Rosses AC recently held it awards night in the Waterfront hotel, Dungloe. The club was delighted to have the legendary Joe Joyce regale us with stories and advice from his long and successful life competing in athletics track and field. With many awards given out on the night the Male Athlete of the year went to the record breaking Aidan Gillespie who continues to raise the bar over a range of masters athletics disciplines. A fantastic year on road, grass and track saw Helen McCready win the overall Female Athlete of the year. Coaches of the Year awards went to Michael Logue and Lorraine Doherty with Club Person of the Year being Keith O Connell.
The full list award winners:
• Male road athlete of the year- David McKelvey
• Female road athlete of the year – Maria McGee
• Masters male road athlete of the year – Paul McKelvey
• Masters female road athlete of the year – Claire O’Donnell
• Male cross country athlete of the year – Gavin Ward
• Female cross country athlete of the year – Fionnuala Diver
• Masters male cross country athlete of the year – Patrick Trimble
• Masters female cross country athlete of the year – Angela Trimble
• Male Track and field athlete of the year – Oisin Gillespie
• Female track and field athlete of the year – Fodhla McFadden
• Masters male track and field athlete of the year – Aidan Gillespie
• Masters female track and field athlete of the year – Helen McCready
• Male adventure racer of the year – Noel Diver
• Female adventure racer of the year – Cathy Breslin
• Masters male adventure racer of the year – Adrian Bonner
• Masters female adventure racer of the year – Donna Gillespie
• Club Person of the year – Keith O’Connell
• Male Coach of the year – Michael Logue
• Female Coach of the year – Lorraine Doherty
• Martin Johnny Ban sportsmanship award – Joe Joyce
