Scottish Senior Championships
20/21st June
Pitreavie
Kirsty Yates (Stewartry AC), Nicola Hood (VP-Glasgow) and Jane Scott (Stewartry AC) competed at the Scottish Senior Championships, with Kirsty bringing home a silver medal.
Kirsty, Scotland's leading Under 17 shot putter, acquitted herself well with a 12.01 put in 2nd place. The winner was Mhairi Porterfield (Pitreavie AAC), who is about 12 years older than Kirsty, giving her plenty of time to catch up!
Nicola ran in the 1500m instead of the steeplechase due to the European Under 20 trials taking place this weekend. She was looking for a PB but there were too many factors against her. She finished 5th in her heat with 4:42.56, only a second away from a PB.
Jane competed in 4 events. Her best performance came in her 100m Hurdles heat, where she ran a PB of 15.53 to finish 3rd with no wind whatsoever. The conditions weren't as favourable for the final. Jane finished 6th in 16.51 into a -2.4 headwind. She also jumped a 50cm PB in the Triple Jump. She finished 5th with 10.92, again with no wind. Jane also finished 8th in the Long Jump with 5.29m, close to her PB, and 6th in the High Jump with 1.50m.
Tuesday, 23 June 2009
Scottish Masters Championships
Scottish Masters Championships
14th June 2009
A select team of 4 athletes brought home a big return of 12 medals from their outdoor championships.
A big winner was James Sloan (ADAC) in the M65 category. He brought home golds in the HJ, Shot, Discus and Javelin. His winning marks were 1.20m, 10.17m, 35.03m and 29.61m respectively.
Joyce Rammell (Nithsdale AC) also dominated the throws in the F60 category with wins in the Shot, Discus and Hammer. In the shot she threw a PB of 8.74m, improving on her 8.59m best from 2006. In the Discus, she was slightly down on her SB with 21.80m. She also won the Hammer with a PB of 29.32m.
John Birkett (ADAC) was another thrower competing, this time in the M50 category. He was 2nd in the Discus with 20.97m, a metre down on his SB. However, he recorded victories in the Shot and Javelin with 9.51m (an outdoor SB) and 24.27m (a SB and not too far off his PB.)
Last but not least was relative youngster Eric Dunion (ADAC) in the M45 category. He finished 3rd in both the 100m and 200m with 12.98 and 26.99.
14th June 2009
A select team of 4 athletes brought home a big return of 12 medals from their outdoor championships.
A big winner was James Sloan (ADAC) in the M65 category. He brought home golds in the HJ, Shot, Discus and Javelin. His winning marks were 1.20m, 10.17m, 35.03m and 29.61m respectively.
Joyce Rammell (Nithsdale AC) also dominated the throws in the F60 category with wins in the Shot, Discus and Hammer. In the shot she threw a PB of 8.74m, improving on her 8.59m best from 2006. In the Discus, she was slightly down on her SB with 21.80m. She also won the Hammer with a PB of 29.32m.
John Birkett (ADAC) was another thrower competing, this time in the M50 category. He was 2nd in the Discus with 20.97m, a metre down on his SB. However, he recorded victories in the Shot and Javelin with 9.51m (an outdoor SB) and 24.27m (a SB and not too far off his PB.)
Last but not least was relative youngster Eric Dunion (ADAC) in the M45 category. He finished 3rd in both the 100m and 200m with 12.98 and 26.99.
Tuesday, 16 June 2009
NJAL Match 3
NJAL Match 3 - Northern Premier
Manchester
14/06/09
Hope Robertson (Edinburgh AC), Kirsty Barr and Nicola Hood (VP-Glasgow) competed for Team Edinburgh and Team Glasgow respectively in the 3rd out of 4 rounds in the National Junior League.
Nicola had the most successful day with 2 PBs in the 800m and 1500m S/C. In her first 800m for 3 years, she did well to stick with the leaders and finished an excellent 3rd in 2:15.29. In the chase, she displayed good form ahead of the European Junior Trials in 2 weeks time with a new PB and an emphatic victory. She took another 4 seconds from her PB set in Liverpool in April with 5:00.63, giving her an 18 second lead, although just outside the 5 minute barrier.
Kirsty also produced a PB in the 100m Hurdles. Her previous best of 16.46 was wind assisted but on this occasion, Kirsty ran 16.45 into a -0.7 wind, showing signs of more to come. She was 2nd in the B final. Kirsty also cleared 1.60m in the HJ. This gave her 2nd place. She jumped the same height as Edinburgh AC's Emma Lowry but lost back on countback.
Team Glasgow finished 2nd in the match behind Sale Harriers Manchester, 480 points to 478 points, while Team Edinburgh were 3rd with 439 points.
