Champions all!

by Steven Scott — 22nd November 2021.

Junior Colour winners Junior Colour winners

After two years of waiting, we were finally able to stage a Club Championships, and it was well worth the wait for the near-80 competitors who lined up at Duncraggan to take on Andy Llewellyn's courses.

There are some brand-new names on the champions board this year, as well as some familiar ones, and three champions who successfully defended their 2019 titles.

In the Open Womens class, Angela Mudge added the Club Championship title to all her mountain-running awards, coming home in 50.30, four minutes ahead of her competition. Club Development Officer Kieran Watts took advantage of the absence of several big-name athletes by securing his first Mens Open crown, in a time of 46.35.

The Veteran Mens class was billed as a head-to-head between defending champion Will Hensman and 2018 title-holder Dave Godfree, and they didn't disappoint, with an epic battle that was only decided on the 21st leg, as Will got his nose in front, and held on for an eight secod victory margin (35.09).

Having missed the 2019 championships through injury, Janine Inman reclaimed the Veteran Womens crown once again, coming home in 34.29, five minutes up on the field. Gary Longhurst successfully defended his SuperVet Mens title, in a time of 36.50, while Lindsey Hensman's long reign as SuperVet Womens champion is at an end, as Vicky Thornton. in her first year of eligibility, took the race in 33.57.

Amongst the juniors, James Hammond led all competitors on the Green course to notch a significant win (23.09), while Scarlett Kelly took an early step up in class to win the Senior Girls title in 36.09.

The Junior Boys title was defended by Jamie Connor (19.29), and Rebecca Hammond won her first Junior Girls belt, in 20.18, having had earlier success in the Young Junior class.

There were no eligible competitors in the Young Junior Boys race, as Leo Pybus was assisted in his round, but Hannah Inman won her first club championship trophy in Young Junior Girls in a time of 11.12.

The trophies were presented that evening at an awards ceremony at Dunblane's Victoria Halls, where the competition winners for 2021 were honoured by the club before a much-welcomed (but socially-distanced) ceilidh brought things to a close.

We also presented our junior athletes with Colour Award certificates for their performances over the last 12 months, and there were no fewer than 42 inductees, although, having missed the certemony, some will be presented at a later date.

Name Class Colour
Freya McDaid Yellow Bronze
Freya McLennan Yellow Bronze
Patrick Cassidy Yellow Bronze (*)
Rosie Burke Yellow Bronze
Alexander Neave Yellow Silver (*)
Esme Finch Yellow Silver (*)
Leo Lockyer Yellow Silver (*)
Adam Taylor Yellow Gold (*)
Baillie Taylor Yellow Gold (*)
Cammy Lockyer Yellow Gold (*)
C. Hunter Yellow Gold (*)
E. Hunter Yellow Gold (*)
Hannah Inman Yellow Gold
Rose Martin Yellow Gold (*)
Emma Godfree Orange Bronze
James Shearer Orange Bronze (*)
Matthew Owen Orange Bronze (*)
Grace Polwart Orange Silver
Tom Shearer Orange Silver (*)
Adrien Chapoy Orange Gold (*)
Alexander Hunt Orange Gold
Ben Mallinson Orange Gold (*)
Eilidh Connor Orange Gold (*)
Esme Kelly Orange Gold
Isla Calvert Orange Gold (*)
Matthew Inman Orange Gold
Rachel Godfree Orange Gold
Leo Herbst Green Bronze (*)
Louis Chapoy Green Bronze (*)
Andrew Twigg Green Silver
Heidi Elise Eik Maxwell Green Silver
Katie Hensman Green Silver
Scarlett Kelly Green Silver
Jamie Connor Green Gold (*)
Lucy Hensman Green Gold (*)
Rebecca Hammond Green Gold
Ben Polwart Blue Bronze (*)
Stanley Flint Blue Bronze (*)
Sam Hunt Blue Silver (*)
James Hammond Blue Gold
Jamie Goddard Brown Gold (*)
Pierre Lardet Brown Gold (*)

Other trophy winners as follows:

Competition Class Name
U10 Club Champion Boys -
Girls Hannah Inman
U14 Club Champion Boys Jamie Connor (*)
Girls Rebecca Hammond
U18 Club Champion Boys James Hammond
Girls Scarlett Kelly
Open Champion Men Kieran Watts (*)
Women Angela Mudge (*)
Veteran Champion Men Will Hensman
Women Janine Inman
SuperVet Champion Men Gary Longhurst (*)
Women Vicky Thornton
WEE Champion Mens Long Alasdair McLeod
Womens Long Bryony McLeod
Junior Men James Hammond
Junior Womens Rebecca Hammond
Mens Medium Matthew Inman
Womens Medium Eilidh Connor (*)
Mens Short Cammy Lockyer (*)
Womens Short Rosie Burke
Sprint Champion Men James Hammond
Women Scarlett Kelly
Six Days Best Junior James Hammond & Peter Molloy (*)
Best Senior Grace Molloy (*)
Best Veteran Will Hensman
Run-in Competition Jamie Goddard (*)

(*) - to be presented at a later date

The main awards of the evening brought proceedings to a close. The award for Most Improved Junior was made to Scarlett Kelly, who only took up the sport in March, but has already won a National Sprint championship, as well as two club awards, and was included in the 2022 ScotJOS training squad for the first time.

The Athlete of the Year award was extremely hard to judge, with so much success at a very high level. However, the standout performance was felt to be that of Grace Molloy, whose performance at the World Championships equalled the best-every debut by a British athlete at senior level.

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The Dancing

The Dancing

 

Most Improved Junior 2021

Most Improved Junior 2021

 

Scottish Six Days - Top Senior

Scottish Six Days - Top Senior

 

Club Sprint Champions

Club Sprint Champions

 

Club Championship - Veteran Mens and Womens

Club Championship - Veteran Mens and Womens

 

Club Championship - U14 Girls

Club Championship - U14 Girls

 

WEE Championship - Best Seniors (Green)

WEE Championship - Best Seniors (Green)

 

WEE Championship - Best Boy (Orange)

WEE Championship - Best Boy (Orange)

 

Junior Colour winners

Junior Colour winners

 

Athlete of the Year 2021

Athlete of the Year 2021

 

Scottish Six Days - Top Veteran

Scottish Six Days - Top Veteran

 

Scottish Six Days - Top Junior

Scottish Six Days - Top Junior

 

Club Championship - SuperVet Women

Club Championship - SuperVet Women

 

Club Championshp - U18 Boys and Girls

Club Championshp - U18 Boys and Girls

 

Club Championship - U10 Girls

Club Championship - U10 Girls

 

WEE Championship - Best Juniors (Green)

WEE Championship - Best Juniors (Green)

 

WEE Championship - Best Girl (Yellow)

WEE Championship - Best Girl (Yellow)

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