Ayr Seaforth’s Sam Revie stars at the UK School Games

Sep 9 2011 by Mike WIlson, Ayrshire Post (main ed)

TEENAGER Sam Revie starred for Scotland at the UK School Games at Sheffield on Saturday.

The 16-year-old Ayr Seaforth flier finished third in the 100 metres in a new personal best 11.06 secs which now ranks him number one in Scotland in the under 17 age group.

Sam, a pupil of Marr College, was also part of the 4x100m Scotland relay team which was third in 42.54 secs.

Scotland returned with five gold, six silver and four bronze medals to finish sixth overall in an event won by the team from London.

Each of the 12 sports included is combined into a four-day games environment designed to replicate the feel of major events such as the Olympics and Commonwealth Games.

The annual event brings together 1600 young people of school age to live together and get the feeling of what it is like to compete at the highest level as athletes.

In August, Sam competed for Scotland at Antrim in the Celtic Games in the 4x100m relay and also in an invitation 100 metres which he won in 11.41 secs.

In July, at the under 18 Scottish Championships, he finished third in both the 100m (11.38 secs) and 200 metres (22.86 secs).

Sam’s coach at Seaforth is Kenny Campbell and he will be delighted and rightly proud that after a successful year of continued improvement, Sam is ranked number one in Scotland on his latest 100 metres performance.