The weather remained fair for the 2018 Disability Sport Fife Track and Field Championships held at Pitreavie Athletics Centre on Wednesday 13th June. The Championships are supported by the Fife Sports and Leisure Trust and this year attracted a record entry of over 270 athletes.
A strong volunteer force worked vigorously from 10 30 through till 15 40 to deliver the 167 event programme of track and field events plus relays. Thanks particularly to the Scottish Athletics officials who travelled from all over Scotland to assist at the meet.
West Fife CSS won the Inter Community Support Services team trophy with 72 points, 9 points ahead of East Fife CSS. Central Fife CSS finished in third place with 36 points.
The Russell Hogg Inter Schools Trophy was retained by Woodmill HS with a total of 127 points. Balwearie HS finished second with 56 points and Lochgelly HS finished third with 42 points. Queen Anne HS finished 4th, Bell Baxter HS 5th, and Glenrothes HS 6th.
Rosalind Penman from Balwearie HS won the Lita Allan Memorial Trophy as the outstanding female athlete. Robert Anderson from Glenrothes won the Ben Mills Trophy as the outstanding male athlete. Connor Brown from Woodmill HS won the Gilbert Trophy as the outstanding junior athlete. Cameron Herring from Touch Primary won the Derek Frew Inspirational Trophy. The Ian Watson Memorial Trophy was awarded to Liam Johnstone from Central Fife CSS for progress made over the year past in all athletics activities.
Some of the key performances on the day were:
Connor Brown T37 Woodmill HS – 800m 2.46.6 and 200m 32.9
Michael Mellon – winner of men’s standing shot 10.13 and javelin 37.95
Sam Fernando Fife AC winner of 800m 2:17 and 1500m 4.29.8
Graham McIntyre from Leven winner of senior 100m, 400m and 800m for senior wheelchair racers
Callum Sloan Queen Anne HS winner of 100m, 400m and 800m for junior wheelchair racers
Iain Strathearn Woodmill HS fastest junior over 100m 13.9 and 200m 28.9
Leading race runner – Cameron Urquhart Crossgates Primary 16.9 for 50m and 29.8 for 100m
Cameron Adam Fife AC – 17.9 for 100m and 37.30 for 200m and 5.30 for shot
Cameron Herring leading visually impaired athlete
Christina Murray leading hearing impaired athlete
Robert Anderson leading senior shot throw of 9.09
Ryan Spearman Fife AC fastest senior 200m 28.3
Thanks again to the wonderful team of volunteers and Sports Leaders from Kirkcaldy HS who contributed so much to the success of the 2018 Fife Track and Field Championships.
Richard Brickley MBE – President Disability Sport Fife