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Ayr Seaforth athletes starred at the revived west district track and field championships at Dam Park on Saturday.
The event was brought back after a lapse of several years and was well supported by athletes from clubs in the west of Scotland.
Seaforth enjoyed a successful day in all age groups with the notable exception of the senior men who sadly did not turn up on their home ground.
There were double golds for under 14 boy Ben Lomako and under 20 woman Caroline George.
Ben, 13, only joined Seaforth last month and is delighting club officials with his undoubted potential.
Golds went to: under 20 women: Aileen Rennie (javelin, 42m.34) and Caroline George (100m, 13.55 and 200m, 28.06).
Under 18 women: Carolyn Harvey (triple jump, 10m.79); under 16 women: Kirsten Oakley (1500m, 4.55.92).
Under 16 men: Scott McAnally (high jump, 1m75); under 14 boys: Ben Lomako (100m, 13.15 and 200m, 27.33); Andrew Peck (javelin, 25m48).
There were also several well deserved silvers and bronze medals won by local athletes.
Results: Under 14 males: Ben Lomako: 1st in 100m (13.15) (pb) wind speed -2.4, 1st in 200m (27.33 pb) wind speed -3.7; Andrew Peck: 1st in javelin (25.48) and 3rd in shot putt (8.97); Fraser Angus: 3rd in long jump (4.17), 5th in 100m (14.02), 6th in 200m (28.89) wind -3.7; Ewan McLevy: 4th in long jump (4.03), 5th in 800m (2.34.15); Ewan McCracken: 6th in 100m (14.05), 5th in 200m (28.64) wind -1.4; Calum Meldrum: 7th in 100m (14.29), 4th in 200m (28.49) wind -1.4, 4th in shot putt (8.36); Blair McMeechan: 4th in javelin (17.49).
Under 14 females: Hannah Paisley: 2nd in discus (19.16), 2nd in shot putt (8.07), 3rd in javelin (21.37); Nadia Simpson: 5th in 100m (14.24), 4th in 200m (28.89) wind -2.5; Jennifer McVeigh: 5th in 75m hurdles (13.98) wind -2.8, 12th in 100m (14.72); Katie McAlpine: 3rd in high jump (1.05), 14th in 100m (15.73); Victoria Black:11th in 100m (14.70), 11th in 200m (30.61); Ella McMeechan: 5th in shot putt (6.09), 5th in javelin (13.99).
Under 16 men: Scott McAnally: 1st in high jump (1.75); Stewart Angus: 4th in shot putt (8.43); John Hamilton: 4th in 100m (12.71), 5th in 200m 25.98), wind -3.7.
Under 16 women: Kirsten Oakley: 1st in 1500m (4.55.92); Lisa Rennie: 5th in 800m (2.31.76); Louise Murray: 3rd in 80m hurdles (14.33) wind -4.2, 3rd in high jump (1.35); Rebecca Spence: 2nd in 100m (13.62); Alison Harvey: 3rd in javelin (21.17); Charlotte Crossland: 4th in 80m hurdles (14.88) wind -4.2, 5th in high jump (1.25); Aimee McGinley: 9th in 100m (14.09); Alison Leckie: 11th in 100m (14.17), 8th in 200m (28.81) wind -3.4; Ailie Shanks: 12th in 100m (14.18), 11th in 200m (29.73); Leigh McLevy: 4th in shot putt (7.75), 4th in javelin (14.84).
Under 18 men: Shaun Rennie: 3rd in long jump (5.42), 3rd in triple jump (11.78).
Under 18 women: Carolyn Harvey: 1st in triple jump (10.79); Sophie Dunlop: 2nd in 100m hurdles (17.14) wind -2.9, 5th in 100m (14.02).
Senior and U20 women: Meghan Logue: 2nd in senior 400m (62.15); Aileen Rennie: 1st in U20 javelin (42.34), Rachel Hunter: 2nd in U20 discus (31.60); Hazel Jamieson: 3rd in U20 high jump (1.55); Caroline George: 1st in U20 100m (13.55), 1st in 200m (28.06) wind -2.7.
13 Ayr Seaforth athletes competed in the annual Troon 10 K Road Race on Wednesday, 9th May with excellent results from a large field of runners. Highlights were three outstanding performances from Senior Man, Steven Reid came in 9th place (34:57); Senior Man, Stephen Kay 18th :(36:18) and 17 year old Junior Man :Euan Webster:1st Junior Man (Age 15-17) and 27th overall in 37:04. Ken Robson also deserves a special mention, finishing 2nd in the over 60 category and 150th overall in a time of 43:19.
Other Ayr Seaforth results were 52nd Kevin Bloy (38:31), 60th Simon Kirk (39:10), 61st Alex Dunlop (39:11), 117th Paul Turnbull (42:06), 188th John Strachan (44:40), 230th Gael Riddle (45:43), 340th Ross Green (47:58), 347th Brian Dunn (48:41) and 524th Kirsty Green (53:44).
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Ayr Seaforth Athletic Club will host two major events this month.
After an absence of several years, the west district track and field championships have been revived by Scottish Athletics.
Seaforth were requested to stage the event which will take place at Dam Park on Saturday, May 12.
A large entry is expected from clubs in the west of Scotland with field events starting at 10am and track at 10.30am. Free admission to spectators.
Seaforth will be represented in all age groups at under 14, under 16, under 18, under 20 and seniors.
Seaforth also stages the annual Land O`Burns 10k road race on Wednesday, May 30 at the Old Racecourse.
This is a Scottish Athletics permitted event and starts at 7.30pm. Entrants must be a minimum of 15 on the day of the race. Pre-entry is £6 for SAF members and £8 for non SAF members.
Enter online at http://www.entrycentral.com or phone race organiser Laurence Baker (Tel: 01292 262941) or e-mail race@ayrseaforth.co.uk. Entries will be accepted on the night.
