Holly gold hat-trick as Academy athletes land U20 medals

Sunday 23rd August 2026

Grangemouth results

It has been a strong summer for our National Academy athletes.

A season featuring a home Commonwealth Games was always likely to command headlines and full attention but thoughts about the next generation are never far from the surface in our sport.

National Academy athletes contributed to strong Scottish representation at the European U18 Champs and the World Juniors (where six athletes selected for GB and NI was our largest in 40 years of that event).

So it was good to see some of those Academy athletes involved in the 4J Age Group Champs and making podium visits at U20 level.

Holly Whittaker, so close to World Juniors selection (denied a valid hurdles qualification standard by a wind reading ) claimed a superb U20 Women’s gold medal hat-trick at Grangemouth.

Holly and Emma Clark are both currently in the programme and after event wins on Saturday – Emma won the 200m and Holly the Long Jump – they met on Sunday in an exciting Women’s 1000m final.

The Aberdeen athlete prevailed with a Championship Best Performance of 11.61 with Emma taking silver in 11.81. The Aberdeen AAC teenager then added the sprint  hurdles gold to complete her haul.

Anna Reid, Leanna Elliot, Douglas Knox and AJ Campbell  were among others from our Academy landing medals at Grangemouth.

Springburn Harriers enjoyed an U20 gold double, Or, rather, the Crawford family did. Charis claimed Triple Jump success with a PB leap of 11.44m to make the top of the podium.

The same spot  had been occupied by her brother, Joe, an hour or so earlier after Steeplechase victory. It seems triathlete Joe dipped his toe in athletics via the water-jump and other barriers.

Angus Wilkinson completed a fine U20 double in middle-distance.

The East Kilbride AC athlete was out injured for more than a year in his mid-teens so savoured his Grangemouth return with 1500m gold to add to Saturday’s 800m victory.

In the jumps, Shettleston’s Abraham Lanahan repeated brother Joseph’s gold at u16 level the previous day – with both jumping exactly 7.00m. Abraham also won the Trile Jump.

Jacob McKinlay, one of those Scots at the World Juniors, won the U20 Men’s discus with a throw of 56.75m.

Yougsters in the U14 age group, of course, won’t quite yet be looking towards their U20 careers or the National Academy.

Stepping up from our U12s SUPERteams, the focus was more about enjoyment and taking part in a championship environment (some for the first time).

Well done to athletes, coaches, clubts . . . and parents.

* These lists are provisional and subject to checks over Sunday and Monday. Sincere apologies if errors or omissions.

U20 Scottish champions

U20W Shot: Niamh Pegrum Cumbernauld AAC 11.52m

U20W 1500m: Imogen Marshall Edinburgh Uni 4:30.19

U20W 100m Hurdles: Holly Whittaker Aberdeen AAC 13.97

U20W 100m: Holly Whittaker Aberdeen AAC 11.61

U20W 400m: Cara Monachello Kilmarnock Harriers 55.99

U20W 1500m Steeplechase: Millie Gairn Airdrie 5:25.98

U20M 100m: Tony Wesley Aberdeen AAC 10.71

U20M 400m: AAJ Campbell Kilbarchan AAC 48.36

U20M 2000m Steeplechase: Joe Crawford Springburn 6:20.54

U20M 1500m: Angus Wilkinson East Kilbride AC 4:00.72

U20M 110m Hurdles: Alex Thomson Pitreavie AAC 14.97

U20M Long Jump: Abraham Lanahan 7.00m

U20M Triple Jump: Abraham Lanahan Shettleston 14.50m

U20M Shot: Kieran Keane ARAC Ireland 15.83m

U20M Discus: Jacob McKinlay Edinburgh AC  56.75m

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U16 Steeplechase (on Sunday)

U16B 1500m Steeplechase: Samuel Robertson Garscube 4:55.04

U16G 1500m Steeplechase: Nina Clark East Kilbride AC 5:12.74

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Photo by Bobby Gavin

U14 Scottish champions

U14B High Jump: Adam Connolly Team East Lothian 1.44m

U14B Shot: Liam Martin Inverness Harriers 12.43m

U14B Discus: Liam Martin Inverness Harriers 33.65m

U14B Long Jump: Jimi Adeleye Aberdeen AAc 5.12m

U14B 80m Hurdles: Daniel Rai Giffnock North AC 12.90

U14B 800m: Carlo Brown Cambuslang 2:09.17

U14B 1500: Leo McMahon Perth Strathtay 4:32.49

U14B 100m: Harrison Brand East Klbride AC 11.52

U14B Javelin: Testimony Sotannde Edinburgh Ac 34.43m

U14G High Jump: Katie McNab Edinburgh AC 1.51m

U14G Javelin: Alice Maddams Kilbarchan AAC 40.29m

U14G Discus: Alice Maddams Kilbarchan AAc 32.98

U14G Long Jump: Ellie Pye Harmeny AC 4.19m

U14G 800m: Abigail Good Ayr Seaforth 2:20.98

U14G 100m: Cadha McLuskey Harmeny AC 13.00

U14G 75m Hurdles: Cadha McLuskey Harmeny Ac 12.00

U14G 1500m: Millie Glass Park Aberdeen AAC 4:32.32

U14G 200m Hurdles: Karley Paterson Aberdeen AAC 28.78

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