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Ayr Seaforth athletes of all ages teamed up to finish fourth from eight clubs at Linwood on Sunday.
They were competing in the first match of Division One Central and South of Scotland League.
In the women’s team competition, Seaforth finished third on 272 points behind Giffnock (300) and Kilbarchan (297).
The males, missing several key members, finished fifth on 256 points.
Overall points: Kilbarchan 696, Giffnock 568, Shettleston 529, Seaforth 528, Law 436, East Kilbride 421, Whitemoss 386, Central 336.
Results: U11 girls: 80m: 1. Ailie Shanks 12.2 (pb); ‘B’: 2. Katherine Traynor 12.9; long jump: 1. Alison Harvey 3.63 (pb); ‘B’: 1. Ailie Shanks 3.52; 800m: 5. Wendy McKenzie 3.05.6; 4 x 100m: 1. Ailie Shanks, Alison Harvey, Emily McAlpine, Katherine Traynor 62.9.
U13 girls: long jump: 2. Carolyn Harvey 4.02 (pb); ‘B’: 2. Ainsley Clark 3.85 (pb); 100m: 5. Carolyn Harvey 14.7; ‘B’: 1. Ainsley Clark 14.4; 800m: 7. Rheanna Sloss 2.58.6; 4 x 100m: 4. Ainsley Clark, Dana Izat, Rheanna Sloss, Carolyn Harvey 60.2.
U15 girls: 10m: 1. Caroline George 12.6 (pb); ‘B’: 2. Rhona McGregor 13.5 (pb); 800m: 1. Jemma McSheffery 2.24.8 (pb); ‘B’: 1. Sarah Cassells 2.25 (pb); long jump: 4. Jemma McSheffery 3.94; ‘B’: 4. Eilidh McHugh 3.61; discus: 5. Rhona McGregor 12.39; 4 x 100m: 3. Rhona McGregor, Eilidh McHugh, Sara Cassells, Caroline George 55.6.
U17 women: long jump: 1. Ciara Gracie 4.90; ‘B’: 3. Ashley Easton 3.76; 300m: 2. Mhegan Logue 42.9 (pb); ‘B’: 3. Rachel Hunter 46.7; 100m: 2. Mhegan Logue 13.0 (pb); ‘B’: 4. Ciara Gracie 13.8; javelin: 4. Rachel Hunter 19.48 (pb); ‘B’: 3. Kerry Leith 18.25; high jump: 3. Ashley Easton 1.35; 4 x 100m: 3. Ciara Gracie, Kerry Leith, Rachel Hunter, Mhegan Logue 54.1
Senior women: 400m: 5. Agnes Heriaud 67.7; ‘B’: 2. Nicole Bunyan 65.7; 100m: 3. Cheryl Gibson 14.2; ‘B’: 1. Nicole Bunyan 14.1; 800m: 2. Christine Whitelaw 2.32.3; ‘B’: 2. Agnes Heriaud 2.39.4; high jump: 1 equal: Cheryl Gibson 1.25; javelin: 5. Agnes Heriaud 13.08; long jump: 3. Cheryl Gibson 4.04; ‘B’: 3. Agnes Heriaud 3.67; shot: 8. Agnes Heriaud 5.07; ‘B’: 5. Cheryl Gibson 4.08; 4 x 100m: 5. Nicole Bunyan, Christine Whitelaw, Agnes Heriaud, Cheryl Gibson 55.8; 4 x 400m: 2. Christine Whitelaw, Nicole Bunyan, Elaine Montgomerie, Agnes Heriaud 4.21.6.
U11 boys: 80m: 2. Calum Henderson 12.5; ‘B’: 2. Aaron Tait 12.6; 800m: 3. Connor Gracie 2.50.7; long jump: 3. Connor Gracie 3.46; ‘B’: 2. Gregor Jarrot 3.13 (pb); 4 x 100m: 2. Kyle Lamont, Aaron Tait, Gregor Jarrot, Calum Henderson 64.1.
U13 boys: 100m: 4. Stephen Mexson 14.9; ‘B’: 2. Sam Gray 14.9; 800m: 6. Ben Steven 2.44.02 (pb); ‘B’: 6. Josh Andrews 2.54.7 (pb); shot: 7. Josh Andrews 4.59; ‘B’: 6. Ben Steven 4.52; long jump: 6. Sam Gray 3.74; 4 x 100m: 4. Josh Andrews, Sam Gray, Stephen Mexson, Ben Steven 60.3.
U15 boys: 100m: 2. Wallace Graham 12.1; ‘B’: 3. James Gaffney 13.3 (pb); 800m: 4. Adam Steven 2.21.2 (pb); discus: 2. James Gaffney 22.73; ‘B’: 7. Wallace Graham 10.07; javelin: 2. James Gaffney 27.65 (pb); high jump: 5. Wallace Graham 1.45 (pb); ‘B’: 2. Adam Steven 1.45; 4 x 100m: 4. Adam Steven, James Gaffney, Calum Gracie, Wallace Graham 53.5.
