Linwood Open Meeting - Iain Wilson chases Scottish Record North Ayrshire Athletic Club Athletes were up at Linwood on Wednesday 29th June for the  open graded meeting. The weather was good with a slight wind which was good for Linwood. North Ayrshire athletes have been turning out for competitions in good numbers which is very encouraging for the Club. 8 athletes were at Linwood representing North Ayrshire AC.

There was some good performance with Veteran distance runner Derek Reid running the 3k race finishing in a good time of 10.58mins. U13 boy Ian Wilson was trying to beat a 30 year old Scottish record of  2.11mins for the 800m , he  had a good race but was just outside in a time of 2.13.08 mins. U15 Liam Dale ran 2.24mins in the same race.  Kyle Jackson continues to improve his 800m times with a PB of 2.32mins.  U15 Halle Stewart also had a good 800m time of 3.05.13mins.  Holly Morgan threw 22.72.19m in the Discus. 8.63m in the shot and 4.60m in the long jump.  Molly Mooney ran 15.06 s in the 100m.  and jumped 3.80m in the long jump.   Jill Taylor cleared 1.25m in the high jump.

Dam Park Open Meeting - Senior Athletes Sean Thompson & Derek Reid Make Their MarkNorth Ayrshire Athletic Club Athletes were down at Dam Park Ayr on Wednesday15th June for the Ayrshire Harriers open meeting. The weather was cool, but stayed dry, it was very pleasant when the sun was out, ideal for middle distance athletes to get personal bests (PB’S). North Ayrshire had a good turnout of 20 Athletes for this competition There were some good performance with U11 girl Pheobe Lewis taking part in three events 150m, 600m and long jump. Pheobe got a PB’s in all her events. Veteran Runner Derek Reid ran the 3k race in 10.55.17 mins taking nearly a minute from his previous run at Linwood. Well done everyone who turned up, special thanks to all the parents who assisted and thanks also to Jim and Betty Young and Dave Campbell from Irvine AC who are part of the Ayrshire Harriers team of helpers. North Ayrshire AC Results

Female, 150m U11 – Phoebe Lewis 25.91sU13 - Sophie Lewis 15.20s., 600m, U11 – Phoebe Lewis 2.20.51mins., 800m, U15– Jill Taylor 2.43.48 mins. Halle Stewart 3.05.20mins, 200m, U15 – Molly Mooney 29.75s. Jenna Gillespie 30.78s. Lauren Gillespie 31..83s, Long Jump U11 – Phoebe Lewis 3.09m., U15 – Molly Mooney 3.89m. Jenna Gillespie 3.67m. Halle Stewart 3.06m, High Jump U13 – Ellie Fulon 1.35m U15 - Jill Taylor 1.20m, Shot U13 – Ellie Fulton 6.19m U15 – Holly Morgan 9.11m. Molly Mooney 6.53m, Javelin U13 – Ellie Fulton 15.15m U15 – Holly Morgan 19.46m . Megan Brown 14.68m

Male, 3000m – Derek Reid – 10.55.17mins, 200m U15 – Chris Liechti 27.00s Mark Holliman 30.27s Kyle Jackson 31.12s., U17 – Sean Gibson 23.71s U20 – Sean Thompson 23.60s, 800m U13 – Iain Wilson 2.16.12mins. Jamie Nix 3.25.19mins U15 – Gordon Wilson 2.10.07mins Liam Dale 2.18.01mins. Chris Liechti 2.18.69mins. Kyle Jackson 2.39.42mins. Mark Holliman 2.57.46mins, Long Jump U13 - Jamie Nix 3.13m U17 – Sean Gibson 5.49m U20 – Sean Thompson 5.07m .

Young Athletes League Meeting 2 - Great Contribution from NAAC AthletesNorth Ayrshire AC young athletes were once again competing for the Ayrshire Harriers team at the new Scotstoun Sports Centre Glasgow on Sunday 15 May 2011. The Ayrshire Harriers team finished 2nd in the first of the three matches of division 1 league.The weather was overcast and blustery mixed in with showers not ideal conditions for track and field athletes. The team did have a number of call-offs, mostly due to exams but with good replacement the team was still hoping to do well.There were a number of good performances from the North Ayrshire AC contingent. U13 Ellie Fulton won her 70m hurdles with a graded performance of 13.20s. Sean Gibson also had two graded performances of 11.68s in the 100m and 23.64s in the 200m. Holly Morgan also did well with two graded performances of 23.09m discus and 8.96m shot.

