Central shine at Grangemouth
The second Youth Development League match at Grangemouth Stadium saw some personal bests for Central AC athletes in all age groups, resulting in the club moving up on the leaderboard.
For the under 13 boys, there was a new PB for Robb Ferguson in the 75m hurdles as he took second place and also for both Ethan Thomson and Robb in the 200m. In the longer distances, Jamie Oldham gained a PB in the 800m and Conor Bell won the 1500m.
In the field events Robb improved his best in the long jump while in the shot putt, Alex Dunlop also gained a PB at the heavier 3kg weight. The u13 boys team was completed by Joshua Kennedy, Dylan McCulloch and Ethan Sorley.
Despite injury and illness on the day the under 15 boys team produced PBs through Sandy Buchanan (300m), Finlay Marchant (200m), Ethan Thomson (800m), Tom Duncan (long jumpand 80m hurdles), Scott Hopper (shot putt and javelin), Euan Docherty (discuss) and Andrew McLay (discus and shot putt).
Finlay Muir ran a season’s best for a win in the 800m in 2.12.58 while Tom Duncan won his 80m hurdles B heat in 13.56 competing for the first time in that event. Euan Campbell, Struan Craig, Euan Docherty, Tom Duncan, Cameron Kerr and Euan Wilbert completed the team.
A number of the U13 girls were competing for the first time in competition with PBs for Brogan McMillan (1200m), Orly Mitchell Murray (Long jump and javelin), Emily Guest (shot
putt), Danielle Abel (long jump) and Elizabeth Woods (800m and javelin) with Danielle Abel, Marissa Welsh, Catriona Kane completing the team.
The U15 girls team PBs came from Katherine Fowler (100m), Megan Dunlop (200m), Erin Miller (200m), Becky Cumming (300m and discus), Amy Cully (800m), Grace Tindall (1500m), Cora
Morgan (75mH) and Shannon Glen (javelin). Coirilidh Cook won her hurdles race in 11.44 and Louise Carroll, Naomi Howlieson, Grace Tindall, Ellie Ross, Amy Johnston, Anna Mackinnon and Amy Faunce-Smith.