Record-breakers! 26 new marks enter the history books

Friday 23rd December 2022

The quartet of Taylah Spence, Sarah Malone, Alisha Rees and Rebecca Matheson (pictured here at Birmingham 2022) twice set new National Record for Women’s 4x100m (photo by Bobby Gavin)

Record-breakers! Athletes set 33 marks during Indoor Season

It’s been quite a year in Track and Field for Scottish athletes and their coaches – at various ages and stages.

And that’s reflected in the latest batch of Record now approved and confirmed by our Board following recommendations from the Records Committee.

Our Records Committee sits as an important sub-group of the Track and Field Commission and those volunteers, led by scottishathletics Historian Arnold Black, spend a lot of time dealing with the required paperwork to validate records.

The Records Committee laid out all the details around those 26 new marks – with the vast majority from the outdoor season – and we are delighted to confirm these were then rubberstamped by our latest Board meeting.

Senior National Records feature prominently on the list via performances from the likes of Nick Percy, Eilish McColgan, Jake Wightman, Jack Lawrie and Andy Butchart.

It’s interesting to note the detail on the list which includes the previous Record holders with illustrious names there including Liz McColgan, Graham Williamson and Tom McKean.

We send our warm congratulations to all the athletes involved in these new Scottish Records and to their families, coaches and clubs.

Indoors

Senior Men (National) – One Mile 3:48.87 Josh Kerr (Edinburgh AC) Boston MA, USA 27 Feb 2022 Boston University Last Chance Meeting Previous record: 3:52.27, Josh Kerr, 2022

Senior Men (National) – 1500m 3:32.86 Josh Kerr (Edinburgh AC) Boston MA, USA 27 February 2022 Boston University Last Chance Meeting (time en-route in mile) Previous record: 3:34.48, Jake Wightman, 2021

Outdoors

Senior Men National – Discus Throw 63.47 Nick Percy (Shaftesbury Barnet H) Walnut CA, USA 16 April 2022 Mt. SAC Relays (World Athletics Continental Tour Event) Previous record: 63.38, Nick Percy, 2016

Senior Men National – Discus Throw 64.35 Nick Percy (Shaftesbury Barnet H) Limassol, CYP 10 May 2022. Cyprus International Meeting (World Athletics Continental Tour Event)

Senior Women National – 4x100m Relay 44.75 Scottish Select Birmingham 21 May 2022 Team: Rebecca Matheson, Alisha Rees, Sarah Malone, Taylah Spence. Invitation race at Muller Birmingham Diamond League Previous record: 45.30, Scotland, 2019

U20 Women National – 100m 11.58 Alyson Bell (Giffnock North AC) Loughborough 22 May 2022 Loughborough International. Wind speed: +1.6. Previous record: 11.59, Alisha Rees, 2018

Alyson Bell broke the Scottish U20 100m Record while wearing Scotland vest at Loughborough International (photo by Bobby Gavin)

Senior Men National – 400m hurdles 50.07 Jack Lawrie (Woodford Green with Essex Ladies AC) Eisenstadt, AUT 2 June 2022 Austrian Open (World Athletics Continental Tour Event) Previous record: 50.24, Charles Robertson-Adams, 2001

Senior Women National – 10,000m 30:19.02 Eilish McColgan (Dundee Hawkhill H) Hengelo, NED 6 June 2022 FBK Games (World Athletics Continental Tour Event) Previous record: 30:57.07, Liz McColgan, 1991

Senior Women National – 4x100m Relay 44.75 Scottish Select Geneva, SUI 11 June 2022 Team: Rebecca Matheson, Alisha Rees, Sarah Malone, Taylah Spence. AtletiCA Geneve (World Athletics Continental Tour Event)

Senior Men National – One Mile 3:50.30 Jake Wightman (Edinburgh AC) Oslo NOR 16 June 2022 Bislett Games (Diamond League) Previous record: 3:50.64, Graham Williamson, 1982

Senior Men National – 10,000m 27:36.77 Andrew Butchart (Central AC) San Juan Capistrano CA, USA 6 March 2022 Sound Running TEN Previous record: 27:43.03, Ian Stewart, 1977

U17 Men – 3000m 8:17.90 Corey Campbell (Team East Lothian) Leeds 25 April 2022 BMC Regional Races Previous record: 8:29.42, Corey Campbell, 2021

U17 Women – Shot Putt 15.25 Meghan Porterfield (Victoria Park City of Glasgow AC) Bedford 2 June 2022 BIGish Jumps and Throws Meeting Previous record: 14.92, Paige Stevens, 2021

Senior Men National – Discus Throw 64.95 Nick Percy (Shaftesbury Barnet H) Manchester 26 June 2022, British Championships

Senior Men National – Discus Throw 65.00 Nick Percy (Shaftesbury Barnet H) Manchester 26 June 2022 British Championships

Nick Percy broke the National Discus Record a number of times – winning British title with 65.00m (photo by Getty Images for British Athletics)

U13 Boys – 1500m 4:29.43 Rhuairdh Laing (VP-Glasgow AC) Gothenburg, SWE 18 June 2022 World Youth Games Previous record: 4:30.86, Josh Kerr, 2010

U20 Women (National) – 100m 11.57 Alyson Bell (Giffnock North AC) Mannheim, GER 2 July 2022 Bauhaus Junior Gala. Wind speed -0.5 m/s. Previous record: 11.58, Alyson Bell, 2022

U17 Men – 3000m 8:09.02 Corey Campbell (Team East Lothian) Jessheim, NOR 5 August 2022 Norwegian Games. Previous record: 8:17.90, Campbell, 2022 (awaiting ratification)

Senior Men National – 1000m 2:13.88 Jake Wightman (Edinburgh AC) Monaco, MON 10 August 2022 Herculis Meeting. Previous record: 2:16.27, Jake Wightman, 2018

U15 Girls – 100m 12.10 Sophie Thomas (Dunfermline T&F Club) Grangemouth 27 August 2022 Scottish U15 Championships. Wind speed +1.5 m/s. Previous record: 12.13, Nicola Gossman, 2001

Senior Men National – 800m 1:43.65 Jake Wightman (Edinburgh AC) Brussels, BEL 2 September 2022 Memorial Van Damme. Previous record: 1:43.88, Tom McKean, 1989.

U17 Women – Discus Throw 44.81 Meghan Porterfield (VP-Glasgow AC) Moulton, Eng 3 September 2022 England Throws Camp Throws Fest Previous record: 44.34, Alison Grey, 1989

U15 Boys – 3 x 800m relay 6:21.77 Falkirk Victoria Harriers Grangemouth 11 September 2022 Team: Hamish Hunter, Ray Taylor, Luke Culliton Scottish Athletics Relay Championships. Previous record: 6:21.99, Giffnock North AC, 2008

U17 Men – 400m hurdles 52.67 Ben Heron (North Ayrshire AC) Belfast, NIR 16 July 2022 SIAB International Previous record: 52.81, Richard McDonald, 1996

U15 Girls – 100m 12.10 Tehillah Ikechukwu Okonkwo (Law & District AC) Belfast, NIR 16 July 2022 SIAB International. Previous record: 12.13, Nicola Gossman, 2001

U15 Boys – 3000m 8:58.15 Angus Wilkinson (East Kilbride AAC) Crownpoint, Glasgow 3 June 2022 GAA Miler Meeting Previous record: 9:00.29, Euan Gillham, 2011