Giffnock North Athletes excelling at the Scottish Schools Athletics Association Indoor T&F Championships held at the Emirates on Wednesday and Thursday of this week.
We would like to acknowledge the efforts of all our Club Athletes in gaining the entry standards for the Championships and then toeing the start line, achieving PBs with some participating for the first time at a major Championship event. The highlights over the 2 days included an Age Group Scottish Record for Angus Weir as well as the 5 Gold ,1 Silver, and 2 Bronze Medals.
Well done all our record holders , medallists ,finalists & PB achievers.
Gold Medals
Cara Weir Pole Vault U16 G 2.45m
Mark Herbert Ruiz Pole Vault O16B 3.40m
Courtney Barbour Shot Putt U16G 11.32m
Daniel Martin 60mH O16B 8.58
Isla Ross HJ U16G 1.60m
(Isla then travelled south to the English Age Group Championships and took away a Silver medal there)
Silver medal
Daniel Martin Pole Vault O16B 3.00m
Bronze Medals
Ryan Davie High Jump U16B 1.65m
Rory Taylor Young 300m U15 B 37.62
National Indoor Records
Angus Weir LJ U13B 5.20m
Update
We had made a mistake in our earlier post that Rory achieved an U15 Boys Indoor 300m Record. In fact, Rory took that record at the National Open with a time of 37.54. Congratulations to Rory for that record and another impressive performance !
Finalists
Katy Donnelly, U16G 1500m
Alasdair Nugent U16b 1500m
Calan Chong U16B 1500m
Rory Taylor-Young U16B 200m
Calum Dick U16B 800m