Hope was clearly feeling the effects of the Scottish Schools Champs which had taken place the two previous days. In the 100m, she was 2nd in 12.53, which was a good result into a -1.7 wind. The effects of the Championships showed more clearly in the 200m, where she was 4th in 25.80, although it was into a -2.6 headwind.
Manchester
14/06/09
Hope Robertson (Edinburgh AC), Kirsty Barr and Nicola Hood (VP-Glasgow) competed for Team Edinburgh and Team Glasgow respectively in the 3rd out of 4 rounds in the National Junior League.
Nicola had the most successful day with 2 PBs in the 800m and 1500m S/C. In her first 800m for 3 years, she did well to stick with the leaders and finished an excellent 3rd in 2:15.29. In the chase, she displayed good form ahead of the European Junior Trials in 2 weeks time with a new PB and an emphatic victory. She took another 4 seconds from her PB set in Liverpool in April with 5:00.63, giving her an 18 second lead, although just outside the 5 minute barrier.
Kirsty also produced a PB in the 100m Hurdles. Her previous best of 16.46 was wind assisted but on this occasion, Kirsty ran 16.45 into a -0.7 wind, showing signs of more to come. She was 2nd in the B final. Kirsty also cleared 1.60m in the HJ. This gave her 2nd place. She jumped the same height as Edinburgh AC's Emma Lowry but lost back on countback.
Team Glasgow finished 2nd in the match behind Sale Harriers Manchester, 480 points to 478 points, while Team Edinburgh were 3rd with 439 points.
Hope was clearly feeling the effects of the Scottish Schools Champs which had taken place the two previous days. In the 100m, she was 2nd in 12.53, which was a good result into a -1.7 wind. The effects of the Championships showed more clearly in the 200m, where she was 4th in 25.80, although it was into a -2.6 headwind.
Sunday, 14 June 2009
SSAA T & F Champs
SSAA Track & Field Champs
Grangemouth
12/13 June 09
Several local athletes competed at the Scottish Schools. There were some gold medals on show, although there could have been more but for the absences of David Vernon and Kyle McLellan (Nithsdale AC), who were gallavanting in France on a school trip as were Richard Stonehouse, Justin Little, Alex Craig and Stephanie Lawrie (all Nithsdale AC).
Friday
Wins came from Kirsty Yates (Stewarty AC) and Hope Robertson (Edinburgh AC) on the 1st day of competition.
Kirsty was once again victorious in the Group B shot. She was well done on her personal best with 11.67 but this was enough to give her a comfortable lead over Rachel Hunter (Ayr Seaforth) in 2nd with 10.85.
In the 80m Hurdles, Kirsty was 2nd in her heat with 12.39, narrowly outside her PB of 12.35. Both these times were ran into a strong headwind. In the final, Kirsty struggled with the -2.9 headwind and finished down in 5th with 12.57.
Hope competed in the Group A 100m on Friday. She eased through her heat with 12.78 into a -1.7 headwind. Conditions had changed in the final where the sprinter were aided by a +0.7 wind. Hope won in 12.46 but might have been disappointed not to be closer to her PB of 12.28, set last year. Nonetheless it was a SB for the 17 year old Lockerbie Academy pupil.
The only other medal of the day came from the much improved Joanna Muir (Stewarty AC) in the Group B 1500m. Having eased through her heat in 4:58.39, Joanna priduced a 4 second PB in the final whilst finishing an excellent 3rd against older opponents. She finished behind Sarah Kelly and Hollie Young with 4:43.58.
Most of the other performances came from the 800m. In the Group D 800m, Laura Penrice (Shettleston Harriers) successfully made it through to the final after finishing 3rd in her heat in 2:32.32 but couldn't finish in a fast final, won with a Scottish Under 13 Record from Kathryn Gillespie (Central AC).
Also in the Group D 800m was Jacqueline Pringle (Stewartry AC) who finished 4th in Laura's heat with a new PB of 2:35.43.
Someone else in Pb form was Danielle Beattie (Nithsdale AC), who competed in the Group C 800m. She was 3rd in her heat with a 3 second PB of 2:27.61 but unfortunately was just outside the 2 fastest losers spots for the final.
The other athlete competing was Jess Liddon (Nithsdale AC). Jess recorded a big PB of 46.65 in the heats of the 300m Group B competition but unfortunately, she didn't make it to the final.
Saturday
There were 2 more golds on Saturday for Hope Robertson and Kirsten Gair (Stewartry AC), the latter also winning silver.
Kirsten won gold in the Group D Discus and silver in the Group D Javelin. Competing with the lighter Under 13 weights, she posted new PBs in both events with 24.28 in the Discus and 22.11 in the Javelin.
