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Schools Results

The Scottish Schools Championships is the event where all the Clydesdale youngsters are to be found in all sorts of different vests and that makes it difficult to pick them out as they are in school colours. However the results for the second day on Saturday were encouraging. Peter Bowman was second in his Heat of the 800 metres in 2:03.7 which was a new pb by over 2 seconds and although he was out of the medals in the final he was well pleased with it. Anton Russell was fifth in the long jump with a best on the day of 5.57 metres and in the 200 metres races, Johnathan Farrell was fifth in the Final in 23.76 seconds while Cameron MacLeod equalled his pb in the lower age group when he was timed at 24.3 seconds.

Earlier in the week at the Dunbartonshire and Argyllshire Schools Championships Tony Dolan was third in the 1500 metres in 5:08.3. He followed this one with third of over 30 competitors in a 3000 metres race at Peebles.

In the Scottish Under 20's championships, Johnathan Farrell was 5th in the Final of the 100 metres in 11.75 which was a bit below par but he was running into a headwind. In the 200 metres he was 4th in the Heat in 23.78 and seventh in the Final in 23.53.

The younger girls were in action at Linwood in the Open Meeting there and Under 11 Rachel Busby ran 16.38 for the 100 metres and 2:57.65 for the 800. Club mate Kirsty Alexander was timed at 16.69 and 3:01.28 for the same events.

Records

We have a good crop of young Under 17 and Under 20 Men at present who could go on to be excellent athletes if they get the work done. As a continuation of the club records for their information, this week has the club Under 17 Men's records.

100 metres: 11.2 Mark Anderson
200 metres: 23.44 Johnathan Farrell
400 metres: 51.2 Mark Govan and Graeme Forbes equal
800 metres: 1:54.7 Des Roache
1500 metres: 4:10.4 Bryan Higgins
3000 metres: 9:12.8 Graeme Reid
100m H: 14.8 Donald Govan
400m H; 60.6 Donald Govan and Alex Fisher equa
1500m S/c: 4:39.8 David Moore
2000m S/c: 6:43 James Beaton
4 x 100: 45.3 (R Blair, M Anderson, M Sherwood, A Fisher)
4 x 200: 1:35.20 (R Blair, M Anderson, M Sherwood, A Fisher)
4 x 400: 3:36.84 (R Blair, L Cassidy, M Sherwood, A Fisher)

High Jump: 1.96 metres Paul Doherty
Pole Vault: 3:00 metres Steven Gibson
Long Jump: 6.69 metres Richard Blair
Triple Jump: 13.68 metres Richard Blair

Shot Putt: 15.63 metres Angus McInroy
G Hagan: 15.82 with 6.25 Kg and 13.31 with 7.25 Kg
Discus: 52.44 metres Garry Hagan
also 45.82 with 1.75 Kg and 42.26 with 2 Kg
Hammer: 40.88 metres Stephen Bickle
Javelin: 35.50 metres Brian Grassick.