 Suzanne McCormick
Northern Ireland 10000 metres Track Champion 2002 and Senior Cross Country Champion 2003.
Suzanne McCormick (10.02.79) first caught the eye when she finished in 9th place in the 1995 Ulster Schools Intermediate race at Mallusk. Running in track suit bottoms she was left for dead over the first 800 metres but in the latter part of the race no one was running faster. She was immediately snapped up by Lagan Valley and it proved to be an excellent acquisition. Sadly of the over 70 girls who finished that race Suzanne is one of only a handful still in the sport.
Following her 'A' levels Suzanne 'disappeared' to Reading University where she achieved excellent success winning the London Colleges League and was awarded the Trophy as the University's leading Sportswoman.
Having passed her degree with Honours Suzanne returned to Northern Ireland where she was accepted by Queens University for a PHd. This was a good move by Queens as they got not only an outstanding student but a top class athlete who has represented them in winning Irish Universities titles and in making the Irish Universities team for the World Student Games in Spain last winter. She has subsequently been appointed Captain of the Ladies Athletic Team at Queens.
Suzane has progressed her athletics career in the last year and is now an automatic choice for any Northern Ireland team. On Saturday 7th December she will earn her second International vest of the winter in the Reebox Challenge in Edinburg. On the track she is the reigning Northern Ireland 10000 metres champion and her reputation on the roads is such that she competed in the elite women's race in the Great North Run last year. This year she had to miss the event as her studies took her to China at the same time.
PBs 1500 metres 5:06.5 3000 10:18.9 5000 17:18 (Road) 10000 36:06 (Road)
Palmares:
1995 County Down Schools Champion
1995 Ulster Schools Inter 3000 metres Champion
1995 Bangor Classic 10K 36:32
1995 Royal Hospitals Cross Country Glencairn 1st
1996 Silver Medal Celtic International Wales
1998 Berkshire, Bucks. and Oxfordshire Senior Cross Country Champion
1998 Berkshire Junior Cross Country Champion
2000/2001 Overall London Colleges League Champion with 5 individual wins
2001 Gold Medal Celtic Cross Country Cardiff
2001 Great North Run Half Marathon 1hr 28:18
2002 Northern Ireland Senior Cross Country 4th
2002 Irish University Cross Country Champion
2002 World University Cross Country Spain 51st
2002 Irish University 5000 metres Champion and Silver 3000 metres
2002 Bronze Medal Northern Ireland 5000 metres
2002 Northern Ireland 10000 metres Champion
2002 Bronze Medal Northern Ireland 10K Road Championships
2003 NORTHERN IRELAND SENIOR CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPION
2003 GREAT NORTH RUN ELITE WOMENS RACE 19th
 ANDREW CLINT
Twenty year old Andrew Clint is an inspiration to all who watch him race and train. Coached by Alan Scorah, Andrew has Cerebal Palsy and has competed at the highest level in competition for athletes with disabilities. Andrew however is quite prepared to take on competition anywhere and has competed for the club in open competition, scoring valuable points for Lagan Valley in the Golden Four League last season.
EVENT: 100 METRES
Competed at European Championships for athletes with Cerebal palsy 1998
Competed at World Championships 2001
Final at World Paralympic Championships Lille (France) 2002
Winner American Disability Championships 2002
Competed in European Championships in Assen (Holland) June 2003
AMBITION: To compete in 2004 Paralympics in Athens.
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