ELLIOTT Bunney, the former Olympic relay silver medallist, showed
hints of a return to his best form when he took the 60 metres title at
the East District Championships yesterday at Glasgow's Kelvin Hall,
writes Doug Gillon.
The Bathgate Bullet showed he is far from a spent force as he clocked
6.75sec., just .04 outside his two-year-old native record. He won from
Ewan Clarke (6.92) and Keith Douglas (6.96) in a race which exposed the
deficiencies of West sprinting -- the winning time at their event the
previous day was 7.10.
But even more impressive -- and Bunney gave his own endorsement of the
youngster's talent -- was the youth double by Ian Mackie of Pitreavie.
The Fifer equalled the 60m age group best of 7.02sec. set by former
European junior champion Bunney, and then went on to claim the Scottish
age group record in the 200m with 22.18.
Another double winner was Neil McMenemy with a championship best of
6.70m in the long jump, then adding the triple with 14.09m.
The Kelly Copiers backed event, being the first women's district
championship since 1988, saw several championship bests. Among the most
impressive was 16-year-old Sinead Dudgeon, a pupil at St Augustine's.
Third in the European Schools 100m and 200m last year, the Edinburgh
AC woman showed rare promise as she took the senior 60m and 200m in
championship bests of 7.73sec. and 24.88.
But she still has some way to go to match Linsey Macdonald, who was 17
when she clocked the current national 200m best of 24.20sec. at Cosford
11 years ago. Winners (* denotes championship best):
MEN. Seniors -- 60 metres: E Bunney (Edinburgh Southern Harriers)
6.75*. 200m: N Turnbull (ESH) 21.86. 400m: G Newbank (Edinburgh AC)
49.62. 800m: B Murray (ESH) 1-55.94*. 1500m: I Campbell (Haringey)
3-55.4. 3000m: I Mathieson (Thames Valley) 8-24.04. 60m hurdles: N
Fraser (ESH) 8.14*. High jump: G McAslan (EAC) 1.95m. Pole vault: I
Winning (Penicuik) 3.60m. Long jump: N McMenemy (Central Region) 6.70*.
Triple jump: McMenemy 14.09m. Shot: S Heywood (EAC) 14.01m*.
Youths -- 60m: I Mackie (Pitreavie) 7.02* (equals Scottish age group
record). 200m: Mackie 22.18* (Scottish age group record). 400m: B
Middleton (Aberdeen) 50.40*. 800m: T Winter (EAC) 1-59.90. 60m hurdles:
P Swierszieky (Arbroath) 9.22. High jump: equal, M Spink (Aberdeen), S
Milne (Orkney) 1.80m. Pole vault: M McPherson (Fife) 3.10m. Long jump: D
Litchfield 6.75m. Shot: C Leslie (both Arbroath) 12.32m.
Senior boys -- 60m: A Lowles (Melrose) 7.44. 200m: Lowles 23.52*.
800m: A Donaldson (Pitreavie) 2-05.49. High jump: I McCrae (Perth)
1.65m. Long jump: W Stark (Aberdeen) 6.16m*. Shot: Stark 12.69m.
WOMEN. Seniors -- 60 metres: S Dudgeon (EAC) 7.73.* 200m: Dudgeon
24.88*. 400m: M Anderson 57.78. 800m: C-A Gray (both EAC) 2-10.34*. 60m
hurdles:
L McCulloch (EWM) 8.92*. High jump: L Brown (Lochgelly) 1.65m. Long
jump: C Black 5.70m. Triple jump: N Barr (both EWM) 11.43m*. Shot: H
Cowe (Aberdeen) 13.58m*.
Intermediates -- 60m: N Hynd (Babcock Thorn Pitreavie) 8.01*. 200m:
Hynd 26.90. 300m: J Reid (Banchory) 45.06*. 800m: C Simpson (EAC)
2-25.51*. 60m hurdles: S Moxey (EWM) 9.28. High jump: L Greig (Tayside)
1.40m. Long jump: D Quirie (Aberdeen) 5.20m*. Shot: C Hann (Arbroath)
9.60m.
Girls -- 60m: P Thomson (EWM) 8.26*. 200m: J Tindal (Fife) 26.66*
(Scottish age group record). 800m: J Ward (Pitreavie)
2-24.86. High jump: Tindal 1.55m*. Long jump: F Paul (EWM) 4.98*.
Shot: F Hunter (Arbroath) 10.19m*.