Ayr Seaforth's females helped Team West to third place in the first match of the Scottish Women's League at Meadowbank.
They joined up with athletes from Giffnock North and Kilbarchan for the combined team which finished behind winners Edinburgh and runners-up Tayside and Fife.
Points: 1. Edinburgh 532 points; 2. Tayside and Fife 383; 3. Team West 379.5; 4. Aberdeen 364; 5. Forth Valley 360; 6. Pitreavie 315.5; 7. Victoria Park/ Glasgow 287.
Seaforth results: senior women: Claire Taylor:100m hurdles (A) 2nd, 15.76, 200m (A) 2nd, 26.20; Rachel Hunter: hammer (A) 2nd, 52m 30; Alexandria Lamond: 1500m (A) 2nd, 4.59.57; Aileen Rennie: javelin (A) 1st, 38m25; Carolyn Harvey (U17): triple jump (A) 2nd, 10.79; Caroline George: 100m (B) 2nd, 13.31, 200m (B) 4th, 27.86; Meghan Logue: 400m (B) 3rd, 61.16; Katie Sprang: 800m (A) 3rd, 2.37.57; Leigh McLevy: javelin (A) 7th, 13m71, hammer (B) 5th, 23m93.
Under 17 women: Carolyn Harvey: 80m hurdles (A) 3rd, 13.35; 300m hurdles (A) 3rd, 49.01; Sophie Dunlop: 80m hurdles (B)13.97.
Under 15 girls: Louise Murray: 75m hurdles (A) 2nd, 12.91, 100m (B) 5th. 14.38. high jump (B) 2nd, 1m35; Kirstin Oakley: 1500m (B) 1st, 5.00.22. Under 13 girls: Jennifer McVeigh: 70m hurdles (B) 1st,12.85 (pb); Hannah Paisley: shot putt (A) 2nd, 7m55.
lThree Seaforth athletes will take part in the first competition in the new Olympic Stadium in London.
Competing in the British University Championships from May 4 to 7 are Rachel Hunter (hammer), Meghan Logue (400 metres) both University of West of Scotland and Claire Taylor (100m/200m and sprint relays) Edinburgh University.
Rachel Hunter, Ayr Seaforth’s top ranked Scottish thrower (hammer and shot putt), has won a top award.
Rachel, who is a first year nursing student at the University of the West of Scotland, was presented with a trophy as the University Sportswoman of the Year on Friday evening at the University Sports Ball.
She was selected from a shortlist which contained athletes from various sports including cycling, netball and and hockey.
Rachel will compete in London at the Olympic Stadium in the British University Championships.
Seaforth members will be in action on Sunday at the first match of the Scottish Young Athletes League at Grangemouth.
The Ayrshire Harriers young athletes team of U13, U15 and U17 males and females, is selected from Seaforth, Kilmarnock Harriers and North Ayrshire AC.
There are three league matches during May and June with a Scottish League final at Grangemouth in July. The winners of the Scottish final will then compete in a UK Young Athletes final in September in England. The Ayrshire team finished third in last year’s Scottish final.
The team bus will leave Ayr Rail Station car park at 9am.
Four Ayr Seaforth athletes produced personal best times in the London Marathon on Sunday.
They were: Kevin Bloy 3 hrs 4 mins, Alex Dunlop 3 hrs 5 mins, Gillian Geates 3 hrs 27 mins and John Strachan 4 hrs 10 mins.
Left to Right: John, Gillian, Kevin and Alex
More than 250 athletes turned out at Dam Park for the start of the outdoor track and field season.
The meeting, which was held in perfect weather, was organised by the Ayrshire Harrier Clubs' Association and supported by South Ayrshire Council.
Seaforth results: male track: Hurdles: U13 boys: 2. Stuart Dunlop: 16.2 secs.
100 metres: U13 boys: heat one: 1. Fraser Angus 14-00; 2. Daniel Martin 15.1; 4. Jack Taylor 16.1; heat two: 2. Callum Meldrum 14.6; 3. Robbie Swift 15.7; 4. David Mexson 16.5; 5. Lewis Philp 17.0; 6. Andrew Morrison 17.2; heat three: 2. Rollo Press 15.7; 5. Declan McGee 17.3; heat four: 4. Conan McGee 16.2; 5. Steven Martin 16.3; 6. James Kerr 16.6; U15 boys: heat one: Ewan McCracken 14.5; heat two: 2. John Hamilton 13.2; 3. Lewis McMillan 13.5; 4. Ben Lomako 13.7; 6. Allan McQueen 31.5 (injured); U17 men final: 3. Niall McHugh 12.7; 5. Shaun Rennie 13.6; U20 men final: 1. Andrew Murphy 11.; 2. Jonathon Thompson 12.00; 5. Fraser McKenzie 13.8.
80 metres: U11 boys: heat one: 4. Christopher Brockley 13.4; 5. Luke Jones 14.3 ; 6. Josh Martin 14.4; heat two: 3. Daniel White 13.7; 7. Lois Hewitson 15.7.
1500 metres: U15 boys final: 2. Fraser Stirling 5.04.7.
150 metres: U11 boys heat: 4. Daniel White 25.2.
200 metres: U13 boys: heat one: 2. Callum Meldrum 29.1; 3. Daniel Martin 29.8; 4. Rollo Press 32.3; 5. James Kerr 33.7; 6. David Mexson 34.1; heat two: 1. Fraser Angus 28.3; 2. Steven Martin 31.2; 4. Robbie Swift 32.3; 8. Jack Taylor 33.8; U15 boys: heat one: 2. John Hamilton 26.7; 3. Ben Lomako 27.0; 5. Alan McQueen 30.3; heat two: 3. Calvin Mossie 28.5; 5. Ewan McCracken 29.6; U17 men final: 3. Niall McHugh 25.6; U20 men final: 4. Fraser McKensie 27.6.
