Record-breakers! Scottish athletes feature in 27 new marks approved

Wednesday 13th May 2020

Scotland Women set a new 4x100m Relay record in Belfast last summer thanks to the efforts of Chloe Lambert, Alisha Rees, Heather Paton and Katy Wyper – Rees and Paton went on to set National Records indoors in 2020

Scottish Records on the scotstats.net site

It was a quite remarkable indoor season for Scottish athletes – as a whole host of National and Native Records now prove emphatically.

From the Emirates Arena to the Czech Republic to New York, Senior Scottish Records fell to female athletes.

And our younger athletes were in on the act, too, with a series of fine performances at indoor age group events both north and south of the border.

The scottishathletics Records Committee has met and recommended the validation of no fewer than 27 Records featuring Scottish athletes (including one outdoor Record from last season, with paperwork now received).

Our Board met in late March and these Records have now been approved.

Many congratulations to all the athletes involved and their families and coaches. Well done, too, to the clubs who deliver such key development work over many years for these athletes.

We send a big thank you to Arnold Black, who leads the Records Committee, and all those volunteers who sit on that body for their assistance on thus as well as the scottishathletics Board for approval.

Scottish outdoor records

4 x 100m Relay – 45.30 seconds, Scotland National Team (Heather Paton, Chloe Lambert, Katy Wyper, Alisha Rees), Belfast, 1 August 2019. International Match. Previous record: 45.37, Scotland, 1986.

Alisha Rees on her way to a new National Record for the Women’s 60m in Glasgow – which she later improved (photo by Bobby Gavin)

Scottish indoor records

Senior Women National 60m Hurdles – 8.34, Heather Paton (Birchfield Harriers), Loughborough, 11 January 2020. Loughborough Students AC Open. Previous record: 8.34, Gemma Werrett (2011) & Paton (2017, 2018).

Senior Women National 60m Hurdles – 8.28, Heather Paton (Birchfield Harriers), Loughborough, 11 January 2020. Loughborough Students AC Open. Previous record: 8.34, Gemma Werrett (2011) & Paton (2017, 2018,2020).

Senior Women Scottish National 60m – 7.33, Alisha Rees (Banchory Stonehaven AC), Glasgow, 26 January 2020. Scottish Championships. Previous record: 7.35, Susan Burnside, 2003.

Senior Women Scottish Native 60m – 7.33, Alisha Rees (Banchory Stonehaven AC), Glasgow, 26 January 2020. Scottish Championships. Previous record: 7.36, Melanie Neef, 1995 & Susan Burnside, 2003.

Senior Women Scottish National High jump – 1.92, Nikki Manson (Giffnock North AC), Glasgow, 26 January 2020. Scottish Championships. Previous record: 1.90, Manson, 2018.

Senior Women Scottish Native High jump – 1.92, Nikki Manson (Giffnock North AC), Glasgow, 26 January 2020. Scottish Championships. Previous record: 1.90, Manson, 2018.

U15 Girls Shot Put – 13.15, Meghan Porterfield (VP-Glasgow), Glasgow, 26 January 2020. Scottish Under-17 Championships. Previous record: 12.80, Porterfield, 2020.

U20 Women 4 x 200m Relay – 1:42.43, Giffnock North AC (Eve Denholm, Katie Foss, Leah Keisler, Rachel Callan), Glasgow, 1 February 2020. Scottish Senior Relay Championships. Previous record: 1:43.71, Scotland National Team, 2003.

Jemma Reekie celebrates at the Emirates Arena after her 800m British Record (photo by Bobby Gavin)

Senior Women Scottish National 800m – 1:57.91, Jemma Reekie (Kilbarchan AAC), Glasgow, 1 February 2020. Invitation race at Scottish Championships. Previous record: 1:59.50, Laura Muir, 2019.

Senior Women Scottish Native 800m – 1:57.91, Jemma Reekie (Kilbarchan AAC), Glasgow, 1 February 2020. Invitation race at Scottish Championships. Previous record: 1:59.69, Laura Muir, 2019.

Senior Women Scottish All-comers’ 800m – 1:57.91, Jemma Reekie (Kilbarchan AAC), Glasgow, 1 February 2020. Invitation race at Scottish Championships. Previous record: 1:58.46, Maria Mutola, 2004.

U20 Men Heptathlon – 5,409 points, Scott Brindley (North Ayrshire AC), Glasgow, 1-2 February 2020. Scottish Championships. (7.24, 7.06, 11.11, 1.98; 8.19, 4.57, 2:53.63). Previous record: 5,367, Scott Connal, 2019.

U15 Girls Shot Put – 13.38, Meghan Porterfield (VP-Glasgow), Glasgow, 5 February 2020. Scottish Schools Championships. Previous record: 13.15, Porterfield, 2020.

U15 Boys 200m – 22.67, Dean Patterson (Glasgow School of Sport & Larkhall YMCA Harriers), Glasgow, 5 February 2020. Scottish Schools Championships. Previous record: 23.05, Michael Olsen, 2013.

U15 Boys 1500m – 4:12.08, Connor Bell (Central AC), Glasgow, 5 February 2020. Scottish Schools Championships. Previous record: 4:12.33, Adam Scott, 2014.

Nikki Manson celebrates in the Czech Republic after clearing 1.93m

Senior Women Scottish National High jump – 1.93, Nikki Manson (Giffnock North AC), Hustope?e, Czech Republic, 8 February 2020. Previous record: 1.92, Manson, 2020.

Senior Women Scottish National 1500m – 4:00.52, Jemma Reekie (Kilbarchan AAC), New York, USA, 8 February 2020. Millrose Games. Official timing taken en route in 1 Mile race. Previous record: 4:01.84, Laura Muir, 2019.

Senior Women Scottish National 1 Mile – 4:17.88, Jemma Reekie (Kilbarchan AAC), New York, USA, 8 February 2020. Millrose Games. Previous record: 4:18.75, Laura Muir, 2019.

U20 Women 3000m – 9:21.30, Eloise Walker (Edinburgh AC), Athlone, Ireland, 12 February 2020. AIT International Meeting. Previous record: 9:28.19, Jemma Reekie, 2017.

Senior Women Scottish National 60m – 7.32, Alisha Rees (Edinburgh AC), Sheffield, 14 February 2020. British Universities Championships. Previous record: 7.33, Rees, 2020.

Senior Women Native 1500m – 4:04.07, Jemma Reekie, Glasgow, 15 February 2020. Müller Grand Prix. Previous record: 4:05.37, Laura Muir, 2018.

U17 Women 60m – 7.57, Alyson Bell (Giffnock North AC), Sheffield, 22 February 2020. England Athletics Under-17 Championships. Previous record: 7.58, Linsey Macdonald, 1980.

U15 Boys 200m – 22.58, Dean Patterson (Glasgow School of Sport & Larkhall YMCA Harriers), Sheffield, 23 February 2020. England Athletics Under-15 Championships. Previous record: 22.67, Patterson, 2020.

U13 Girls 60m – 8.03, Tehillah Ikechukwu Okonkwo (Law & District AC), Glasgow, 29 February 2020. Scottish Athletics Under-13 Championships. Previous record: 8.11, Alyson Bell, 2016.

U13 Girls 200m – 26.49, Tehillah Ikechukwu Okonkwo (Law & District AC), Glasgow, 29 February 2020. Scottish Athletics Under-13 Championships. Previous record: 26.83, Erin Ramsay, 2018.

U15 Girls Triple Jump – 11.18 & 11.35, Libby White (Ayr Seaforth AC), Glasgow, 1 March 2020. Scottish Athletics Under-15 Championships. Previous record: 11.07, White, 2019.