Schools are on fast track for top event

Jun 25 2009 by Andrew McGilvray, Hamilton Advertiser

OVER 300 pupils from 16 schools took part in this year’s Clydesdale Primary School Athletic Championships at Loch Park Stadium last month.

Organised by Clydesdale Sports Council, the event saw primary 6 and 7 boys and girls compete in 100m and 600m races in addition to the long jump, with the popular and exciting inter-school relays completing the programme.

Clydesdale Sports Council would like to thank the excellent support received from athletic enthusiasts.

They would also like to pay tribute to the partnership support from South Lanarkshire Leisure for all their help in organising the event and a special mention once again to McKenzie Transport (Forth Ltd) for their kind sponsorship of the events.

Underbank, Braidwood, Biggar, New Lanark, Robert Owen, Tinto, Carnwath, Lanark, Kirkton, Crawforddyke, Coalburn, Carluke, Forth, St Athanasius, Law and St Mary’s Primary Schools took part in the event.

The full results from the day’s evenst were as follows:

P6 boys’ 600m: 1 - Rorrie Curry (Robert Owen), 2.00.84; 2 - Gregg Murray (Forth), 2.05.45; 3 - Robbie Leighton (Kirkton), 2.08.08.

P6 girls’ 600m: 1 - Pamela McNicol (Braidwood), 2.08.87; 2 - Robyn Patrick (Robert Owen), 2.20.60; 3 - Amy Jackson (Crawforddyke), 2.23.38.

P7 boys’ 600m: 1 - Sean Barton (Robert Owen), 1.58.70; 2 - Fergus Hamilton-Blackett (Biggar), 2.00.97; 3 - Jason Clark (Carnwath), 2.05.40.

P7 girls’ 600m: 1 - Anya Towers (Braidwood), 2.07.82; 2 - Chloe Mutumba (Carluke), 2.12.02; 3 - Aileen Campbell (Biggar), 2.17.41.

P6 boys’ 100m: 1 - Ryan Lawrie (Crawforddyke), 12.96secs; 2 - Ewan Eccles (Carnwath), 12.98secs; 3 - Henry Adams (Biggar), 13.22secs.

P6 girls’ 100m: 1 - Megan Warnock (Biggar), 14.08secs; 2 - Debbie Thorley (Lanark), 14.15secs; 3 - Corrie Brewster (Carnwath), 14.21secs.

P7 boys’ 100m: 1 - Evan Jones (Law), 12.43secs; 2 - Nathan Campbell (New Lanark), 12.52secs; 3 - Sean Gault (Lanark), 12.99secs.

P7 girls’ 100m: 1 - Hannah Blackwood (Forth), 13.37secs; 2 - Christine Murray (Braidwood), 13.58secs; 3 - Aimie Quigley (Robert Owen), 13.75secs.

P6 boys’ 4x100m relay: 1 - Biggar, 63.78secs; 2 - Kirkton, 65.55secs; 3 - Crawforddyke, 66.19secs.

P6 girls’ 4x100m relay: 1 - Biggar, 69.41secs; 2 - Braidwood, 70.12secs; 3 - Carnwath, 70.40secs.

P7 boys’ 4x100m relay: 1 - Lanark, 61.87secs; 2 - Biggar, 62.25secs; 3 - Crawforddyke, 62.50secs.

P7 girls’ 4x100m relay: 1 - Braidwood, 63.96secs; 2 - Forth, 65.93secs; 3 - Robert Owen, 66.14secs.

Girls’ long jump: 1 - Abigail Buntin (Crawforddyke); 2 - Aimee Coutts (Braidwood); 3 - Alison Hunter (Carluke).

Boys’ long jump: 1 - Mark McLaughlin (Coalburn); 2 - Cameron Watkins (Biggar); 3 - Dominic Barbury (St Mary’s Lanark).

Liaison officer Colin McKendrick thanked South Lanarkshire Leisure board members, Councillor Ian Gray and immediate past chair of Clydesdale Sports Council Johan Steele for presenting prizes to various winners on the day.