U17 men: 100m: 5. Johnny Thompson 12.8; ‘B’: 5. Gary O’Brien 13.3; 400m: 5. Johnny Thompson 58.9; ‘B’: 4. Hugh McQueen 57.8 (pb); 800m: 5. Tom Andrews 2.16.3; shot: 3. Hugh McQueen 9.59; ‘B’: 4. Tom Andrews 6.09; long jump: 4. Johnny Thompson 4.94; ‘B’: 5. Gary O’Brien 3.88; discus: 3. Hugh McQueen 20.54; 4 x 100m: 5. Gary O’Brien, Hugh McQueen, Tom Andrews, Johnny Thompson 51.3.
Senior men: 100m: 1. Ian Kennedy 11.5; ‘B’: 5. Steven McKay 13.5; 400m: 4. Andrew McElwee 52.8; ‘B’: 2. Alex Oliver 55.4; 800m: 4. Alex Oliver 2.00.6; ‘B’: 3. Andrew McElwee 2.13.5; discus: 4. Adam Mackie 24.22; ‘B’: 5. David Phillips 17.59; shot: 7. David Phillips 8.25; ‘B’: 2. Ian Kennedy 7.83; triple jump: 5. Andrew McElwee 11.32; 4 x 100m: team disqualified.
Masters/vet men: 100m: 3. David Phillips 12.8; ‘B’: 1. David Gemmell 12.4; 800m: 4. Adam Mackie 2.29.
Fixtures: On Sunday, a combined Ayrshire team compete in Division One of the Scottish Young Athletes League at Grangemouth.
The team, comprising boys and girls from U13 to U17, is made up from Seaforth, Kilmarnock Harriers, Irvine and Girvan. Bus leaves Ayr railway station car park at 9.15am with pick-ups in Irvine and Kilmarnock.
Nine Seaforth females competed for Team West in the first match of the Scottish Women’s League at Meadowbank on Sunday.
Thirteen-year-old Caroline George won a sprint double in the 100 metres and 200 metres.
Senior and under 20 women: Elaine Montgomerie: 6th in triple jump (9.12), 5th in 400m (64.59).
Under 17 women: Rachel Hunter: 2nd in shot putt (8.88); Ciara Gracie: 2nd in long jump (4.80); Meghan Logue: 2nd in 300m ‘B’ (44.37); Kerry Leith: javelin ‘B’: (17.50).
Under 15 girls: Caroline George: 1st in 100m (13.17), 1st in 200m (26.37); Rachel Whittle: 1st in 100m ‘B’ (13.43), 1st in shot putt ‘B’ (8.92 pb), 2nd in high jump (1.50); Sarah Cassells: 2nd in 800m ‘B’ (2.29.33).
Under 13 girls: Carolyn Harvey: 5th in 75m hurdles (15.37); 5th in long jump ‘A’ (3.91 pb).
Points: Edinburgh AC 540, Tayside and Fife 464, Lothian 423, Pitreavie 359, Team West 355, Falkirk Victoria 274, Victoria Park/City of Glasgiw 251, Aberdeen 232.
lSEAFORTH mustered only seven athletes for the opening meeting of Scottish League Division One at Grangemouth on Sunday.
And in cold and windy conditions they finished seventh from eight clubs.
Eighteen-year-old Andrew McElwee was the star with firsts in the 400 metres hurdles (58.63), 400 metres ‘B’ (53.39), third in the triple jump ‘B’ (10.42) and sixth in the high jump (1.70).
Valuable points came from Adam Mackie who competed in five events.
Results: 100m: 7. Ian Kennedy 1.93; ‘B’: 7. Alastair Morton 12.84; 200m: 4. Neil Burnside 22.73; ‘B’: 1. Thomas McFarlane 23.16; 400m: 1. Neil Burnside 49.50; ‘B’: 1. Andrew McElwee 53.39; 800m: 4. William Morgan 2.07.18; 1500m: 5. William Morgan 4.31.63; 400m hurdles: 1. Andrew McElwee 58.63; ‘B’: 5. Adam Mackie 71.11.
Long jump: 5. Thomas McFarlane 5.58; ‘B’: 3. Ian Kennedy 5.52; triple jump: 7. Ian Kennedy 10.76; ‘B’: 3. Andrew McElwee 10.42; high jump: 6. Andrew McElwee 1.70; ‘B’: 4. Alastair Morton 1.40; shot putt: 7. Adam Mackie 8.31; ‘B’: 6. Ian Kennedy 8.03; discus: 6. Adam Mackie 23.03; hammer: 5. Adam Mackie 23.52; javelin: 8. Adam Mackie 27.00.
4x100m: 2. I. Kennedy, T. McFarlane, A. Morton, N. Burnside; 4x400m: 3. W. Morgan, A. Morton, A. McElwee, N. Burnside.
Team points: Arbroath 360, Central 296, Victoria Park/Glasgow 274, Pitreavie 227, Whitemoss 220, Shettleston 194, Seaforth 182, Giffnock North 130.
lSEAFORTH’S Wallace Graham (13) had two personal bests at Nithsdale’s open meeting.
There was also a first for 12-year-old Liam Anderson in the long jump and second in the 100 metres.
Senior and under 20 women: Cheryl Gibson: 4th in 100m (13.5), 3rd in long jump (4.37).