600 metres final: 1. Scott Sprang 2-03.7; 4. Christopher Blockley 2.09.5; 5. Greig Oakley 2.09.9; 6. Josh Martin 2-28.6; 7. Luke Jones 2.29.8; 10. Luis Hewitson 2.53.0
800 metres: U13 boys: heat one: 1. Lewis Ross 2.33.2; 2. Daniel Martin 2.48.0; 3. :Steven Martin 2.55.5; 5. Blair McMeechan 3-01.0; 6. Andrew Morrison 3.05.6; 7. Peter Mangan 3.18.5; 8. Lewis Philp 3.23.5; 9. Thomas Mangan 3.23.5
400 metres: U15 boys final: 2. Calvin Mossie 67.8.
Field events: long jump: U11 boys: 4. Daniel White 3.08; 6. Christopher Blockley 3.06; 9. Luke Jones 2-55; 10. Luis Hewitson 2. 30; 12. Josh Martin 2.22; 14. Greig Oakley 1.94; U13 boys: 1. Fraser Angus 4.58; 4. Lewis Ross 3.75; 5. Rollo Press 3.56; 6. James Kerr 3.43; 7. Peter Mangan 3.41; 10. Conan McGhee 3.27; 12. Jack Taylor 3.19; 13. Jack Allen 3.11; 15. Andrew Morrison 2.91; 17. Declan McGhee 2-85; Lewis Philp 2.42; U20 men: 1. Andrew Murphy 5.82; 2. Fraser McKensie 4.85.
Javelin: U13 boys: 1 Andrew Peck 19.82 3. Peter Mangan 14-95; 4. Blair McMeechan 14-04; U20 men: Robert Tossnie 30.56; 3. Fraser McKensie 14.46.
High jump: U17 men: 1. Shaun Rennie 1.55; U20 men: 1. Andrew Murphy 1.85.
Shot putt: U11 boys: 4. Greig Oakley 5.01; U13 boys: 1. Andrew Peck 9.47; 2. Callum Meldrum 7.36; 4. Blair McMeechan 5.08.
Discus: U20 men: Robert Tossnie 26.16.
Female results: Hurdles: 70m: U13 girls: 1. Jennifer McVeigh 13.0; 5. Jamie Hood 15.9; 75m: U15 girls: 1. Louise Murray 13.3; 2. Charlotte Crossland 13.6; 80m: U17 women: 1. Sophie Dunlop 15.3.
80 metres: U11 girls: heat one: 3. Emma Frew 14.3; heat two: 2. Scarlett Ross 13.9; 3. Emma Palmer 14.3; 6. Nadine Sturgeon 15.0; heat three: 1. Charlotte McDowell 13.8; 3. Laura Paisley 14.8; heat four: 1. Matilda Press 13.7; 3.:Ellie Campbell 14.7; U13 girls: heat one: 2. Jennifer McVeigh 12.0; 5. Joanne McGuffie 13.8; 6. Jenna Anderson 14.2; heat two: 2. Katie McAlpine 12.7; Darcy Pickard 13.1; 7. Erin Moore 15.5; heat three: 2. Caitlin Chilten 12.9; 3. Jamie Hood 13.2; 6. Olivia Hill 14.6; 7. Niamh McHugh 15.8.
100 metres: heat one: 4. Victoria Black 14.9; heat two: 2. Aimee McGinley 13.8; 4. Katherine Trainer 14.8; heat three: 5. Ailie Shanks 14.8; 6. Rebecca Martin 15.4; U17 women: 1. Carolyn Harvey 13.9; 2. Alison Leckie 13.9; 4. Sophie Dunlop 14.2; Senior women: 1. Rachel Hunter 13.7.
150 metres: U11 girls: heat one: 1. Charlotte McDowell 26.0; 2. Jenna Anderson 26.8; heat two: 1. Matilda Press 25.7; U13 girls: heat one: 1. Jennifer McVeigh 22.4; 3. Caitlin Chilton 24.6; 4. Jamie Hood 25.3; 5. Darcy Pickard 26.0; 7. Eilidh Carswell- 28.1.
200 metres: U15 girls: heat one: 1. Nadia Simpson 28.9; 3. Ailie Shanks 29.8; heat two: 4 Rebecca Martin 31.3; heat three: 1. Loiuse Murray 28.6; Lisa Rennie-31.5; heat four: 3. Aimie McGinley 29.6; 4. Katherine Trainer 29.9; 7. Victoria Black 31.4; U17 women: 2. Alison Leckie 28.7; 3. Sophie Dunlop 29.2; 6. Sarah Paterson 31.0; 7. Hannah Nathan 31.2.
600 metres: U11 girls: 2. Emma Frew 2.08.7; 4. Jena Anderson 2.14.3; 8. Emma Palmer 2.28.7; 10. Ellie Campbell 2.40.0; 13. Nadine Sturgeon 2.45.6.
800 metres: U13 girls: 6. Eilidh Carswell 3.18.0; 8. Olivia Hill 3.40.5; 9. Joanne McGuffie 3.45.2; 10. Niamh McHugh 3.52.4; U15 girls: 6. Louise Murray 2.49.6; U20 women: 2. Katie Sprang 2.39.3.
300 metres: U15 girls: 2. Nadia Simpson 48.4; 3. Lisa Rennie 49.5.
Field events: long jump: U11 girls: 2. Matilda Press 3.00; 8. Laura Paisley 2.52; 12. Scarlett Ross 2.35; 13. Rhianna Moore 13th 2.32; 14. Emma Palmer 2.27; 15. Ellie Campbell 2.26; 23. Nadine Sturgeon 1.75.
Long jump: U13 girls: 4. Caitlin Chilton 3.73; 5. Jena Anderson 3.07; 7. Olivia Hill 2.93; 10. Katie McAlpine 2.89; 11. Darcy Pickard 2.87; 12. Niamh McHugh 2.80; 13. Joanne McGuffie 2.77; 14. Erin Moore 2.73; 16. Megan Short 2.49; U15 girls: 6. Aimee McGinley 3.73.
