| AAI Juvenile Even Ages Cross Country Championships - Just three athletes from the club made the journey to Dungarvan for the national juvenile cross country championships on November 26th. Niall Clerkin was the highest placed of the trio, coming in 19th place in the boys under 12 1000m. Edel Kieran was 37th in the girls under 12 1000m and Celine Clerkin was 39th in the girls under 14 1200m. | |
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November 12th - Cavan Senior Cross Country Championships
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Fionan O'Reilly, Annalee, and Martin Fulton, Bailieboro, battle for the lead in the opening stages of the men's 10km championships. |
Shercock's Brian McCarey, Michael Muldoon and John McCarey keep close order on the opening lap. |
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Brian McCarey had pulled clear into fifth position by the half-way point, a position which he held all the way to the finish line. |
John McCarey pulled away from team-mate Michael Muldoon on the third lap and ran on strongly to finish sixth. |
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November 10th - County Cavan Athletic Board Awards Night |
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Overall Club Award - Shercock AC |
Senior Awards - Fiona Murray, Hugh Fitzpatrick, James Ruxton and Noel Carroll |
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Clockwise: Junior Awards - Craig Lynch and Lisa Clerkin Overall Awards: Gerry O'Reilly and Paul Smith Juvenile Awards: Niall Clerkin, Niall Shannon and Celine Clerkin |
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Shercock master athlete Albert Eakins (left) fulfilled a long held ambition to run the New York marathon today, having secured a place in the event in a lottery held earlier this year. Albert rolled back the year's in the first half of the race, which he covered in a highly respectable time of 1 hour and 32 minutes. The fast early pace took its toll, however and he slowed significantly in the second half of the race as he reached his limit on the streets of the Big Apple. Digging deep into his years of experience at the distance, Albert persevered through the dreaded wall and crossed the finish line in 18,729th position in a field of 38,000. With a finishing time of 4:21, Albert did well to finish in the top half of the field and will undoubtedly be looking forward to running over somewhat shorter distances in the near future. |
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November 4th - Ulster & NI Even Ages Cross Country Championships in Ballyclare |
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Edel Kiernan produced a great run to finish third in the under 12 1000m in Ballyclare. |
Also impressing for Shercock was Niall Clerkin who finished third in the boys under 12 event. |
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Celine Clerkin also ran well to finish sixth in the under 14 1200m. |
The Shercock boys under 18 team of Colm Smith (27th), Kevin Ruxton (38th), Luke O'Brien (21st) and Paul Fitzpatrick (18th). |
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Cross Country Action - Sunday October 22nd |
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Peter Muldoon pictured in action for the Virginia Intermont College cross country team on Sunday. Peter finished 128th of 218 competitors in the 8k event. |
Paul Fitzpatrick finished 10th in the under 19 6000m at the Ulster age-group championships in Killybegs. |
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Barry Cooney was 6th in the under 13 1200m in Killybegs. |
Also enjoying the cross country in Donegal were the girls under 13 team with individual medal winning performances by Barbara Ward and Edel Kiernan. |
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Well done also to the three Shercock representatives in the Ulster Novice cross country championships in Killybegs - John Joe Rogers (18th), Albert Eakins (30th) and Colin Watterson (49th). |
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Oct 14th - Cavan Juvenile Even Ages and Masters Cross Country
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Sep 30th - Cavan Uneven Ages & Novice Cross Country
Celine Clerkin and Drumlin's Catriona Mullen had a strong head to head battle in the under 15 1500m with Mullen showing greater strength in the closing stages to win the title. Paul Fitzpatrick, likewise, kept close order with Annalee's Fionan O'Reilly for the entire length of the under 19 6000m (right), finally finishing in second place as O'Reilly pulled away at the finish. Luke O'Brien also ran well to finish third and with team mates James Muldoon and Ciaran Ward combining to win team honours for Shercock. |
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The
annual
county
senior
cross
country
championships
were
held
today
on
Sean
O'Reilly's
farm
where
the
combination
of
a
tough
course
and
heavy
underfoot
conditions
provided
a
stern
test
for
the
twenty-one
athletes
who
turned
out
to
contest
the
men's
and
women's
events.
The
Shercock
men's
team
were
missing
a
number
of
key
runners
from
last
year's
winning
quartet
however
the
side
was
boosted
by
the
presence
of
the
three
McCarey
brothers
-
Brian,
Conor
and
John,
who
made
a
good
impression
on
their
first
outing
in
the
Shercock
vest.