U15 girls: Jemma McSheffery: 2nd in 800m (2.34.0), 2nd in javelin (8.49); Lauren Goldie: 8th in 800m, 1st in javelin (9.02).
U13 girls: Ainsley Clark: 3rd in 100m (14.6), 5th in 200m (31.0), 4th in long jump (3.76); Shannon McKenzie: 6th in 100m (14.73), 6th in 200m (35.00).
U11 girls: Ailie Shanks: 4th in 80m (12.1), 3rd in long jump (3.16), 2nd in 150m (23.3); Alison Harvey: 9th in 80m (13.1); 4th in 150m (25.1); 2nd in long jump (3.20 pb); Wendy McKenzie: 6th in 80m (12.9), 3rd in 150m (24.6), 5th in long jump (2.92).
U9 girls: Ailie McKenzie: 4th in 80m; U15 boys: Wallace Graham: 2nd in 100m (12.00 pb); 3rd in 200m (24.90 pb); U13 boys: Liam Anderson: 2nd in 100m (14.3 pb); 1st in long jump (4.33 pb).
U11 boys: Callum Henderson: 3rd in 80m (12.4); 4th in 150m (23.6), long jump (2.79); Connor Gracie: 6th in 80m (12.5), 4th in 600m, 1st in long jump (3.64), 1st in cricket ball (30.16); Gregor Jarrot: 9th in 80m (13.0), 8th in 150m (25.0).
lOn Sunday, Ayr travel to Linwood in Division One of the Central and South of Scotland League. Bus leaves at 10am.
The Cross Country season reached a climax last weekend with the IAAF World Cross Country Championships. Scotland was the host nation for the first time since 1978 and a number of Ayr Seaforth’s junior athletes travelled to Edinburgh for the event. In conjunction with Doonfoot Primary School the Club participated in the Adopt-a-Nation programme for the Championships and were allocated to ‘adopt’ Bahrain. Primary 6 pupils from Doonfoot did an excellent job of providing posters to welcome the Bahrain athletes and wish them well for the Championships. In addition there was an opportunity for a Seaforth member to meet the international athletes the day prior to the races, which was taken up by 13 year old Lauren Goldie. Her fellow training partner, Katie Sprang, was nominated to carry the Bahrain flag at the opening ceremony the following day.
Two Seaforth athletes were involved in racing. National Cross Country Champions Sarah Cassells and Finlay Rae ran for ‘Team Raven’ in the Welcome the World Relays. The team had been selected by CBBC’s Raven on the basis of their top 3 performance at the Scottish Cross Country Championships and ‘Team Raven’ gave the other competing teams had a 2 minute start. Both Sarah and Finlay ran magnificently on the anchor leg with Sarah bringing the girls team home in 10th and Finlay getting the boys into 5th spot.
Once again, it was a case of quality rather than quantity as Sarah Cassells travelled to Aberdeen as Seaforth's sole representative in the Scottish Young Athletes Road Race Championships on Sunday. In a fast 2.7km race run in blizzard conditions, the top three athletes showed their class by quickly opening up an insurmountable gap between themselves and the rest of the pack with Sarah splitting the two Aberdeen athletes. There was nothing to separate the top three until the final 3rd when the two local girls used their home advantage to open up a gap and take the top two spots. Sarah finished the race in 3rd place, picking up her 2nd medal at national level and confirming her position as one of the top young athletes in Scotland in what has been a remarkable debut season for the young Seaforth athlete.
Ayr Seaforth’s young athletes ended the indoor season on a high with all five relay teams qualifying for the Scottish indoor league finals at the Kelvin Hall on Sunday.
The under 15 girls and under 11 girls raised the roof with exicting victories.
All the finals were close finishes apart from the under 11 girls who won by around 50 metres.
Results: 4 x 200 metres relays: U15 girls: 1. Caroline George, Kendal Ross, Rhona McGregor and Rachel Whittle 1 min 47.57 secs.
U13 girls: 4. Ainsley Clark, Carolyn Harvey, Alice Arnold, Caitlin Gillon 2.05.1; U11 girls: 1. Ailie Shanks, Alison Harvey, Emily McAlpine, Katherine Trainer 2.12.04.
Ayr Seaforth’s junior middle distance star, Finlay Rae, scooped a fantastic bronze medal at the British Inter-Counties Cross Country Championships at Nottingham at the weekend. The Under 13 Scottish and Scottish Schools Cross Country champion ran a solid race and came through in the final third of the 3000m race to gain a podium finish and become one of only 2 Scottish athletes to medal at the prestigious event. The event is the pinnacle of the UK Cross Country racing season and Finlay’s performance marks the end of a truly outstanding season for the 12 year old from Doonfoot.
Ayr Seaforth athletes are chasing titles at the Kelvin Hall on Sunday.
The under 20 men, who have been hit by injuries, line up in the final of the Scottish Indoor League after qualifying from three earlier meetings.
And seven Seaforth teams, from under 11 to under 17 who just missed out, will take part in a separate 4 x 200 metres relay competition.
