Record-breakers! Scottish athletes set 33 new marks over recent months

Friday 15th April 2022

Zoey Clark crosses the line to break her own Scottish Indoor Record for 200m at the Emirates Arena in January

Records lists on the scotstats.net website

Anyone harbouring the feeling that Scottish athletes (and their coaches) have been ‘smashing it’ over the past few months – despite Covid-19 issues – can now rest easy.

The results are in and the proof is conclusive: as no fewer than 33 new Scottish Records prove emphatically.

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.

Recommendations from the Records Committee laid out all the details around those 33 new marks – with the vast majority from the 2022 Indoor Season – and we are delighted to confirm these were then rubberstamped by our latest Board meeting.

The list below covers a wide range of disciplines, age groups and includes relays Records as well as individual.

In terms of Senior National Records, well done to Zoey Clark, Josh Kerr, Andy Butchart, Adam Thomas and Alisha Rees on setting new marks on the track. Heather Paton equalled her own sprint hurdles record.

Here’s the full list of the most recently ratified Records . . .

Indoor:

U20 Men – Heptathlon – 5,774 Murray Fotheringham (Giffnock North) Sheffield 8-9 January 2022 (7.03 60m, 7.36 LJ, 11.62 SP, 2.03 HJ; 8.18 60mH, 4.43 PV, 2:36.66 1000m) England Athletics Combined Event Championships Previous record: 5409, Scott Brindley, 202

U17 Men – 200m 21.47 Dean Patterson (Glasgow School of Sport) Glasgow 22 January 2022 scottishathletics Under 17 Championships Previous record: 21.70 (below), Dean Patterson, 2022

U17 Women – Triple Jump 12.31 Libby White (Ayr Seaforth) Glasgow 22 January 2022 scottishathletics Under 17 Championships Previous record: 12.11, Ellie O’Hara, 2019

Senior Women (National) – 200m 23.36 Zoey Clark (Aberdeen) Glasgow 22 January 2022 scottishathletics National Championships Previous record: 23.58, Zoey Clark, 2018

Senior Women (Native) – 200m 23.36 Zoey Clark (Aberdeen) Glasgow 22 January 2022 scottishathletics National Championships Previous record: 23.58, Zoey Clark, 2018

Senior Men (National Club record) – 4 x 200m Relay 1:27.20 Kilbarchan AAC Glasgow 29 January 2022 (Kade Thomas, Stephen Johnston, Stephen Dunlop, Krishawn Aiken) scottishathletics National Championships Previous record: 1:27.96, University of Strathclyde, 2019

Senior Men (Native Club record) – 4 x 200m Relay 1:27.20 Kilbarchan AAC Glasgow 29 January 2022 (Kade Thomas, Stephen Johnston, Stephen Dunlop, Krishawn Aiken) scottishathletics National Championships Previous record: 1:29.30, Pitreavie AAC, 2015

Kilbarchan AAC set new National and Native Club Records for 4x200m thanks to the efforts of Kade Thomas, Stephen Johnston, Stephen Dunlop and Krishawn Aiken (photo by Bobby Gavin)

Senior Men (National) – One Mile 3:52.27 Josh Kerr (Edinburgh AC) New York 29 January 2022 Millrose Games (World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold Label) Previous record: 3:52.91, Chris O’Hare, 2016

U20 Men – 1500m 3:46.79 Jack Patton (Kilbarchan AAC) Glasgow 5 February 2022 Invitation race at DNA International (World Athletics Indoor Tour Bronze Label) Previous record: 3:47.98, Joe Ewing, 2021

Senior Men (National) – 3000m 7:37.42 Andrew Butchart (Central AC) Staten Island 6 February 2022 New Balance Indoor Grands Prix (World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold Label) Previous record: 7:40.85, Andrew Butchart, 2021

U17 Women – Shot (3kg) 14.79 Meghan Porterfield (VP-Glasgow AC) Sheffield 12 February 2022 England Athletics Under-17 Championships Previous record: 14.55 (below), Meghan Porterfield, 2022

U17 Women – Triple jump 12.63 Libby White (Ayr Seaforth AC) Sheffield 13 February 2022 England Athletics Under-17 Championships Previous record: 12.41 (below), Libby White, 2022

U17 Men – 200m 21.40 Dean Patterson (Glasgow School of Sport) Sheffield February 2022 England Athletics Under-17 Championships Previous record: 21.40 (below), Dean Patterson, 2022

U17 Men – 3000m 8:23.94 Corey Campbell (Team East Lothian) Glasgow 18 February 2022 Scottish Athletics Senior Championships Previous record: 8:38.01, Gavin McArdle, 2013

Ayr Seaforth athlete Libby White has broken the U17 Indoor Triple Jump Record on three occasions (photo by Bobby Gavin)

