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August 16th - Positive End to Season as Neil Williams wins Masters Hammer and Albinas Kiltinavicius sets new Javelin Record
Interestingly, Neil's result in Tullamore means that Shercock athletes have now won national titles at juvenile, junior, senior and masters level in 2009 - not a bad year by any measure! |
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August 1st - Positive Performances at Celtic Games & Irish Senior Championships
The Irish senior championships provided another successful outing for Richard Tsang who made a great improvement to his triple jump PB when he recorded 12.58m to finish in fifth place overall. Richard has been gradually closing the gap on the club triple jump record of 12.60m and will hopefully eclipse it in the near future. Brian Flatley matched his PB of 3.80m when finishing 9th in the pole vault and hopes to break through the 4m ceiling in the near future. Brian is about to move to Reading to pursue a PhD in Cancer Research and we all wish him the best for his future there.
Matthew O'Reilly achieved a personal best of 4.70m when finishing second in the under 23 Weight for Height which was held alongside the national senior championships in Santry. |
The
curtain
came
down
on
the
2009
track
season
today
as
the
country's
leading
masters
athletes
battled
it
out
for
national
titles
in
Tullamore.
Taking
part
in
his
first
competition
in
the
Shercock
vest,
Neil
Williams
was
rewarded
with
the
gold
medal
in
the
M35
age
group
when
he
tossed
the
hammer
an
impressive
41.65m,
falling
just
centimeters
short
of
Hugh
Fitzpatrick's
club
record.
Albinas
Kiltinavicius
went
one
step
further,
breaking
his
own
club
and
county
record
with
an
impressive
44.45m
throw
in
the
M40
javelin.
Albinas
was
unlucky,
however,
to
miss
out
on
the
medals,
finishing
in
fourth
place
in
a
highly
competitive
age
group.
Shauna
McGeever
broke
the
club
record
for
the
women's
pole
vault
when
she
cleared
2.50m
at
the
Celtic
games
in
Wales
today.
Shauna
was
delighted
with
her
performance
which
also
stands
as
a
new
county
record.
She
is
pictured
right
with
fellow
Cavan
athlete
Cian
O'Reilly
who
also
represented
Ulster
in
Wales,
finishing
fourth
in
the
under
18
1500m.
Catherina
Mullen
(right)
contested
the
Junior
Womens
3000m
championships,
which
was
included
in
the
senior
programme
in
Santry,
and
ran
well
to
finish
3rd
in
a
time
of
10:41.41.
Well
done
to
everyone
who
contributed
to
the
club's
premier
league
campaign
this
year,
which
ended
at
the
second
round
in
Athlone
on
Sunday.
A
depleted
squad
struggled
to
challenge
for
top
positions
on
the
day
but
still
managed
to
secure
66
points
which
when
added
to
our
round
1
total
of
85
left
Shercock
in
12th
place
overall.
This
was
not
enough
to
reach
the
final
but
left
us
clear
of
the
relegation
zone
-
a
good
achievement
under
the
circumstances
Cavan-Monaghan
Garda
Open
Sports
2009
There
were
some
encouraging
performances
by
club
athletes
at
the
Irish
Junior
&
u23
championships
today.
Richard
Tsang
(right)
picked
up
a
bronze
medal
when
finishing
third
in
the
junior
men's
triple
jump.
Fiona
Smith
matched
her
personal
best
of
2.40m
to
take
second
place
in
the
under
23
pole
vault.
Hugh
Fitzpatrick
(left)
had
a
busy
day,
picking
up
bronze
medals
in
the
under
23
hammer
and
weight
for
distance,
as
well
as
finishing
fifth
in
the
shot
putt.
In
the
junior
women's
pole
vault
sisters
Shauna
and
Alwynne
McGeever
finished
fourth
and
fifth
respectively.
Matthew
O'Reilly
was
fourth
in
the
u23
shot
putt.
Sprinters
Craig
Lynch
and
Paul
Smith
were
unfortunate
to
be
unable
to
continue
following
their
heats
due
to
injury,
however
Colm
Smith
made
a
positive
debut
for
the
club
when
finishing
sixth
in
the
under
23
400m.
A
number
of
Shercock
juveniles
were
in
action
at
the
weekend
in
the
final
stage
of
the
Ulster
age-group
championships
in
Antrim.
Top
performer
was
Ciaran
O'Reilly,
who
lifted
a
brace
of
gold
medals
in
the
under
15
shot
putt
and
discus.
Also
in
winning
form
was
Barbara
Ward
(right),
winner
of
the
under
16
racewalk,
and
Shauna
McGeever,
who
set
a
PB
of
2.30m
when
winning
the
under
17
pole
vault.
There
were
positive
performances
also
by
Edel
Kieran,
bronze
medalist
in
the
under
15
800m,
who
finished
just
ahead
of
clubmate
Jessica
Drohan,
and
Pauric
Donagh,
fourth
in
the
under
14
1500m.
Celine
Clerkin
also
qualified
for
the
all-Irelands
with
a
fourth
place
finish
in
the
under
17
300m.
