Caithness youngsters out of the blocks for new season

By SPP Reporter

Published: 11:00, 25 May 2012

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The Caithness athletes competed well in the event at Inverness.

The event was the first opportunity after the winter’s training to compete outdoors.

All the athletes did well with many recording personal best performances.

Also new for this season was a multi-events competition with the athletes that took part taking top places.

Caithness results – 100m – Heat 1: Liam McAdie, 5, 12.82s. Heat 2: Craig Wares, 1, 12.54s. Heat 6: Catie Kersley, 3, 14.57s. Heat 7: Gabby MacGregor, 4, 15.59s; Kaitlyn Reid, 5, 16.02s; Felicity Cowan, 7, 16.50s. Heat 8: Joseph Frame, 1, 15.03s; Lucy McIntosh, 6, 16.32s. Heat 10: Georgia Nicolson, 5, 17.32s. Final: C. Wares, 4, 12.59s; L. McAdie, 6, 12.67s.

150m – Heat 2: Louise Cormack, 1, 25.13s. Megan Cowie, 5, 27.14s; Faith Cowan, 8, 29.76s. Heat 3: Euan McGregor, 2, 24.01s.

400m – Heat 2: Sarah Henderson, 5, 64.99s; J. Frame, 7, 78.26s.

800m – Heat 3: S. Henderson, 6th, 2m35.71s; Rhiannon Kirk, 8, 2m40.19s. Heat 5: Gabby MacGregor, 6, 2m55.41s. Heat 6: F. Cowan, 6, 3m17.71s; Robert Thompson, 8, 3m22.60s; Erin Britton, 9, 3m28.47s. Heat 7: E. MacGregor, 3, 3m08.24s; G. Nicolson, 5, 3m21.07s.

75m – Heat 1: E. MacGregor, 1, 11.98s; F. Cowan, 5, 14.25s. Heat 2: L. Cormack, 1, 12.27s; M. Cowie, 2, 12.83s.

80mH – Heat 1: C. Kersley, 2, 16.48s.

75mH – Heat 1: E. Britton, 7, 18.31s.

200m – Heat 4: C. Wares, 1, 25.37s. Heat 6: F. Cowan, 6, 34.50s. Heat 7: R. Kirk, 4, 31.45s. Heat 9: J. Frame, 1, 30.25s; R. Thompson, 4, 36.56s.

Final: C. Wares, 4th, 25.66s.

Shot putt – Pool “B”: L. McAdie, 1, 9.95m; C. Wares, 2, 9.64m.

Pool “C”: Charles Angus, 4, 5.09m. Pool “D”: G. McGregor, 3, 5.51m; L. McIntosh, 4, 5.42m; K. Reid, 5, 4.22m.

Long jump – Pool “B”: C. Kersley, 6th, 3.63m; R. Kirk, 10, 3.28m. Pool “D”: L. Cormack, 3, 3.03m; C. Angus, 8, 2.56m; M. Cowie, 10, 2.36m; Pool “F”: F. Cowan, 11, 2.01m.

Triple jump – Pool “A”: L. McAdie, 4, 10.22m.

Javelin – Pool “C”: C. Angus, 3, 9.65m; E. Britton, 5, 5.66m.

Multi events – 11yrs boys: Amentep Booth, 2; long jump, 3.36m; 70mH, 16.84s; shot putt, 5.03m.

Under-14 girls: Neftera Booth, 6; long jump, 2.53m; 75mH, 19.12s; high jump, 0.90m; shot putt, 4.23m; 800m, 3m29.8s.

Under-14 boys: Stuart Kirk, 2: long jump, 2.78m; 80m hurdles, 18.22s; high jump, 1.05m; shot putt, 4.90m; 800m, 3m10s.

Under-16 boys: Imhotep Booth, 1; long jump, 3.85m; 100mH, 21.75s; shot putt, 6.48m; 800m 2m, 55.6s; high jump, 1.10m.

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