National Relay Champs - Grangemouth
After making the team podium at the National Cross Country Championships, the Under 17 women struck gold at the National 3x800m relays at Grangemouth.
It would be the third year in a row that the team would stand on the podium after winning gold two years ago at Under 15 age group and then attaining silver in the Under 17 race last year.
The winning trio consisted of the team of Georgia Morrison, Nuala McCheyne and Zoe Renfrew. Despite these athletes being part of successful teams in this event in the past, this was the first year that had both a heat and a final. The team cruised to second in the heat, sealing their place in the final.
Georgia would lead the team out first in their second race of the day, ending her two laps in second place. Nuala would then take over, consolidating their position before taking the lead at the end of her second lap by quite a margin. The trust would be put on Zoe’s anchor leg who held off a fast-finishing Edinburgh AC, confirming another victory at this event for the club.
There would be a narrow miss for the podium in the Under 13s boys race, despite the boys finishing second in their heat. Due to the age rules with the event, the Under 13s would run one race in a time trial heat, in which they would put down a respectable time. Keir Arthur would continue to impress at this age group as he led out the team to keep them among the top teams. Harris Morrison would be second leg, squeezing into first place by the end of his run. Perhaps the least experienced member of the team, Tayven Adamson, would have a mature run on the anchor, pushing right to the line, despite dropping a place to a faster athlete on his leg.
Despite being second in their heat and the winners of their heat winning gold, the second heat would have two teams narrowly quicker than Inverclyde, pushing them down to fourth place overall. Yet, it was still a great team performance.
The Under 17 men would have a narrow miss too as they finished ninth in the heats – one place outside the qualification for the finals. The team consisting of Ben Nichol, Josh Law who was having his first race at his new age group; and Lewis Hainey who was still an Under 15; would put in a solid performance considering their youth but will feel hard done by to not make the final. Also performing were the similarly-young Under 15 girls team of Abi Hammerman, Orla McGeehan and Erin Law would perform well in their heat too.
A stellar gold would continue to display the strength that Inverclyde have in the youth ranks as the under 17 women show there is a bright future for the senior women’s team in the near future.
After making the team podium at the National Cross Country Championships, the Under 17 women struck gold at the National 3x800m relays at Grangemouth.
It would be the third year in a row that the team would stand on the podium after winning gold two years ago at Under 15 age group and then attaining silver in the Under 17 race last year.
The winning trio consisted of the team of Georgia Morrison, Nuala McCheyne and Zoe Renfrew. Despite these athletes being part of successful teams in this event in the past, this was the first year that had both a heat and a final. The team cruised to second in the heat, sealing their place in the final.
Georgia would lead the team out first in their second race of the day, ending her two laps in second place. Nuala would then take over, consolidating their position before taking the lead at the end of her second lap by quite a margin. The trust would be put on Zoe’s anchor leg who held off a fast-finishing Edinburgh AC, confirming another victory at this event for the club.
There would be a narrow miss for the podium in the Under 13s boys race, despite the boys finishing second in their heat. Due to the age rules with the event, the Under 13s would run one race in a time trial heat, in which they would put down a respectable time. Keir Arthur would continue to impress at this age group as he led out the team to keep them among the top teams. Harris Morrison would be second leg, squeezing into first place by the end of his run. Perhaps the least experienced member of the team, Tayven Adamson, would have a mature run on the anchor, pushing right to the line, despite dropping a place to a faster athlete on his leg.
Despite being second in their heat and the winners of their heat winning gold, the second heat would have two teams narrowly quicker than Inverclyde, pushing them down to fourth place overall. Yet, it was still a great team performance.
The Under 17 men would have a narrow miss too as they finished ninth in the heats – one place outside the qualification for the finals. The team consisting of Ben Nichol, Josh Law who was having his first race at his new age group; and Lewis Hainey who was still an Under 15; would put in a solid performance considering their youth but will feel hard done by to not make the final. Also performing were the similarly-young Under 15 girls team of Abi Hammerman, Orla McGeehan and Erin Law would perform well in their heat too.
A stellar gold would continue to display the strength that Inverclyde have in the youth ranks as the under 17 women show there is a bright future for the senior women’s team in the near future.