DUNFERMLINE Track and Field athletes have been in cross-country action and aiming to build on last year's success.
Poppy Warner of the under-13 girls section finished 26th in a field of nearly 130 in the national championships and was 11th out of a field of 60 in the East District championships.
During the cross-country league season she claimed 7th and 11th spots in the two league matches she ran in while she finished up with an excellent 19th place, out of a field of 70, in the Young Athletes road race.
On the back of her good form, Poppy was selected for the victorious under-13 girls East District relay team who took first place in the Inter District Cross-Country Championships in January.
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Under-15 athlete Lucy Gibb continued to improve with some excellent performances throughout the year.
In the national championships she finished 69th out of 125 athletes and in the East Districts she was 34th out of 81 runners.
Lucy also ran in the Young Athletes road races where she finished 29th out of 61 athletes.
In the three Cross-Country league fixtures she featured in, the teenager was in the top half for both events entered.
There were several other excellent performances over the season with Alice Thomas in the under-11 girl’s category claiming a 5th and two 6th place finishes in the East District league matches while teammate Millie Gordon finished in the middle of the field in the two matches she took part in.
That contributed to a 10th spot overall in the league.
The under-11 boys were more successful with a 6th place finish in the league where Alfie Whyte had a blistering season.
He took a 1st and two 2nd place finishes over the season which saw him the leading under-11 boy for the East District cross-country campaign.
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Alfie was supported by Brodie Huntzinger and Finlay Gibson who both finished in solid places in their respective league events and helped increase the points totals.
The under-13 girls finished 6th in their 13-team league with Poppy Warner scoring highest.
She was backed by Briony Argo and Lily Pritchard with both girls scoring points with decent finishes.
The older age groups were hindered by athletes’ being unavailable or suffering injuries, however Ruby Candlish posted a solid 32nd spot in her only league match.
For the boys Oliver Morrison, Dominic Drylie and Munro Strachan competed well but sadly not enough to lift the team out of the bottom half of the table.
A club spokesperson said: "It was a very encouraging cross-country season for the club with once again the younger age groups shining with some excellent performances individually and as a team.
"The club can look forward to a successful outdoor season from these young athletes based on what we have seen over the winter."
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