Shona Blades had an excellent PB of 2.34.34mins in her 800m race. Well done to all the athletes who competed and thanks to all the people who assisted withhe team and who officiated…..special thanks to Steven Jackson for team managing both the boys and girls team.The overall team finishing positions shown below, Ayrshire Harriers finished 3rd.

Edinburgh AC 592, Giffnock North 537, Ayrshire Harriers 458, Central AC 397, Kilbarchan 369, Pitreavie AC 362, VP Glasgow 350, Shettleston 270

North Ayrshire results., Girls, 70mH U13B Ellie Fulton 13.20s 1st, 80mH U17A Caitlin Lee 15.05s 5th ., 80mH U17B Alana Crawford 16.44s 3rd., 100m U17A Connie Freerson 13.37s 5th, 100m U17B Alana Crawford 13.23s 2nd, 200m U17A Connie Freerson 27.47s 5th, 200m U17B Alana Crawford 27.83s 3rd, 800m U13A Louise Duncan 3.01.63mins 8th, 800m U15 Shona Blades 2.34.34mins 4th, 800m U17 Stephanie Dalgoutte 2.48.28mins 4th, Shot U15 Holly Morgan 8.96m 2nd, Discus U15 Holly Morgan 23.09m 1st, Discus U17 Natalie Dalgoutte 17.63m 4th

Boys, 75mH U13A Jamie Nix 17.89s 6th, 80mH U15A Kyle Jackson 20.01s 5th, 100m U15A Kyle Jackson 14.64s 8th, 100m U17A Sean Gibson 11.68s 2nd, 200m U15 Fraser Mackie. 26.65s 3rd, 200m U17A Sean Gibson 23.54s 2nd, 800m U13A Jamie Nix 3.10.mins 6th, 800m U15 Fraser Mackie. 2.19.92mins 1st, 100m U17A Gordon Wilson. 2.16.52mins 7th, 1500m U15 Kyle Jackson 5.22.01mins 7th, Discus U15 Alexandros Paparakis 24.19m 3rd, T.J. U17 Sean Gibson 11.00m 4th .

Scottish Open Graded - Holly Morgon Aiming High with New PB and Ready to Make an Impact at her Throws Events Four of North Ayrshire Athletics Club athletes attended the National Open Graded at Scotstoun Stadium on Saturday 8 May 2011. They were Alana Crawford, Connie Frearson, Holly Morgan & Sean Gibson. The sprinters were first on the track on a very windy day that wasn't made for quick times. At this meet heats were based on times rather than ages. Alana & Connie were in the second fastest heat of the 100m and finished tied for 3rd in a time of 12.79s. This meant that they were 10 fastest overall and just failed to make the final.

Sean then ran his 100m heat in a time of 12.02, but failed to reach the final by 1/1000th of a second. Again Alana & Connie ran in the second fastest 200m heat. Connie finished 3rd in 28.80s and Alana was 5th in 29.02s. Sean was next up in his 200m heat where he finished 2nd in 24.02 and progressed to the final. Where he finished a credible 3rd in 23.73. Sean also competed in the long jump and set a PB of 5.98m in finishing second.

Holly Morgan was entered in the discus, javelin & shot putt. She was first up in the shot putt determined to break the 9m mark for the first time, which she duely did with her first putt of 9.04m and finished 5th. Up next for Holly was the javelin where she threw 24.45m to finish second. She followed this up with 21.58m throw in the discus finishing 4th. All in all a good day for the NAAC athletes against a hig calibre of athletes from around the country.

Young Athletes League Meeting 1 - Iain Wilson Aiming to break Scottish 800m Record North Ayrshire AC had 20 young athletes picked for the Ayrshire Harriers team who were competing at Grangemouth on Sunday 24 April in the Scottish Young Athletes division 1 league.

