LASSWADE ATHLETIC CLUB

A number of the club’s athletes were representing their schools at the Scottish Schools’ Championships at Grangemouth over the weekend, and returned with four gold medals.

Gareth Fleming took double gold in the Pole Vault with a new PB of 2.20m, and the Javelin with a throw of 33.68m.  Gareth also finished fourth in the High Jump (1.40m).

Rachel Robertson won the Long Jump competition, beating her previous PB distance five times in a series of jumps ranging from 5.04 – 5.09m.  Rachel also ran 13.63s in her 100m heat, and 27.90s in her 200m heat.

Ross Matheson claimed the gold medal in the 1500m in a time of 4:06.58.

Other Lasswade athlete results were:

Megan Fleming  – Long Jump – 4.25m, 100m – 14.08s.

Fiona Matheson – 800m – 2:36.46.

Francesca Benham – Shot Put – 8.32m, Discus – 23.46m, Javelin – 20.42m

Ashley Boak – Discus – 24.06m

Michael Blackley – 100m – 12.25s, 200m – 24.61s.

Erin Feeley – Shot Put – 8.44m.

          Erin Feeley, Ellen Kristoffersen, Katie Purves, Rachel Robertson and Fiona Matheson.

There was further success for the club at Wishaw on Sunday in the Scottish Inter Regional Championships.  Guy Learmonth, representing the East Region team, took first place in the Men's 800m A string race in a time of 1.50.95s.

Lasswade Athletics Club’s U15 Girls carried on their fine form from the indoor season to record some great performances, and win more medals at the Scottish Closed Outdoor Championships at Wishaw on Saturday.

PBs were the order of the day, as Katie Purves collected double gold in the 200m and 75m Hurdles, improving her PB times to 26.50s and 11.91s respectively.

Ellen Kristofferesen collected silver in the High Jump with a jump of 1.50m, silver in the pole vault (2.30m), and took the bronze in the 75m Hurdles, running a new PB time of 12.55s in her heat.

In the Long Jump event, Rachel Robertson twice jumped a new PB of 5.00m as she claimed the silver medal, and also ran a new PB time of 28.12s in her 200m heat to qualify for the semi final, where she ran 28.13s, narrowly missing out on qualification for the final.  Rachel also finished 5^th in her 100m heat in a time of 13.90s.

Erin Feeley came fourth in the Shot Put with a throw of 8.42m and Fiona Matheson recorded a time of 5:25.38 in the 1500m final.

Well done girls!