Dunfermline Track and Field Club hand out awards at ceremony

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Dunfermline Track and Field Club celebrated its athletes' achievements at the annual awards night held at Carnegie Conference Centre.

The club united to honour the champions across various age and gender categories.

Michael Olsen, a former 100m and 60m Scottish champion, presented the awards as guest of honour.

Darcie Black, the overall indoor and outdoor championship winner Darcie Black, the overall indoor and outdoor championship winner (Image: Dunfermline Track and Field Club) His sprint records have secured him a place among Scotland's fastest athletes.

Darcie Black was the overall, indoor, and outdoor club champion.

She also bagged the U20 women's title for 2024.

Poppy Warner with the middle distance and Poppy Warner with the middle distance and cross-country titles (Image: Dunfermline Track and Field Club) Poppy Warner clinched the middle-distance and cross-country champion titles.

Riley Gardiner earned the best national championship performance award for his silver medal in the U15B 300m event, where he also set a new club record.

He was third in the club championship and runner-up in the outdoor club championship.

Riley GardinerRiley Gardiner with the best national championship award (Image: Dunfermline Track and Field Club) Sophie Thomas received the Hayley McGurk Memorial Shield, awarded to the highest-ranked U17G sprinter in Scotland.

Sophie also became the U17 women’s champion while securing runner-up positions in the club championship and indoor club championship.

Special recognition awards were given to Sophie Thomas for her role in the Scottish U20 4x100m relay team that set a new Scottish record and to Poppy Warner, who was selected for the East District U13 Cross Country League relay team.

Sophie ThomasSophie Thomas became the U17 women's champion, and is the highest ranked U17 Girl's sprinter in Scotland (Image: Dunfermline Track and Field Club) Coaches' awards, recognising dedication and effort in training and competition, went to Pippa Rambaut, Ana Stobie, Abby McAndrew, Arabella Mitchell, Molly Robinson, Faith Holness, and Millie Gordon.

The club also acknowledged its athletes who won medals in the national championships by presenting them with engraved salvers.

The recipients were Darcie Black (eight medals), Sean Asamoah, Shatna Asamoah, Sophie Thomas (60m indoor), Mya McMahon (outdoor long jump), and Riley Gardiner (300m outdoor).

The club expressed gratitude to all organisers, helpers, and coaches for contributing to last season's success.

The club now looks forward to the upcoming season with indoor events already underway.

List of winners are noted below: 

U11 Boys Sprints Champion: Alfie Walsh

U11 Girls Sprints Champion: Alice Thomas 
Runner-Up: Faith Holness 

U11 Boys Middle Distance Champion: Alfie Walsh

U11 Girls Middle Distance Champion: Alice Thomas 
Runner-Up: Faith Holness 

U11 Boys Field Events Champion: Alfie Walsh

U11 Girls Field Events Champion: Alice Thomas 
Runner-Up: Mara Webber 

U13 Boys Sprints Champion: Finlay Gibson 
Runner-Up: Sean Asamoah 
Third: Alfie Whyte 

U13 Girls Sprints Champion: Poppy Buchanan 
Runner-Up: Evanne Carson 
Third: Kelseigh Wilson

U13 Boys Middle Distance Champion: Alfie Whyte 
Runner-Up: Jaden MacKay 
Third: Finlay Gibson 

U13 Girls Middle Distance Champion: Rosie Dyson
Runner-Up: Millie Gordon 
Third: Poppy Buchanan 

U13 Boys Field Events Champion: Jaden MacKay 
Runner-Up: Finlay Gibson 
Third: Sean Asamoah 

U13 Girls Field Events Champion: Kelseigh Wilson 
Runner-Up: Rosie Dyson
Third: Evanne Carson

U15 Boys Sprints Champion: Riley Gardiner 
Runner-Up: Luke Hamilton 

U15 Girls Sprints Champion: Charlotte Thomas 
Runner-Up: Pippa Rambaut 
Third: Arabella Mitchell 

U15 Boys Middle Distance Champion: Riley Gardiner 
Runner-Up: Charlie MacKay 

U15 Girls Middle Distance Champion: Poppy Warner
Runner-Up: Lucy Gibb 
Third: Lily Pritchard 

U17 Male Champion: Christopher Doug

Joint Winner: Kieron Ash

U17 Female Champion: Sophie Thomas

Runner-Up: Amy Jenkinson

SA Leagues Male U17 Champion: Christopher Doig

Joint Winner: Kieron Ash

SA Leagues Female U17 Champion: Sarah Kane

Runner-Up: Sophie Thomas

Third: Amy Jenkinson

U20 Male Champion: Oliver Morrison

Runner-Up: Callum Newton

U20 Female Champion: Darcie Black

Runner-Up: Kirstin Penman

SA Leagues Male U20 Champion: Callum Newton

Runner-Up: Oliver Morrison

SA Leagues Female U20 Champion: Kirstin Penman

Runner-Up: Darcie Black.

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