The weather was fine and even although the team had a number of call-offs, mostly due to Easter Holidays. The team was hoping to do well again this season after finishing 3rd in last season’s finals. There were a number of good performances from the North Ayrshire AC contingent. U13 Ellie Fulton won her High jump competition with a 1.43m jump 13cm onto her previous a PB. the best in Scotland and 2nd in the UK so far this season. U13 boy Iain Wilson had a excellent 800m just missing out in breaking The Scottish record of 2.19s finishing in 2.20s. again the best in Scotland this year. Well done to all the athletes who competed and thanks to all the people who assisted with, the team and who officiated…..special thanks to Betty Young, Dave Campbell and Hazel Morgan who were part of the declarations team who were stuck inside all day doing the paperwork., The overall team finishing positions show Ayrshire Harriers 2nd . North Ayrshire athletes put in a large contribution to one of best performances from Ayrshire Harriers since it joined the League 4yrs ago.

Edinburgh AC 638.5, Ayrshire Harriers 591.5, Giffnock North 494.5, Pitreavie AC 439, VP Glasgow 410, Kilbarchan 392, Shettleston Harriers 358.5, Central AC 307

North Ayrshire results., Girls, 70mH U13 Ellie Fulton 13.63s 1st, 75mH U15 Molly Mooney 15.65s 5th., 100m U17A Connie Freerson 13.27s 5th, 100m U17B Alana Crawford 13.21s 4th, 200m U17A Connie Freerson 27.44s 4th, 200m U17B Alana Crawford 27.48s 1st, 800m U15 Shona Blades 2.39.27mins 4th, 800m U17 Sarah Davies 2.29.20mins 2nd, Shot U15 Holly Morgan 8.94m 3rd, Javelin U15 Holly Morgan 22.50m 1st, Javelin U17 Natalie Dalgoutte 19.63m 4th, H.J. U13 Ellie Fulton 1.43m, L.J. U17A Alana Crawford 4.49m. 5th, L.J. U17B Connie Freerson 4.27m 2nd .

Boys, 75mH U13 Jamie Nix 17.98s 3rd., 80mH U15 Kyle Jackson 14.59s 3rd, 100mH U17 Matthew Montgomery 17.41 1st, 100m U17A Sean Gibson 11.61s 3rd, 200m U17A Sean Gibson 23.96s 4th, 400mB U15 Cameron Watson 65.82s. 6th, 400mA U15 Kyle Jackson 66.69s 7th., 400m U17 Gordon Wilson 56.29s 4th, 800m U13 Iain Wilson 2.20.99mins 1st, 800m U15 Fraser Mackie. 2.19.92mins 1st, 800m U17A Gordon Wilson. 2.12mins 6th, 800m U17B Liam Dale 2.23.86mins 5th, 1500m U15 Ross Walsenham 5.14.42mins 7th, Shot U15 Alexandros Paparakis 8.57m 1st, Javelin U15 Alexandros Paparakis 13.06m 3rd, H.J. U17 Matthew Montgomery 1.50m 6th, L.J. U13 Jamie Nix 3.17m. 6th, L.J. U17B Sean Gibson 5.74m 1st .

Hammeramma UK - Quality Performance from Thrower James Gaffney North Ayrshire AC athletes had a busy weekend with U17 thrower James Gaffney through at Grangemouth on Saturday 9th April for the Hammeramma competition. With hammer thrower from all over the UK taking part James finished 5th in his age group with a throw of 35m.

On Sunday 10 April the KA Campus Track at Saltcoats was host to the Ayrshire Harriers open Athletic Meeting. KA Leisure was the main sponsor of the competition and their support of the event was first class.This event has been building up in numbers over the years with it being an open competition, athletes travel from all over Scotland with entries from as far away as Falkirk and Dumfries. Also with Saltcoats having the additional benefit of having an excellent throws cage, the throwing events entries increased which always along with having wonderful weather meant the number of entries were over 200 which is a record for this event.

