UCD Canoe Club win second place in the 2012 kayaking intervarsites

[Maryanne]

Congratulations and a huge thank you to everyone who contributed to training over the past month and to everyone who came to Castlebar to compete, coach, support and help!

Polo: joint 3rd
Team: Matt Flood, Rachel Molloy, Simon Coyle Rowan, Mark Ahern, Maryanne Doyle, Cormac Roche, Niall Finch and Cillian Totterdell.

     First round match: NUIG 3 - 2 UCD
     Wildcard match:     UCD advance - forfeit WIT
     Quarter Finals:       UCD 5 - 1 CIT
     Semi Finals:           DCU 2 - 1 UCD
     Third place play off: cancelled, DIT and UCD declared joint 3rd place winners

White Water: 3rd
Team: Simon Coyle Rowan, Mark Ahern, Nuala McAuley and Eoghan O'Riordan.

     Course: Upper Clydagh
     Features: Boxes, Diagonal, Shicane, Entry Rapid, The Five Steps, No Name Rapid

Freestyle: 5th
Team: Simon Coyle Rowan, Mark Ahern, Maryanne Doyle, Cormac Roche.

     Feature: Tuam

Long Distance: joint 2nd overall

     Men's K1: 2nd - Liam Banks

     Men's HP: to be confirmed - Niall Finch and Ross Kerrigan

     Women's HP: 4th and 6th - Róisín Mossop and Derv McAuley

     Men's GP: 5th - Matt Flood
                          further results to be confirmed

     Women's GP: 1st - Rachel Molloy
                          further results to be confirmed

     Topo Duo: 3rd - Bill Corbett and Cormac Roche

     Canadian: to be confirmed - Eoghan O'Riordan and Jer Dunn

Kayaking Intervarsities: 2nd overall

Medals: 16
Total awards: 18

[Maryanne]

This is the best result that's been achieved by the club in a very long time, possibly since before most of the current committee and freshers were born.

Can't express how proud I am of everyone who gave their all competing, we ranked so highly in every single event we entered (3rd, 3rd, 5th and 2nd) and that is a testament to a team effort on a huge scale.

Also, the instructors who gave their time for varsity specific training over the last month.

And Eoghan O'Riordan, who led the committee through pioneering preparation for the competition and captained the most impressive varsities result in living memory of this generation of the club.

[Rachel Molloy]

MENS GP- Matt flood 5th

Thanks Rachel! I've added that now  - Maryanne

[Eoghan]

Couldn't have put it any better...

But I am certainly NOT taking any specific praise for this! A total team effort, and I don't want to mention any people in particular because so many people helped but Maryanne (organised instructors and generally pushed the point to try sort out long distance training etc) and Matts (polo drive has now developed enough to start getting results).

Super weekend guys, super effort, only one more step and we'll beat UL on their own turf!!

My day has been a complete write off...oh my god Saturday night won't be repeated for a long time! (Hopefully)

[kmck]

Just a suggestion:
The kayak intervarsities are the largest multidiscipline competition in Ireland. We compete with 16 other colleges in four different events, canoe polo, long distance, whitewater and freestyle. We have always ranked in the top ten colleges this year special emphasis was placed on competing in varsities and it paid off UCDCC came second over all and ranked in the top five in each discipline etc. 

Then add a paragraph for each one with a list of medal winners, add a few pictures and send it to college papers this week. Keep a copy and add to your grant proposla for next year. Also link to any local or national media at the event, I-canoes facebook etc.

[Diarmuid]

Evan, Kai, Myself, Marie, Cillian, Gerlinde, Helena competed in our respective GP races (sorry if i forgot anyone)
Not sure about placings, all i know is i was told i came 15th and that Evan was somewhere ahead of me when we rounded the halfway mark!
Extremely helpful, I know

[Douchier]

I was thinking about this last night; just to put Maryanne's list in another order...

1^st: Rachel
2^nd: Liam
3^rd: Cormac & soul-mate
4^th: Roisin
5^th: Matt
6^th: Derv
7^th: Eoghan & Jer (I think)

Nice pattern huh?

[Tiny Tim]

Once again proper congratulations to everyone invilved, organisers, competitors and supporters!!! Well done guys you did a great job and should be so proud of yourselves!!!

[Diarmaid]

Might I suggest that the club inform the AUC of the result? (Write a 'we are pleased to announce' letter)

It's always good to showcase successes; helps offset the odd boathouse party...

[Asho87]

What's a boathouse party, Diarmaid?

[Maryanne]

Might I suggest that the club inform the AUC of the result? (Write a 'we are pleased to announce' letter)

It's always good to showcase successes; helps offset the odd boathouse party...

Just saw this now, yep we told everybody, the AUC, UCDSport, the UCD Sports Officer and all our friends.

[Diarmaid]

What's a boathouse party, Diarmaid?

It's what we used to call a house party in Simon's apartment out by Richview.

[Asho87]

Bahahahaa forgot about that. Simon you BUM!

[kill]

Aha Simon, taking the girls back to your place. What a disappointment!