At the recent BT Ulster Colleges Winning Captains Presentations, St. Louis captain Martin Clarke was honoured by being selected as the 'captain amongst captains'. At the second annual awards ceremony held in the Ramada Hotel in Belfast, Frank McManus, Head of BT Broadband, announced that the winner of this new award was someone who had displayed exceptional leadership in contributing to his team winning an Ulster Colleges Championship title over the last twelve months.

He announced to the 300 plus audience made up of winning captains of Ulster Colleges Football and hurling competitions, that the An Riocht clubman was to be the recipient of the first ever award as he had scored an amazing one goal and seventeen points, as St. Louis Grammar School, Kilkeel beat La Salle Secondary School, Belfast in last years Treanor Cup final.

The Kilkeel delegation, made up of Martin's parents Thomas and Eileen, his coach and his Principal, cheered on with pride as Martin was interviewed by television sports-presenter, Jerome Quinn.

Far from being overawed by the surprise, Martin spoke with great maturity and eloquence as he acknowledged the important role of the efforts of his team-mates both in winning the competition and in the award bestowed upon him on the night. Jerome finished by acknowledging that he will probably be reporting about Martin in the years to come as he lines out, with his brother John, in the red and black of Down.