All the young Ayrshire Athletes were using this event to win a place in the Ayrshire Harriers team that competes in the Scottish Young Athletes League. This starts on the 24th April at Grangemouth. North Ayrshire athletes had a good day with a good number having personal bests and winning medals. Full results next week.Special thanks to all the coaches and parents from North Ayrshire who put in a great effort in making this event one of the best held in Ayrshire. With a few improvements for inclement weather it has the potentialto become a more used location for competitions.

Scottish Championships - PB's for sprint duo Alana Crawford and Connie Frearson On Saturday 14th August U17 woman Connie Frearson ran in the 100m finishing a creditable 5th in 13.21s.
On Sunday there were a number of U15 club entries Sean Gibson, Gordon Wilson, Alana Crawford, Holly Morgan and  Caitlin Lee. U17 Woman Connie Frearson was also competing in the 200m race.
On Sunday  Alana Crawford from Irvine got to the final of both the 100m and 200m races with her best result in the 200m finishing 6th overall. Alana improved her PB in the 100m to 13.13s and 200m to 27.16s  running a total of six races on the  day. Sean Gibson ran 12.51 finish 4th in the 100m heat, just missing the final. In the 200m race he got to the final finishing 8th . Sean has been carrying an injury and after the heats was not in the best shape he still manage to run 25.05s finishing 2nd in the semi-final.   Caitlin Lee ran a 30.36 in the 200m heat and just missed out on the 80mH final finishing 4th in 13.17 in the heat. Gordon Wilson ran 58.33 in the 400m finishing 4th in the heat.
Holly Morgan was competing in the discus, although not performing at her best she finished 11th  throwing 17.49m.
Connie Frearson had a PB in the 200m semi-final finishing 5th  in 27.13s. just missing the final.  

U13 SUPERTEAMS - Molly Moonie wins her 100m heat for the team North Ayrshire AC’s young athletes were up at the new Scotstoun Stadium and track for the Scottish Track and Field Championships held over two days.  The weather was tremendous with both Saturday and Sunday lovely and sunny with very light winds, ideal for sprinting and field events. 

Scottish Young Athletes Final - UK Grade 1 for Demi Orr super win!! and PB's all round for NAAC Athletes North Ayrshire AC’s young athletes were at Grangemouth competing for the Ayrshire Harriers team. on Sunday 01 August in the Scottish Final of the Young Athletes leagues. With teams qualifying from Highland and Island and Inverness competing, it was going to be difficult to get into the top two places and qualify for the UK final in Manchester.  Edinburgh A.C. and Giffnock North have been dominant in these finals for the last three years and were expected to qualify again.
 The weather started of nice and sunny, but within the first hour the heavens opened and it poured down for the rest of the day, which made it very uncomfortable for everyone who was competing and officiating.
The team had the usual last minute call off’s but still managed to cover most of the events.  North Ayrshire athletic Club had 14 athletes in the team which continues its improving status within Ayrshire’s Track and Field community.  U13 girl Demi Orr achieved a grade 1 UK standard finishing first in the 800m race with a new a PB of 2.31.06mins. U13 boy Kyle Jackson Stepped in to do a 800m and threw a new a PB of 6.30m in the shot.  U17 woman Connie Frearson from Irvine ran both the 100m, 200m finish 1st and 2nd with new  PB’s.  U15 boy Sean Gibson ran a PB in the 100m, but strained a muscle and only competed in the 200m and long jump to get points for the team.   U17 Matthew Montgomery put in a tremendous team performance by stepping in to do the 400m hurdles and the triple jump at the last minute and earned a creditable 9 points for the team finishing 4th and 5th respectively. U17 Ashley McQueen also threw the Hammer for the first time finishing 3rd and earning the team 6 points.  U15 boy’s  Gordon Wilson and Christopher Lietchi both ran PBs in the 400m and 1500m respectively. All of the North Ayrshire athletes made a significant contribution to the Ayrshire Harriers Team who finished 3rd overall just behind Giffnock by 70 points and Edinburgh who won the
Scottish final again.  This is the best finish that the Ayrshire team has achieved since its conception 4 years ago and a big thanks goes to all the parents, coaches and athletes who have supported the team this year.  
Full results for North Ayrshire Athletes.
Girls
U13
Molly Mooney: 150m 23.81s
Demi Orr: 800m 2.31.06mins
U15
Caitlin lee: 75mH 13.54s: Long Jump 4.20m:
Alana Crawford 100m 13.23s:  200m: 28.34s
Holly Morgan Discus, 17.59m:  Javelin 16.68m.  Shot 6.85m
U17
Connie Frearson 100m 13.08s:  200m 26.90s:
Ashley McQueen 80mH 16.87m:  Hammer 11.02m 
Stephanie Dalgoutte 1500m.  6.07.20mins. Long Jump 3.85m
Natalie Dalgoutte  Discus 17.45m  
Boys     
U13
Kyle Jackson 100m  15.52s:  800m 3.34m: Shot 6.30m
U15
Sean Gibson 100m 11.97s : 200m 25.95s  Long Jump 4.30m
Christopher Liechti 1500m 4.50.72mins  
Gordon Wilson  400m 57.58s:  800m 2.23.48mins    
U17

