
Glasgow
Jaguars hosted a very successful match at Scotstoun on Saturday and once again
Edinburgh AC athletes, officials, team managers, coaches and photographer
played prominent roles, it was a 3rd place finish behind League Winners
Thames Valley Harriers and only 1 point behind Woodford Green and Essex
Ladies.
The result lifted the team to a 5th
place finish in the league and guarantees Premier Division competition next
season, even if the Premier Division is reduced to 8 or 6 clubs. Moira Nisbet headed
up the organising group for this match and comments from the visiting teams
suggested that the match was one of the best they had attended, Edinburgh
officials, who supported the match were Marc
Ritchie, who was Technical Manager, Brian Nisbet who as
equipment officer checked in nearly 100 private implements. Moira was also a
field judge on the day, while Helena
Black was a track judge. Alistair Aitchison was track referee
and Sandy and Mike
Forrest and Cameron
Lindsay were on the Photo Finish. Gary Leek has
posted his photos from the event on the Glasgow Jaguars Track and Field club
facebook page, where you can also find links to the full match reports for the
3 fixtures, plus photos from each of the 3 matches.
Gary’s photos can also be found on his own site at:
https://www.athleticsdigital.com/leagues/uk_national_athletics_league_scotstoun_2023/
The men’s team was managed by Keith Ridley and Anne Scott assisted with the women’s team.
Edinburgh
AC athletes were very much to the fore and made a valuable points
contribution.
In a strong field it was a 4th place for
Bradley Francis
in the A 400MH in 54.37 and he ran a strong first leg in the 4×400 team, who
finished in 4th. Bradley has competed in all 3 fixtures in what has been
a breakthrough season for him, lowering his PB by nearly 2 seconds.
It was also a 4th place for Andrew
McFarlane in the Pole Vault with a height of 4.21. Emily Craig is
beginning to come into form as she heads into the Scottish Championships and
finished in 3rd place in the 400MH in 61.29.
Sam Brown made
his first appearance for the team this season and finished 5th in a competitive
race in the 800 in 1.56.53 and Mark
MacDermot marked his debut for the team with a PB of 1.59. 23
for a 6th place finish in the B race and finished in 6th in the B 3000M in
9.05.19 his first run over this distance as a Senior athlete
Beth Ansell
made an impressive first appearance in the pink and black with a win in
the women’s 800 with a time of 2.07.21. It was EAC all the way in the women’s
1500 with Margot
Wyroll finishing in 5th in the A event in 4.50.89 and Carolyn Cameron
in 3rd place in the B event in her 2nd event of the day, having already
finished in 2nd place in the B 3000M in 10.54.41.
Sam McNeil was in the S/Chase for the first time this season and finished in
4th place in the B event in 6.54.09.
Henry
Clarkson, making a welcome return to competition this season
marked his debut for the team with a win in the A Triple Jump with an outdoor
PB of 15.46.
Lauren Stoddart,
who had the honour of being piped into the arena as Team Captain at 10.45
filled in in the B 800M, and was rewarded with a 4th place in the B event
but had to wait until the penultimate event to deliver a fine 2nd place in the
2k S/Chase in a season’s best of 7.03.56. An interview with Lauren can be found
on the following link. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ov0FZXVsPTU
A total of 19 EAC athletes have represented Glasgow Jaguars this season, 10 women and 9 men, and they are indebted to EAC, who have supported them in this pathway by paying their subs to Glasgow Jaguars. If you or your coach think that this is a pathway from which you could benefit next season please do not hesitate to get in touch with mmaguire3@blueyonder.co.uk
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