Forth Valley Select Match
8 September 2009
Congratulations to the sixteen Livingston athletes that were selected to compete in the Forth Valley League President's Select match, held at Pitreavie on Saturday in wet and windy conditions.
Livingston had athletes in both the Division 2 team and the Select team:
Division 2 Team
? Taygan Henry
? Nikisha Wright
? Hayley Donaldson
? Megan Laing
? Robbie Nairn
? Scott Malcolm
? Aidan McCusker
? Calum McLean
? Jake Thomas
? Eileen Hulse
? Shawn Wright
? Ruaridh McCusker
Select Team
? Fraser McLean
? Ella McFarlane
? Scott Henderson
? Rebecca Calder
The 16 athletes competed in 34 individual events, with 10 athletes winning 17 medals; 5 gold, 6 silver and 6 bronze:
Gold Medallists
? Robbie Nairn, U13 Boys, 100m
? Robbie Nairn, U13 Boys, 200m
? Scott Henderson, U15 Boys, 200m
? Scott Henderson, U15 Boys, Long Jump
? Ruaridh McCusker, U15 Boys, Javelin
Silver Medallists
? Fraser McLean, U11 Boys, Shot Putt
? Jake Thomas, U15 Boys, 1500m
? Robbie Nairn, U13 Boys, Shot Putt
? Scott Henderson, U15 Boys, 100m
? Shawn Wright, U15 Boys, 80m Hurdles
? Shawn Wright, U15 Boys, Long Jump
Bronze Medallists
? Taygan Henry, U11 Girls, 800m
? Nikisha Wright, U13 Girls, 100m
? Ella McFarlane, U13 Girls, 200m
? Eileen Hulse, U15 Girls, 100m
? Ruaridh McCusker, U15 Boys, 80m Hurdles
There were also 12 personal best performances from the Livingston athletes, with all but two in the field events as the strong headwind was slowing down the sprinters!
Personal Bests
? Scott Henderson, Long Jump, 5.27m
? Scott Henderson, Triple Jump, 10.15m
? Shawn Wright, Long Jump, 5.20m
? Shawn Wright, 80m Hurdles, 15.62
? Ruaridh McCusker, Javelin, 25.42m
? Eileen Hulse, High Jump, 1.25m
? Aidan McCusker, Long Jump, 3.84m
? Calum McLean, Long Jump, 3.74m
? Aidan McCusker, High Jump, 1.20m
? Jake Thomas, 1500m, 5:03.77
? Fraser McLean, Shot Putt, 5.27m
? Taygan Henry, Shot Putt, 4.60m
Thirteen athletes were also involved in the relay events, with the club's four select team athletes (Fraser McLean, Ella McFarlane, Scott Henderson and Rebecca Calder) all running for winning relay teams.
Livingston had athletes in both the Division 2 team and the Select team:
Division 2 Team
? Taygan Henry
? Nikisha Wright
? Hayley Donaldson
? Megan Laing
? Robbie Nairn
? Scott Malcolm
? Aidan McCusker
? Calum McLean
? Jake Thomas
? Eileen Hulse
? Shawn Wright
? Ruaridh McCusker
Select Team
? Fraser McLean
? Ella McFarlane
? Scott Henderson
? Rebecca Calder
The 16 athletes competed in 34 individual events, with 10 athletes winning 17 medals; 5 gold, 6 silver and 6 bronze:
Gold Medallists
? Robbie Nairn, U13 Boys, 100m
? Robbie Nairn, U13 Boys, 200m
? Scott Henderson, U15 Boys, 200m
? Scott Henderson, U15 Boys, Long Jump
? Ruaridh McCusker, U15 Boys, Javelin
Silver Medallists
? Fraser McLean, U11 Boys, Shot Putt
? Jake Thomas, U15 Boys, 1500m
? Robbie Nairn, U13 Boys, Shot Putt
? Scott Henderson, U15 Boys, 100m
? Shawn Wright, U15 Boys, 80m Hurdles
? Shawn Wright, U15 Boys, Long Jump
Bronze Medallists
? Taygan Henry, U11 Girls, 800m
? Nikisha Wright, U13 Girls, 100m
? Ella McFarlane, U13 Girls, 200m
? Eileen Hulse, U15 Girls, 100m
? Ruaridh McCusker, U15 Boys, 80m Hurdles
There were also 12 personal best performances from the Livingston athletes, with all but two in the field events as the strong headwind was slowing down the sprinters!
Personal Bests
? Scott Henderson, Long Jump, 5.27m
? Scott Henderson, Triple Jump, 10.15m
? Shawn Wright, Long Jump, 5.20m
? Shawn Wright, 80m Hurdles, 15.62
? Ruaridh McCusker, Javelin, 25.42m
? Eileen Hulse, High Jump, 1.25m
? Aidan McCusker, Long Jump, 3.84m
? Calum McLean, Long Jump, 3.74m
? Aidan McCusker, High Jump, 1.20m
? Jake Thomas, 1500m, 5:03.77
? Fraser McLean, Shot Putt, 5.27m
? Taygan Henry, Shot Putt, 4.60m
Thirteen athletes were also involved in the relay events, with the club's four select team athletes (Fraser McLean, Ella McFarlane, Scott Henderson and Rebecca Calder) all running for winning relay teams.