey Baileboro
3. Francis Moore Annalee
Teams 1. Annalee, 2.Shercock
Girls u16
1. Lisa Clerkin Shercock
2. Katie Dillon Shercock
3. Helena O’Dowd Baileboro
Teams 1. Innyvale, 2. Shercock
Boys u16
1. Aodhagan O’Reilly Annalee
2. Kevin Ruxton Shercock
3. Ciaran Fitzpatrick Annalee
Teams 1. Annalee, 2. Innyvale
Girls u18
1. Fiona Murray Shercock
2. Orla Smith Innyvale A
3. Amanda Galligan Innyvale A
Teams 1. Innyvale A
Boys u18
1. Fionan O’Reilly Annalee
2. Luke O’Brien Shercock
3. James Muldoon Shercock
Teams 1. Shercock
Club
Standings
Annalee
were the leading club on the day, scoring 77 points followed by Shercock (68),
Innyvale (35), Mullahoran (19), Drumlin (12), Team P Elliott (11), Bailieboro
(6), and Laragh (4).
Following
three days of hard fought competition the Sillan Tours Cup formally known as the
Gypsum Trophy was won comfortably by Shercock AC for the eight time in a row.
Shercock scored 235 points overall. Annalee were second with 200 points and
Innyvale in third with 116points, followed by Team P Elliott (39), Mullahoran
(28), Drumlin (27), Bailieboro (15), and Laragh (8). Looking back at an
interesting history on the cup dating back to 1972 Shercock AC are now second
ranked on the all time winners list. Kingscourt AC tops the ranks having won the
cup nine times between ’79 and ‘90. Baileborough AC is listed third with
seven titles to their name and Innyale AC fourth with five. Cavan are fifth with
three cup wins and Cootehill and Lavey are sixth sharing one a piece.