Ayr Seaforth starlet smashes league record

Jun 4 2008 Ayrshire Post

AYR Seaforth starlet Caroline George smashed a seven-year-old league record on Sunday.

The 13-year-old won the 200 metres in 25.15 secs to set a new under 15 girls best in the Scottish Young Athletes League.

And she also won the 100 metres in a personal best 12.34 secs.

Caroline was named athlete of the match and is now ranked number one in the ‘Power of Ten’ 200 metres for under 15 girls in Scotland.

She is also number two in the UK ‘Power of Ten’ for the same event.

Caroline’s time for the 100 metres ranks her at number one in Scotland for under 15 girls in the ‘Power of Ten’.

Belmont Academy pupil Caroline only joined Seaforth a year ago. Earlier this year, she won the Scottish Schools under 16 indoor 60 metres championship.

Another star was John McAfferty of Irvine AC who had three wins in the under 17 men’s events - high jump (1.95), javelin (42.29) and shot putt (14.50).

The combined Ayrshire team, comprising athletes from Seaforth, Irvine and Kilmarnock Harriers, finished fifth from eight clubs in the second match of the league at Linwood on Sunday.

Results: U17 women: 100m: 4. Meghan Logue 13.23; 200m: 4. Nicole Hamilton 27.81; ‘B’: 3. Sarah McNish 28.62; 300m: 3. Meghan Logue 43.44; ‘B’: 3. Sarah McNish 46.09; 80m hurdles: 8. Rachel Hunter 16.37; high jump: 3. Ashley Easton 1.35; javelin: 4. Rachel Hunter 18.14; ‘B’: 4. Ashley Easton 13.04; shot: 2. Rachel Hunter 8.58; 4 x 100m: 4. Meghan Logue, Rachel Hunter, Sarah McNish, Nicole Hamilton 46.09.

U15 girls: 100m: 1, Caroline George 12.34; ‘B’: 4. Victoria Conway 13.72; 200m: 1. Caroline George 25.15; ‘B’: 4. Victoria Conway 28.39; 800m: 5. Bethany Ross 2.28.27; ‘B’: 2. Eve Kerr 2.29.60; 75m hurdles: 4. Nicole Adams 12.81; ‘B’: 6. Ashley McQueen 16.04; long jump: 4. Rachel Whittle 4.53; javelin: 4. Alex Reid 14.65; ‘B’: 1. Kayleigh Evans 14.63; shot: 1. Rachel Whittle 8.54; ‘B’: 2. Alex Reid 5.87; 4 x 100m: 3. Caroline George, Nicole Adams, Rachel Whittle, Victoria Conway 53.28.

U13 girls: 75m: 2. Lorne Kerr 11.36; ‘B’: 4. Ainsley Clark 10.94; 150m: 5. Carolyn Harvey 22.45; ‘B’: 1. Ainsley Clark 21.59; 800m: 2. Brogan Wallace 2.35.91; ‘B’: 2. Fern Wales 2.42.59; 70m hurdles: 3. Carolyn Harvey 13.00; ‘B’: 1. Caitlin Lee 13.32; long jump: 3. Leanne Bingham 4.16; ‘B’: 6. Carolyn Harvey 3.67; high jump: 6. Gemma McCutcheon 1.20; ‘B’: 4. Caitlin Lee 1.15; 4 x 100m: 4. Leanne Bingham, Lorne Kerr, Gemma Cutcheon, Ainsley Clark 58.73.

U17 men: 100m: 2. Sean Thompson 11.47; ‘B’: 4. Jonathon Thompson 12.48; 200m: 5. Sean Thompson 23.51; ‘B’: 4. David Meikle 24.69; 400m: 8. Gregor Devoy 57.64; 800m: 7. Lee Wilson 2.08.10; ‘B’: 4. Ross Connelly 2.13.11; 1500m steeplechase: 5. Grant Beattie 5.47.42; ‘B’: Jonathon Dunn 5.52.06; 100m hurdles: 4. Gregor Devoy 20.54; ‘B’: 3. Jamie McDonald 21.45; high jump: 1. John McAfferty 1.95; ‘B’: 3. Jonathon Dunn 1.50; triple jump: 6. Jonathon Thompson 10.52; javelin: 1. John McAfferty 42.29; ‘B’: 4. Grant Beattie 17.55; shot: 1. John McAfferty 14.50; ‘B’: Ross Connelly; 4 x 100m: 6. Lee Wilson, Ross Connelly, David Meikle, Gregor Devoy 3.47.61.

U15 boys: 100m: 5. Wallace Graham 12.41; ‘B’: 4. Ryan Jansen 13.00; 200m: Sam Revie 25.38; ‘B’: 5. Calum McAughtrie 26.81; 400m: 7. Ryan Jansen 60.05; ‘B’: 7. Andrew Martin 66.04; 800m: 7. Adam Steven 2.18.95; ‘B’: 3. Cameron Mackie 2.20.32; 1500m: 6. Evan Cornforth 5.25.28; ‘B’: 4. Ben Johnston 5.36.90; 80m hurdles: 7. Cory O’Hara 16.09; long jump: 4. Calum McAughtrie 5.13; javelin: 2. James Gaffney 26.81; ‘B’: 3. Adam Steven 17.69; shot: 6. James Gaffney 8.85; ‘B’: 4. Ben Johnston 5.7; 4 x 400m: 6. Adam Steven, Ben Johnston, Cameron Mackie, Andrew Martin 4.22.64.

U13 boys: 100m: 7. Liam Anderson 14.41; ‘B’: 6. Sam White 14.72; 200m: 5. Liam Anderson 30.10; ‘B’: 6. Sam White 32.48; 800m: 4. Fergus Morris 2.34.57; ‘B’: 6. Ben Steven 2.46.05; 1500m: 4. Kian Douglas 5.01.12; ‘B’: 7. Sean Rennie 5.51.57; 75m hurdles: 5. Sam White 15.46; ‘B’: 5. Sean Rennie 16.67; long jump: 5. Liam Anderson 3.97; ‘B’: 7. Fergus Morris 3.52.

Seaforth’s Connor Gracie, 10, set a new course record of 9 mins 32 secs to win the Saughill Race at Girvan. He shaved 13 seconds off the previous best.