Several Lasswade Athletic Club athletes were competing in the Scottish Schools cross country last weekend at Irvine.
| Name | Position | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Kyle Mackenzie | 49 | 12.57 |
| Ross Henderson | 64 | |
| Iain Lawson | 24 | 12.21 |
| Ross McEwan | 101 | |
| Ewan Bathgate | 48 | 20.47 |
| Amy Frankland | 11 | 12.53 |
| Fiona Matheson | 15 | 13.13 |
Well done to you all. Full results are available by clicking on the link below :
http://www.scottishathletics.org.uk/index.php?p=80&itemType=fixtures&itemId=11665
Congratulations to our U15 Girls’ team who ended the 2009/10 indoor season in style by claiming the Scottish Athletics Indoor League title at the Kelvin Hall, Glasgow on Sunday.
The girls also took the bronze medal in the 4 x 200m relay held at the same arena.
The team consisted of Erin Feeley, Megan Fleming, Ellen Kristoffersen, Fiona Matheson, Katie Purves and Rachel Robertson , with Megan, Katie, Ellen and Rachel competing in the relay competition.
First up was the relay heat, in which the girls produced a confident performance to win comfortably and progress to the final.
With their qualification for the relay final in the bag, the girls could concentrate on the main event – the league final. First up was the high jump, with Ellen jumping 1.50m to take first place and set the tone for the rest of the day. This was followed by a fantastic PB time of 8.11 secs as Katie won the 60m.
With the next three events running in quick succession, the team sent out a message to their rivals as Rachel won the long jump with 4.92m, Katie won the hurdles in 9.29 secs (a new U15 Girls’ League Record), and Erin finished second in the shot putt with a new PB of 8.65m.
This put the girls in a strong position with three events to go, and when Fiona produced a huge PB of 2mins 33.33 secs finishing 3rd in the 800m, and Megan ran 31.19 secs finishing 5th in the 200m, the team only needed to finish fourth in the last event – the 300m to claim victory. Rachel, cheered on by the rest of the team, produced a terrific finish in a thrilling race to finish second in a time of 46.11 secs.
As Rachel was met at the finishing line by her team mates, the celebrations began on the track and in the stand. However, the girls soon had to focus on the relay final and they were determined to win another medal to complete the day.
The girls managed to deliver again, as Megan got the team of to a great start, and then a fantastic second leg from Katie put the team in a strong position. Ellen ran the third leg really well and completed a good changeover to Rachel in the last leg who held of a strong Shettleston runner to finish third and spark of more celebrations.
It was a great performance over the whole day by all the girls in the team.
The team would like to say a big thank you to the support from the parents, Team Managers – Linda and Margaret, and the cheerleaders Lisa, Mhairi, Stephanie and Mairead !
The meeting starts on Sunday at 12 noon with the relays.
Due to athletes having other commitments we now only have the U15 Girls competing in both the league final and relays.
Can all U15 girls who are competing in the relays be at the Kelvin Hall, Glasgow for 10.45am.
For U15 girls who are competing in league final the field events start at 12.30pm with the track events starting at 2.00pm. If you are not competing in the relays can you be at the Kelvin Hall in plenty time to warm up for your event.
If anyone has any questions please contact either Margaret Benham or Linda Smith.
Click here for timetable http://lasswade-ac.org.uk/club/wp-content/uploads/SAIL Final Programme 2009-10.pdf
Following on from their success at the Celtic Internationals at Cardiff recently, Guy Learmonth and Katie Purves picked up medals at the AAA Championships in Birmingham at the weekend.
Guy broke the Scottish record yet again, and also set a new championship record as he took the U20 men's 800m gold in a time of 1.50.25 secs.
Katie clocked 9.24 secs, to claim the bronze medal in the U15 girls' 60m hurdles.
Well done to both athletes.
Congratulations to Guy Learmonth who broke the Scottish Junior Indoor record for the fifth time this season. Competing in the Celtic Cup last weekend in Cardiff he led from the gun to win the mens race in a time of 1:50.57. Guy received the Men’s outstanding performance award for his efforts.
Well done to all Lasswade athletes who competed in last weekends National Cross Country Championships in Falkirk.
Particular mention goes to Ross Matheson who won the U17 boys race – Congratulations Ross !!
| Name | Position | Time |
| Jamie Cousin (U13 Boys) | 48 | 14:29 |
| Kyle Mackenzie (U13 Boys) | 75 | 15:21 |
| Ross McEwan (U13 Boys) | 110 | 17:08 |
| Euan Bathgate (U15 Boys) | 67 | 15:50 |
| Amy Frankland (U15 Girls) | 31 | 17:32 |
| Fiona Matheson (U15 Girls) | 57 | 18:26 |
| Ross Matheson (U17 Boys) | 1 | 22:32 |
| Niall Sheehan (Sen Men) | 22 | 40:24 |
| Barney Phillips (Sen Men) | 74 | 43:53 |
| Andrew Matheson (Sen Men) | 108 | 45:34 |
| Richard Connor (Sen Men) | 165 | 47:26 |
| Alan McFadden (Sen Men) | 368 | 56:10 |
For full results click on the attached link:
http://www.scottishathletics.org.uk/index.php?p=80&itemType=fixtures&itemId=11645
Katie Purves travelled to
Katie had won the U-16 girls’ Scottish Schools 60m Hurdles title at the Kelvin Hall earlier this month to qualify for the team.
Despite having to adjust to the different hurdles spacing at the U-16 age group, Katie finished 3rd in a new PB time of 9.22 secs.
Well done Katie!
The bus for the Kelvin Hall, Glasgow will be leaving Lasswade High School at 11.30am on Sunday 21 February 2010. The match fee for all athletes is £3.00 and also for parents/supporters travelling on bus. The first events are scheduled to start at 1.30pm.
All athletes please remember to bring club vest, shorts and spikes and also a packed lunch for the day.
Approximate time for returning back to Lasswade High School is 7.00pm.
Guy Learmonth rounded off a successful weekend of indoor running for Lasswade AC athletes when he finished 5th in the 800m final at the Aviva World Trials and UK Championships at Sheffied reducing his own U20 national record in the heat to1.50.98 and then came out in the final to set a new time of 1:50.75.
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.
