Smashing it! Series of Scottish Records now approved

Tuesday 19th December 2023

Alessandro Schenini celebrates his 8.00m Native Record long jump at the 4J Senior Champs at Grangemouth back in August (photo by Bobby Gavin)

Following our November meeting, the Board of scottishathletics has approved a series of new Scottish Record performances.

The Track and Field Commission, via the volunteers on our Records Committee led by Arnold Black, scrutinises performanced and the attendant paperwork.

Once again, athletes (and coahces, clubs) have excelled themselves in terms of re-writing the history of our sport.

Among the overall list, athletes to set new Senior Scottish Records are our 4 x 100m Women (Rebecca Matheson, Alyson Bell, Sarah Malone, Georgina Adam); 3x800m Men (Cambuslang Harriers: Christopher McLew, Gavin Smith, Jamie MacKinnon); Laura Muir; Jack Lawrie; Nick Percy; Stephen Mackenzie; Alessandro Schenini; Sarah Calvert

Outdoor:

U15 Girls – 200m 24.54 Emma Clark (Whitemoss AC) Grangemouth 9 Jun 2023 Scottish Schools Championships. Previous record: 24.63, Dawn Flockhart, 1981

Senior Women National – 4 x 100m Relay 44.56 Scotland Geneva 10 Jun 2023 (Rebecca Matheson, Alyson Bell, Sarah Malone, Georgina Adam) AtleticaGeneve. Previous record: 44.75, Scotland, 2022

Senior Men National, Native and All-Comers – 3 x 800m Relay 5:44.48 Cambuslang Harriers Scotstoun 25 Jun 2023 (Christopher McLew, Gavin Smith, Jamie MacKinnon) Scottish Championships Previous record: 5:47.21, Giffnock North AAC, 2012

U13 Girls – Pentathlon 2,857 Dionne Maguinness (Airdrie Harriers) Grangemouth 9 Jul 2023 Scottish Championships. Previous record: 2805, Stroma Fraser, 2018

Senior Women National – One Mile 4:15.24 Laura Muir (Dundee Hawkhill) Monaco 21 Jul 2023 Herculis Metting/Wanda Diamond League Previous record: 4:18.03, Laura Muir, 2017

Senior Men National – 400m Hurdles 50.04 Jack Lawrie (Woodford Green) Chelmsford 23 Jul 2023 England Athletics Championships Previous record: 50.07, Jack Lawrie, 2022

Dawn Russell in action for Scotland at Loughborough – the Kilbarchan AAC athlete has been improving the U20 Women’s javelin throw Record (photo by Bobby Gavin)

U20 Women – Javelin Throw 48.77 Dawn Russell (Kilbarchan AAC) Grangemouth 30 Jul 2023 Scottish League Previous record: 47.80, Dawn Russell, 2023

U13 Boys – Shot Put 12.17 Murray Robb (Pitreavie AAC) Grangemouth 2 Aug 2023 Open Graded Meeting Previous record: 12.04, Andrew McLaughlan, 2005

Senior Men Native – Discus Throw 61.14 Nicholas Percy (Shaftesbury Barnet) Scotstoun 5 Aug 2023 National Athletics League Premiership Previous record: 59.90, Nicholas Percy, 2016

U15 Girls – 200m 24.25 Emma Clark (Whitemoss AC) Grangemouth 13 Aug 2023 Scottish Under-17 Championships. Previous record: 24.63, Dawn Flockhart, 1981 (and 24.54 per 1 above)

11/12 Senior Men Native – Long Jump 7.84 Stephen MacKenzie (Pitreavie AAC) Grangemouth 13 Aug 2023 8.00 Alessandro Schenini (Giffnock North AC) Grangemouth 13 Aug 2023 Scottish Championships Previous record: 7.80, Darren Ritchie, 2000

Senior Men Native – Discus Throw 62.93 Nicholas Percy (Shaftesbury Barnet) Grangemouth 13 Aug 2023 Scottish Championships Previous record: 59.90, Nicholas Percy, 2016 (and 61.14 per 9 above)

U20 Men – 4 x 100m Relay 40.69 Scotland Cardiff 26 Aug 2023 (Rory Voss, Dean Patterson, Euan Cunningham, Rory Brogan) Welsh Athletics U20 International. Previous record: 41.14, Scotland, 1992

Senior Women Native – One Mile 4:28.40 Sarah Calvert (Edinburgh University Hare & Hounds) Stirling 26 Aug 2023 Monument Mile Classic Previous record: 4:28.64, Yvonne Murray, 1985