Hope continued her sprint double with an emphatic victory in the Group A 200m. Her winning time of 25.34 would have been a narrow electronic PB but for the +2.3 wind. She won by half a second from Lasswade's Lesley Campbell.
Fiona Paterson (Stewarty AC) competed in her new event, the 300m Hurdles. She was 2nd in her heat with 49.24 before taking a second off her PB in the final when finishing 4th. Her time of 47.71 was a narrow 0.2 seconds off a medal.
Another improving athlete is Katy Brown (Stewarty AC) who missed most of last year through injury. The St Joseph's College pupil made the final of Group B 800m with 2:24.62 in the heats before improving her PB in the final to 2:19.08, finishing 5th.
Carly McCrindle (Nithsdale AC) didn't have the best of days by her own standards. In the HJ she could only manage 1.40m, which put her in 9th= position. If she had equalled her PB of 1.50 she could've been as high as 5th position. In the 300m Hurdles, she finished 5th with 53.57, down on her PB, although she will have been tired out by the Pentathlon Championships the week before.
Chris Ponton (Nithsdale AC) finished 10th in a highly competitive Group C 1500m final. He couldn't keep up with the leaders but ran a good race to finish in 4:45.94.
Callum Johnstone (Nithsdale AC) had a mixed day. He threw a PB in the Group D Javelin to finish 5th in 22.48 but had a disappointing Discus where he finished 7th with 16.06, down on his PB, which is over 20m.
Grangemouth
12/13 June 09
Several local athletes competed at the Scottish Schools. There were some gold medals on show, although there could have been more but for the absences of David Vernon and Kyle McLellan (Nithsdale AC), who were gallavanting in France on a school trip as were Richard Stonehouse, Justin Little, Alex Craig and Stephanie Lawrie (all Nithsdale AC).
Friday
Wins came from Kirsty Yates (Stewarty AC) and Hope Robertson (Edinburgh AC) on the 1st day of competition.
Kirsty was once again victorious in the Group B shot. She was well done on her personal best with 11.67 but this was enough to give her a comfortable lead over Rachel Hunter (Ayr Seaforth) in 2nd with 10.85.
In the 80m Hurdles, Kirsty was 2nd in her heat with 12.39, narrowly outside her PB of 12.35. Both these times were ran into a strong headwind. In the final, Kirsty struggled with the -2.9 headwind and finished down in 5th with 12.57.
Hope competed in the Group A 100m on Friday. She eased through her heat with 12.78 into a -1.7 headwind. Conditions had changed in the final where the sprinter were aided by a +0.7 wind. Hope won in 12.46 but might have been disappointed not to be closer to her PB of 12.28, set last year. Nonetheless it was a SB for the 17 year old Lockerbie Academy pupil.
The only other medal of the day came from the much improved Joanna Muir (Stewarty AC) in the Group B 1500m. Having eased through her heat in 4:58.39, Joanna priduced a 4 second PB in the final whilst finishing an excellent 3rd against older opponents. She finished behind Sarah Kelly and Hollie Young with 4:43.58.
Most of the other performances came from the 800m. In the Group D 800m, Laura Penrice (Shettleston Harriers) successfully made it through to the final after finishing 3rd in her heat in 2:32.32 but couldn't finish in a fast final, won with a Scottish Under 13 Record from Kathryn Gillespie (Central AC).
Also in the Group D 800m was Jacqueline Pringle (Stewartry AC) who finished 4th in Laura's heat with a new PB of 2:35.43.
Someone else in Pb form was Danielle Beattie (Nithsdale AC), who competed in the Group C 800m. She was 3rd in her heat with a 3 second PB of 2:27.61 but unfortunately was just outside the 2 fastest losers spots for the final.
The other athlete competing was Jess Liddon (Nithsdale AC). Jess recorded a big PB of 46.65 in the heats of the 300m Group B competition but unfortunately, she didn't make it to the final.
Saturday
There were 2 more golds on Saturday for Hope Robertson and Kirsten Gair (Stewartry AC), the latter also winning silver.
Kirsten won gold in the Group D Discus and silver in the Group D Javelin. Competing with the lighter Under 13 weights, she posted new PBs in both events with 24.28 in the Discus and 22.11 in the Javelin.
Hope continued her sprint double with an emphatic victory in the Group A 200m. Her winning time of 25.34 would have been a narrow electronic PB but for the +2.3 wind. She won by half a second from Lasswade's Lesley Campbell.
Fiona Paterson (Stewarty AC) competed in her new event, the 300m Hurdles. She was 2nd in her heat with 49.24 before taking a second off her PB in the final when finishing 4th. Her time of 47.71 was a narrow 0.2 seconds off a medal.
