This years Annual Presentation Night which was sponsored by McTaggart and Mickel Homes took place on Friday night at The Brig O’Doon Hotel in Ayr. It was a fitting venue for such an important night giving athletes young and not so young beautiful surroundings in which to be presented with their awards. All trophy winners are shown below and the recipients are pictured receiving their awards from Pat Sloan of McTaggart & Mickel Homes.
The full Presentation Night Programme can be found here
CLUB TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS TROPHY WINNERS & RUNNERS UP
U9 BOYS Winner – Brady McLean Runner Up – Sam McCrorie
U11 BOYS Winner – Conor Scobie Runner Up – Calum Hannah
U13 BOYS Winner – Lewis Martin Runner Up – Toby Nixon
U15 BOYS Winner – Euan Duff Runner Up – Jamie McCullough
U17 MEN Winner – Daniel Martin Runner Up – Stuart Dunlop
U20/SENIOR MEN Winner – Andrew McElwee Runner Up – Kieran Struthers
U9 GIRLS Winner – Reese Devine Runner Up – Oriana Baya
U11 GIRLS Winner – Erin Ramsay Runner Up – Jenna Beswick
U13 GIRLS Winner – Morven Hubbard Runner Up – Ruth McVeigh
U15 GIRLS Winner – Charlotte McDowall Runner Up – Holly McIntyre
U17 WOMEN Winner – Kate McAlpine Runner Up – Rhea Campbell
U20/SENIOR WOMEN Winner – Rebecca Campbell
CROSS COUNTRY TROPHY WINNERS & RUNNERS UP
U11 BOYS Winner – Fergus Muir Runner Up – Callum Hannah
U13 BOYS Winner – Alex Crooks Runner Up – Euan Bell
U15 BOYS Winner – Scot Sprang Runner Up – Declan McGhee
U17 MEN Winner – Fraser Stirling Runner Up – Lewis Ross
SENIOR MEN Winner – Kenny Neill Runner Up – Stephen McDowall
U11 GIRLS Winner – Islay Hubbard Runner Up – Abbie Chilton
U13 GIRLS Winner – Morven Hubbard Runner Up – Rosie Davidson
U15 GIRLS Winner – Caitlin Chilton Runner Up – Kelly Cunningham
U17 WOMEN Winner – Mia Cullis Runner Up – Emma Frew
U20 WOMEN Winner – Kirstn Oakley Runner Up – Beth Macrae
SENIOR WOMEN Winner – Toni McIntosh Runner Up – Gael Riddle
ROAD RACE TROPHY WINNERS & RUNNERS UP
MEN Winner – Kenny Neill Runner Up – Callum MacDonald
WOMEN Winner – Laura Wallace Runner Up – Gael Riddle
AWARDS FOR NEW CLUB RECORDS 2016
U11 GIRLS
Jenna Beswick High Jump – 1.00m, 8/5/16, Ayr 600m – 1:55.47s, 28/8/16, Grangemouth
Eve Beswick Shot Put – 4.82m, 8/05/16, Ayr Shot Put – 4.99m, 4/09/16, Pitreavie
Erin Ramsay 75m – 11.20s, 10/4/16, Kilmarnock150m – 21.87s, 8/6/16, Kilmarnock 60m – 9.04s, 9/8/16, Linwood 100m – 14.88s, 23/8/16, Glasgow 200m – 31.28s, 23/8/16, Glasgow
Libby White 800m – 2:58.04s, 28/9/16, Wishaw
Erin Ramsay, Jenna Beswick, Amy McCann, Libby White 4 x 200m Indoor Relay – 2:09.64s, 20/3/16, Glasgow
Erin Ramsay, Libby White, Eve Beswick, Jenna Beswick 4 x 100m Relay – 61.00s, 29/5/16, Kilmarnock
U20 WOMEN
Kirstin Oakley 5000m – 17:39.85s, 29/7/16, Glasgow
Kirsten McClymont, Georgia Brawley, Louise Murray, Nadia Simpson 4 x 200m Indoor Relay – 1:48.33s, 13/2/16, Glasgow
U20 & SENIOR WOMEN
Aimee McGinley 60m Indoor – 7.81s, 6/3/16, Glasgow
Kirstin Oakley 3000m – 9:48.23s, 3/6/16, Glasgow
U11 BOYS
Ben Edwards, Calum Hannah, Conor Scobie, Ethan Levington 4 x 200m Indoor Relay – 2:17.98s, 20/3/16, Glasgow
U13 BOYS
Lewis Martin Pentathlon – 1213pts, 13/8/16, Belfast
U17 MEN
Callum Meldrum Heptathlon – 3681pts, 13-14/2/16, Glasgow
U20 & SENIOR MEN
Jamie Roberts, Rhys Sim, Kieran Struthers, Sean Morrison 4 x 200m Indoor Relay – 1:37.88s, 13/2/16, Glasgow
CLUB AWARDS FOR BEING PLACED IN A NATIONAL COMPETITION
Lewis Ross
placed 2nd in the Scottish U17 National Age Group Championships at Grangemouth with a time of 4:08.31.