Shot putt: U11 girls: 2. Jena Anderson 3.96; U13 girls: 1. Hannah Paisley 7.46; 3. Erin Moore 5.26; U15 girls: 4. Ella McMeechan 4.22; U17 women: 2. Leigh McLevy 6.85.
High jump: U13 girls: 2. Loiuse Murray 1.40; 5. Nadia Simpson 1.20.
Javelin: U13 girls: 2. Hannah Paisley 21.29; U15 girls: 3. Ella McMeechan 11.66; U17 women: 2. Leigh McLevy 17.44.
Discus: U13 girls: 1. Hannah Paisley 17.79; U15 girls: Ella McMeechan 10.48.
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Fixtures: Seaforth are in action on Sunday at Wishaw in the first match in Division One of the Central & South of Scotland League for all age groups. Bus leaves at 10am.
Hundreds of athletes will converge on Dam Park on Sunday for the first meeting of the outdoor season.
The Ayrshire open track and field meeting is for all age groups and has attracted clubs from all over the west of Scotland.
There is a full programme of events from under 11 boys and girls through to seniors.
Entries are accepted from 10am, except hurdles which are pre entry only.
The meeting, which starts at 11.30am, is organised by Ayrshire Harriers Association, supported by South Ayrshire Council.
Ayr Seaforth's under 15 cross country star Kirstin Oakley completed the season on Saturday with a well deserved first appearance on the international stage.
The Prestwick Academy pupil competed in the SIAB Schools International race at Strathallan, contested by teams from Scotland, England, Ireland and Wales.
Each team consisted of the top eight finishers in each country's national schools' cross country competition with Kirstin gaining selection due to her Scottish triumph.
Kirstin was spiked and almost had a shoe torn off to leave her 32nd and last place at the start.
But she recovered well to finish in 14th place being the third Scot home and helping her team to the team silver.
This rounded off an excellent first season at under 15 level which has seen her take gold at west districts, silver at inter districts, bronze at the national cross country and gold at the schools' national cross country.
lThe South Ayrshire Primary relays will take place on Monday, April 30 at Dam Park.
Twenty schools have entered to take part in 4x100m and 3x600m relays for P6 and P7 boys and girls.
Ayr Seaforth star Andrew Murphy from Girvan made a fine GB junior debut in an international heptathlon event in Cardiff.
The 17-year-old from Girvan was the youngest member of the home side for the under 20 competition and faced opponents from France and Spain.
Andrew produced three personal bests in the shot, 60m sprint and 60 metres hurdles and also posted season’s best results in the long jump and 1000 metres.
He finished 10th overall from 12 athletes, beating one of his GB team-mates and posting a heptathlon personal best points total as well.
Coach Sandy Ewen said: “It was a good weekend for Andrew on his first appearance for Great Britain. He is a young talent setting personal bests in a competitive environment alongside international opponents.
“He has had a lot of school committments (Girvan Academy) and it is worth noting that he was the youngest member of the GB team. This kind of experience will stand him in good stead.”
Results: 60 metres: 7.48 (pb); 1000 metres: 2.55.02 (sb); 60 metres hurdles: 8.68 (pb); high jump: 1.87; pole vault: 3.45; long jump: 6.24 (sb); shot putt: 13.10 (pb).
Ayr Seaforth’s younger athletes had mixed results when the 2011-12 cross country season ended with the Scottish junior road race championships at Rouken Glen Park.
Kirstin Oakley (above) had an uncharacteristic below-par performance when she finished ninth in the under 15 girls race.
However, her disappointment was softened as she received her first international call-up earlier in the week.
She will represent Scottish Schools in Perthshire at the end of the month at the SIAB UK schools cross country championships.
Finlay Rae had an off day in the under 17 men’s race, dropping out after 3 kilometres with stomach problems.
However, Seaforth had some excellent performances on the day. Fraser Stirling from Girvan followed up a solid performance at the Scottish schools’ cross country championships the previous week with an excellent 13th place in the under 13 boys’ race.
The run marked a fantastic end to Fraser's first season in athletics.
Under 17 athlete Euan Webster also rounded off a great winter season with his best performance to date. He was an excellent 11th place over the 5k course.
Under 15 athletes Louisa Kelly and Andrew Black put in good shifts to take 24th and 40th place respectively.
Seaforth results: Under 13 boys: 13. Fraser Stirling 9.20; Under 15 boys: 40. Andrew Black 13.51; Under 17 men: 11. Euan Webster 16.53; Under 15 girls: 9. Kirstin Oakley 13.52; 24. Louisa Kelly 15.05.
Ayr Seaforth under 13 boys were double winners when the curtain came down at the Kelvin Sports Hall, Glasgow as a venue for indoor athletics.
Starting in October, indoor athletics competitions will move to a newly built facility in the east end of Glasgow purpose built for the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
The under 13 boys not only won the Scottish League final but also were impressive winners of the 4 x 200 metres relay final. Only Scottish Athletics can explain why two different age groups are in operation because nobody else can.
On Sunday, two separate major athletic events were held involving Seaforth athletes: (a) the finals of the Scottish Indoor League for age group teams which qualified through three league competitions since November. (b) a 4x200 metres relay for all clubs in Scotland for all age groups.
On Sunday, the age groups reverted back to league age groups U11, U13, :U15, U17 and U20 instead of the new championship age groups introduced in 2011: U14, U16, U18 and seniors.
The significance of the league age groups on Sunday meant that Seaforth under 13 boys competed on a level playing field this time compared to the national relay championships where, as a very young team, they just missed out in the national 4x200m relay final.
Results of the six Ayr teams in the league final: U11 boys 3rd, U13 boys ‘A’ 1st, ‘B’ 4th, U15 girls 4th, U17 women 4th, U20 women 2nd.