Ayr Seaforth had a good number of young athletes in action at the weekend as Irvine again played host to the Scottish Power Scottish Schools Cross Country Championships. Conditions were less than ideal, with strong winds and intermittent heavy rain adding to an already heavy course. Once again, it was Under 13 athlete and Belmont Academy pupil Finlay Rae who gave another commanding performance to take his 3 rd National Cross Country title in 2008 and confirm his position as Scotland 's best Under 13 male middle distance athlete. Whilst the finishing places were the exact same as the National Cross Country Championships in Falkirk two weeks previously, his winning margin over 3000m has increased substantially. Finlay's form and consistency since he lifted the Scottish Inter-District title in Edinburgh in January have been remarkable and winning all 3 races at this age group is a rarity in athletics. His current form sees him selected to represent Scotland this weekend at the British Inter-Counties Championships in Nottingham .
In the Under 14 female race Jemma McSheffery ( Belmont Academy ), recovering from a hip injury, ran strongly to take 11 th place. There were also notable performances from David Carter (Belmont Academy) who finished 28th in the 14-15 year boys, Katie Sprang (Craigholme) 35 th in the 14-15 girls and Andrew Rae who took 18 th place in the 15-17year age group over 5000m. Unfortunately missing from action was National Cross Country champion Sarah Cassells and training partner Stephanie Dougan as their schools had failed to enter them.
Full results were:
| 11th | Jemma McSheffery | Belmont |
| 104th | Fiona Hughes | Belmont |
| 1st | Finlay Rae | Belmont |
| 81st | Andrew Carter | Belmont |
| 100th | Kelvin Walker | Belmont |
| 113th | James Gaffney | Belmont |
| 119th | Blair Wilson | Belmont |
| 12 th Team | Belmont |
| 35th | Katie Sprang | Craigholme |
| 92nd | Lauren Goldie | Prestwick |
| 28 th | David Carter | Belmont |
| 43rd | Adam Steven | Prestwick |
| 48th | Sarah McNeish | Belmont |
| 18th | Andrew Rae | Belmont |
| 76th | Callum Aitkenhead | Belmont |
| 79th | Paul McKellar | Belmont |
| 46th | Ken Yip | Prestwick |
Ayr Seaforth young athletes kept up the club’s traditional high success at the Scottish Junior 4x200 metres indoor relays at the Kelvin Hall.
The under 15 girls and under 13 boys both struck bronze while the under 13 girls finished fifth.
The under 15 boys, who were missing late withdrawals Wallace Graham and Angus Arnold, just failed to reach their final after finishing second in their heat.
Results: U15 girls: 3. Kendal Ross, Rhona McGregor, Rachel Whittle, Caroline George 1.47.53.
U13 girls: 5. Carolyn Harvey, Dana Izat, Ainsley Clark, Caitlin Gillon 2.02.4.
U15 boys: 2nd in heat: Ben Johnston, James Gaffney, Adam Steven, Sam Revie 1.48.82.
U13 boys: 3. Liam Anderson, Steven Mexson, Darius Graham, Sam White 2.02.8.
Meanwhile, only the Seaforth under 20 men have qualified for the Scottish Indoor League final on Sunday March 16.
Other teams: U20 men: 2nd from 11 teams; U17 men: 5th from 10 teams; U15 boys: team ‘A’ 3rd equal from 13 teams, team ‘B’ 7th equal from 13 teams.
U13 boys: team ‘A’ 13th from 16 teams; team ‘B’ 9th equal from 16 teams; U11 boys: 5th from 13 teams.
U20 women: 4th equal from eight teams; U17 women: 5th equal from 11 teams; U15 girls: team ‘A’ 3rd from 19 teams, team ‘B’ 7th from 19 teams.
U13 girls: 6th from 19 teams, 7th from 14 teams.
Teams who haven’t qualified for the final will compete in a separate 4 x 200 metres relay competition.
Ayr Seaforth starlet Rachel Whittle struck British silver in the AAA Championships at Birmingham.
The 13-year-old from Troon was second in the under 15 high jump with a leap of 1.56 metres.
Rachel now heads to the Kelvin Hall on Saturday as Seaforth chase medals at the 4 x 200 metres Scottish Relay Championships.
Five teams will be in action - under 13 girls, under 13 boys, under 15 girls, under 15 boys and under 17 women.
Ayr Seaforth’s young athletes were out in force at Callendar Park in Falkirk at the weekend for the Scottish Power National Cross Country Championships. It was a case of both quantity and quality as 16 athletes competed and 2 national titles were brought home to Ayrshire. It is well over a decade since an Ayr Seaforth athlete has lifted a Scottish Cross Country title and the club has never, in living memory, had 2 National Cross Country champions from the same Championship.
