Dundee weekend features #4Jathletics for athletes from U13 to V80

Monday 15th July 2024

Amy Kennedy in high jump action on her way to CE gold at Dundee (photo by Bobby Gavin)

Perfect conditions didn’t quite materialise in Dundee on a grey Saturday as a big weekend of #4Jathletics kicked off with strong entry numbers for Masters and Combined Events Championships as well as Para and Steeplechase events.

But the atmosphere around the Regional Performance Centre was undeniably both feelgood and inclusive.

Athletes from as young as U13 to as old as the V80 category milled around before and after competition as if to demonstrate our sport is for everyone.

And that ethos was only underlined by a wide range of classification being evident among our Para event athletes – including Dwarf, ambulant, wheelchair, Frame Running and T20.

We send a big thank you to all our athletes and coaches who supported the event, our venue hosts at the Regional Performanced Centre, and of course our scottishathletics Officials.

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Our U20 podiums in Dundee

The Senior Combined Event titles were won by Scotland international Amy Kennedy in the Women’s and George Asprey of Aldershot Farnham and District in the Men’s.

Cumbernauld AAC athlete Amy tallied 4700 points. The silver medal headed for Olivia Carah of Edinburgh AC (3719).

George totalled 6302 and he was joined on the podium by Scot Ram (Amber Valley 6225) and Troy McConville (Windsor Slough Eton and Hounslow 6180)

Scottish titles at U20 went to:

Finn Bryce of Aberdeen AAC with 6019 points; Brooke Dunlop of Kilmarnock Harriers with 4278 points

Scottish titles at U17 went to:

Douglas Knox of Springburn Harriers with 5957 points; Holly Whittaker of Aberdeen AAC with 4326 points

Scottish U15 titles went to:

Leanna Elliot of Cumbernauld AAC with 3273; Murray Taylor of Inverness Harriers with 3147 points

Scottish U13 titles went to:

Joseph Lanahan of Shettleston Harriers with 2089 points; Erica Ross of Giffnock North AC with 2461 points

*Subject to ratification processes, Joseph’s is a Scottish U13 Record and Leanna’s a Scottish U15 Championship Best.

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In our CE events team challenge:

U13 Girls – Won by Cumbernauld 2067 points

U13 Boys – Won by VP-Glasgow 1051 points

U15 Girls – Won by Inverness 3045 points

Overall Combined Events Challenge cup – Won by Inverness Harriers with 92 Placing points.

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Photo by Bobby Gavin

In the Masters events, M45 athlete Grant Baillie had quite a weekend as the East Kilbride AC athlete clocked 10:07.94 in the 3000m steeplechase on Saturday and followed that up on Sunday with an impressive 15:28.72 in the 5000m.

In the Masters long jump, w40 Gillian Cooke was at 4.79m as W50 Fiona Davidson leapt to 4.32m.

Also on Saturday, the 800m action saw W40 Laura Haggerty of Kilmarnock Harriers at 2:20.49 with a strong run in the Men’s race by David Scott of Cumbernauld AAC as the M35 went close to breaking two minutes with 2:00.39. Just as impressive was M75 George Hunter’s 800m run at 3:05.64.

The Masters 1500m included an opportunity for Para athlete Steven Bryce of Fife AC to try and post a time to catch the attention of the GB and NI selectors for the Paralympics. With pace-making help, Steven clocked 4:02.42 and now the Fife AC athlete heads for the London Diamond League.

It was good to see Para sprinters Ross Paterson and Alexander Thomson, who represented Scotland at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, in track action in Dundee.