Individual results: U20 women: 60m: Caroline George 1st, 8.02;:800m: Katie Sprang 1st, 2.41.0; 60m hurdles: Rachel Hunter 4th, 12.42; 200m: Caroline George 1st, 26.72; 400m: Meghan Logue 2nd, 63.71; high jump: Hazel Jamieson 2nd, 1m55; long jump: Hazel Jamieson 4th, 4m05; triple jump: Rachel Hunter 5th, 8m12; shot putt: Rachel Hunter 1st 10m 92.
U17 women: 60m: Sophie Dunlop 5th, 9.08; 800m: Leigh McLevy 5th, 3.02; 60m hurdles: Carolyn Harvey 4th, 9.97; 200m: Sophie Dunlop 30.42; 300m: Leigh McLevy 5th, 52.55; high jump: Hannah Nathan 5th, 1m25; long jump: Carolyn Harvey 4th, 4.88; triple jump: Carolyn Harvey 2nd, 10.15 (pb); shot putt: Leigh McLevy 3rd, 6.70.
U15 girls: 60m: Rebecca Spence 2nd, 8.34; 800m: Christie Hutton 5th, 2.49.2; 60m hurdles: Louise Murray 2nd, 9.85; 200m: Rebecca Spence 27.72; 300m: Nadia Simpson 4th, 47.6; high jump: Louise Murray 3rd, 1.40; long jump: Alison Harvey 5th, 3.93; shot putt: Alison Harvey 5th, 7.09.
U13 boys ‘A’: 60m: Fraser Angus 1st, 8.54; 800m: Lewis Ross 4th, 2.32.6; 60m hurdles: Oliver Mossie 3rd, 11.59; 200m: Fraser Angus 1st, 28.32; high jump: Lewis Ross 1.35; long jump: Fraser Angus 1st, 4.26; shot putt: Andrew Peck 9.09 (pb); high jump: Lewis Ross 3rd, 1.35; shot putt: Andrew Peck 1st, 9.09 (pb).
U13 boys ‘B’: 60m: Callum Meldrum 3rd, 8.83 (pb); 800m: Ewan McLevy 5th, 2.33.9 (pb); 60m hurdles: Stuart Dunlop 4th, 12.27 (pb); 200m: Callum Meldrum 3rd, 29.43 (pb); high jump: Rollo Press 5th, 1.00; long jump: Ewan McLevy 2nd, 3.99; shot putt: Callum Meldrum 3rd, 7.21.
U11 boys ‘A’: 60m: Scott Sprang 5th, 10.09; 600m: Scott Sprang 3rd, 2.02.5; standing long jump: Finlay Williamson 2nd,1.80.
U11 boys ‘B’: 60m: Russell Connor 3rd nts; 600m: Greig Oakley 4th, nts; standing long jump: Nathan Murray 6th, 1.54.
4x200 metres relay results: U11 boys final: 3. Peter Winston, Russell Connor,. Greig Oakley, Scott Sprang; Heat team ‘B’: Nathan Murray, Liam Storrie, Finlay Williamson, Jonny Faulkner.
U13 boys ‘A’ final: 1. Callum Meldrum, Daniel Martin, Ewan McLevy, Fraser Angus; Team ‘B’ final: 4. Rollo Press, Andrew Peck, Oliver Mossie, James Kerr.
U15 boys: heat: 3. Jonathan Winston, Jonathan Hendry, Calvin Mossie, Allan McQueen.
U11 girls: heat: 2. Jena Anderson, Charlotte McDowall, Grace Welsh, Abby Woodall. Heat: Natalie McDonald, Ella Craig, Holly McIntyre, Emma Frew.
U13 girls: heat: 4. Anna George, Leia Welsh, Katie McDonald, Caitlin Chilton. Heat: Caitlin Storrie, Jamie Hood, Gabbie Williamson, Rhea McTaggart.
U15 girls: 4. Rebecca Spence, Louise Murray, Nadia Simpson, Ailie Shanks. Heat: 4. Victoria Black, Aimee McGinlay, Georgia Brawley, Chloe Smith.
U17 women: heat: 3. Carolyn Harvey, Sophie Dunlop, Caitlin Gillon, Hannah Nathan.
U20 women: final: 1. Caroline George, Hazel Jamieson, Rachel Hunter, Meghan Logue.
The outdoor track and field season will start at Dam Park with an open competition for all ages on Sunday, April 15 for age groups U11, U13, U15, U17 and seniors, including U20.
Ayr Seaforth star Kirstin Oakley won her second consecutive Scottish Schools Cross Country title in style at Irvine Beach Park.
The Prestwick Academy pupil will now represent Scotland at the British schools international in Strathallan at the end of the month.
Marr College's Euan Webster finished an excellent 15th in a high quality field over 6k.
Fellow pupil Louisa Kelly also showed continuing good form when she finished 23rd in the 15-17 year girls' race.
Seaforth results: Under 14 girls: 96. Katie Hitchin (Belmont).
14-15 girls: 1. Kirstin Oakley (Prestwick) 11.52; 53. Siobhan Rae (Belmont) 14.47.
15-17 girls: 23. Louisa Kelly (Marr) 18.04.
Under 14 boys: 75. Cameron Black (Belmont).
14-15 boys: 25. Scott Graham (Belmont) 16.32; 57. Connor Gracie (Queen Margaret) 17.35; 92. Ruaridh Hannay (Belmont).
Over 17 boys: 15. Euan Webster (Marr) 23.16.
Ayr Seaforth athletes enjoyed a busy weekend at the Kelvin Sports Arena in the national indoor age group championships.
These Scottish championships attract the best athletes from not only Scotland but also Ireland and England with many medals won by top performers from outside Scotland.
Although the number of Seaforth competitors was disappointing on both days, there were still several excellent results and personal bests.
