Inverclyde Athletic Club celebrates achievements at prizegiving event
INVERCLYDE Athletic Club's junior forum has celebrated the achievements of its under-15 and under-17 athletes at a prizegiving event.
The youngsters were recognised for their efforts at a ceremony organised by the club's Junior Forum and supported by the social sub-group.
The event, which took place at Gourock Bowling Club, provided an evening of entertainment with food, music by Sonic Void, games, a treasure hunt, and an athletics-themed quiz.
The quiz was won by 'Team Burrows'.
Treasurer Gerry Gaffney and welfare officer Collette McGeehan got everyone involved in a game of 'Hit or Miss'.
The athletes selected Millie McClelland-Brooks to give out the awards (Image: Inverclyde Athletics Club) The highlight of the evening was the presentation of awards, with Millie McClelland-Brooks selected by the athletes to present the honours.
Millie was also recognised for her own achievements, receiving the U17 Women's Cross Country Championship award for 2023/24.
Club president Janice Hendrie presented her with a special trophy in recognition of her representation of Scotland at the Youth Commonwealth Games in Trinidad.
The club extended its gratitude to the organising sub-group and the junior forum, as well as the musicians, Sonic Void, Gourock Bowling Club for the venue, Dougie Hendrie for event photography, and Ally Law for IT assistance.
In addition to the cross country and track and field awards, bronze certificates were given to seven juniors who contributed a minimum of 30 hours of voluntary service as part of their young leaders programme.
The prize winners in the 2023/24 cross country were Liam Kane, who won the U17 men's category, while Millie McClelland-Brooks took the U17 women's.
In the U15 boys, Dean Binnie came first, followed by Oliver Arthur and Jack Hughes.
In the U15 girls, Grace Barry took the top spot, with Kiera Gregory and Emma Binnie following.
In the 2024 track and field quad, Ruaridh McLellan came first in the U15 boys, with Thom Service and Morgan Goyal following.
In the U15 girls, Amber McIlroy came first, followed by Lucy Neilson and Stella Hurrell.
In the 2024 U15 performance category, Charlie Lyne and Archie Reid took the top spot in the boys, followed by Sol Currie.
In the girls, Grace Barry came first, followed by Olivia Lyne and a joint third place by Kiera Gregory and Olivia Law.
In the U17 men performance, Liam Kane came first, followed by Reuben Ahlfeld.
Coach awards were given to Olivia Law, Thom Service, Ruairidh McLellan, Cara McDougall, Molly Farish, Nuala Munro, Leah Kane, Sol Currie, Rebecca Cannon, and Isobel Burrows.
The Jumps Shield was awarded to Sol Currie, The Throws Shield to Archie Reid, and the Hugh Cameron Endeavour Shield to Grace Barry.
Volunteer bronze awards were given to Reuben Ahlfeld, Isobel Burrows, Sol Currie, Kiera Gregory, Charlie Lyne, Ruairidh McLennan, and Thom Service.
