British Team News
Here is up to date news about the Scottish Climbers who are selected to the British Team or to compete at international competitions. We will be concentrating on the youth categories.
The four age categories for young climbers at international level competitions are as follows:
Youth C (13yr / 14yr)
Youth B (14yr / 15yr)
Youth A (16yr / 17yr)
Junior (18yr / 19yr)
Archive News:
British Team Trials 2008
BREAKING NEWS:
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From left to right: Paul Williamson, Steven Addison, Jonathan Stocking, Ross Kirkland, Robert Mackenzie, Natalie Berry, Dylan Mackenzie, Eleanor Hopkins, Rachel Carr, Jonathan Field |
(British Team Selection)
Report by Avril Gall
The BMC Open Youth Lead Championship took place on Saturday 24th July at EICA.There were competitors from around Britain including most of the GB and French national teams so the climbing was off the highest standard.
Competitors were split into their International categories and had 2 qualifying climbs, with the top eight going forward for a final climb. The climbs were scored using the international scoring system that considers the place a climber finishes in relation to the other competitors over the hold points they score.
Scots accounted for 22 of the 93 competitors (11 of its 14 GB team members, together with 11 other climbers from the North and South Scotland regions).
As the event was being used to pick the GB team for the forthcoming World Youth Championships in September the grades were high which resulted in fewer “tops’ than might have been expected. But the GB climbers performed well and even managed to keep the French off some of the podium places with Natalie Berry and Johnny Stocking winning their categories
Despite not having any French climbers to push them the competition among the Youth C climbers was enthralling and current GB team members were pushed all the way by those hoping to claim their own team place later in the year and many outperformed climbers is older categories.
Scottish results were:-
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Girls |
Boys |
Youth C (12/13) |
Nikki Addison (3rd)
Megan Saunders (7th)
Sophie Harper (8th)
Eilidh Vass Payne (9th) |
Angus Davidson (2nd)William Bosi (3rd)
Ruairidh Macaskill (11th) |
Youth B (14/15) |
Eleanor Hopkins (6th)
Rebekah Drummond (8th) Rachel Carr (9th) |
Dylan MacKenzie (4th)
Steven Addison (5th)Jamie Drummond (13th)
Scott Donaldson (14th) |
Youth A (16/17) |
Jessica McCaskey (9th) |
Jonny Stocking (1st)Jonny Field (6th)
Paul Williamson (7th)Alasdair Johnstone (13th)
Andrew Barr (17th) |
Junior (18/19) |
Natalie Berry (1st) |
Robert MacKenzie (5th) |