The medal tally over the two days was: Saturday: two silvers from under 20 women: Rachel Hunter in the shot putt (10m 89) and Hazel Jamieson in the high jump (1m 60).
On Sunday, there was gold for Scott McAnally in the under 16 boys’ high jump (1m80) and two bronze from Fraser Angus in the under 14 long jump (4m 37) and Hannah Paisley in the under 14 girls’ shot putt (7m 92 (pb).
Saturday’s results: Under 20: Rachel Hunter: 2nd in shot putt 10m89. Hazel Jamieson: 2nd in high jump 1m60. Caroline George: 4th in 60m 8.07 secs. Johnny Thompson: 5th in 60m (heat) 7.55 secs.
Under 18: Shaun Rennie: 4th in triple jump 11m 91. Wallace Graham: 3rd in 60m heat 7.53. Carolyn Harvey: 4th in 60m hurdles (heat) 10.06 and 4th in triple jump 10m 08 (pb).
Sunday’s results: Under 16: boys: Scott McAnally: 1st high jump 1m 80. Girls: Rebecca Spence: 3rd 60m (semi-final) 8.30 (heat 8.29 pb). Aimee McGinley: 6th 60m (semi-final) 8.60 (heat 8.56 pb). Louise Murray: 3rd 60m hurdles (heat) 9.88 (equals pb). Charlotte Crossland: 5th 60m (heat) 9.08, 5th 60m hurdles (heat) 10.31 (pb). Emily Reece 6th 60m hurdles (heat) 10.73 and 10th high jump 1m35. Lisa Rennie 4th 800m (heat) 2.37.00.
Under 14 boys: Fraser Angus 3rd long jump 4m 37 and 3rd 60m (semi-final) 8.51 (pb) and 5th 200m 28.3 (semi-final 27.99 pb). Andrew Peck: 5th shot putt 8m 59.
Fixtures: Saturday: Scottish secondary schools’ cross country championships at Irvine.
Sunday: Scottish Athletics Indoor League final and 4x200m relays at the Kelvin Hall. The indoor league final events start with field events, under 13 boys’ long jump at 12.30pm while track events start at 2pm.
The 4x200m relay heats start at noon with the relay finals at 5.20pm. Seaforth will have five age group teams in the league final and will have teams in all the age group 4x200m relays.
Rising Ayr Seaforth star Scott McNally struck bronze at the UK indoor track and field championships at Birmingham.
The 15-year-old from Prestwick had a personal best 1.81 metres in the under 17 high jump to add to the gold he won last year.
Marr College pupil Scott is last year's Scottish under 15 high jump champion and under 15 UK indoor champion (1m75).
This improvement in performance will boost Scott's chances of winning another Scottish championship at the national under 16 indoor championships at the Kelvin Hall on Sunday.
Fixtures: Saturday: Scottish under 18 and under 20 indoor championships. Sunday: Scottish under 14 and under 16 indoor Championships, all at the Kelvin Hall.
The following Sunday (March 11), Seaforth will have five teams in the Scottish Athletics Indoor Leaguefinal. There is also a separate 4 x 200m relay competition and Seaforth will have teams competing in all age groups from under 11 to under 20.
An exciting day of athletics will bring down the curtain for the indoor season and also for athletics at the Kelvin Hall with a new indoorfacility being built in the east end of Glasgow for the Commonwealth Games in 2014.
A group of 14 Ayr Seaforth athletes travelled to Callendar Park in Falkirk for the Scottish Cross Country Championships on Saturday. Despite there being fewer athletes competing than previous years two championship medals were brought back to Ayr. This means that Seaforth athletes have medalled at the National Cross Country Championships for 5 consecutive years now since Sarah Cassells and Finlay Rae both lifted the Under 13 titles in 2008. The first medal of the day went to Prestwick starlet Kirstin Oakley. The 13 year old current West District champion and Under 13 National Cross Country title holder from 2011 put in a gutsy and tactically perfect race to take bronze in the Under 15 girls race, narrowly missing out on 2nd place to 15 year old Central AC athlete, Kathryn Gillespie. This top notch performance rounded off an excellent cross country season where she has been on the podium at every major Scottish Cross Country event. She now looks forward to defending her Scottish Schools Cross Country title in 2 weeks time at Irvine. In the same race there were also strong performances form Lisa Rennie and Louisa Kelly. Christie Hutton was the fourth counter in the Under 15 team competition where the girls took an excellent 5th place.
The second medal of the day went to Finlay Rae who also picked up bronze in the Under 17 Men’s race. The 16 year old from Doonfoot had an outstanding race over the tough 6.4 kilometre course. After a tactical first lap his strength on the hills helped to break up the field. The last major climb with 1 kilometre to go saw him surge ahead of the field only to be overhauled in the last 500m by Giffnock North’s Neil Gourlay and then lose out on a sprint finish for silver with Max Aitchison from Victoria Park Glasgow. However, the medal marks a fantastic achievement of 4 medals from 6 outings at the National Cross Championships since he first competed as an 11 year old in 2007. The Ayrodynamic athlete’s focus will now turn to triathlon as he prepares for his first European race for Great Britain in Portugal on 31st March in the ETU European Junior Cup race which is the qualifying race for the European Championships. In the same race Troon athlete Euan Webster recorded his highest ever National Cross Country finish with an excellent 23rd position in what was a high quality field.
