187 athletes registered for the 2018 Disability Sport Fife (DSF) cross country championships at the Beveridge Park in Kirkcaldy on Thursday 17th May. The Championships are organised by DSF in conjunction with Fife Athletic Club and with support from Kirkcaldy Rugby Club and the Kirkcaldy & District Lions Club. The Championships followed immediately after the Fife Primary Schools Cross Country Championships.
Athletes with additional support needs competed over 500m, 1K, 2K or 3K for individual Fife titles and points towards the Russel Hogg Team Trophy. Balwearie HS won the title with 24 points and Woodmill HS finished runners up with 15 points. Joint third were the pupils from Madras College and Bell Baxter HS with 13 points each. Lochgelly HS, Levenmouth Academy and Glenrothes HS finished in 5th, 6th and 7th positions.
Individual race winners winner were as follows:
500m
Teigon Munro – Rimbleton Primary
Noah Herkes – Pitreavie Primary
Aaliyah Black – Bell Baxter HS
Karen Munro – Balwearie HS
Kerian Cranna – Levenmouth Academy
Christopher Trowel – Glenrothes HS
David King – Balwearie HS
1K
Jenna Richardson – Madras College
Chloe Hutchison – Madras College
Jennifer Grist – Balwearie HS
Nikki Baxter – West Fife CSS
John Simpson – Madras College
Mark Salmond – Woodmill HS
Connor Brown – Woodmill HS
Arran Howe – Bell Baxter HS
Keri McNicol – Burntisland Primary
Leah Ford – Lochgelly HS
Sophie Coughlin – Bell Baxter HS
Garry Patrick – Rimbleton Primary
Luke McGurk – Rimbleton Primary
Ryan Baird – Lochgelly HS
2K
Shantel Cooper – Levenmouth Academy
Louise Ferrier – Levenmouth Academy
Louise Harley – Lochgelly HS
Emma Mason – West Fife CSS
Cieran Dunn – Levenmouth Academy
Edwin Barron – Woodmill HS
Nathan Lee – Madras College
Alex Evans – Balwearie HS
Ryan Spearman – Fife AC
3K
Boys – 1st Josh Gibson Madras Coll 2nd Kieran Beaton Madras Coll 3rd Nathan Orr Madras Coll
Seniors – 1st Owen Miller Fife AC 2nd Sam Fernando Fife AC 3rd Carter Taylor Fife AC
Owen Miller was awarded the Spurs Cup as the outstanding athlete of the championships.
Richard Brickley MBE – President Disability Sport Fife