Another improving athlete is Katy Brown (Stewarty AC) who missed most of last year through injury. The St Joseph's College pupil made the final of Group B 800m with 2:24.62 in the heats before improving her PB in the final to 2:19.08, finishing 5th.
Carly McCrindle (Nithsdale AC) didn't have the best of days by her own standards. In the HJ she could only manage 1.40m, which put her in 9th= position. If she had equalled her PB of 1.50 she could've been as high as 5th position. In the 300m Hurdles, she finished 5th with 53.57, down on her PB, although she will have been tired out by the Pentathlon Championships the week before.
Chris Ponton (Nithsdale AC) finished 10th in a highly competitive Group C 1500m final. He couldn't keep up with the leaders but ran a good race to finish in 4:45.94.
Callum Johnstone (Nithsdale AC) had a mixed day. He threw a PB in the Group D Javelin to finish 5th in 22.48 but had a disappointing Discus where he finished 7th with 16.06, down on his PB, which is over 20m.
SSAA Pentathlon
SSAA Pentathlon Championships
Grangemouth
07/06/2009
Sisters Carly and Melissa McCrindle (Nithsdale AC) took part in this event for Dumfries High School in the Group B and S1 competitions respectively.
Carly went into this competition with medal aspirations and was always thereabouts. She started off well with a 14.27 PB in the 80m Hurdles, which put her in 4th place. She followed that up with 3rd place in the Shot with 6.87m, also a PB. Her Long Jump was a decent effort with 4.04, although slightly down on her PB. This kept her position in 4th place, despite finishing 5th in that event. Her HJ was better with 1.49m, 1cm outside her PB. This was the 3rd best in the competition and she narrowly missed out on 1.52 as well. The final event was the dreaded 800m, where Carly ran to her best time in years of 2:45.02. This was the 2nd best time in the event and Carly placed 4th overall, an agoniszing 3 points off 3rd place.
Melissa competed in the S1 Triathlon of High Jump, Shot and 600m. She did well in each event, placing 5th in the HJ with 1.18, 5th in the Shot with 5.30 and 6th in the 600m with 2:09.76. She finished 6th overall.
Grangemouth
07/06/2009
Sisters Carly and Melissa McCrindle (Nithsdale AC) took part in this event for Dumfries High School in the Group B and S1 competitions respectively.
Carly went into this competition with medal aspirations and was always thereabouts. She started off well with a 14.27 PB in the 80m Hurdles, which put her in 4th place. She followed that up with 3rd place in the Shot with 6.87m, also a PB. Her Long Jump was a decent effort with 4.04, although slightly down on her PB. This kept her position in 4th place, despite finishing 5th in that event. Her HJ was better with 1.49m, 1cm outside her PB. This was the 3rd best in the competition and she narrowly missed out on 1.52 as well. The final event was the dreaded 800m, where Carly ran to her best time in years of 2:45.02. This was the 2nd best time in the event and Carly placed 4th overall, an agoniszing 3 points off 3rd place.
Melissa competed in the S1 Triathlon of High Jump, Shot and 600m. She did well in each event, placing 5th in the HJ with 1.18, 5th in the Shot with 5.30 and 6th in the 600m with 2:09.76. She finished 6th overall.
Thursday, 4 June 2009
New PBs for Hood and Vernon
There were new PBs for Nicola Hood (VP-Glasgow) and David Vernon (Nithsdale AC) at the St Marys Track Classic and BMC Nike Grand Prix respectively.
After being disappointed with her performance at Loughborough, Nicola made up for it with a 4 second PB in the 2K S/C. The GB representative was 2nd behind BUCS silver medallist Laura Parker in 6:49.71. This was her 1st time under the 6:50 mark.
David was 13th in a fast race in Manchester. The position was not important though, as he stormed to a 7 second PB in 4:05.82. This places him at the top of the Scottish Under 17 rankings.
Earlier in June on the 3rd, David also ran a 3K best of 9:01.83 at Grangemouth. This qualifies him for the England Athletics Championships in August.
After being disappointed with her performance at Loughborough, Nicola made up for it with a 4 second PB in the 2K S/C. The GB representative was 2nd behind BUCS silver medallist Laura Parker in 6:49.71. This was her 1st time under the 6:50 mark.
David was 13th in a fast race in Manchester. The position was not important though, as he stormed to a 7 second PB in 4:05.82. This places him at the top of the Scottish Under 17 rankings.
Earlier in June on the 3rd, David also ran a 3K best of 9:01.83 at Grangemouth. This qualifies him for the England Athletics Championships in August.
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