Last weekend the Caisleain Oir in Annagry hosted the Rosses AC seniors awards night.
The overall Male athlete of the year was the hard working and consistent Declan Ferry who mounted podiums consistently with fantastic times on the road and adventure racing.
The overall female athlete of the year was the always determined and inspirational Helen McCready. Some of her achievements this year include all Ireland bronze Medal as part of the Donegal team, A fantastic result winning the Letterkenny half marathon and a blistering 2:51 run at the Berlin Marathon.
The night started with the club recognising the achievements of our 4 Donegal Grand Prix series champions Declan Ferry, Martina Mulhern, Cathy Breslin (Masters) and Patrick Trimble (Masters) – a clean sweep.
The list below is of our category winners this year who excelled and represented the club so fantastically at home and abroad on roads, grass and mountains doing themselves and the club proud.
Kathleen McGonagle was a deserving winner of the Club Person of the Year for all her efforts on the Club Committee as well as coaching across a number of disciplines.
Male XC athlete of the year – Charlie O’Donnell
Rosses AC 2022 Male Cross Country Athlete of the Year- Charlie O’Donnell
Male XC Masters athlete of the year – Manus McHugh
Rosses AC 2022 Male Cross Country Masters Athlete of the Year Manus McHugh
Female XC athlete of the year – Fionnuala Diver
Female Masters athlete of the year – Sarah Mulholland
Female road running athlete of the year – Claire O Donnell
Female masters road running athlete of the year – Martina Mulhern
Rosses AC 2022 Female Masters Road Running Athlete of the Year Martina Mulhern
Male road running athlete of the year – Shane O Donnell
Rosses AC 2022 Male Road Running Athlete of the Year- Shane O’Donnell
Male Masters road running athlete of the year – Patrick Trimble
Rosses AC 2022 Male Masters Road Running Athlete of the Year Patrick Trimble
Male adventure racing athlete of the year – Declan Gallagher
Rosses AC 2022 Male Adventure Racing Athlete of the Year – Declan Gallagher
Male masters adventure racing athlete of the year – Paul McKelvey
Rosses AC 2022 Male Masters Adventure Racing Athlete of the Year Paul McKelvey
Female adventure racing athlete of the year – Eilise O Hart
Rosses AC 2022 Female Adventure Racing Athlete of the Year Eilise O Hart
Female masters adventure racing athlete of the year – Cathy Breslin
Rosses AC 2022 Female Masters Adventure Racing Athlete of the year Cathy Breslin
Appreciation award – Roseleen McGarvey
Club person of the year – Kathleen McGonagle
Rosses AC 2022 Club Person of the Year – Kathleen McGonigle
Martin Johnny Ban Gallagher sportsmanship award – Joe Joyce