Ayrshire Championships - Fantastic Show from Sprinters Sean, Alana & Connie North Ayrshire athletes were at Dam Park Ayr on Sunday 25th July for the Ayrshire Track and Field Championships.  The weather was overcast with a breeze blowing down the finishing straight not ideal for fast times. The rain did stay off which was a bonus for both athletes and the large number of spectators.  
North Ayrshire’s U15 boy Sean Gibson was the star of the day winning 3 gold medal 100m, 200m. and Long jump all of them new PB’s. U15 girls Alana Crawford was not far behind with 2 gold and one silver in the same events. U17 women Connie Frearson was unlucky to be competing against the Scottish sprint Champion Caroline George from Ayr finishing a close 2nd in the 100m and 200m but winning gold in the long jump.
Demi Orr continues her winning ways with gold in the 800m and long jump and bronze in the 200m which she did just after her win in the 800m. race.  Throwers U15 boy Alexandros Paparakis and u13 boy Kyle Jackson both won gold in the shot and Discus.
U15 girl Holly Morgan won gold in the Javelin and Bronze in the Shot.
There were lots of good performances from the North Ayrshire Athletes and the club is doing well in encouraging athletes to take part in these competitions.

Next Sunday it’s the young athletes final and North Ayrshire has a good representative presence in this team.  The bus will leave Irvine Cross at 9pm Sunday 1st August.    

 Full results
Girls/Women
75mH
U15      Caitlin Lee                 13.4s   3rd
80m
U11    Louise Duncan             13.7s    3rd   
100m
U13    Molly Mooney             15.0s   2nd
U13    Lauren Gillespie           16.1s    8th  
U15    Alana Crawford           13.3s   1st   
U17    Connie Frearson           13.3s   2nd  
150m
U11     Louise Duncan            26.6s    6th
200m
U13 Demi Orr                        30.4s   3rd
U13 Molly Mooney                32.7     4th
U13 Jenna Gillespie                32.6     5th   
U13 Lauren Gillespie              38.5     5th H   
U15 Alana Crawford              27.9s.  1st  
U17 Connie Frearson              27.7     2nd       
U17  Ashley McQueen           29.20   2nd       
800m
U13  Demi Orr                   2.37.7.mins  1st
U13 Jenna Gillespie           3.04,2.mins  4th   
U13 Halle Stewart             3.17.7.mins   6th               
U15 Shona Blades             2.49.4.mins   3rd  
U15 Jill Taylor                   2.59.9.mins   4th

Long Jump
U11. Louise Duncan               3.08m. 8th
U13. Demi Orr                        4.00m  1st
U13. Ellie Fulton                    3.40m  4th 
U13. Halle Stewart                3.39m  5th 
U13. Lauren Gillespie             3.11m. 8th 
U15 Alana Crawford              4.39m  2nd
U15  Caitlin Lee                     4.18m  3rd   
U15 Jill Taylor                        3.79m. 4th
U15 Shona Blades                  3.41m. 5th
U17 Connie Frearson              4.43m 1st
High Jump
U13 EllieFulton                      1.15m   2nd
U15 Jill Taylor                       1.25m   2nd   
U17 Ashley McQueen            1.40m 2nd
Javelin
U15 Holly Morgan                  1.24m   1st   
Shot
U13 Jenna Gillespie                6.46m  2nd
U13 Molly Mooney                6.23m 3rd
U13 Halle Stewart                  4.01m  7th
U15 Holly Morgan                  6.46m  3rd

Boys/Men 
100m
U15     Sean Gibson                12.2s    1st
200m   
U15     Sean Gibson                24.4      1st .
           
