Butchart right back to his best as Scots star in States (again)

Monday 16th February 2026

Andy Butchart pictured racing for Central AC at the Lindsays National XC Relays at Cumbernauld back in October (photo by Bobby Gavin)

Andy Butchart delivered another encouraging comeback sign with a fine half marathon run in Spain,

The double Olympian clocked 61.45 in the Barcelona Half Marathon for a new Personal Best (in 20^th place in a high class race).

Butchart thus moves to second on the Scottish all-time list as he continues to target 10,000m on the track at the Commonwealth Games.

Laura Muir was in road race action in Europe, too. Laura clocked 15.12 to finish fourth in a 5k race in Monaco.

Scots in America continue to impress in track and field.

Thrower Angela McAuslan-Kelly is a serial event winner since moving to Princeton and did so again once again in the Weight Throw.

Angela posted a new PB throw of 20.25m and that is a Scottish indoor best in this event.

In New Mexico, Rebecca Grieve and Brodie Young maintained their excellent starts to 2026 over 400m.

Rebecca ran a Commonwealth Games qualifying standard with her PB of 51.71 – third all-time on the Scottish rankings. Brodie ran 45.59 to again break 46 seconds.

In Boston, Jamie Phillips clocked 1:47.22 for sixth best all-time and Duncan Robinson, with 7:48.13, moved sixth on the indoor 3000m rankings all-time.

There was also a fine 300m run by Nicole Yeargin. Nicole’s time of 36.79 seconds is a new Scottish indoor best.

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There were a number of BUCS medals for Scottish athletes at the Indoor Champs in Sheffield.

Gold medallists were Bradley Francis over 400m and Ryan Martin over 1500m.

There were medal doubles, silver and bronze, in the Women’s 800m (Sophia Vidak and Katie Johnston) and the Women’s Pole Vault – Isla Crameri and Sara Barbour.

Lucy Fraser went fifth all-time in our Women 200m rankings with 23.64 for silver.

There were Para medals for Cameron Thores, Rebeca Scott and Freya Howgate.

M 60m (13) 6 Owen Murphy UWS-U20 6.91 (13 ATiU20) (2026-3). 200m 4 Murphy 21.72 (1s4 21.70 (9 ATiU20; 28 ATi) (2026-3)). 400m 1 Bradley Francis ABU 47.92 (20 ATi) (2026-4), 4 Ben Heron SCU 49.06 (1s2 48.58). 1500m 1 Ryan Martin SCU 3:46.94 (2026-3). 3000m 12 Jamie Connor UWS-U20 8:42.04. 60mH (13) 3 Adam Hoole HWU 7.99 (2026-2), 4 Craig Moncur BHU 8.23 (2026-4), 6 Angus Rennie GLU 8.44. PV 3 Alister Mackay SCU 4.43, 5 Mark Herbert-Ruiz SCU 4.43. LJ 6 Mackay 6.83. SP (14) 7 Craig Moncur BHU 13.35. 4x200mR 5 Aberdeen (Francis, Tony Wesley, Adam Akuoko, Justin Ekeh) 1:30.18 (7 ATi-Clubs).

W 60m (13) 4 Lucy Fraser GLU 7.48, 8 Sarah Malone UCH 7.72. 200m 2 Fraser 23.64 (5 ATi) (2026-3). 800m 2 Sofia Vidak STU 2:05.42, 3 Katie Johnson BHU 2:10.56. 3000m 3 Freya Murdoch BHU-U20 9:37.70 (4 ATiU20). 60mH (13) 5 Erin Williams RGU 8.74, 7 Briagha Cook ABU 8.80. HJ 4 Katherine Fowler ABU 1.65. PV (13) 2 Isla Crameri LOU 3.83 (8 ATi) (2026 LEAD), 3 Sara Barbour GLU 3.73 (2026-3). LJ 4 Hannah Wallace UCL 5.83, 9 Victoria Anestik STU-U20 5.42. TJ 9 Erin Hall STU 11.44 (2026-5). 4x200mR 3 Aberdeen (Ihinosen Ibhanesbhor, Cook, Eve Garry, Grace Brennan) 1:41.32 (4 ATi-Clubs).

M Amb 60m (13) 3 Cameron Thores STU 860pts (7.60).

W Amb 60m (13) 2 Rebecca Scott LOU 896pts (8.34). LJ 1 Scott 682p (5.06). SP 2 Freya Howgate LOU 539p (8.40).

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Tags: Andy Butchart, Angela McAuslan-Kelly, Brodie Young, Laura Muir, Rebecca Grieve