3,000m bronze medal for U20s goes to Peebles teenager​ Kieran Fulton

​The Peebles 18-year-old, a member of the town’s Moorfoot Runners club, clocked a time of 8:18.36 at the championships, part of a Glasgow Athletics Association miler meet at the city’s Crownpoint Sports Complex, to finish ninth overall in the 3,000m final and as third in his age bracket.

That race’s under-20 gold medal went to Oliver MacDonald, of Glasgow’s Giffnock North Athletics Club, for an overall fifth-place finish in 8:15.20.

Lasswade Athletic Club’s Andrew McWilliam made it home eighth all together in 8:17.13 to take the under-20s silver medal.

Overall victory in that race went to Andrew McGill, of Glasgow’s Cambuslang Harriers, after he recorded a personal best time of 8:06.10.

Fife Athletic Club Paralympian Ben Sandilands was runner-up in 8:13.02 and McGill’s Cambuslang clubmate Gavin Smith was third in 8:14.22.

Friday’s meet also hosted this year’s Scottish under-17 3,000m championships and they were won by Giffnock North’s Calum Dick in 8:55.95, with that age bracket’s silver medal going to his clubmate Louie Muir for a time of 8:59.13 and the bronze to Aberdeen Amateur Athletic Club’s Nathan Lawson after he clocked 8:59.95.

Edinburgh Athletic Club’s Beth Ansell was first female finisher over 3,000m in 9:19.34.

Cambuslang’s Stefanie Tucker was second in 9:21.63 and Edinburgh’s Kirsty Walker third in 9:28.82.

Also taking part were Gala Harriers’ Cameron and Kirsty Rankine, Ava Richardson and Oliver Hastie.