Victoria Park City of Glasgow AC shine at West District Championships and SUPERteams

Victoria Park City of Glasgow athletes enjoyed an excellent weekend of competition at the 4J Scottish Athletics West District Championships and SUPERteams competition in Kilmarnock. Blessed with outstanding weather across both days at the Ayrshire Athletics Arena, athletes produced a series of impressive performances, personal bests and top placings across the U16, U14 and U12 age groups.  

The club enjoyed success across the sprints, hurdles, endurance, jumps and throws events, while the U12 athletes gained valuable experience competing in the fun and competitive SUPERteams format.

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Championship Highlights

• Isla Thomson produced one of the performances of the weekend, winning the U16 Girls 300m Hurdles in 47.27 before returning to finish 2nd in the 300m final with 41.03.  
• Carter De Laet-Gamble won the U16 Boys High Jump with a clearance of 1.68m, before also finishing 3rd in the Long Jump with 5.42m.  
• Victoria Park athletes secured both 2nd and 3rd place in the U16 Pole Vault through Ali Ismail (3.00m) and Bryn Papworth (2.90m).  
• The throws group delivered an excellent set of results. Emily Cochrane finished 2nd in the U14 Girls Discuswith 18.59m, while Annabella Geuskens added 3rd place with 16.70m.  
• Amy Pender finished 2nd in the U16 Girls Shot Put with 9.46m and later placed 6th in the Discus with 17.92m.  
• Ahmed Ismail placed 2nd in the U14 Boys Javelin with 20.96m, while also adding another 2nd place finish in the Shot Put with 18.89m.  
• In the SUPERteams competition, Matty Morrow impressed with a 2nd place finish in the 75m, scoring 89 points for the club.  

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U16 Championship Performances

Athlete	Event	Position	Performance
Isla Thomson	300m Hurdles U16G	1st	47.27
Isla Thomson	300m Final U16G	2nd	41.03
Logan Torrance	300m U16B	2nd	39.08
Logan Torrance	300m Hurdles U16B	3rd	45.60
Carter De Laet-Gamble	High Jump U16B	1st	1.68m
Carter De Laet-Gamble	Long Jump U16B	3rd	5.42m
Ali Ismail	Pole Vault U16	2nd	3.00m
Bryn Papworth	Pole Vault U16	3rd	2.90m
Bryn Papworth	Triple Jump U16	4th	9.49m
Amy Pender	Shot Put U16G	2nd	9.46m
Amy Pender	Discus U16G	6th	17.92m
Charlotte Doyle	Shot Put U16G	4th	9.31m
Edie Rowan	Triple Jump U16G	5th	8.55m
Freya Jarvie	Triple Jump U16G	6th	8.40m
Freya Jarvie	800m U16G	4th	2:43.10
Caitlin Cameron Laing	1500m Steeplechase	5th	5:51.21
Caitlin Cameron Laing	1500m U16G	9th	5:09.16
Lola Campton	1500m U16G	10th	5:14.49

U14 Championship Performances

Athlete	Event	Position	Performance	Points
Findlay Grant	200m U14B	1st Heat	30.46	223
James MacLeod	Long Jump U14B	3rd	3.87m	210
Emily Cochrane	Discus U14G	2nd	18.59m	209
Grace Anderton	Long Jump U14G	11th	3.78m	204
James MacLeod	1500m U14B	7th	5:36.44	184
Annabella Geuskens	Discus U14G	3rd	16.70m	180
Hugo Meikle	200m U14B	4th Heat	33.15	177
Ahmed Ismail	Shot Put U14B	2nd	18.89m	173
Hugo Meikle	Long Jump U14B	6th	3.46m	169
Ahmed Ismail	Javelin U14B	2nd	20.96m	150
Tom Pollock	Long Jump U14B	11th	3.15m	144
Gregor Davidson	Javelin U14B	5th	19.53m	137
Tom Pollock	100m U14B	7th Heat	17.50	128
Orla Doherty	Discus U14G	7th	13.01m	123

U12 SUPERteams Performances

Athlete	Event	Position	Performance	Points
Matty Morrow	75m	2nd	12.00	89
Rosie Brown	75m	5th	13.46	74
Ellie Bruce	75m	6th	13.63	72
Aurora Baldini	75m	6th	13.76	70
Daniel Nikoloski	75m	8th	14.70	59
Matty Morrow	Long Jump	2nd	3.43m	80
Daniel Nikoloski	Javelin	5th	9.96m	64
Aurora Baldini	Long Jump	13th	2.82m	64
Rosie Brown	Javelin	12th	7.23m	44
Ellie Bruce	Javelin	14th	6.45m	38
Aurora Baldini	Javelin	16th	5.45m	29

SUPERteams Team Scores

Victoria Park City of Glasgow AC “A” scored a combined total of 760 points in the SUPERteams competition.

Athlete	Points
Matty Morrow	253
Rosie Brown	180
Ellie Bruce	164
Aurora Baldini	163

Overall, it was a hugely encouraging weekend for the club, with several athletes achieving top-three finishes, strong championship placings and valuable competition experience gained throughout all age groups in excellent conditions.