In
the
absence
of
defending
champion
Noel
Carroll,
it
was
left
up
to
Bailieborough's
Martin
Fulton
and
Annalee's
Fionan
O'Reilly
to
battle
it
out
for
the
men's
10km
title.
After
running
neck
and
neck
for
the
opening
laps,
Fulton
made
a
decisive
move
with
3km
to
go
and
pulled
a
clear
lead
over
his
younger
challenger
which
he
extended
all
the
way
to
the
finish
line.
The
popular
win
was
a
just
reward
for
the
perseverance
of
the
Bailieboro
athlete
who
had
finished
in
the
runner-up
position
on
five
previous
occasions.
Further
down
the
field
the
battle
for
team
honours
proved
a
close
affair
as
the
Shercock
squad
packed
well
behind
Brian
McCarey
to
challenge
Bailieboro
and
Annalee
for
the
title.
After
a
cautious
start
Brian
and
his
brother
John
moved
up
through
the
field
in
the
company
of
team
mate
Michael
Muldoon.
Michael
dropped
back
as
the
race
moved
into
the
closing
stages,
however
the
second
Shercock
pairing
of
John
Joe
Rogers
and
Conor
McCarey
produced
a
strong
run
over
the
closing
three
laps
and
gained
valuable
points
for
the
club.
In
the
end
Bailiboro,
with
three
finishers
in
the
top
four,
proved
too
strong
and
ran
out
deserved
winners
while
Shercock,
anchored
by
veteran
Eamonn
Gargan,
held
off
the
challenge
of
Annalee
to
secure
the
silver
medals.
Overall
the
day
belonged
to
Bailieboro
AC,
who
won
all
four
individual
and
team
titles
on
offer.
November
5th
-
Albert
Runs
The
New
York
Marathon
Well
done
to
our
cross
country
runners
young
and
old
who
excelled
at
the
county
cross
country
championships
at
the
weekend.
There
was
occasion
for
a
triple
celebration
for
the
talented
Clerkin
family
(right)
as
Lisa
won
her
second
county
title
with
a
win
in
the
under
18
3000m,
Celine
won
the
under
14
1200m
and
Niall
won
the
under
12
1000m.
There
were
further
outstanding
winning
performances
by
Edel
Kiernan
in
the
under
12
1000m
and
Barry
Cooney
in
the
under
14
1500m.
Paul
Fitzpatrick
led
home
a
Shercock
hat-trick
in
the
under
18
5000m
in
which
Luke
O'Brien
was
second
and
a
returned-to-form
Colm
Smith
was
third.
With
team
mate
Ciaran
Ward
finishing
fifth
there
was
a
comfortable
team
win
for
the
quartet.
Also
impressing
were
the
Shercock
Men's
Masters
team
who
were
led
home
by
John
Joe
Rogers
in
second
place
and
a
resurgent
Eamonn
Gargan
in
third.
With
Albert
Eakins
and
Colin
Watterson
also
finishing
well
up
the
field
the
team
took
top
honours.
Shercock
hosted
the
first
stage
of
the
county
cross
country
championships
on
the
local
pitch
&
putt
course
today.
It
was
the
first
time
that
a
competition
had
been
held
on
the
course
and
it
suffered
a
severe
test
as
torrential
rain
saturated
the
ground
and
left
athletes
and
spectators
soaked
to
the
skin.
The
course
held
up
well
to
the
challenge
with
only
minor
areas
cutting
up
at
the
corners.
Despite
the
weather
there
were
some
exciting
races
and
some
encouraging
individual
performances
by
the
club's
cross
country
specialists.
Colin
Watterson
produced
a
great
run
over
a
grueling
6000m
to
hold
off
the
challenge
of
Bailieboro's
Michael
Meehan
and
win
the
men's
novice
title.
There
were
further
impressive
individual
wins
by
Lisa
Clerkin
(left)
in
the
girls
under
17
2000m
and
Barry
Cooney
in
the
under
13
1200m.
The
men's
race
saw
a
change
at
the
top
of
Cavan
distance
running
as
three
time
winner
Sean
Smith
took
early
retirement,
guaranteeing
that
there
would
be
a
new
name
on
the
championships
cup
this
year.
