Silver for Callaghan and McIlwaine at Scottish Championships

Lauren Callaghan with coach Paul Wilkinsonplaceholder image
Lauren Callaghan with coach Paul Wilkinson

Lauren Callaghan of Finn Valley AC took silver in the Long Jump, while Letterkenny AC's Harry McIlwaine took bronze and silver in the Under-17 200m and 100m respectively

Lauren Callaghan won silver at the National Scottish 4J Senior and Under-17 Championships in Grangemouth on Sunday.

The Finn Valley athlete took second place in the senior Long Jump, with a best leap of 6.14m, just 2cm off the win.

In the Under-17 category, Harry McIlwaine sprinted to a bronze medal in the 200m.

McIlwaine won his heat in a time of 22.82 to go directly into the final, which was the fastest time posted in any of the three heats.

He improved on his time in the final and ran a time of 22.40 to take third, Ben Thompson of Dundee Hawkhill Harriers winning in 21.91.

It added to the silver he won on day one of the championships, as he finished second in the 100m in a time of 11.05, again won by Thompson, who won by a photo finish.

In the High Jump, Rosses AC’s Oisin Gillespie finished fourth.

Gillespie cleared 1.78m at the first attempt but failed to clear the 1.83m in his three tries.

The High Jump was won by Eli Adams of North Shields AC, who cleared 1.94m to take the win.

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