{"id":120661,"date":"2026-05-15T10:27:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T10:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/15\/good-luck-scotland-our-staff-named-for-loughborough-international-and-team-changes-scottish-athletics\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T10:27:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T10:27:02","slug":"good-luck-scotland-our-staff-named-for-loughborough-international-and-team-changes-scottish-athletics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/15\/good-luck-scotland-our-staff-named-for-loughborough-international-and-team-changes-scottish-athletics\/","title":{"rendered":"Good Luck, Scotland . . . our staff named for Loughborough International and team changes &#8211; Scottish Athletics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"meta-date\">Friday 15th May 2026<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><strong>Photo by Bobby Gavin<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottishathletics.org.uk\/lboro-26-team\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scotland team selected for Loughborough International<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Good time for us to wish Good Luck to the Scotland team headed this weekend to the <strong>Loughborough International.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The event at the <strong>Paula Radcliffe Stadium<\/strong> will see us take on England, Wales, GB and NI U20 and the hosts, Loughborough University.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve made a couple of changes to the Scotland team announced earlier this week with call-ups by British Athletics at U20 level.<\/p>\n<p>Those changes are reflected\u00a0 in the athlete and event list below (as at Friday 15 May).<\/p>\n<p><em>We\u2019re also pleased today to share our Team Staff for the 2026 Loughborough International.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Our Team Lead is <strong>Mark Pollard<\/strong>, our Head of Performance, and the Team Manager will be <strong>Pamela Robson<\/strong>, our Paralympic Pathway Officer.<\/p>\n<p>The other positions are filled by a combination of staff members and volunteers<\/p>\n<p><strong>Endurance: Nichola Crawford, Robert Hawkins<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jumps: Alasdair Strange, Emma Lowry<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sprints: Bruce Scott, Chris Baillie<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Throws: Sam O\u2019Kane<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Physio: Scott MacAulay\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottishathletics.org.uk\/gb-selections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Seven Scots picked for GB and NI U20 at Loughborough<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottishathletics.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/effect-Joma-925667.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-115844\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottishathletics.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/effect-Joma-925667-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottishathletics.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/effect-Joma-925667-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.scottishathletics.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/effect-Joma-925667-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.scottishathletics.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/effect-Joma-925667-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.scottishathletics.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/effect-Joma-925667.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Brother and sister Owen and Cara Murphy look forward to Loughborough International!\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Xp7GMBtBe6U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottishathletics.org.uk\/chris-back-26\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Welcome back: Chris on his return to throwing<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Scotland Men<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>100m: <strong>Cameron Tindle<\/strong>; 200m: <strong>Owen Murphy<\/strong>; 400m:<strong> Greg Kelly<\/strong>; 110m Hurdles:<strong> William Ritchie-Moulin<\/strong>; 400m Hurdles:<strong> Bradley Francis<\/strong>; 800m<strong> Jordan Phillips<\/strong>; Mile:<strong> Adam Brown<\/strong>; 3000m: <strong>Ben MacMillan<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Long Jump: <strong>Callum Newby<\/strong>; Triple Jump: <strong>Bera Ajala<\/strong>; Pole Vault:<strong> Jax Thoirs;<\/strong> Hammer: <strong>Chris Bennett<\/strong>; Javelin: <strong>Greg Millar<\/strong>; Discus: <strong>Nick Percy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>4x100m Relay: <strong>Stewart Greenhalgh; Murphy; Tindle; Struan Linton; Tony Wesley<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mixed 4x400m Relay: <strong>Kelly, Francis, Luc MacLeod<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Para<\/p>\n<p>100m: <strong>Cameron Thores<\/strong>; 1500m: <strong>Sam Fernando<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Scotland Women<\/p>\n<p>100m:<strong> Taylah Paterson<\/strong>; 200m: <strong>Emma Clark<\/strong>; 400m: <strong>Lorne Kerr<\/strong>; 100m Hurdles: <strong>Holly Whittaker<\/strong>; 400m Hurdles: <strong>Mhairi Patience<\/strong>; 800m: <strong>Hannah Cameron<\/strong>; Mile: <strong>Beth Ansell<\/strong>; 3000m: <strong>Kirsty Walker<\/strong>; 3000m Steeplechase: <strong>Emma McLennan<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Long Jump: <strong>Nikki Manson<\/strong>; High Jump: <strong>Leanna Elliot<\/strong>; Triple Jump: <strong>Silver Nwabuzor<\/strong>; Javelin:<strong> Izzy McHattie<\/strong>; Discus: <strong>Kirsty Law<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>4x100m Relay:<strong> Paterson, Thomas, Kishi Aremu, Emma Clark, Kathryn Christie<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mixed 4x400m Relay: <strong>Kerr, Patience, Cameron<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Para<\/p>\n<p>100m: <strong>Cara Murphy<\/strong>; Long Jump: <strong>Rebecca Scott<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottishathletics.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/imgonline-com-ua-twotoone-dQwmaS4Jb9dg95HR-scaled.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-115846\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottishathletics.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/imgonline-com-ua-twotoone-dQwmaS4Jb9dg95HR-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottishathletics.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/imgonline-com-ua-twotoone-dQwmaS4Jb9dg95HR-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.scottishathletics.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/imgonline-com-ua-twotoone-dQwmaS4Jb9dg95HR-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.scottishathletics.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/imgonline-com-ua-twotoone-dQwmaS4Jb9dg95HR-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.scottishathletics.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/imgonline-com-ua-twotoone-dQwmaS4Jb9dg95HR-1536x768.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.scottishathletics.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/imgonline-com-ua-twotoone-dQwmaS4Jb9dg95HR-2048x1024.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cameron Thores, Izzy McHattie and Tony Wesley at our Joma kit collection (photos by Bobby Gavin)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>+++<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tags:<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottishathletics.org.uk\/tag\/loughborough\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Loughborough<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottishathletics.org.uk\/tag\/loughborough-international\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Loughborough International<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottishathletics.org.uk\/tag\/loughborough-international-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Loughborough International 2026<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottishathletics.org.uk\/tag\/scotland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scotland<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>(function ( d, s, id ) {\n        var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName( s )[0];\n        if ( d.getElementById( id ) ) return;\n        js = d.createElement( s );\n        js.id = id;\n        js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_GB\/all.js#xfbml=1&appId=234654626717555\";\n        fjs.parentNode.insertBefore( js, fjs );\n    }( document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk' ));<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottishathletics.org.uk\/lough-staff-26\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Friday 15th May 2026 Photo by Bobby Gavin Scotland team selected for Loughborough International Good time for us to wish Good Luck to the Scotland team headed this weekend to the Loughborough International. 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