 1500m(Irvine AC) 
Vet  Jim White                      5.33.7.mins  2nd  
5000m (Irvine AC)
Vet    Jim White                   19.20.3.mins  1st 
Vet    Jim Sneddon              19.40.6.mins 2nd                     
Long Jump
U15  Sean Gibson                   5.13m     1st  
Shot
U13  Kyle Jackson                  6.61m     1st
U15  Alexandros Paparakis    8.08m     1st                
Discus
U13  Kyle Jackson                  15.37m   1st

U15  Alexandros Paparakis    20.63m   1st

SUPER 8 TEAMS - Fantastic Performances from NAAC Athletes

The Youth  Super8 team competition is an athletic competition with teams of 8 girls and 8 boys.  Eight teams across Scotland took part in the event with Ayrshire Harriers selecting the Ayr team from the three athletics clubs of Ayr Seaforth, Kilmarnock Harriers and North Ayrshire Athletics Clubs.  All athletes competed in one field event; one track event and one relay each in a format similar to the Senior Super 8 event which took place later that evening.  The young athletes were on first and they were all introduced on camera and captured on the big TV screen at the end of the track. The last medley race was held between the international event and the young athletes got big cheers from the crowd of nearly 5000 people who were watching the main event.
The athletes competing were Scott McAnally and James Armstrong (Ayr Seaforth), Fergus Morris, Angus Cochrane, Andrew Jones, Daniel Steele, Gemma McCutcheon, Lorne Kerr, Stacie Taylor, Fern Wales and Jennifer Baird (Kilmarnock Harriers) and Alana Crawford, Holly Morgan, Caitlin Lee, Sean Gibson and Fraser Mackie (NAAC). 

It was a closely contested event with the leader board changing throughout the competition.  At one point Team Ayr were in third place but finished a very creditable 5th place.  All of the athletes enjoyed the experience of the event where they were given the opportunity to share in the limelight of the star athletes competing at night.  Some of the team members were also interviewed by the TV Crew and this was shown around the stadium on the large media screens.  Lorne and Fern were interviewed following their part in helping the girl’s team to a win in the 4x100m relay.  To say they were ‘star struck’ would be an understatement, but James gave a very creditable interview following a win in the hurdles event. 
Individual results for the team were James Armstrong 1st in Javelin, Alana Crawford 1st in 100m and 3rd in Long Jump, Gemma McCutcheon 3rd in Shot and 3rd in 300m, Holly Morgan 1st Javelin, Lorne Kerr 2nd in Javelin, 4x100m girls (Alana Crawford, Caitlin Lee, Fern Wales, Lorne Kerr) 1st. 

Full results:
James Armstrong (14.30s hurdles, 35.85m javelin), Daniel Steele (13.2s 100m, 4.95m long jump), Fergus Morris (45.2s 300m, 1.4m high jump), Fraser Mackie (44.5s 300m, 13.8m javelin), Angus Cochrane (5.28mins 1500m, 5.75m shot), Scott McAnally (1.55m high jump), Sean Gibson 5.07m long jump), Andrew Jones (6min 1500m, 3.66 shot), Alana Crawford (13.3s 100m, 4.6m long jump), Caitlin Lee (13.0s hurdles, 4.17m long jump), Gemma McCutcheon 45.07s 300m, 7.39 shot), Stacie Taylor (5.27 min 1500m, 1.25 high jump), Holly Morgan (50.33s 300m, 17.1m javelin), Lorne Kerr (14.1s 100m, 13.84m javelin), Fern Wales(6.03min 1500m, 5.21m shot), Jennifer Baird(22.8s hurdles, 1.15m high jump).  Some times are rounded to the nearest second.

