Leinster Star Awards for 2010

Individual and Club honours at Leinster Star Awards for 2010

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Athletics Leinster recently announced the Leinster Star Award winners for 2010, which will be presented at a Gala Function in the Seven Oaks Hotel in Carlow on Saturday 8th January. The awards are based on results in Leinster Championships in 2010 and the very worthy recipients for Westmeath will be Mary Scully (senior), Ciara Hewson (juvenile girl) and Robert Yorke (juvenile boy). Mary, Ciara and Robert had an exceptional year of competition in 2010 and fully justified these awards from Athletics Leinster and these awards should inspire them to even greater things in 2011.

It isn’t just individual honours though, and congratulations to all our Juvenile cross country athletes as Mullingar will yet again be presented with the Jimmy Morrissey Memorial Cup for the best Juvenile cross country Club in Leinster. This will mark 10-in-a-row for Mullingar as we’ve won this Cup every year since it was first presented in 2001.

To be honest it’s no surprise that the Club will receive the Morrissey Cup again, given the superb team performances in Belvedere and Adamstown but Westmeath will also receive the Rosemary Foley Memorial Cup for the best County in Leinster in Juvenile cross country, making this 3-in-a-row. As only Mullingar Harriers athletes competed on Westmeath teams in 2010, we can regard this as a double award for the Club. Receiving the Morrissey and Foley Cups is a magnificent achievement for the Club's Juvenile cross country athletes and reflects all their hard work put in at training and the great team spirit they exhibit in competition. Another award to be presented to Mullingar is the Quinn Cup for track and field under 12 to 15 years, which the Club will retain. Well done to our young track and field athletes.

With the current crop of athletes in the Club and the talent in depth, we expect 2011 to be another good year and it will be interesting to see if we retain these Cups and maybe win some more. Congratulations to Mary Scully, Ciara Hewson and Robert Yorke on their Awards and to all our juvenile athletes on helping Mullingar to win three Cups at the Leinster Star Awards for 2010. Let’s keep up the hard work in training and see what 2011 brings.

Three Club Awards

Three Individual Awards

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Juvenile Girl

Ciara Hewson receives her Leinster Star Award for 2010 from John McGrath, Chair of the AAI Juvenile Committee

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Juvenile Boy

Robert Yorke receives his Leinster Star Award for 2010 from John McGrath, Chair of the AAI Juvenile Committee

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Senior Athlete

Mary Scully receives her Leinster Star Award for 2010 from John McGrath, Chair of the AAI Juvenile Committee

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Mick Quinn Cup for best Juvenile Club in track & field u/12 to u/15

Matt Glennon receives the Mick Quinn Cup on behalf of Mullingar Harriers AC from Liam Hennessy, AAI President

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Jimmy Morrissey Cup for best Juvenile Club in cross country

Joe Ryan receives the Jimmy Morrissey Cup on behalf of Mullingar Harriers AC from Liam Hennessy, AAI President

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Rosemary Foley Cup for best Juvenile County in cross country

Greg Duggan receives the Rosemary Foley Cup on behalf of Westmeath from Liam Hennessy, AAI President