Record-breakers! 11 athletes share 20 new marks

Saturday 17th March 2018

Zoey Clark claims the Scottish National and Native Records at 200m Indoors with 23.58 at the FPSG Seniors

Scottish Athletics Record Book (prepared by our historian Arnold Black)

It would be no under-statement to suggest that the Indoor Season for 2018 produced some truly stunning performances by Scottish athletes.

And here is the evidence to back that up – with no fewer than 20 Records approved by the scottishathletics Board on March 12 for the end of 2017 and the early part of 2018.

In fact, as the Record Committee met a couple of weeks ago, there is still another raft of Record-breaking performances which are subject to ratification in due course!

No fewer than 11 different athletes contributed to those 20 Records and the new marks arrived in all manner of events from endurance to sprints to throws to jumps to hurdles and Combined Events to fully reflect the wonderful diverse nature of our sport.

Laura Muir, Chris O’Hare, Nikki Manson, Zoey Clark and Heather Paton re-wrote the books in terms of National Records at Senior level and there were a number of Native Records, too, as well as age group bests.

We offer our firm congratulations to all the athletes involved and their families and coaches. And, of course, all the clubs involved in their development down the years right back to Pitreavie AAC and Elidh Child (as she was starting out in her early teens).

Later this spring we will confirm Record Committee approval for the most recent good performances, including those at the FPSG Age Groups last weekend at the Emirates Arena and Scott Brindley’s heptathlon and pole vault marks in Sheffield.

Laura Muir celebrates Scottish 800m National Record indoors at the Emirates Arena on January 28 (photo by Bobby Gavin)

Indoor Records confirmed by scottishathletics Board on March 12 following recommendations from the Records Committee:

Eilidh Doyle – Native Indoor – 52.38 seconds – 400m– Emirates Arena –  25 February 2018

Chris O’Hare – National Indoor – 3 minutes 37.03 seconds – 1500m – Boston, USA – 10 February 2018

Laura Muir – Native Indoor – 4 minutes 05.37 seconds – 1500m – Emirates Arena – 10 February 2018

Nikki Manson – Native Indoor –  1.90 metres – High jump – Emirates Arena – 10 February 2018

Nikki Manson – National Indoor –  1.90 metres – High jump – Emirates Arena – 10 February 2018

Mya McMahon – U13 Indoor – 4.90 metres – Long jump – Emirates Arena – 8 February 2018

Miraji Ahmed – U17 Indoor – 14.39 metres – Triple jump – Emirates Arena –  7 February 2018

Scott Brindley – U17 Indoor – 4,988 points – Heptathlon – Emirates Arena – 4 February 2018

Mya McMahon – Under-13 Indoor – 2,817 points – Pentathlon – Emirates Arena – 4 February 2018

Laura Muir – Native Indoor – 1 minute 59.69 seconds – 800m – Emirates Arena – 28 January 2018

Laura Muir – National Indoor – 1 minute 59.69 seconds – 800m – Emirates Arena – 28 January 2018

Heather Paton – Native Indoor – 8.34 seconds – 60m hurdles – Emirates Arena – 28 January 2018

Heather Paton – National Indoor – 8.34 seconds – 60m hurdles – Emirates Arena – 28 January 2018

Zoey Clark – Native Indoor – 23.58 seconds – 200m – Emirates Arena – 28 January 2018

Zoey Clark – National Indoor – 23.58 seconds – 200 metres – Emirates Arena – 28 January 2018

Mya McMahon – U13 Indoor – 4.83 metres – Long jump – Emirates Arena – 27 January 2018

Miraji Ahmed – U17 Indoor – 14.12 metres – Triple jump – Emirates Arena –  13 January 2018

Mya McMahon – U13 Indoor – 1.56 metres – High jump – Emirates Arena – 13 January 2018

Joel McFarlane – U20 Indoor – 5,099 points – Heptathlon – Sheffield – 7 January 2018.

Meghan Porterfield – U13 Indoor – 11.91 metres –  Shot put – Emirates Arena – 28 October 2017

Tags: Records Committee, Scottish Records, scottishathletics Board