Linwood Open Meeting 30/06/10 North Ayrshire Athletic Club Athletes were up at Linwood on Wednesday 30th June for the  open graded meeting. The weather was windy and cold which it always seems to be at Linwood. North Ayrshire athletes have been turning out for competitions in good numbers which is very encouraging for the Club and coaches.  8 athletes were at Linwood representing North Ayrshire AC.
There was some good performance at Linwood with Holly Morgan throwing 19.19m in the Discus. Fraser Mackie continues to improve his 800m times with a PB  of 2.34mins.  Sean Gibson who is the clubs new find in the U15 boys sprint had an excellent time 12.21.s  in the 100m   Alana Crawford .from Irvine continuing her good form with in the 100m with a time of 13.54. s  Caitlin Lee also continues to improve her hurdles time with a 13.56.s for the 75mH.  
Demi Orr, Jill Taylor and Halle Stewart all ran good 800m times of 2.32.mins 2.55.mins  and 3.04.mins 
Well done to everyone who turned up to represent North Ayrshire A.C. the club is making good progress and is looking for a good turnout at the Ayrshire Track & Field Championships.
The Ayrshire Championships are  being held at Dam Park Ayr on Sunday  the 25th July.  This event is for athletes from Ayrshire clubs and schools only and  results are used to choose  the track and field age group winners for Ayrshire.    

North Ayrshire AC  Results
Female

75mH
U15 – Caitlin Lee  13.56s.

 100m
U13 -  Demi Orr  15.24.s,  Halle Stewart 16.92.s
U15 -  Alana Crawford  13.54s,  Caitlin Lee 14.26s  
 
800m
U13 –. Demi Orr 2.32.45mins,  Jill Taylor 2.55.54mins.  Halle Stewart   3.04.28mins. 

High Jump
U13 – Jill Taylor 1.15m. 
Discus
U15 – Holly Morgan  1st  19.19m

Male
100m
U15 – Sean Gibson 12.41.s   Fraser Mackie 14.26
800m

Young Athletes League Division 1- Great Performances from North Ayrshire Athletes

A number of North Ayrshire AC’s young athletes were picked for the Ayrshire Harriers team competing at Wishaw on Sunday  30 May in the Scottish Young Athletes division 1 league. The Ayrshire team finished 3rd  at Grangemouth in the first meeting and was hoping for a repeat performance at Wishaw.  
The weather was cool with a brisk wind blowing down the 100m straight making it harder for the sprinters.   The team had a few last minute call offs and was missing a few athletes due to last minute studying for exams, however all the other team were having the same problem.  There were a number of good performances from the North Ayrshire athletic  contingent,  U13 boy Kyle Jackson continues to improve with a good 200m time of 30.69s.    U15 girl Alana Crawford from Irvine also had another good 100m of 13.58s.  U15 girl Caitlin Lee  did well in the 75mH finishing in 14.07.  Connie Frearson competing for Ayrshire in the 100m for the first time got a PB of 13.50s. Connie also ran the  80m Hurdles in an  excellent time finishing 5th  U15 Boy’s Gordon Wilson and Christopher Liechti  also had good runs in the 800m and 1500m finishing in 2.19.26 and 4.56.02  respectively  new PB’s for both athletes. Christopher Jenks travels over from Arran to compete and stepped in to do the 80m Hurdles and finished 4th a good team effort from Chris. U17 Man Matthew Montgomerie was competing for the first time for the Ayrshire team and was brave enough to do the 100m Hurdles finishing 2nd. Again good points for the team.   There are still lots of Ayrshire Team places for other North Ayrshire athletes to  make an impact. The team lacks U13 boys and U13 girls, by working hard at training and competing as often as possible the openings are there in these age groups especially.  
The Ayrshire team finished 3rd  overall in a league of 8 teams from the central belt which was a good result again, the team only needs 3 team points to be sure of getting to the final at Scotstoun in August 

Full results for North Ayrshire Athletes.
Girls
U15
Caitlin lee 75mH 13.92s: Long Jump 4.14m: Javelin 8.87m
Alana Crawford 100m 13.58s:  200m: 27.87
 Holly Morgan Shot 5.46m
U17
Connie Frearson 100m 13.50s:  80mH 15.58s.
Ashley McQueen. 80mH 16.53s  
Alison Hughes 800m 2.40.62mins
Stephanie Dalgoutte 1500m 6.18.63mins 
Boys     
U13
Kyle Jackson 200m 30.69s: Shot 5.47m
U15
Gordon Wilson 800m 2.19.26mins.   
Christopher Lietchi 1500m 4.56.02mins.200m
Christopher Jenks 80mh 17.01s : Long Jump 4.57m 
U17