The first race of day was the Under 13 Boys. Finlay Rae ran a magnificently controlled race and broke away from his rivals on the final short hill with 600m to go to romp home 8 seconds clear and give Ayr Seaforth their first title of the day. There wasn’t long to wait before Seaforth supporters were celebrating for a second time as the Under 13 Girls race got under way. Sarah Cassells applied constant pressure to race favourite Kathryn Gillespie before making her final attack on the same hill as Finlay had done previously and was rewarded with an emphatic victory, finishing 14 seconds ahead of the rest of the pack. It truly was a remarkable achievement for the 13 year old who has only been training for just over 6 months. After a superb Seaforth double in the first two races local commentators were referring to the final climb on the course as ‘Seaforth Hill’! Both victories mark extraordinary progress by these young athletes during the current cross country season and are just reward for the dedication to hard training that both have shown. Both athletes will now feature in ‘Team Raven’ for CBBC’s Raven at the Welcome The World Relays at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Edinburgh on 29th March. In addition, Finlay has been selected to represent Scotland at the British Inter-Counties Championships in March.
The Under 15 Boys race demonstrated the quality that is evolving in Scottish junior endurance running and provided one of the best contests of the day. Seaforth’s Andrew Rae proved he is again getting back to a high level of fitness after injury and ran in the leading pack for most of the race, ultimately finishing in an excellent 9th place over the tough 4 kilometre course. His time would have placed him 2nd in the equivalent 2007 race. In the Under 15 Girls race, Stephanie Dougan finished in an excellent 31st place, taking a remarkable 2 minutes off her 2007 time. The Under 17 men’s race over 6.4 kilometres saw Scottish Orienteerer Alan Cherry run a strong race to make it home as first Seaforth athlete in 31st place. Overall, this was the largest contingent of junior athletes which Ayr Seaforth had fielded at a national cross country championship for many years and all acquitted themselves commendably.
Full results were as follows:
| 1st | Finlay Rae | 11:23 |
| 39th | Ben Johnston | 12:51 |
| 65th | Angus Johnston | 13:25 |
| 92nd | Shaun Rennie | 13:58 |
| 105th | Ben Steven | 14:22 |
| 138th | James Gaffney | 16:42 |
| Team Position: 8th | ||
| 1st | Sarah Cassells | 12:22 |
| 9th | Andrew Rae | 13:47 |
| 63rd | Tom Andrews | 15:45 |
| 31st | Stephanie Dougan | 16:38 |
| 70th | Katie Sprang | 17:53 |
| 98th | Lauren Goldie | 19:54 |
| 100th | Marie Hill | 20:53 |
| Team Position: 10th | ||
| 31st | Alan Cherry | 24:01 |
| 46th | Mark Ferguson | 25:08 |
| 69th | Jonathon Dunn | 27:17 |
| 368th | Ian Baird | 57:36 |
Super Rachel Whittle clocked an amazing five personal bests at the under 15 girls national indoor combined championships at the Kelvin Hall.
Ayr Seaforth star Rachel, from Troon, romped away with the age group gold medal.
The 13-year-old’s overall 3173 points was only 33 short of the national age group record and was a personal best.
Rachel’s results were: high jump: 1st in 1.60 metres; long jump: 2nd in 4.74 metres (pb); 60m hurdles: 1st in 9.72 (pb); shot putt: 2nd in 8.88 metres (pb); 800 metres: 1st in 2.31.2 (pb).
Rachel now heads to the UK Indoor Championships at Birmingham in two weeks where she will compete in the high jump and 60 metres.
Fixtures: Saturday: Seaforth travel to Falkirk for the Scottish Power National Cross Country Championships.
Ayr Seaforth athletes were among the medals at the National Masters indoor championships at the Kelvin Hall.
Triple world masters 400 metres hurdles champion Bobby Stevenson, 55, dropped back to the 60 metres to win gold in an excellent 8.12 secs, just pipping Irvine’s John McGarry (8.13).
And in the M55 age group, he made it a double when he took the long jump with 5.29 metres.
David Phillips, 50, took two silvers in the M50 age group. He ran 7.92 secs in the 60 metres and 26.3 secs in the 200 metres.
Gwen McFarlane won silver in the W50’s shot putt in 8.95 metres. After a break of six years, Glen Harrower, 68, returned to competition to finish third in the M65’s 60 metres in 10.5 secs.
Ayr Seaforth could have three teams in the Scottish Indoor League finals at the Kelvin Hall on Sunday March 16.
The under 20 men, under 15 boys and under 15 girls are all well placed following the third and final meeting.
Striking gold with some excellent individual performances were Ailie Shanks, Caitlin Gillon, Caroline George, Rachel Hunter, Amanda Conway, Elaine Montgomerie, Wallace Graham and James Gaffney.
Results: Under 11 girls: Ailie Shanks: 2nd in 60m (9.46 pb), 1st in standing long jump (1.76 pb); Alison Harvey: 4th in 60m (10.27 pb), standing long jump (1.60 pb).
Under 13 girls: Caitlin Gillon: 1st in 60m (8.89), 2nd in 200m (30.1); Carolyn Harvey: 3rd in 60m hurdles (12.07 pb), 2nd in long jump (3.70), 7th in shot (5.21); Ainsley Clark: 60m (9.50), 200m (33.1 pb).
Under 15 girls: Caroline George: 1st in 60m (8.15 pb), 1st in 200m (26.8 pb); Kendal Rodd: 60m (8.64), 200m (28.3); Nicole Adams: 4th in 60m hurdles (10.43), 4th in long jump (4.06); Rachel Whittle: 3rd in long jump (4.30); Jodie Barbour: 5th in 60m hurdles (12.00 pb); Sarah Cassells: 3rd in 800m (2.39.0); Aileen Rennie: 4th in 300m (48.5); Rhona McGregor: 60m (8.82), 200m (29.40).
