The Smith Shield was held over the Crawfordsburn Trail on Monday evening with 45 runners completing the course. Pat O’Driscoll was the man of the hour, leading the race from start to finish to come in first with Janine Skelly and Marie Devine 2nd and 3rd. After them, the finishing area became very congested with athletes coming in thick and fast. Niall Robinson and James Budde conspired to achieve the fastest net time of 19:46 min, 2 seconds less than Darren McKee on 19:48 with Les Wilkinson 19:49 and Glen Willis on 19:50. Jessica Craig was fastest female with 20:29 from Julie Balmer and Ange Perrott with Abbey Taylor the fastest junior.
The presentations after the race included the North Down AC cross country awards for 2010-2011 season and these are summarised below.
2010-2011 Winter Awards
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Award | Athlete |
| U13 Girls | Seaton Trophy | Claire Francis |
| U15 Girls | Kernaghan Cup | Abbey Taylor |
| U17 Girls | Shield | |
| Open Ladies | NDAC Shield | Jessica Craig |
| 035 Ladies | Daphne Hamill Shield | Roberta Dornan |
| 045 Ladies | Shield | Lynne Kerr |
| U13 Boys | Scarth Trophy | Charles McNutt |
| U15 Boys | Weir Cup | Charlie Quinn |
| U17 Boys | Kelly Trophy | Glen Willis |
| U20 Men | Smith Shield | Josh Lowry |
| Open Men | Hawtin Shield | Niall Robinson |
| 040 Men | Moffitt Shield | Francis Marsh |
| O50 Men | Scarth Shield | Les Wilkinson |
| O60 Men | Pat O’Driscoll Shield | Terry Eakin |
| Handicap | Hawtin Shield | David Balmer |
| Handicap | Smith Shield | Pat O’Driscoll |
| Outstanding Female | Brannigan Cup | Lauren Scott |
| Outstanding Male | Brannigan Cup | Glen Willis |