The Under 13 girls had to endure the worst weather of the day. Siobhan Rae and Lara Carey battled through the snow and wind to finish in 62nd and 84th place respectively. In the Under 13 Boys race all 4 athletes were competing at Falkirk for the first time. A late call off from one of the athletes sadly put the team out of medal contention. However it was Josh Wood who was the best of the debutants as he made a stunning debut at National Cross Country. In his first race in a Seaforth vest this season he finished in 15th place in a very fast 3.2 kilometre race. He was followed fairly closely by Fraser Stirling who has had an excellent first season in cross country and Ewen McLevy who has also made a big impact in his first year in the Under 13 age group. The fourth team member was Cameron Black who bravely continued and finished the race after losing a shoe with a kilometre still to run. Things got worse for the Black family as older brother Andrew had to withdraw from the Under 15 race after sustaining an ankle injury. The oldest athlete competing for Seaforth was Louise Hill Stirling in the Under 20 Women’s race. The hill running internationalist had a slightly below par performance but still finished in a creditable 14th place over 5 kilometres.
Ayr Seaforth Athletic Club have three Scottish champions following the national masters championships at the Kelvin Hall on Sunday.
Bobby Stevenson was a double winner, taking the M55 long jump with 5m 05 and the triple jump with 11m.
Gwen McFarlane won the W55 shot putt with 7m41 while Brian Whittle took the M45 high jump with a new Scottish masters record of 1m76.
Whittle had been challenged to compete in the high jump by a group of senior international athletes in East Kilbride where he coaches.
And the Seaforth honorary life member shrugged off a back problem to strike gold.
Seaforth results from the national combined events: senior women: Claire Taylor: shot putt 8.37, 60m hurdles 9.28 (pb), long jump 4.62, high jump 1.45, 800m 2.30.91 (pb), 7th overall with 2982 points (pb).
Under 18 women: Carolyn Harvey: shot putt 7.28, long jump 4.79, 60m hurdles 9.86 (pb), high jump 1.38, 800m 2.39.09 (pb). Final points: 2668 (pb). Bronze medal.
Under 16 girls: Louise Murray: shot putt 6.43, high jump 1.45, 60m hurdles 9.88, long jump 4.11, 800m 2.43.81 (pb); Fourth overall 2454 points (pb).
Under 20 men: Andrew Murphy was disqualified at the start of the 60 metres and did not start in the 1000 metres. His other results were: high jump 1.88 (pb), long jump 6.02, shot putt 11.67, 60m hurdles 9.07, pole vault 3.60 (pb).
Seaforth also starred in the national 4x200 metres indoor relay championships.
The main highlights were a bronze medal from the under 14 boys team and an unlucky fourth place by an equally young and inexperienced under 14 girls team in the final.
Under 14 boys: 1. Edinburgh AC 1.50.11; 2. Giffnock North 1.51.99; 3. Ayr Seaforth 1.55.26; 4. Whitemoss 2.01.76; 5. Pitreavie 2.02.62. Ayr team: Calvin Mossie, Calum Meldrum, Ewan McCracken and Fraser Angus.
Under 14 girls: 1. Giffnock North 1.58.08; 2. Airdrie Harriers 2.00.31; 3. Livingston 2.04.36; 4. Ayr Seaforth 2.05.35; 5. Victoria Park Glasgow 2.05.96. Ayr team: Victoria Black, Jennifer McVeigh, Rebecca Martin, Katie McAlpine.
Under 18 women: 1. Giffnock North 1.48.53; 2. Pitreavie 1.49.52; 3. Edinburgh AC 1.49.53; 4. Ayr Seaforth 2.00.09. Ayr team: Caitlin Gillon, Sarah Patterson, Sophie Dunlop, Alice Arnold.
Senior/under 20 men (heat): Seaforth were fourth in 1.37.38 and did not qualify for the final. Final result: 1 Edinburgh AC 1.29.99; 2. Pitreavie; 3. City of Glasgow. Ayr team: Johnny Thompson, Wallace Graham, Angus Arnold, Andrew McElwee.
On Saturday, Seaforth took part in the under 12 superteams and national combined events.
Seaforth boys and girls under 12 teams competed against 25 boys teams and 27 girls teams with four in each team and four events to compete in.
Girls: 1. Pitreavie (196 points); 2. Central AC (185); 3. VP Glasgow (181), 15. Seaforth ‘B’ (142), 17. Seaforth ‘A’ (141).
Boys: 1. VP Glasgow (223); 2. Mid Argyll (213); 3. Pitreavie 209; 9. Ayr Seaforth (175).
Fixtures: Saturday: national cross country championships at Falkirk.
Sunday: Scottish senior indoor track and field championships and under 16 4 x 200m relay championships at the Kelvin Sports Arena.
Ayr Seaforth face a busy weekend as indoor athletics returns with a bang at the Kelvin Sports Hall, Glasgow.
On Saturday, there is the national combined events championships, heptathlon two day event for senior men/ U20 men/U18 men and masters men and pentathlon, one day event for U16 boys and girls U18 and U20 women /senior and masters women.
Also on are U12 super teams for boys and girls, 60m, high jump, shot putt and 4 x 200m relay. Seaforth have entered two boys and two girls’ teams in this exciting competition.
On Sunday, the national masters championships for males and females takes place.
Also on are the national U14, U18, U20 and senior 4 x 200m relay championships.
Seaforth have teams entered for the national sprint relays with high hopes of medal success.
The U16 men and women indoor relay championships together with the U14 combined events (pentathlon) will be held on Sunday, February 19 at the Kelvin Hall.
Ayr Seaforth athlete Rachel Hunter starred when she was added to the Scottish Athletic senior team for the Celtic Indoor Cup international event in Cardiff at the weekend.
Rachel, 18, competed in the senior women's shot putt, finishing second overall with an excellent 11 metres 21.
Her final throw was over 12 metres but she lost her balance and stepped out of the circle. If she had stayed in the circle and not fouled, she would have won the senior event.
The Scotland senior team won the event outright from Wales and Northern Ireland. The Cardiff fixture also included an under 20 match with England. The Scotland team finished second.
In 2011, Rachel was Scottish under 20 outdoor shot putt champion with 12m 08 and third in the Scottish senior indoor shot putt with 11m 54.
She was third in the Scottish senior outdoor shot putt with 12m 65.
