LASSWADE ATHLETIC CLUB

Another three athletes from our club became Scottish Open Champions at the U17 & U20 Scottish Open Championships on Sunday.  This brings our total to an impressive six individual champions over the two days of competition.

Following on from the success of our U15 athletes on Saturday, Greg Louden won the gold in the men’s 400m in a new PB time of 49.09 secs, and was also runner up in the 200m, clocking 22.83 secs.

Callum Wilson took the triple jump title with a jump of 13.98m, and finished third in his 60m heat in a time of 7.44 secs.

Ross Mathieson completed the treble in the U20 men’s events by winning the 1500m in a time of 4.14.43 secs.

Zander Lyon finished 5th in his 800m heat in a time of 2.25.68 secs.

In the U17 events, Adam Lyon was 5th in his 800m heat in a time of 2.12.59 secs, while Francesca Benham recorded a throw of 7.62m in the shot putt.

It was a treble triumph for our athletes at the Scottish U15 Open Championships at the Kelvin Hall on Saturday.

The first event of the day saw Rachel Robertson claim the gold medal in the long jump with a new PB jump of 4.94m.

This was followed by Ellen Kristoffersen equalling her PB of 2.40m in winning the pole vault.

The treble was completed as Katie Purves won her heat, semi, and then her final in 9.32s in the 60m Hurdles.

Rachel also ran a PB of 8.70s in her 60m and finished 2nd in her 200m heat, whilst Ellen finished 5th in the high jump with 1.50m, and competed in the hurdles.

Fiona Mathieson finished 7th in the final of the 1500m.

Injuries — that’s the main story of this year’s indoor relay championships!

After two weeks of chopping and changing the teams due to call offs, mainly because of injury, we had four teams selected up until Friday night, when we had to cancel the U15 Boys’ team. Then, on the day of the championships, Ellen injured her hamstring during the warm up, meaning the U15 Girls’ team had to withdraw as well.

The two teams left(U13 Boys and U13 Girls) competed well, with the boys finishing 4th in their heat. The girls went one better, finishing 3rd, despite Rebecca having to incorporate a bit of hurdling into the race to avoid another athlete lying in her lane!

The athletes all competed well, gained good experience and enjoyed the day, especially those taking part in the Hide and Seek Warm Down!

Teams:

U13 Girls — Jenna Richards, Rebbecca Smith, Lisa Robertson, Rachel Louden.

U13 Boys — Kirk Kennedy, Fraser Cousin, Matthew Smith, Aidan Gallagher.

U15 Girls — Rachel Stoakes, Megan Fleming, Ellen Kristoffersen, Rachel Robertson.

Four athletes from the club competed at the Scottish Senior Indoor Championships on Saturday.  Guy Learmonth won the Men’s 800m final, with Ross Finlayson also qualifying for the final and finishing fifth.

In the 400m event, Greg Louden won his heat, and finished fifth in the final, while Dean Philip was fourth in his heat.

Under 16 Girls

Francesca Benham – Shot Putt – 7th

Erin Feeley – Shot Putt – 8th

Amy Frankland – 1500m – 7th in Heat

Ellen Kristoffersen – Pole Vault – Silver, High Jump – 4th, Hurdles – 2nd in Heat

Fiona Matheson – 1500m – 4th in Heat

Katie Purves – Hurdles – Gold

Rachel Robertson – Long Jump – Bronze, 300m – 6th

Katherine Szymanski – High Jump – 6th

Over 16 Girls

Lesley Campbell – 60m – 4th, 200m – Semi Final

Under 16 Boys

Ross Henderson – 800m – 4th in Heat

John Wyse – 60m – DNS

Over 16 Boys

Michael Blackley – 400m – 5th in Heat

Ryan Gilhooly – 400m – 3rd in Heat

Ross Matheson – 1500m – Gold

Full results are available on the Scottish Schools Website.

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A number of the club’s athletes were representing their schools at the Scottish Schools’ Indoor Championships at the Kelvin Hall this week.  There were some terrific performances and quite a few medals collected by our athletes.

A list of the athletes and the events they competed in, will be posted once the full results are available.

Well done to everyone who took part.

Lasswade Athletics Club’s top young track and field athletes travelled to Glasgow recently to compete in the Scottish Closed Indoor Championships held over two days at The Kelvin Hall. 

In the Under 15 Girls’ events Katie Purves won the 60m Hurdles, and finished runner up in the 60m sprint.  Rachel Robertson claimed the silver medal in the long jump, and also finished fourth in the 200m final, while Ellen Kristoffersen took the gold in the Pole Vault.  Megan Fleming competed in the long jump and recorded a personal best in the shot putt.  Gareth Fleming competed well in the U15 Boys’ Long Jump and 60m Hurdles.

In the Under 17 Girls events Francesca Benham won gold in the shot putt, and Sarah Szymanski finished second in her 300m heat, while Katherine Szymanski finished 7^th in the high jump.

It was a good weekend for Lasswade’s athletes who now face a busy month in February with the Scottish Open Championships, Relay Championships and Scottish Indoor League matches as well as Scottish Schools Championships coming up.