Young Scots are selected to compete at the UK School Games

Tuesday 7th July 2026

UK School Games 2026: September 4 and 5 at Loughborough

The School Games National Finals is a biennial multi-sport event for the UK’s school-age athletes, organised by the Youth Sport Trust and funded by Sport England.

It brings together top young athletes from across the country to compete in a variety of sports, promoting physical activity, teamwork, and personal development.

And we are pleased to now confirm young Scots selected to compete at Loughborough in early September.

Scottish Wildcats

Cara Monachello, Cara Murphy, Emma Clark, Erin McGurk, Esme Deacon, Holly Whittaker, Leanna Elliot, Niamh Currie, Niamh Pegrum, Nieve Hannell, Millie Ovens

Aaron Crowley, Alfie McAusland, AJ Campbell, Austin Clelland, Ben Thompson, Douglas Knox, George Scott, Howie Allison, James Anderson, Rory McFarlane, Ruari McMurdo

Team Manager – Margaret McInally

Team Staff – Angela Young, John Davie, Stephen Wallace

Format:

2026 will see a new format of competition of this event – Dynamic New Athletics.

10 Integrated Teams will compete. Teams will be based on geographic regions. Athletes will be allocated a team based on their residential region. All teams will compete across both days – Qualifiers on Day 1 with all teams progressing to finals on Day 2.

Each team is to have one athlete in each individual event and one relay team for 4x400m relay and for the Hunt. All athletes will compete on Day 1 and Day 2.

Each team will comprise 22 athletes. Team composition will be made up of: nine male + nine female athletes and four Para Athletes (two male + two female).

Athletes will be selected either for individual events or for relay events, not both. This is to ensure each team meets the overall size of 22 athletes and Para athletes.