Morven Hubbard
Scottish National Age Group Outdoor Championships, Grangemouth Stadium 1st U13 1500m (5:03.67)
Aimee McGinley
1st place in the Northern Ireland & Ulster National Age Group Championships for U20 100m (12.69s) and also 3rd place at the Scottish National Age Group Indoor Championships for U20 60m (7.81s).
Euan Duff
Scottish National Age Group Outdoor Championships, Grangemouth Stadium 3rd U15 Long Jump (5.71m) Scottish National Age Group Indoor Championships, Emirates Arena, Glasgow 2nd U15 Long Jump (5.54m)
Louise Murray
Northern Ireland & Ulster National Age Group Championships, Belfast 2nd U20 400m Hurdles (77.09s)
Nadia Simpson
Northern Ireland & Ulster National Age Group Championships, Belfast 3rd U20 100m (13.09s) 2nd U20 200m (26.79s)
Kirstin Oakley
Scottish National Age Group 3000m Outdoor Championships, Glasgow 3rd 3000m (9:48.23)
Carolyn Harvey
Scottish Senior Indoor Championships, Emirates Arena, Glasgow 2nd Triple Jump (11.25m)
Hannah Paisley
Scottish National Age Group Indoor Championships, Emirates Arena, Glasgow 3rd U17 Shot Put (10.28m)
Callum Meldrum
Scottish National Age Group Indoor Championships, Emirates Arena, Glasgow 3rd Shot Put (11.59m)
Peter Laing
Scottish National Masters Indoor Championships, Emirates Arena, Glasgow 3rd 800m (2:29.44) Scottish National Masters 5000m Championships, Glasgow 2nd 5000m (19:04.50)
Bobby Stevenson
Scottish National Masters Indoor Championships, Emirates Arena, Glasgow 1st Long Jump (4.97m) 1st Triple Jump (10.13m) Scottish National Masters Championships, Aberdeen 1st Long Jump (4.76m) 1st Triple Jump (10.29m)
Gillian Hannah
Scottish National Masters Championships, Aberdeen 2nd 100m (16.35s)
Scottish National Relay Championships 4 x 100m, Grangemouth 3rd U15 Boys (50.30s) Euan Duff, Marc Mulgrew, Callum McKenzie, Jamie McCullough
U12 SuperTeams Championships, Ayr 3rd place Eve Beswick, Jenna Beswick, Libby White, Erin Ramsay
National Junior Road Race Championships, Greenock 2nd U13 Girls Morven Hubbard, Evie McKay, Rosie Davidson
National Cross Country Short Course Championships, Glasgow 2nd U17 Men Rhys Sim, Fraser Stirling, Lewis Ross
The Glen Harrower Memorial Trophy for Male Club Athlete of the Year: Lewis Ross
Male Club Athlete of the Year Runner Up: Daniel Martin
The Maureen Harrower Memorial Trophy for Female Club Athlete of the Year: Kirstin Oakley
Female Club Athlete of the Year Runner Up: Aimee McGinley
The Simon Campbell Memorial Trophy for Best Achievement u17 Men: Lewis Ross
Presented in recognition of the effort Lewis put in during the course of last year to lower his 1500m PB time and his 800m PB to sub 2 minutes, which he achieved in August. His determination paid off when he was placed 2nd in the Scottish U17 National Age Group Championships at Grangemouth with a time of 4:08.31.
The Ernest Thursby Trophy for Excellence in Field Events: Euan Duff
Presented in recognition of achieving 2nd place in Long Jump at U15 Scottish National Age Group Indoor Championships and 3rd place in Long Jump at U15 Scottish National Age Group Outdoor Championships.
The Sean Carson Memorial Shield for Excellence in Throwing Events Juniors U13/U15/U17: Amy Leith
Presented in recognition of continued progress in throwing events, culminating in 3rd place in U17 Javelin at Scottish West District Championships.
The Andy Smith Cup for Special Contribution to Ayr Seaforth: Caron Shanks
Presented in recognition of continued work over several years in support of Ayr Seaforth. Caron works tirelessly dealing with club merchandising and also acts as a Team Manager.
Trophy for Excellence in Track Events: Morven Hubbard
Presented in recognition of winning both the U13 Girls Club Championship and Cross Country Championship, as well as taking 1st place at U13 Girls 1500m Scottish National Age Group Championships in a time of 5:03.67.
Trophy for Commitment to RaceRunning: Gavin Drysdale
Presented in recognition of Gavin’s continued success at RaceRunning in which he holds multiple World Records. This year Gavin took 1st place at 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m and 1500m Cerebral Palsy International Sports & Recreation European Games.
Trophy for Volunteer of the Year Age U25, for contribution to the work and life of Ayr Seaforth: Joint winners Alison Leckie and Conor Rennie
Presented in recognition of Alison and Conor’s commitment to Ayr Seaforth. Both coach regularly, as well as undertaking several other roles in the running of the Club.
Trophy for Excellence in Road Running, Hill Racing and Ultra Distance Running: Mark Caldwell
Presented in recognition of continued dedication and excellence in distance running, for anything between 10k and 100 miles.
