ATHLETICS

Fife AC’s Annabel Simpson added the Scottish 5,000m track title to the Scottish 10,000m track crown and Scottish 5km Road Race title she won earlier this year. Competing at Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow, Simpson made light of the blowy conditions at the British Milers Club meeting incorporating both the Scottish and West/East District Championships. Leading the female field from start to finish, Simpson clocked 16 minutes 42.47 seconds, only seven seconds outside her personal best. Stacey Taylor (Kilmarnock) followed home in 16.51.93 with Nicola Gauld (Aberdeen) in third 17:16.32. Gauld was the first over 35 to finish while Katie Jones (Fife AC) claimed East over 35 silver timed at 18:59.08. Luke Traynor (Giffnock North) led home the men’s field in 14:00.63 but as he was entered only as a pacemaker the Tulsa University student could not claim any of the medals. Next home, Shettleston’s Lachlan Oates was awarded the Scottish and West men’s title clocking 14:23.43 with Kinross athlete Cameron Milne (Central AC) officially second in 14:27.25 and Dundee athlete Jamie Crowe (Central) third in a personal best 14:27.25. Courier Country Under 20 juniors dominated their age group led by Sol Sweeney (Perth Strathtay H.) 14:44.68, James Donald (Dundee Hawkhill) 14:45.24 and Tristan Rees (Fife AC) 15:12.09 – all personal bests in testing conditions. Paralympian Derek Rae (Fife AC) was another to shatter his personal best clocking 15:46.04 well inside his 16:05.3 at the 2016 meeting. At the older end of the age group John Hynd (Carnegie) contested his first ever track 5,000m race winning the over 55 veteran title in 19:18.64, 39 seconds faster than his best 2017 race over the road. Fife AC over 70 veteran Graham Bennison took the silver medal in 26.50 having to hobble the final 400m with a tendon injury. The 1,500m results include: A Race – 1 J Bowness (Trafford) 3:48.3, 2 B Potrykus (Pitreavie) 3:54.85….6 A Scott (Fife AC U20) 3:57.43. B–1 F Murray( East Sutherland) 3:58.64. C–1 CW right(Kil bar ch an) 4:06.25…4 A Johnston (Pitreavie U17) 4:09.50, 6 O Miller (Fife AC) 4:10.50. D–1LMc Ca ff rey( Kirk in tillochU 17) 4:10.82….11 S Fernando (Fife AC U20) 4:17.61. E –1 A McCaffrey (Kirkintilloch U 20)4:19.12…12 R Donald( Dundee Hawk hill U 17)4:32.96. F–1 M Watt (Aberdeen U 17)4:29.27. G–1 L Watt (Aberdeen U 15)4:30.15…4 B Scott (Dundee Hawk hill U 15)4:40.76,8 P Scott( Fife AC )4:40.12. H–1 J White (Motherwell Veteran 40) 4:43.20…3 Daisy Cumming (Dunfermline Track and Field U 15)4:47.12,7 EM c Co lg an (Dundee Hawk hill U 15)4:51.44. I –1 O Paton (Kilbarchan U11) 5:02.65. J–D Kirkpatrick (VP Glasgow U 13) 5:12.57…3 J Donald (Dundee Hawkhill U13) 5:29.31. n Fife junior athletes finished the Twin Towns Olympiad at Böblingen, Germany, with an impressive haul of medals. None more so than in the under 16 girls 100m final where Fife AC’s Layla Zuill won the gold medal with 12.75 seconds adding to the 200m gold won 24 hours previously. Aislynn Crichton (Dunfermline Track and Field) took the silver in 13.39. Pitreavie’s Ailsa Marsh completed the clean-sweep with bronze in 13.58. Results: Under 18, 100m – A Gatto (Alba, Italy) 11.6, 2 Billy Doyle (Glenrothes) 11.74…5 Harry Johnston (Glenrothes) 12.11. 1,500m – 1 James Adam 4:21.08, 2 Robert Sparks 4:24.38…4 Conor Allan 4:48.31. Medley Relay – 1 Glenrothes (Adam, Johnston, Doyle, Sparks) 3:45.18, 2 Alba 3:50.37, 3 Böblingen, Germany 3:55.31. Javelin – 3 Johnston 38.44m, 5 James Moran 24.35m. Under 16, 100m – 1 H Koc (Krems, Austria) 12.32, 2 Ben Sandilands 12.81. 1500m – 1 Lewis Dow 4:22.68, 2 Iain McWhinnie 4;26.97…4 Sandilands 4:40.11, 5 Gavin McWhinnie 4:44.58, 8 Owen Keddie 4:55.47. High Jump – 2= Ben Knowles 1.63m….5 Keddie 1.30m. Long Jump – 1 Knowles 5.11m. Girls – Under 18, 100m – 1 M Linder (Krems) 12.36…3 Sophie Siriwardena 12.76. 1,500m – 1 C Wolfahrt (Krems) 4:57.32…3 Jemma Jamieson 5:16.24, 7 Megan Briers 6:14.29. Medley Relay – 1 Krems 4:18.65, 2 Glenrothes (Siriwardena, Jamieson, Briers, Anna Dalglish) 4:29.83, 3 Sittard-Geleen, (Netherlands) 4:40.40. Under 16, 1,500m – 1 Anna Dalglish 5;15.02, 2 Chloe Ritchie 5:38.77. High Jump – 1 N Borger (Sittard-Geleen) 1.60m 2 Jennifer Brydon .51m. Shot Put – 4 Eve Rennie 4.51.