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Shercock AC Junior Men Gain
Promotion in Europe
27 September 2004
At the European Champion Clubs
Cup for Juniors in Gateshead, Shercock’s junior men’s team put in an
impressive overall performance in Group C to finish first among the
qualifying nations and in the runner-up position overall behind
hosts Gateshead Harriers who were competing as guests.
There were gold medal wins for
Shercock by Padraig White in the hammer, Leslie Leung in the long
jump and triple jump and James King in the 800m. Silver medals were
won by James Ruxton in the 400m hurdles and Kevin McCloy in the 400m
while bronze was secured by Gerard O’Reilly (200m), Caolan Flanagan
(100m), David Shields (HJ) and Sean Smith (3000m).
At the halfway stage Shercock
were leading the competition by a small margin from Gateshead
Harriers, however in the closing stages they were overtaken by the
host club and came under pressure from Portugal and Switzerland.
With the final result depending
on the two relays the Shercock 4x100m team of O’Reilly, Daly,
Flanagan and Leung held their own to take third place behind winners
Switzerland and hosts Gateshead. The 4x400m team then had to finish
ahead of Switzerland to secure Shercock’s position and a determined
run by O’Reilly, King, McCloy and Ruxton saw them move up the field
from fifth on the first lap to second place on the finish line
behind Gateshead Harriers to win the silver medals in a time of
3:25.
Shercock captain Michael
Muldoon accepted the winner's trophy on behalf of the club and
competition secretary Paul Zens confirmed that Shercock had gained
promotion for Ireland to group B for the 2005 competition.
Team Manager: John McGeever
Overall Result
1. Gateshead Harriers GBR 101 points
2. Shercock AC
IRL 88
3. Lausanne
SWI 82
4. SC Maritimo
POR 81
5. CAV Climax
NED 62
6. EV Chania
GRE 57
7. Leksi 44
EST 46
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