SUPER Turnout from Athletes at Linwood Open Graded

North Ayrshire Athletic Club Athletes were up at Linwood on Wednesday 26th May for the  open graded meeting. The weather was windy and cold which was going to make it difficult for athletes to get personal bests (PB’S)  North Ayrshire had an excellent turnout of 13 Athletes for this competition which is very encouraging for the Club coaches who have been working hard  to encourage all athletes to take part in these low key events.  These events are not about where the athlete finishes, it’s about the athlete’s individual performance.  The athletes who turned out for North Ayrshire AC all did well and hopefully it will encourage more athletes to attend the next meeting which is being held at Dam Park Ayr on Wednesday  the 16th June  7pm start. . 
There were some good performance with Connie Frearson  from Irvine continuing to improve in the 100 and 200m races. Matthew Montgomerie also had a good run in the 200m winning his race in 27.59. Holly Morgan also continues to improve her PB’s in the field events with two good throws in both the shot and discus
Well done everyone who turned up, the club is sure they have lots more athletes capable of doing the same and  make sure you are all down at Ayr for the next competition.
  
North Ayrshire AC  Results
Female
 100m
U11 – Louise Duncan 17.34s
U13 -  Lauren Gillespie  17.41s. 
U15 – Alana Crawford  14.19s, Caitlin Lee 15.14s  
 U17 – Connie Frearson 13.81s.
800m
U13 –. Molly Mooney 3.00.63mins.   Jenna Gilespie 3.04.37mins.  Halle Stewart   3.16.78mins. 
U15 –  Shona Blades 2.51.27mins.  Jill Taylor  2.59.07 mins
200m
U13 – Jenna Gillespie   33.57s. Molly Mooney  33.60s
U15 – Alana Crawford.   29.45s.  Holly Morgan 31.28s. Shona Blades 33.05s Jill Taylor 34.22s.
U17 – Connie Frearson   28.41s.
Long Jump
U11 – Louise Duncan 3.30m
U13 – Molly Mooney 3.32m.  Lauren Gillespie 3.25m 
U15 – Caitlin Lee. 4.16m.   Jill Taylor  3.63m
Shot
U15 – Holly Morgan 7.78m
Discus
U15 – Holly Morgan  1st  18.16m

Male
100m
U20 – Jamie McDonald
200m
U13-  Kyle Jackson  32.63s. 
U15 – Fraser Mackie 29.69
U17 – Matthew  Montgomerie  27.59s
800m
U15 – Fraser Mackie – 2.43.50mins
Long Jump
U13 -  Kyle Jackson  3.26m
High Jump
U17 – Matthew Montgomerie – 1.35m
Shot Putt
U13 - Kyle Jackson  5.72m

Fantastic Performance from Lone Sprinter Alana Crawford

North Ayrshire AC had one athlete through at Wishaw on Saturday for the Scottish Closed Championship. Alana Crawford from Irvine was the Club’s sole representative. The turn out from athletes from all clubs was very disappointing, athletes studying for exams were the main reason given for the low turnout.  The weather was still on the cold side with the wind blustering across the track making conditions not that ideal for the sprinters.
U15 girl Alana Crawford was entered for both the 100m and the 200m. with qualifying heats in both events. Alana made it through the 100m heats qualifying for the final as one of the fastest losers. In the final Alana got off  to a flying start and was up with the leaders until the last 20m, she just missed out on a bronze medal finishing 0.3 of a second behind to finish 4th in a new personal best of 13.41.
In the 200m Alana got through to the semi-finals and again set a new PB of 28.11 seconds.
Alana just missed out on the final by one place finishing 9th overall, another excellent performance. I know a number of the clubs athletes missed out on this competition and the club needs to do more to promote and ensure athletes are reminded to send in their entries on time.  

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