Highlands, Islands and Grampian Region track and field championships, Inverness - 30/05/11

15 CAAC athletes took part at the recent Highlands, Islands and Grampian Region track and field championships at Queens Park Stadium in Inverness.

This is the first Scottish Athletics Championship run under the International Amateur Athletics age groups that has 'even' age groups with different cut off dates to what would normally be run.

Scottish Athletics are piloting the change this year at championship events.

Despite the changes, CAAC athletes came home with 5 Gold medals, 4 Silver medals and 5 Bronze.

Performance of the day was Sam O'Kane in the Under 20 Mens age group, taking home 3 Gold medals and setting a Championship Best performance at the Discus.

U12

• 75m:-
  • 5th - Gabby MacGregor - 12.60s
  • 5th - Rachel Cowie - 12.92s
  • 9th - Stuart Kirk - 13.01s
• 800m:-
  • 2nd - Gabby MacGregor - 2m55.32s
  • 8th - Rachel Cowie - 3m15.00s
  • 11th - Stuart Kirk - 3m5.40s
  • 18th - Amentep Booth - 3m24.56s

In the U14G age group, Rhiannon Kirk came 4th in the 800m heat with a time of 2m45.71s, and in the final came 6th with a time of 2m50.37s. In the 200m heats she came 4th with a time of 34.02s, and in the Long Jump came 13th with a jump of 3.24m.

In the U14B age group, promising youngster Imhotep Booth came 3rd in his 100m heat with a time of 15.11s, and came 4th in the final with the same time of 15.11s. In the 200m, he came 5th in the heats with a time of 31.88s, and took the Bronze medal in the Long Jump with a jump of 4.01m

Mark O'Brien came 7th in the 800m final with a time of 2m49.40s, and in the Long Jump came 6th with a jump of 3.53m.

Alexander MacLoed came 8th in the Long Jump with a jump of 3.44m.

In the U16G age group, Sarah Henderson took the Silver medal place in the 800m final with a time of 2m40.17s. At the 300m final she took the Silver medal in a time of 46.70s, and at the High Jump took the Bronze with a jump of 1.35m.

In the U18Womens age group, Natasha Morris came away with two Gold medals, with a throw at the Discus of 33.84m, and at the Shot Putt with a throw of 9.98m.

Shannon Eyers took the Silver medal in the Javelin with a throw of 28.91m.

Kate Henderson competed in the 100m final, coming 4th with a time of 15.93s, and took the Bronze medal in the Shot Putt with a throw of 6.19m.

In the U18Mens age group, Dean Britton took the Bronze medal in the 1500m final with a time of 5m44.97s, and the Silver medal at the Discus with a throw of 20.74m.

Liam MacAdie took the Bronze medal in the U18Mens 100m final with a time of 13.01s. In the 200m final he came 7th with a time of 27.40s and in the Long Jump came 5th with a jump of 4.57m.

In the U20 Mens age group, Sam O'Kane came away with 3 gold medals and a Championship Best Performance. In the Hammer he had a throw of 41.35m, in the Shot Putt he threw 12.37m and the Championship Best throw came at the Discus with a throw of 40.25m.

report from Davie Eyers

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