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| Press Releases - Monday 29 September 2008 |
| Kilbarchan Athletic Club held its 34th Annual General Meeting and Presentation of Awards at the David Lloyd Club last week.
Jason Pender submitted his Secretary’s report, highlighting the various successes of the club, covering all aspects of athletic activities. Treasurer Jim Goudie presented his report which indicated the club to be in a sound financial position. President Jim Green thanked all committee members for their contributions to the continued success of the club and indicated his retirement from the office.
Dr Laurence Stewart was elected Honorary President and Robert Hawkins is the new President with Jim Ogilvie as Vice President and Jim Green filling the role of Immediate Past President. John Kynaston takes over from Jason Pender as Secretary with Max McFarlane continuing as Minute Secretary and Jim Goudie continues as Treasurer.
Main awards presented include .. Challenge Cup, club cross country champion .. James Snodgrass; David McDougall Memorial Shield, top club runner in National Cross Country Champs .. Robert Quinn; Provost Cowper Trophy, winter merit Trophy .. Conor McNulty; Club Hill Race Trophy .. Donald Petrie; Mens Track Championship Shield .. Craig Stewart Donald Stewart Memorial Trophy, club 100m .. David Watson. Ladies Track Championship Rosebowl .. Holly Belch; Ladies Salver , club 100m .. Holly Belch. Buddies Trophy for Field event performance .. Andrew Cunningham; Lilias Trophy, for athletic endeavour .. Callum Hawkins; Cath Geddes Trophy, for athletic endeavour .. Judith McNicol; Iain Cosgrove Quaich, for outstanding young sprinter/hurdler .. Martin Lipton
Shettleston Harriers retained the George Cummings Trophy when they won the Bell Group UK sponsored 4x2.7 miles road relay round the village of Houston last Saturday. Host club Kilbarchan Athletic Club, finished second with Ron Hill Cambuslang Harriers in third place.
The Shettleston team has been considerably strengthened by three Eritrean athletes who came to Scotland for the World Cross Country Championships last January and decided to settle in this country. The quartet covered the 4 lap course in the course record time of 50 minutes 25 seconds, well clear of the young Kilbarchan quartet which included Callum Hawkins, Derek Hawkins, Conor McNulty and Paul Leck and whose average age is barely 19 years. They had the consolation of winning the Renfrewshire County Road Relay Championship which is staged in conjunction with the big event. The County events relate to the old county boundaries which include East Renfrewshire, Inverclyde and parts of south west Glasgow.
The Kilbarchan B team of Ross Toole, Robert Quinn, Andrew McAlpine and Calum Morrison, finished 5th overall and also were second team in the county Championship.
The Shettleston Eritrean T Woldemichael ran the fastest lap, 12 minutes 26 seconds, with Derek Hawkins 13.05, the fastest Kilbarchan runner just ahead of young brother Callum’s 13.09.
In the Womens race, Victoria Park City of Glasgow, retained the Trust Inn Trophy with a time for the 3 lap race of 45.56 . The Kilbarchan trio of Natalie Sharp, Elspeth Curran and Leanne Hamilton, repeated last year’s 2nd place and like the men, they also won the County Relay Championship. The Kilbarchan trio was 47.00 with Elspeth the 4th fastest overall, time 15.12. Fastest was 14.38 by Sara Stevenson (Giffnock North), The Kilbarchan B team of Karen Yule, Lynsey Curran and Cara Sloss were 5th overall and third in the County Championships.
Arthur M Smith Monday 29 September 2008 |
