Habbies triumph at track and field championships

Kilbarchan AAC athletes continue to bring home the gold following another successful weekend on the track and field.

The Habbies were back out in force at the West District Track and Field Championships, which were staged in Kilmarnock.

And, once again, there was no end to their success as a number of the athletes travelled home with medals in tow.

Multi- eventer Andrew Murphy won two senior titles on an impressive showing in the gold and black vest. The experienced sportsman took top spot in the long jump by clearing 6.57 metres, while also achieving gold in the pole vault with a 4.50 metres clearance.

Elsewhere, Krishawn Aiken won the 200m in 21.4 seconds and Martin Lipton claimed glory in the 400m hurdles with a time of 53.27 seconds.

Mia Shepherd won the ladies 100m hurdles in 18.06, and in the under 20s girls competition Erin Campbell bagged gold in the sprint hurdles in a time of 15.84.

Kerry MacAngus secured victory in the 800m, crossing the line in a time of 2.13.18, and the 1,500m thanks to a run of 4.32.71.

Heather Fawcett won the hammer (39.30m) and Ellie Fulton aced the javelin (36.36m).

In the under- 17s age groups, Kirsty Costello was a double winner, taking the girls’ javelin with 34.70m and the hammer (50.86m) while for the boys, David McNair won the 800m in a time of 2.01.94 and Cameron Stark grabbed the hammer top prize (40.49m).