Rachel is also one of Scotland's top young hammer throwers.
Her 2011 achievements were recognised when she was awarded Seaforth'sfemale athlete of the year and also Ayrshire female athlete of the year.
A former pupil at Kyle Academy, she is now studying nursing at West of Scotland University.
Ayr Seaforth athletes had several personal best performances at a new national indoor open competition at the Kelvin Hall on Saturday.
The track and field events were open to athletes in the new age groups for national events compared to indoor league competitions.
In the senior and under 20/23 groups, there was the incentive of a Scotland vest selection for the world indoor championships in Istanbul in March and Scottish selection for the Celtic Indoor International in Wales next weekend.
Only two under 20 Seaforth athletes competed – Andrew Murphy in the men’s 60m hurdles with 8.69 (pb) and Hazel Jamieson in the women’s high jump with 1m 60.
Other results: Men 60m: Wallace Graham(U18) 7.54, Niall McHugh (U18) 7.94 (pb), Fraser Angus (U14) 8.70.
Women 60m: Louise Murray (U16) 8.84 (pb), Jennifer McVeigh (U14) 9.11 (pb).
Men 200m: Wallace Graham (U18) 25.13, Niall McHugh (U18) 25.83 (pb), Fraser Angus (U14) 28.63 (pb).
Women 800m: Lisa Rennie (U16) 2.38.19.
Women high jump: Louise Murray (U16) 1.45 (pb), Jennifer McVeigh (U14) 1.25.
Men high jump: Scott McAnally (U16)1.80. Women long jump: Jennifer McVeigh (U14) 3.68. Men long jump: Fraser Angus (U14) 4.04 (pb).
Women triple jump: Carolyn Harvey (U18) 9.89 (pb). Men triple jump: Shaun Rennie (U18) 11.92 (pb). Men shot putt: Andrew Murphy (U20) 12.66, Andrew Peck (U14) 8.75 (pb).
Seaforth’s under 13 girls team did not qualify for the Scottish Indoor Leaguefinal in March as was reported last week.
When the afternoon east teams were included in the final analysis, the Ayr girls finished a close seventh (37 points), two behind Airdrie.
This means that Seaforth still have six teams qualified for the final.
The Daily Record Young Athlete of the Year awards are up and running again and with the Olympics up ahead it couldn’t be a better time for our rising stars to step into the limelight.
Amongst them is Ayr Seaforth's own, Finlay Rae. The Ayr Seaforth middle distance starlet started life as a swimmer, before making the move to the track, which has meant he has also represented both Scotland and Great Britain in the triathlon. Last year the 16-year-old took gold in the 1500m steeplechase at the Scottish Schools in just three seconds shy of the Scottish U17 record and also notching a silver medal at the England Championships.
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Ayr Seaforth athletes enjoyed the big stage of Holyrood Park in Edinburgh which was again the venue for arguably the most important cross country event in the world in 2012.
The race calendar featured international races which involved a host of Olympic medallists and competitors in addition to the Celtic Nations cross country races and the Scottish inter-district championships.
Seaforth had excellent representation at the inter-district competition with five athletes being selected to compete for the West District teams.
Kirstin Oakley was once again in top form. The 13-year-old Prestwick girl and current west district champion took a superb silver medal in the under 15 girls' race over the tough 4k course.
Having led and dominated for most of the race, she was overhauled in the final 100m by fellow west athlete Gwen Gilham. However, she added a team gold medal as consolation for a fabulous performance.
In the same race, Lisa Rennie continued on the comeback following illness and finished a creditable 25th.
In the under 23/senior women’s race, which also incorporated the Celtic Nations International race, Girvan athlete Louise Hill Stirling put in a fine shift in the mud to finish 37th in a very strong field.
Girvan athlete, Fraser Stirling, had an excellent debut in the under 13 boys' race, finishing a superb 15th to help west gain team victory.
Under 17 athlete Finlay Rae had quite different fortunes. His race featured both the international under 20 race as well the Celtic Nations Under 20 and Under 17 races. A very below par performance saw him finish well down the field in 53rd.
Seaforth results: Under 13 boys: 15. Fraser Stirling 13.05; Under 15 girls: 2. Kirstin Oakley 17.32; 25. Lisa Rennie 20.09. Under 17 men: 53. Finlay Rae 23.07; Under 23/senior women: 37. Louise Hill Stirling 22.32.
Crashing waves over the sea wall and sand blown into faces.
Just some of the tricky conditions which runners encountered in Ayrodynamic Triathlon Club’s Turkey Trot along Ayr seafront.
There were 265 entries for the 10k race and a record 120 finishers in the 5k fun run.
Nick Kling was the overall winner in the 5k event in 17.30 with Kara Tait from Kilmarnock Harriers winning the ladies race (19.19).
Ayrodynamic junior Morgan Brown (31.42) braved the strong winds to outsprint her grandfather Jim Brown (31.43) on the finish line. Fellow Ayrodynamic runner Lawrie Johnston finished in 22.56.
Stuart Gibson, Ronhill Cambuslang Harriers won the 10k in 32.32 followed by international triathlete David McNamee in 33.14.
Kerry Liam Wilson was third overall and first vet in an excellent 33.38. Ayr Seaforth’s Lawrence Baker was first supervet in 38.05 with Kilmarnock Harriers’ Matthew Ferguson first vintage in 45.00.
In the ladies event, Sarah Hood (Edinburgh) dominated to win in 36.12. Seaforth’s Louise Hill Stirling was second in 39.50 with Claire McArthur third in 41.23.
Paula Wilson (Kilmarnock Harriers) was first vet in 43.20 with Michelle Hetherington (Helensburgh) firstsupervet in 41.27.
Also racing for Ayrodynamic was Mark McNulty who pushed his daughter Rebecca round in a baby jogger to finish in 45.18 just over a minute clear of new supervet Matt Herbertson (46.34).