Westmeath Examiner Sports Awards for 2019 presented (10th Jan)

Colm Walsh, Aine O’Reilly, Sinead Whitelaw, Gerri Fagan, Elizabeth Carr

Awards for Claire Fagan and MHAC Senior Women XC Team

At a magnificent Gala Function in the Mullingar Park Hotel on Friday evening 10th January, the Westmeath Examiner Sports Awards for 2019 were presented. Claire Fagan had an outstanding year, qualifying for the European u/23 T&F in Sweden in July, leading the Mullingar senior women team to the Leinster cross country senior women team title in November, and capped the year by winning a silver medal with the Irish team at the European Cross Country in Lisbon in December. These performances earned Claire the Award for June. In November, the Mullingar senior women cross country team of Claire Fagan, Aine O’Reilly, Sinead Whitelaw and Elizabeth Carr won the Club’s first Leinster senior cross country title since 1995, and later in November placed third in the All-Ireland senior cross country, which earned them the joint Award for November. Claire could not attend, as she was competing in Stirling the following day, so her father, Patsy, accepted the Award on her behalf, and Aine accepted the Award on behalf of the Mullingar senior women team. Host Robbie Irwin of RTE interviewed Patsy and Aine, watched by proud family and friends and a group of supporters from the Club. Congratulations to Claire, Aine, Sinead and Elizabeth on their Awards.