Under 17 women: Ciara Gracie: 6th in 60m (8.71), 2nd in long jump (4.42) and 4th in 300m (46.0); Jennifer Park: 6th in 200m (28.9); Stephanie Dougan: 3rd in 800m (2.34.9); Rachel Hunter: 1st in shot putt (8.04), 200m (30.2); Lauren Heaney: 60m (9.09)
Under 20 women: Amanda Conway: 1st in 60m (8.33), 3rd in shot putt (6.71), 4th in high jump (1.30); Elaine Montgomerie: 1st in 400m (64.7), 3rd in long jump (4.09); Melissa Hewitson: 4th in 200m (30.4); Cheryl Gibson: 60m (9.09).
Under 11 boys: Aaron Tait: 3rd in 60m (9.54 pb), standing long jump (1.50); Callum Henderson: 60m (9.80), 3rd in standing long jump (1.70).
Under 13 boys: Charlie Zonfrillo: 2nd in 60m (9.07 pb), 200m (30.3 pb), 5th in long jump (3.55); Fraser Steel: 60m (9.48); Steven Mexson: 200m (31.0 pb); Josha Andrews: 800m (3.07); Ben Steven: 800m (2.55 pb); Shaun Rennie: shot putt (4.35).
Under 15 boys: Wallace Graham: 1st in 60m (7.80), 2nd in 200m (25.8), 4th in long jump (4.23); Sam Revie: 4th in 60m (8.06 pb), 4th in 200m (26.9), 3rd in long jump (4.31); James Gaffney: 1st in shot putt (9.98 pb); Craig McCallum: shot putt (7.54); Ben Johnston: 200m (28.8); Adam Steven: 4th in 800m (25.0 pb), 5th in high jump (1.30); Angus Johnston: 9th in 800m (2.35.4).
Under 17 men: Gary O'Brien: 7th in 60m (8.51), 3rd in 200m (27.8); Tom Andrews: 4th in 800m (2.19.6); Johnny Thomson: no results available for high jump and long jump.
Under 20 men: Aaron Kyle: 3rd in 60m (7.64); Alex Oliver: 2nd in 800m (2.02). Andrew McElwee competed, as usual in multi-events, high jump, long jump, 400m and 60m hurdles.
Ayr Seaforth star Rachel Whittle struck double gold at the Bank of Scotland Indoor Championships at the Kelvin Hall.
Rachel, from Troon, won the under 15 girls 60 metres in 8.12 secs and took the high jump with 1.55 metres.
There was also gold for former Ayr girl Kerry Steel who won the under 20 women’s triple jump with 10.94 metres.
Caroline George followed up her gold at the Scottish schools indoor championships last week, by taking silver in the under 15 girls 200 metres with a pb of 26.29 secs.
Other results: U15 girls: 800m ‘B’: 2. Jemma McSheffery 2.32.23; 200m ‘B’: 1. Kendal Ross 28.10; 60m hurdles heats: 5. Nicole Adams 10.17.
U15 boys: 60m semi-final: 6. Sam Revie 8.18 (pb); 200m: 5. Wallace Graham 25.22; 200m ‘B’: 4. Sam Revie 26.87.
U13 girls: 60m: 5. Caitlin Gillon 8.91 (heat 8.77); 200m: 4. Caitlin Gillon 30.00 (heat 29.86).
U20 men: 800m: 3. Alex Oliver 2.00.79 (heat 2.00.28); 400m: 4. Andrew McElwee 52.75 (semi 52.21); triple jump; 4. Andrew McElwee 13.31.
U20 women: 400m heat: 3. Elaine Montgomerie 64.59 (pb); 60m heat: 2. Cheryl Gibson 8.44; 4. Melissa Hewitson 9.16.
U17 women: shot putt: 4. Rachel Hunter 9.08 (pb).
Fixtures: Saturday and Sunday: DM Hall combined events and masters indoor championships at the Kelvin Hall.
Ayr Seaforth under 15 girls have struck silver at a new indoor challenge.
Clubs had to nominate four events at the west and east district championships.
Seaforth went with Kendal Ross (60 metres), Caroline George (200 metres), Nicole Adams (60 metres hurdles) and Rachel Whittle (high jump).
Seaforth were pipped only by Giffnock North for the top prize.
Ayr Seaforth athletes won four gold, four silver and two bronze medals at the West District Indoor Championships at the Kelvin Hall.
And several others went close to gongs with some excellent personal best performances.
Among the highlights was Rachel Whittle’s double gold and one silver in the under 15 girls. She won the high jump with a championship best 1.61 metres, took the 60 metres in 8.10 secs (pb) and added silver in the 60m hurdles (10.0 secs pb).
Under 15 boy Wallace Graham took double silver in the 60 metres (7.67 secs pb) and 200 metres (24.93 pb).
