Last Sunday, a squad of 36 Livingston athletes were at the Ayrshire Athletics Arena in Kilmarnock for the first round of Central & South of Scotland Athletic League.

The effort and performances from everyone at Kilmarnock was faultless and there were 18 improved personal bests, however, a number of athletes were missing and as a result the club were 7th out of 8 teams in the overall placings - so we need a much bigger team at the next match at Grangemouth on Sunday 25 June.

Well done to all the athletes who competed! Highlights from the competition included:

Top Finishers

"A" Event Winners
■ Isla Calvert, U15G, 800m, 2:14.13
■ Andrew Cowie, U15B, 100m, 12.67
■ Iona McDonald, U17W, 100m, 13.56
■ Iona McDonald, U17W, 300m, 41.58
■ U17M, 4x100m Relay, 48.24
- Matthew Boules
- Richard Arthurs
- Aidan McKeown
- Fraser Steele
■ Matthew Boules, U17M, Long Jump, 5.49m
■ Linzie Marsh, W35, 100m, 13.64
■ Stephen Leek, M35, 100m, 12.69

"A" Event Runners-up
■ Ella Watson, U13G, 100m, 14.27
■ Elliot Frame, U13B, 800m, 2:22.31
■ Alastair Marshall, U15B, 800m, 2:11.29
■ U17W, 4x100m Relay, 54.79
- Iona McDonald
- Katie Craig
- Rachel Gibb
- Eilidh Brown
■ SM, 4x100m Relay, 48.50
- Alastair White
- Gary Leek
- Ewan Ballantyne
- Stephen Leek
■ Stephen Leek, SM, Long Jump, 5.77m
■ Stephen Leek, SM, Triple Jump, 11.05m

"B" Event Winners
■ Ella Watson, U13G, Javelin, 11.46m
■ Fraser Morris, U15B, 800m, 2:18.89
■ Eilidh Brown, U17W, 100m, 14.25
■ Matthew Boules, U17M, High Jump, 1.50m
■ Aidan McKeown, U17M, Discus, 15.43m
■ Alastair White, SM, Triple Jump, 11.03m
■ Gary Leek, M35, 100m, 13.15

Improved Personal Bests

U11 Girls
■ Mia Sokoluk, 80m, 12.95
■ Megan Forrester, Long Jump, 2.97m

U13 Girls
■ Kirsten Morris, 800m, 3:06.15
■ Erin Cameron, Javelin, 14.40m
■ Ella Watson, Javelin, 11.46m

U13 Boys
■ James Vivian, 100m, 15.28
■ James Vivian, 800m, 2:34.41
■ Finlay Porteous, Shot Putt, 5.35m
■ James Vivian, Shot Putt, 4.75m
■ Elliot Frame, Javelin, 12.45m

U15 Girls
■ Charlie Maree Nolan, 800m, 2:35.84

U15 Boys
■ Alastair Marshall, 800m, 2:11.29
■ Sam Jones, Shot Putt, 7.47m
■ Angus McDonald, Shot Putt, 5.02m
■ Sam Jones, Javelin, 24.34m

U17 Women
■ Iona McDonald, 300m, 41.58
■ Katie Craig, 300m, 46.07
■ Courtney Moffat, Javelin, 15.99m

U17 Men
■ Richard Arthurs, 400m, 57.87
■ Matthew Boules, 800m, 2:16.59
■ Richard Arthurs, High Jump, 1.55m

Senior Men
■ Gary Leek, Shot Putt, 7.61m

Well done to Linzie Marsh (W40) who was representing the club for the first time.

Congratulations to Iona McDonald who set a new club record for the U17 Women 300m with a new personal best of 41.58.

Thanks also to all the club volunteers who helped at the match including: team manager Sandra Hardacre; and officials, Pat Hockley, Vic Hockley, Alistair Dalgleish, Amanda Cameron and Brian Cowie.