Louth Athletic Club reflects on year of success

Club members, family and friends attended as silverware was awarded for a variety of achievements in a range of different disciplines.

The chairman Sue Murfin welcomed everyone to the presentation night and the trophies and awards were presented by committee members and individual coaches.

Award winners –

Chairperson’s Shield: Allan Johnston. Under 20s Clubmanship of the Year: Robert Johnstone. Long Distance Cup: James McNamee. 10K Award: Ruth Edison and Denzil Lynch. Coaches Middle-Distance Trophy: Caleb Stephenson. Coaches Sprint Trophy: Evie Brooks.

BEST PERFORMANCE SENIOR/VETERAN MALE OR FEMALE –

Best Performance for a Road Race Senior: Jason Oxby. Best Performance Veteran (any discipline): Trudy Roberts and Betty Gash.

CROSS COUNTRY 2016/2017 –

Best Performance Junior/Senior Men: Denzil Lynch. Best Performance Female over 17: Kerry Stainton. Best Performance Under 17 Boys: Lucas George-Jones. Best Performance Under 17 Girls: Evie Brooks.

TRACK AND FIELD 2017 –

Best Track Performance Under 20/Senior Men: Robert Johnstone. Best Track Performance Under 20/Senior/Veteran Female: Kerry Stainton. Best Track Performance Under 17 Boys: Caleb Stephenson. Best Track Performance Under 17 Girls: Evie Odlin. Best Field Performance U20/Senior/Veteran Female: Karen Moulding. Best Field Performance Male Junior: Declan Templeton. Best Field Performance Female Junior: Ellie Odlin.

MOST IMPROVED ATHLETE –

Junior/Senior/Veteran (any discipline): Chris Taylor. Athlete of the Year Under 17: Joshua Tarrant. Athlete of the Year Male Under 13/15: Matthew Spendlove. Athlete of the Year Female Under 13/15: Freya Plaskitt. Athlete of the Year Under 11: Jake Adams.

NEWCOMERS –

Senior Newcomer: Andrew Byatt. Junior Newcomer: Finley Koslow.

ENDEAVOUR TROPHY –

Under 20/Senior/Veteran Male: Eddie Enright and Phil Jackson. Under 20/Senior/Veteran Female: Jane Cope. Junior Male: James Greenfield. Junior Female: Kandi Austin.