There were golds for Claire Taylor and Caitlin Gillon, silver for Jemma McSheffery and bronze for Caroline George and Rachel Hunter.
Results: senior men: 400m final: 5. Neil Burnside 51.91; semi-final: 50.74; 400m heat: 3. Andrew McElwee 54.16; 800m heat: 5. Alex Oliver 2.11.7.
U15 boys: 60m final: 2. Wallace Graham 7.67 (pb); 6. Sam Revie 8.12 (pb); 60m heat: 4. Billy Smith 9.01 (pb); 200m final: 2. Wallace Graham 24.93 (pb); shot putt final: 4. James Gaffney 9.13 (pb).
U13 boys: 60 metres (three heats): 3, Sam White 8.96 (pb); 3. Charlie Zonfrillo 9.07 (pb); 3. Scott Binnie 9.30; 4. Steven Mexson 9.37; 4. Liam Anderson 9.46; 5. Fraser Steel 9.46; 5. Jordan Fraser 9.56; shot putt final: 4. Charlie Zonfrillo 4.57; long jump final: 8. Liam Anderson 3.68.
Senior women: 60m heats: 3, Cheryl Gibson 8.67; 5. Melissa Hewitson 9.26.
U17 women: 60m heats: 4. Ciara Gracie 8.67; 60m hurdles final: 1. Claire Taylor 9.42 (pb); 200m final: 5. Claire Taylor 27.74m, heat: 27.46; long jump final: 5. Ciara Gracie 4.37; shot putt final: 3. Rachel Hunter 8.62 (pb).
U15 girls: 60m final: 1. Rachel Whittle 8.10 (pb); 3. Caroline George 8.29 (heat 8.16 pb); 60m heat: 4. Kendal Ross 8.51; 60m hurdles final: 2. Rachel Whittle 10.0 (pb); 5. Nicole Adams 10.34 (pb); 60m hurdles heat: 5. Jodie Barbour 12.54; 200m final: 4. Caroline George 27.39 (pb); 200m heat: 3. Kendal Ross 28.5; 4. Rhona McGregor 29.8; high jump final: 1. Rachel Whittle 1.61 (championship best performance); 800m final: 2. Jemma McSheffery 2.28.9 (pb); 800m heat: 6. Katie Sprang 2.46.7.
U13 girls: 60m final: 1. Caitlin Gillon 8.87 (heat 8.82 pb); 6. Carolyn Harvey 9.49 (heat 9.34 pb); 60m heat: 5. Alice Arnbold 9.69 (pb); long jump final: 5. Carolyn Harvey 3.69; 6. Alice Arnold 3.62; 8. Amy Main 3.38; shot putt final: 5. Amy Main 4.66; 800m heat: 6. Carolyn Harvey 2.52.0 (pb).
Ayr Seaforth teams produced several encouraging results at the first match of the Scottish Indoor League at the Kelvin Hall.
Results: U20 men: 60m: 6. Aaron Kyle 7.64; 60m hurdles: 3. Andrew McElwee 9.69; 200m: 6. Andrew McElwee 24.6; 400m: 1. Andrew McElwee 53.3; 800m: 3. Alex Oliver 2.05.3; long jump: 1. Aaron Kyle 5.87; shot putt: 2. Andrew McElwee 7.62; high jump: 3. Andrew McElwee 1.75; Team points: Seaforth 15; Whitemoss 14; Victoria Park/City of Glasgow 13.
U17 men: 60m: 1. Gary O’Brien (guest) 8.46; 2. Jonathon Thompson 8.04; 200m: 1. Gary O’Brien 27.50; 7. Jonathon Thompson 27.00; 800m: 9. Calum Aitkenhead 2.44.4; long jump: 4. Callum Aitkenhead 3.88; shot putt: 5. Callum Aitkenhead 7.44; high jump: 4. Jonathon Thompson 1.45; Team points: Giffnock North 15; Victoria Park/Glasgow 14; Seaforth 13.
U15 boys: 60m: 2. Wallace Graham 7.84; 5. Sam Revie 8.11; guest: Angus Arnold 8.46; 200m: 2. Wallace Graham 25.5; 5. Sam Revie 26.3; Angus Arnold 27.8; 400m: 10. Jack Zonfrillo 84.4; 800m: 10. Rory Tait 2.58.4; guest: Cameron McAlpine 2.55.4; long jump: 2. Wallace Graham 4.49; 6. Adam Steven 4.11; shot putt: 5. James Gaffney 8.20; 8. Craig McCallum 7.28; Team points: ‘A’: Giffnock 15; Victoria Park/Glasgow 14; Motherwell 13; Seaforth 12; ‘B’: Seaforth 11.
U13 boys: 60m: 8. Fraser Steel 9.35; 200m: 10. Fraser Steel 32.9; Steven Mexson 31.5; 800m: Ben Steven 2.57.8; Seaforth were 16th team.
U11 boys: 60m: 3. Callum Henderson 9.67; 600m: 9. Connor Gracie 2.08.5; standing long jump: Callum Henderson 1.60.
