Club Records and PBs help Glasgow Jaguars to fine third place at Woodford

Monday 13th July 2026

Images by Gordon Innes

Report by Moira Maguire

It was another excellent result for Glasgow Jaguars in the National Athletics League on a sweltering but windy day at Woodford Green.

A third place finish behind winners Thames Valley Harriers and Harrow AC leaves the team in fourth overall, on equal points with hosts Woodford Green AC with one remaining fixture at Eton on 22 August.

It was the best ever performance from the men, who finished in 4^th place. The result is further proof of the growing strength of the team, with athletes taking full advantage of this higher level of competition.

Dean Patterson had a strong run in the 200M, finishing in 2^nd place in the A race with 21.63 into a -2.1 headwind. There was a fine 2^nd place in the 4×100 relay for Struan Linton, Owen Murphy, Dean and Stewart Greenhalgh in a swift 40.90. There was also a 2^nd place in the B 4x400M mixed relay for debutants Andrew Peters and Dima Graham, alongside Lauren Abbott and Mhairi Patience (3.35.26). Mhairi was also delighted to win the A 400MH in 60.95 with a strong headwind in the home straight.

The women were in sparkling form in the 4×100 with the team of Ihnosen Ibhanosebhor, Alyson Bell, Sarah Malone and Erin Campbell winning in 45.82, a club record. There was another club record and huge PB of 54.05 for Kathryn Christie in the A 400M for 3^rd. Lorne Kerr was 2^nd in the B event, also running a PB of 54.44. There were excellent points in the 100M Hurdles with Holly Whittaker, despite being disappointed with the head wind, finishing 2^nd in the A with 13.89. Erin Campbell came back into form with a legal 14.1 for 2^nd in the B race.

In strong 800 fields Ewan Purves and Callum McKenzie showed their 400 speed, with fast finishes for an excellent 2^nd in the A event for Ewan (1.54.30) and 1^st in the B event for Callum (1.56.60). Anise Macaulay Orr was 3^rd in the B with a competitive 2.16.76.

Alica Paton was delighted to finish her first Steeplechase after serious injury unscathed and finished 3^rd in the A (7.18.10) with Becky Dunphy 2^nd in the B event (7.42.33). U20 Andrew Leighton made his debut for the team and recorded an inaugural PB (6.49.05) in the 2k Steeplechase.

Once a weakness in the team, the men’s throwers are proving to be one of its strengths. Euan Urquhart finished 2^nd in the A shot with a club record of 15.47, while Logan Mitchell won the B event (13.82). In the discus, Euan finished 3^rd in the B event with a PB of 40.12, with Andrew Peck 2^nd in the A event (51.18). It was Logan’s turn for a PB in the Hammer with a throw of 51.03, a new club record, as well as Liam Mcintyre who threw a PB of 28.28. The women also scored highly with Amy Kennedy 2^nd in the A Shot (13.82) and Alice Baxendale 3^rd in the B event (10.83). Kiera Maxwell was 2^nd in the B discus with 43.02.

There were more good points in the Long Jump with Ben McAffer finishing 3^rd in the A event (7.02) and decathlete Alister MacKay, in his first competition for the team, a fine 3^rd in the B event (6.66) having narrowly missed a PB in the vault. There were valuable points for the women, with Briagha Cook 3^rd in the A event (5.80) and Anna Cameron 3^rd in the B (5.79). The wind conditions were very tricky, and Silver Nwabuzor was disappointed with her 12.16 to finish 3^rd in the Triple Jump. Sara Barbour was 2^nd in the B vault with 3.57.

Athletes consistently finished in the top 6 in top quality fields and in events where the team has traditionally not scored as highly. Full results can be found on OpenTrack.

Huge thanks to the Officials, who travelled with the team and gained maximum points.

Glasgow will welcome many of the athletes who were competing in Woodford to the Commonwealth Games, where they will experience Jaguars sponsor, Glasgow Life’s, “People make Glasgow” first hand. The team are grateful to Glasgow Life for their continued support, as well as Joma, as kit sponsors, and scottishathletics.