Well
done
also
to
Emma
Duffy,
Siobhan
O'Reilly,
Holly
Halpin,
Christina
Myles,
Phelim
Myles
and
Senan
McGeever,
who
put
in
agreat
effort
in
their
events.
finishing
a
very
close
third
behind
Mick
Clohissey
and
Gareth
Coughlan.
Brian
Flatley
did
sterling
work,
taking
third
place
in
the
pole
vault,
hurdles
and
high
jump.
Paul
Smith
and
Richard
Tsang
also
finished
third
in
the
long
jump
and
triple
jump
respectively.
Matthew
O'Reilly
scored
valuable
points
with
a
third
place
finish
in
the
discus
and
fourth
in
the
shot
putt
(right).
Albinas
Kiltinavicius
was
third
in
the
javelin
and
fourth
in
the
Weight
for
Distance
while
experimental
relay
formations
finished
fifth
in
the
4x100m
and
seventh
in
the
4x400m,
spearheaded
by
racewalker
Paul
Fitzpatrick
who
made
impressive
use
of
the
starting
blocks
-
A
number
of
club
athletes
traveled
to
Antrim
today
to
compete
in
the
Ulster
Senior
and
u18,19&20
championships.
Alwynne
McGeever
took
a
break
from
her
leaving
cert
exams
to
compete
in
the
pole
vault
and
was
rewarded
with
gold
in
the
under
20
age
group
while
also
finishing
fourth
in
the
seniors.
Paul
Smith
(below)
likewise
won
the
under
19
long
jump
with
a
best
jump
of
6.74m
and
finished
in
fifth
place
among
the
seniors.
Catherina
Mullen
(left)
had
a
good
run
in
the
under
18
3000m
however
Joanne
Mills
proved
the
stronger
of
the
pair
on
this
occasion
and
Catherina
had
to
be
content
with
the
silver
medal.
The
time
has
come
to
say
goodbye
to
two
very
special
club
members.
Hannah
Schneider,
from
Germany,
and
Mutsumi
Ito,
from
Japan,
have
spent
almost
a
year
in
Ireland,
hosted
by
the
Colton
family.
During
their
time
here
they
have
become
valued
members
of
Shercock
AC,
representing
the
club
in
local,
Ulster
and
All-Ireland
competitions.
We
want
to
wish
them
both
every
success
as
they
return
home
and
hope
they
will
always
cherish
fond
memories
of
their
time
in
Ireland.
On
their
last
night
at
training,
Mutsumi
presented
the
club
with
a
piece
of
Japanese
art,
which
translates
as
-
Paul
Fitzpatrick
was
on
familiar
ground
today
when
he
made
his
second
trip
this
year
to
the
Isle
of
Man
to
take
part
in
the
island's
10
km
track
walk
championships.
The
hospitality
of
the
Manx
walking
community
is
familiar
to
all
who
have
journeyed
there
for
competition
and
Paul
was
very
appreciative
of
the
warm
welcome
he
received
on
his
visit,
which
was
sponsored
by
the
Welbeck
Hotel
and
Restaurant.
Paul
went
through
the
opening
5k
in
22:29
and
pushed
on
strongly
however
the
hot
conditions
took
their
toll
in
the
closing
stages
and
he
dropped
his
pace
a
bit,
finishing
in
46:16.
This
put
him
in
first
place
ahead
of
Michael
George,
Manx
Harriers,
49:19.
May
23rd
-
Peter
Muldoon
Finishes
Sixth
in
NAIA
Championships
May
17th
-
Positive
Season
Opener
in
Athlone
May
2nd
-
Peter
Muldoon
secures
silver
in
Heart
of
America
Championships
Paul
Fitzpatrick
completed
his
second
20km
race
this
weekend
in
Podebrady
in
the
Czech
Republic.
Competing
on
the
Irish
team
in
his
first
representative
race
as
a
senior,
Paul
knocked
two
minutes
off
his
previous
best
mark,
covering
the
distance
in
one
hour
thirty
seven
minutes
and
forty
nine
seconds.
Paul
came
home
third
of
the
Irish,
behind
Brendan
Boyce
and
Sean
Egan,
with
the
team
finishing
in
eighth
place
overall.
April
12th
-
County
Cavan
Road
Championships
Congratulations
to
Ann
and
Gus
Kieran
Shercock's
juvenile
athletes
were
honoured
at
the
AAI
Star
Awards
in
Arklow
at
the
weekend
where
they
were
presented
with
a
plaque
for
the
leading
club
at
the
AAI
B
Track
&
Field
Championships
which
were
held
in
Dublin
last
August.
A
number
of
the
medal-winning
athletes
from
the
club
made
the
journey
to
Arklow
to
receive
the
award
including
from
left:
Pauric
Donagh,
Niall
Clerkin,
Aine
Pobjoy
(AAI),
Celine
Clerkin,
Edel
Kieran
and
Ryan
Rogers.
March
21st
-
AAI
Star
Awards