Noel
Carroll
kept
close
order
with
Bailieborough's
Martin
Fulton
on
the
opening
lap
however
he
soon
took
the
lead
and
opened
up
a
gap
which
he
lengthened
all
the
way
to
the
finish
to
win
the
title
(left).
An
absorbing
battle
for
third
place
went
on
behind
Fulton
as
Paul
Fitzpatrick,
Briain
O'Dowd
(Bailieborough)
and
Fionan
O'Reilly
(Annalee)
jockeyed
for
position.
Each
took
it
in
turn
to
occupy
third
place
during
the
10km
journey
however
it
was
a
re-surgent
Briain
O'Dowd
who
came
back
into
contention
on
the
final
lap
and
secured
third
place
for
Bailieborough.
Paul
Fitzpatrick,
who
was
on
the
Shercock
B
team,
was
the
surprise
of
the
day
as
he
finished
strongly
in
fifth
place,
ahead
of
most
of
the
Shercock
A
team.
Peter
and
James
Muldoon
held
off
the
challenge
of
Philip
Smith
(Bailieborough)
to
occupy
the
next
two
places
while
Luke
O'Brien
completed
a
solo
run
in
ninth
place
to
finish
the
scoring
for
the
Shercock
A
team
who
won
the
team
title
from
Bailieborough.
John
Joe
Rogers
showed
a
good
return
to
form
as
he
crossed
the
line
next
for
the
club's
B
team
and
he
was
helped
by
Albert
Eakins
and
Noel
Ruxton
to
complete
the
scoring
and
take
third
place
from
Annalee
AC.
The
three
medal
winning
teams
are
pictured
above
-
front
row:
Shercock
B,
3rd,
middle
row:
Bailieborough,
2nd,
and
back
row
Shercock
A,
1st.
A
dry
course
and
perfect
weather
conditions
made
for
an
enjoyable
athletics
outing
to
Athlone
for
the
B
cross
country
championships
and
inter
county
relays.
Fiona
Murray
(left)
had
a
great
run
in
the
under
19
3500m,
coming
up
the
field
from
eighth
at
the
halfway
point
to
finish
with
a
sprint
which
saw
her
cross
the
line
in
fifth
position.
A
strong
Shercock
team
went
in
search
of
medals
in
the
under
17
3000m
and
were
not
disappointed
as
following
a
conservative
start,
Luke
O'Brien
and
Paul
Fitzpatrick
moved
into
the
top
ten
on
the
closing
lap
and
won
individual
medals
when
finishing
8th
and
10th
respectively.
Not
far
behind
was
Colm
Smith
who
made
a
positive
return
to
competition
with
a
13th
place
finish
to
help
the
team
cause.
Kevin
Ruxton
and
Ciaran
Ward
struggled
towards
the
back
of
the
large
field
however
when
the
points
were
totaled
Shercock
emerged
in
the
silver
medal
position.
Aodaghan
O'Reilly
(Annalee
AC)
combined
with
the
Shercock
quintet
to
form
a
Cavan
county
team
and
with
a
good
finish
in
24th
place
secured
the
bronze
medals
for
the
county.
run
to
close
down
the
gap
to
third
place.
Edel
Kiernan
put
in
a
very
spirited
leg
to
keep
Cavan
in
the
medal
hunt
and
passed
to
Eadaoin
O'Reilly
who
held
off
a
strong
challenge
from
Offaly
to
secure
the
team
bronze
for
the
county.
The
boys
under
12
team
were
next
up
and
despite
a
positive
run
by
Barry
Cooney,
Tadhg
McGahern,
Niall
Clerkin
and
Adrian
Smith
they
finished
outside
the
medals
in
fifth
place.
Celine
Clerkin
put
in
a
good
run
on
the
opening
leg
of
the
under
14
relay
and
combined
with
team
mates
Catriona
Mullen,
Keava
Galligan
and
Geraldine
Sheridan
to
put
Cavan
in
fifth
place
once
again
at
the
finish.
The
boys
under
14
team
had
a
positive
start
with
Nigel
Farelly
putting
them
within
range
of
the
medals
with
a
strong
opening
run.
Niall
Comey
took
the
baton
in
fifth
place
and
made
great
progress
in
the
run
in
to
the
change
zone,
moving
up
to
third
place.
Francis
Moore
held
the
position
before
a
strong
finishing
lap
by
Cian
O'Reilly
made
certain
of
the
bronze
medals
for
the
Cavan
team.