U20 women: 60m: 2. Cheryl Gibson 8.52; 200m: 4. Melissa Hewitson 30.8; 400m: 2. Elaine Montgomerie 65.3; long jump: 4. Elaine Montgomerie 3.95; shot putt: 4. Melissa Hewitson 5.21; Team: 5. Seaforth 11 points.
U17 women: 60m: 6. Ciara Gracie 8.57; 200m: 5. Ciara Gracie 28.30; 300m: 7. Jennifer Park 46.9; 800m: 5. Sarah Archibald 2.42.5; high jump: 4. Rachel Hunter 1.25; Team: 6. Seaforth 10 points.
U15 girls: 60m: 3. Caroline George 8.42; 6. Kendal Ross 8.64; 60m hurdles: 3. Rachel Whittle 10.17; 5. Nicole Adams 10.59; 200m: 1. Caroline George 27.5; 4. Kendal Ross 28.2; 300m: 6. Jemma McSheffery 49.3; 7. Aileen Rennie 49.4; 800m: 6. Sarah Cassells 2.44.2; 7. Katie Sprang 2.45.3; long jump: 3. Nicole Adams 4.10; 6. Aileen Rennie 3.88; high jump: 1. Rachel Whittle 1.62; Team points: ‘A’: Giffnock North 15, Victoria Park/Glasgow 14; Seaforth 13; ‘B’: Seaforth 9.
U13 girls: 60m: 1. Caitlin Gillon 8.77; guest: Ainsley Clark (guest) 9.76; 60m hurdles: 4. Carolyn Harvey 12.46; 200m: 2. Caitlin Gillon 30.10; 800m: 10. Katie Ord 3.05.8; long jump: 4. Carolyn Harvey 3.62; shot putt: 6. Caitlin Gillon 4.82; Team points: Shettleston 15; Livingston 14; Seaforth 13.
U11 girls: 60m: Alison Harvey 10.74.
The spectacular setting of Holyrood Park in Edinburgh was on show to the rest of the world as it hosted the Bupa Great Edinburgh International Cross Country Race last Saturday. The same venue will host the World Cross Country Championships in March later this year. Whilst the focal point of the international races was the epic battle between world champions Kenenisa Bekele and Zersenay Tadese, Ayr Seaforth’s junior athletes were concentrating on the Scottish Inter-District Cross Country Championships which are incorporated into the event. Five athletes were selected to represent the West of Scotland and all did so admirably, attaining four top-10 finishes on the day and 4 team medals.
The highlight of the day for Seaforth and the West Team was a stunning victory by Under 13 Boy Finlay Rae who took his first national individual athletics title in fine style in a tight finish with Glasgow rival Max Aitchison. Finlay covered the 2.7 kilometre frosty course in a time of 9:49. In the same race, Angus Johnston had an outstanding performance to come home in 10th place in 10:41 and be fourth counter for the West team. The Under 13 Girls race saw Sarah Cassells make her debut at this level and she demonstrated what remarkable progress she has made in a short space of time in athletics. A fine performance saw her come home as lead athlete for the West but narrowly miss out on the medals to take 4th place in a time of 11:13.
Stephanie Dougan and Andrew Rae represented the Under 15 age group. Stephi found the going tough in the Girls race and finished 27th in a time of 12:28. In the Boys race, Andrew Rae put in a sterling performance despite recent injury to finish in an excellent 10th place in a time of 9:38 and was 3rd counter for the West team. All athletes will now go forward with confidence to the National cross-country championships in Falkirk in February.
Finlay Rae was interviewed live on CBBC Sportsround (BBC2) on Saturday after his win in Edinburgh.
It was a case of quality rather than quantity as only three Ayr Seaforth athletes got into the running spirit of 2008 and made the trip to Beith on January 2 for the annual New Year Road Races.
Sarah Cassells and Finlay Rae continued in the same vein as 2007 with comfortable wins in the under 13 races over 1.2 miles.
Both showed their class to win by more than 30 seconds with Sarah clocking 7.03 and Finlay 6.40.
In the under 15 girls, Stephanie Dougan took a creditable fourth place in a time of 7.21 over the same course.
All three athletes travel to Holyrood in Edinburgh this weekend along with Angus Johnston, Andrew Rae and Alex Oliver to compete for West of Scotland in the Scottish Inter-District Cross Country Championships.
Ayr Seaforth’s endurance squad were given a boost with the selection of six junior athletes to represent West of Scotland at the Scottish Inter-District Cross Country Championships at Holyrood Park, Edinburgh this month.
West district champion Sarah Cassells will compete in the under 13 girls race while training partner Stephanie Dougan got a well deserved call up to the under 15 girls squad.
Finlay Rae will compete in the under 13 boys race for the second consecutive year and will be joined by Angus Johnston who finished an excellent eighth at the West District Cross Country Championships.
Tri-athlete, Andrew Rae was recalled to the west squad after missing out last year and previously competing in 2005 and 2006.
Under 17 athlete, Alex Oliver, gains his first West District vest at cross country, having competed on the track for Scottish Schools last year.
Seaforth resume training after the festive break at Dam Park tonight (Thursday January 3) in preparation for the second indoor league match at the Kelvin Hall on Sunday.
The following weekend, the club will chase medals at the West District Indoor Championships at the same venue.
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