U15 Boys – 300m 37.44 Rory Taylor-Young (Giffnock North) Glasgow 19 February 2022 Scottish Athletics Under-15 Championships Previous record: 37.52 (below), Rory Taylor-Young, 2022

U13 Boys – 1500m 4:40.17 Rhuairdh Laing (VP Glasgow) Glasgow 20 February 2022 Scottish Athletics Under-13 Championships Previous record: 4:43.23, Finlay Ross, 2018

U13 Boys – Long Jump 5.38 Angus Weir (Giffnock North) Glasgow 20 February 2022 (Also 5.37) Scottish Athletics Under-13 Championships Previous record: 5.20 (below), Angus Weir, 2022

Senior Men (National) – 60m 6.56 Adam Thomas (Bracknell) Birmingham 26 February 2022 British Athletics Championships Previous record: 6.60, Nick Smith, 2010

Senior Women (National) – 60m 7.32 Alisha Rees (Edinburgh AC) Birmingham 26 February 2022 British Athletics Championships (semi finals) Previous record: 7.32, Alisha Rees, 2020 (equals record)

Senior Women (National) – 60m 7.31 Alisha Rees (Edinburgh AC) Birmingham 26 February 2022 British Athletics Championships Previous record: 7.32, Alisha Rees, 2020

Senior Women (National) – 60m hurdles 8.28 Heather Paton (Birchfield) Birmingham 26 February 2022 British Athletics Championships Previous record: 8.28, Heather Paton, 2020 (equals record)

Alisha Rees breaks her own Scottish 60m Record at the British Champs (photo via British Athletics/Getty Images)

U17 Men – 200m 21.70 Dean Patterson (Glasgow School of Sport) Glasgow 8 January 2022 National Indoor Open Previous record: 21.99, Kris Stewart, 1996

U15 Boys – 300m 37.54 Rory Taylor-Young (Giffnock North AC) Glasgow 8 January 2022 National Indoor Open Previous record: 37.82, Ben Sinclair, 2019

U17 Men – 200m 21.40 Dean Patterson (Glasgow School of Sport) Glasgow 9 February 2022 Scottish Schools AA Championships Previous record: 21.47 (above), Dean Patterson, 2022

U17 Men – 1500m 4:00.11 Corey Campbell (Team East Lothian) Glasgow 9 February 2022 Scottish Schools AA Championships (heat 1) Previous record: 4:02.9, Alastair Currie, 1981

U17 Men – 1500m 3:58.78 Oliver Patton (Kilbarchan AAC) Glasgow 9 February 2022 Scottish Schools AA Championships (Under 16 final) Previous record: 4:00.11 (above), Corey Campbell, 2022

U17 Men – 1500m 3:55.90 Corey Campbell (Team East Lothian) Glasgow 9 February 2022 Scottish Schools AA Championships (Over 16 final) Previous record: 3:58.78 (above), Oliver Patton, 2022

U17 Women – Triple Jump 12.41 Libby White (Ayr Seaforth) Glasgow 9 February 2022 (also 12.34 in round 1 and 12.39 in round 2) Scottish Schools AA Championships Previous record: 12.31 (above), Libby White, 2022

U17 Women – Shot (3kg) 14.55 Meghan Porterfield (VP-Glasgow AC) Glasgow 9 February 2022 (also 14.48 in round 2) Scottish Schools AA Championships Previous record: 14.30, Teddy Tchoudja, 2019

U13 Boys – Long Jump 5.20 Angus Weir (Giffnock North) Glasgow 9 February 2022 Scottish Schools AA Championships Previous record: 5.15, Martin Taylor, 199

Corey Campbell of Team East Lothian set U17 Indoor Records for 1500m and 3000m (photo by Bobby Gavin)

Outdoor:

U17 Men – 4 x 100m Relay 41.88 Scottish Schools AA Derby 25 Sept 2021 (Dean Patterson, Rory Voss, Bailey Gallagher, Samuel Kane) SIAB Schools International Previous record: 41.91, Scottish Schools, 1994

Chris Bennett – Men’s Hammer Throw (Native Record): 75.69, Linwood, Spring Invitational Throws Meeting. Application form and field card received. Entry consisted of 2 Senior Men (7.26kg) and 1 U20 Woman (4kg). Existing record: 74.98, Chris Black, 1976.

Meghan Porterfield – U17 Women Shot (3kg). 14.20 then 14.45, Linwood, Spring Invitational Throws Meeting. Application form and field card received. Entry consisted of 4 Men, 1 U20 Woman (4kg) and 1 Meghan (3kg). Existing record: 14.04, Mary Anderson, 1984 (4kg shot).

This is the first time that the 4kg record has been surpassed with the 3kg shot. If accepted, both weights would be listed as record