Awards fro Trim athletes

The Meath Athletics Board held its 2012 awards presentation and dinner at
the Old Darnley Hotel in Athboy last Sunday evening. Over 250 attended the
ceremony which acclaimed athletic performances by young and old in T & F,
road, cross country during the year. gthe new president of Athletics
Ireland. The President of Athletics Ireland, Professor Ciaran O Cathain and
the President of Meath Athletics Paddy Reilly made the presentations across
the various categories.

In the juvenile section our young runners, jumpers and throwers won the B
Division of the inter club league with just 2 points to spare over Navan AC
after 4 night of competition. EWe look forward to furhter good results next
spring and summer when they will operate in the A League.

The Meath Athletics Board Individual awards for Nathan Grant and Shane Aston
in recognition of their medal winning performances at the national
championships. Shane has been one of the best young javelin throwers in
ireland in recent years and 2012 season was no exception. He also joined the
national combined events development squad whre he will hone his skills in
the various disciplines that make up the decathlon. Nathan is a very
exciting sprinting talent who has notched up a string of championship
winning performances in club and schools athletics over the 100m and 200m.

Moira Peppard won the masters track award winner again this year for medal
winning performances at the Leinster, Irish and British masters track and
field championships in both the 100m and 200m.

Ann Tobin won the masters cross country award for county and provincial cross country
performances last winter and the county half marathon in March. it was her first time to
win the overall masters award. David Hawcroft shared the mens masters cross country award
with Tommy Maher, Dunshaughlin AC which was earned through his runs at the
international masters cross country and various high profile ultra running
events including the Connemara Ultra and the Kielder Forest Run.

Presentations were also made to the most consistant performers during the
year at the many local races that make up the Meathrunning league. In the
M40 grade Don Mahon  emerged as the overall winner. There was a very
encouraging result for Mark Melia who finished 2nd in the male senior
category in his debut season in the Meath Running League.

Scoil Mhuire won the best girls school award for their performances in the
county 2nd level schools cross country and t & f championships under the
guidance of Moira Peppard. There was a Trim connection in the boys category
when St Patricks Classical School took the best boys school. The athletics
activity at the Navan school is under the direction of Trim man and Trim AC
member Ronan Moore. Congratulations to both Moira and Ronan.