Diana receiving her coach grant from Chris Carlisle - Sports Council Chairman Octavian Relay Champions
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Sensational Seaforth
Ayr Seaforth News: July - November 2005
Diana Caimey was one of a trio of athletes who received grants from south Ayrshire Sports Council. Her grant was for attending and passing Level 2 UKA all events course at East Kilbride and Grangemouth. Diana was fast tracked to Level 2 due to having 10 years experience as a high quality athlete. She is now with forma coach Bill Beattie working with a squad of 25 to 35 young female sprinters ranging in age 9 years to 15 years. Diana is only the second ex Seaforth athlete along with Ricky Taylor to come back to the Club as a full time coach.
Diana joined Ayr Seaforth as a 12 year old sprinter in 1982 and was coached by Bill Hem-ton and Bill Beattie. She progressed through the junior ranks in the 100m, 200m and 4xlOO relays reaching National Standard. She was part of the Seaforth under 15 relay squad which finished 4th in the final of the AAAs junior relay championships in Birmingham. They were the only Scottish Club represented, having gone down as Scottish Champions. At age 17 she moved to Glen Harrowers squad concentrating in the 400m. She still put in good performances at 200m, achieving a personal best of 25.45s. In the under 20 age group she was West District Champion, runner-up in the West v. East match and third in the Scottish Championships, all at 400m.
Her final achievement before retiring at the ripe old age of 21 was as part of the best ever Seaforth seniors sprint relay squad. The year they broke up they won the championship trophy at the prestigious Octavian relays meeting. There was a huge entry of 43 teams in the senior event including 8 teams from Edinburgh Woolen Mill.
Diana hopes to make a comeback this year in the Masters age group over 100m.
Diana receiving her coach grant from Chris
Carlisle - Sports Council Chairman Octavian Relay Champions
Top - Diana and Tracy Black, Bottom - Susan Carruthers and Nanette Buchan
The headline says Sensational Seaforth and sensational is was. Meet the Ayr Seaforth Men's team who finished runners up in the British Plate Final in Bedford. It was the first time in eleven years that a Scottish team has reached the final and they achieved the best ever placing. In reaching the final they put out three English teams from the British major leagues.
Back row (from left) : Glen Harrower (Club
Secretary), Robert Napier (5000m), Hugh Kerr (800m, Shot Put and 4x400 relay),
Colin Garrett (1500m), Colin Souter (10,000m &. 3000m steeplechase), Paul McPate
(pole vault, discus, hammer), Stuart Benson (Long jump, Triple Jump, 100m &.
4x100 relay), Jason Rogers (200m, 4x100 &. 4x400 relays)
Front row (from left) : Martin Holden (high jump), Colin Blackwood (110m hurdles
&. 400m hurdles), Scott Keenan (400m, 4x100 &. 4x400 relays), Sean Carson
(Javelin), Neil Burnside (4x100 &. 4x400 relays), Bill Beattie (Team Manager)
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Gwen McFarlane and Norma Bruce win 2 gold, 3 silver and 1 bronze medals at the British Masters Championships in Birmingham
Seaforth Men produced their best result of the season in last match to finish 2nd and overall 5th in the Scottish Mens League. Team West win the Womens League for the second time. The Central and South of Scotland League Team of Males and Females win promotion back to Division 1 after one season adrift.
Young Seaforth Athletes take 3 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze medals at the Scottish Junior Championships Six Seaforth Athletes were in the Scotland Team which won the Celtic Games in Carmarthen. At the Scottish Championships in Glasgow, Stuart Benson won Silver in the Long Jump and the Under 17 men won gold in the 4 x 100 relay championship. Bobby Stevenson wins the 400m Hurdles event at the World Masters Championships in San Sebastian in Spain.
At the Pitreavie Trophy Meeting: Sam Revie won 3 gold, Jemma McSheffery won 1 gold and 2 silver, Rachel Whittle took 1 bronze and 1 silver and David Phillips and Finlay Rae both won silver.
At the Annual Seaforth Disco/prize giving the major prizewinners were Male Athlete of the year, Neil Burnside and female athlete of the Year Paula Dalgleish Jemma McSheffery, Findlay Rae and Alex Oliver won 3 gold medals between the Girvan and Kilmarnock Cross Country Races.
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