ATHLETICS

MCCOLGAN INSIDE MARK Eilish McColgan (Dundee Hawkhill) and Scottish colleague Steph Twell (Aldershot FD) were both were well inside the 15.30 standard being asked by British Athletics for the forthcoming European Championships in Berlin. Both competed at the Tijdschema Athletics in Nijmegen, Netherlands, McColgan finishing second in 15:17.01 and Twell fourth in 15:18.77 in a race won by Welsh athlete Melissa Courtney (15:16.51). l Course record holder and 2013 winner Roger van Gompel (Dundee Hawkhill) returned to Comrie to win the Strathearn Marathon in a time of 2 hours 52 minutes 12 seconds. The women’s race was won by Jillian Gordon (Kinross RRR), who was 17th overall in 3.18.30. Leading results: 1 R van Gompel (Dundee Hawkhill) 1st veteran. 2:52.12, 2 M Consani (Garscube) 2nd veteran. 2:52.45, 3 R Soutar (Unatt.) 1st over 50. 2:52.55, 4 R Myers (Unatt.) 2:53.55, 5 M Devine (Portobello) 3rd veteran. 2:56.13, 6 J Gibbs (Penicuik) 2;58.38. Women. 1 J Gordon (Kinross RR) 1st veteran. 3:18.30, 2 F watt (Five Star Active Auchterarder) 3:25.19, 3 J Dickson (Unatt.) 2nd veteran. 3:26.09, 4 S Young (Lothian RC) 1st over 50. 3:32.11, 5 L Fairweather (Strathearn) 3:36.54, 6 J Dawson (Penicuik) 3rd veteran. 3:37.50. l Ewan Dyer was Pitreavie’s top performer on the track at the Scottish Men’s League at Aberdeen. Dyer won the Division one 800m in 1:56.09 while Dylan Thomson won the pole vault clearing 4.40m. Arbroath and District’s top results in Division 2 all came in the field events. Chris Smith won the shot with 10.89m, Rene Rogers the discus with a throw of 35.86m and Glen Laskiewicz the high jump in 1.65m. Results: Division One. 1 Aberdeen 363, 2 Shettleston 326, 3 Falkirk Vic. 282, 4 Central AC 242, 5 VP Glasgow 241, 6 Inverness H. 198, 7 Pitreavie 175, 8 Kilbarchan 152. Division 2. 1 Corstorphine 299, 2 Edinburgh AC 250, 3 Lasswade 168, 4 Giffnock North 167, 5 Whitemoss 163, 6 Inverclyde 146, 7 Law & Dist. 141, 8 Arbroath & Dist. 94, 9 Clydesdale 55.