Club and personal bests for Elgin Amateur Athletics Club at national age championships at Glasgow's Emirates Arena

ELGIN AAC’s young athletes made a huge impression at the national age group championships at Glasgow’s Emirates Arena.

Only a year ago the Morriston club formed a four group structure, offering structured athletics programmes to members at under 11 and 13 level and helping them make advances on their technique.

The new group recently took part in a Superteams event in their first visit to the Emirates arena, a big step-up having only competed for the previous 11 months at local events.

Many were back in Glasgow along with other age groups in the club to compete in the national championships, achieving many personal bests and club records.

Ten PBs and five club records were broken by the under-13 group.

Lillia Clarke, Ava Cruickshank, Holly Whittaker and Lexi Grant all recorded a new PB in their 60mhurdles heats. Both Whittaker and Grant went on to ran even faster times in the semi-finals, with Whittaker also creating a new club record in both her heat and semi.

In the final, Whittaker finished fourth (10.15) and is now second in the Scottish rankings, while Grant ran her third PB of the competition to finish fifth (10.20).

Whittaker also ran a PB in her 60m heat and reached the semi-finals along with Grant, who then took part in the long jump and claimed a PB and CR (4.19m) to finish sixth.

Lucas Powditch recorded a PB and new club record in the 60m semi-finals and 200m.

Other times: 60m heats, Lillia Clarke 9.33; Tayla-Jai Greenfield 9.35; Shot putt, Tayla-Jai Greenfield 4.15m; Long jump, Ava Cruickshank 3.55m; Lillia Clarke 3.33m; Holly Whittaker 3.93m long jump

Under-15s: Eden Wojcik 60mH heat 10.62 (PB), semi-final 10.57 (PB); Georgia Grant 60mH heat 10.90 (PB); Eden Wojcik 60m heat 9.00 (PB); Georgia Grant 60m 9.46 (PB); Georgie Main 60m 9.43 (PB), 300m heat 53.90, shot Putt 5.45m.

Under-20s, Long jump: Kyle Wilkinson 6.43m.

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