2025 Review

As the year comes to an end we can reflect on a hugely successful year for Shettleston Harriers and their athletes, both on and off the track, culminating in the club winning Off Track Club of the Year at the Scottish Athletics Awards last month.

It all started back in January at the Inter-District Cross Country Championships at Alexendra Park in Glasgow. It was a great honour for the club to be asked to host this event and it was fitting that Lynn McKenna won the women’s race representing Scotland West. Lynn carried her form into the Lindsay scottishathletics National Cross Country Championships in February becoming the first Shettleston lady to win gold at these championships. The women’s team were dominant in the team competition, winning gold, with three athletes in the top ten. The men’s team were also strong on the day taking bronze.

Lynn’s success was further recognised at the end of the year when she received the “Inspiring Female In Sport” for 2025 award by Club Sport Glasgow. The club also recognised her achievements awarding her the Paul Richfeld Trophy.

On the road stand out performances came from Jamie Burns and Brogan Wallace. Jamie and Brogan were both crowned National 10k Road Race champions at Kilmarnock in June. Brogan had already won bronze at the Half Marathon Championships in Inverness in March and Jamie finished off the season with victory in the AJ Bell Great Scottish Run Half Marathon.

In Track and Field our young athletes in particular had some outstanding performances. In 2025 the club had secured a place in the UK Youth Development League (YDL) and had been promoted back to Division 1 of the Central and Southern Scotland Athletics League (CSSAL) following strong results in 2024.  In Scottish Schools, District and National events a number of our athletes won medals.

With such strong performances there were several international call ups with athletes representing Scotland and Scottish Schools in Track and Field, Road, Cross Country and Hill Running.

In 2025 the club once again hosted successful events.  The previously mentioned Inter District Cross Country Championships at Alexendra Park was followed by the Allan Scally Memorial Road Relay Race at Glasgow Green in February. This is now established as the biggest road relay race in the UK with over 1200 competitors taking part. In May, the Shettleston 10k, again at Glasgow Green, was the traditional opening race in the Babcock 10k series. This year the race attracted around 700 entrants and was successfully live streamed for the first time.

The club also successfully hosted the Dumyat Junior Hill Race early in the season followed by the ever popular Goatfell Hill Race in the summer. The season was rounded off in late August and early September with our Open Graded Meetings at Crownpoint. Once again the OGM’s attracted a full and high quality entry.

The successes and medals in competition are the icing on the cake but the club continues to go from strength to strength with increased membership across all age groups. We have seen an increase in athletes competing at events and some of our young athletes have competed for the first time in 2025.

All of this is a great credit to our club coaches who cannot be forgotten. Our coaches give up their time week after week to run the training sessions and are present at events managing and guiding our athletes. They often go unrecognised but the club were delighted when John Montgomery was awarded 2025 Coach of the Year at the Glasgow Sports Awards. Many of the athletes listed below are coached by John and their successes are undoubtedly a result of his knowledge and experience as well as his continued enthusiasm and dedication. 

It has been a fantastic year of athletics for the club and we are looking forward to more success in 2026. 

Wishing all our members a Happy New Year.

2025 Athlete Achievements

Cross Country

British Athletics Cross Challenge including Scottish Athletics Inter District Championships

Lynne McKenna (SW) – Gold

West District Senior Women – Gold  (Lynne McKenna, Emily Carroll)

West District Senior Men – Silver (Jamie Burns)

West District U13G – Silver (Zoe Roberts)

Lyndsay scottishathletics National Cross Country Championships

Lynne McKenna – Gold

Brogan Wallace – Bronze

Shettleston Senior Women – Gold (Lynne McKenna, Brogan Wallace, Rosa Donaldson, Emily Carroll, Aoife Carr, Clare Stewart)

Shettleston Senior Men – Silver (Taha Ghafari, Jamie Burns, Philip Neilson, Ross Godd, Lachlan Oates, Fred Davies)

Lyndsay scottishathletics West District Cross Country Championships

Clare Stewart (SW) – Silver

Brogan Wallace (SW) – Bronze

Shettleston Senior Women – Gold (Clare Stewart, Brogan Wallace, Fionnuala Ross, Lynn McKenna)

Jamie Burns (SM) – Gold

Peter Avent (M40) – Gold

Shettleston Senior Men – Silver (Jamie Burns, Philip Neilsen, Sam Lesley, Peter Avent, Cameron Muir, Jonathan Moore)

Shettleston Masters Men – Silver (Peter Avent, Michael Paxton, Ronald Strachan)

U13B – Silver (Rio Biddlecombe, Naod Woldeselassie, Louis Millican)

Hill Running

Scottish Hill Running Championships – Yetholm

Ian Pender – M40 – Silver

John Connaghan – M50 – Gold

Senior Men Team – Silver

Scottish Hill Runners Championship

Senior Men – Harry Pulham – Silver

Over 40 – Joe Symonds (M40) – bronze

Over 50 – John Connaghan (M55) – Gold 

Over 55 – John Connaghan (M55) – Gold

Men’s team – Silver

Women

Over 50 – Shona Robertson (F50) – Silver

Under 23 – Gemma Griffiths – Gold

Female’s team – Gold

UK ATHLETICS FELL & HILL RUNNING CHAMPIONSHIPS 2025

Men’s Team Overall – Bronze

Men’s Team Over 40 – Silver

Female Team Overall – Bronze

Road Racing

Scottish National 5k Championships – Silverknowes

Lynn McKenna – bronze

Shettleston Harriers Women – Silver (Lynn McKenna, Aofie Carr, Jessica MacLeod, Hannah Gilchrist, Tara Walker)

Scottish National 10k Championships – Kilmarnock

Brogan Wallace – gold

Lynne McKenna – silver

Jamie Burns – gold

Scottish Half Marathon Championships – Inverness

Brogan Wallace – Bronze

Shettleston Women – Silver (Brogan Wallace, Holly Morrison, Rosa Donaldson)

Shettleston Men – Silver (Taha Ghafari, Jonathan Moore, Ross Good)

Scottish Marathon Championships – London

Weynay Ghebresilasie – Gold

Shettleston Men – Gold (Weynay Ghebresilasie, Fred Davies, Calum Harrington Vogt, Ross McMullen)

Shettleston Women – Bronze (Brogan Wallace, Anna MacFadyen, Lily Miller) 

Scottish 100k Road Race Championships

Micheal Deason – Bronze

AJ Bell Great Scottish Run Half Marathon

Jamie Burns (SM) – Gold

Weynay Ghebresilasie (SM) – Silver

Track and Field – Indoor

4J scottishathletics National Indoor U13, U15 & U20 Championships

Gkontouin Imante (U20M) – 60m – Gold, 200m Gold

Molly Brown (U13G) – 60m – Silver, 200m – Bronze

Zoe Roberts (U15G) – 800m – Bronze, LJ – Bronze

Annie McLean (U20W) – 400m – Gold

Abraham Lanahan (U17M) – TJ (U20M) – Gold

Joseph Lanahan (U15B) – LJ – Gold

4J scottishathletics National Indoor Senior & U17 Championships

Abraham Lanahan (U17M) – TJ – Silver

4J scottishathletics National Indoor Masters Championships

Carson Graham (V45) – 60mH (M35/M45) – Gold, LJ (M40) – Gold, HJ (M40) – Gold

4J scottishathletics National Indoor Masters Combined Events Championships

Carson Graham (V45) – Heptathlon (M45) – Silver

SAAA Indoor Track and Field Championships

Zoe Roberts (U15G) – 800m – Gold (Championship Record)

Annie McLean (U20W) – 200m – Silver, 400m – Gold

Joseph Lanahan (U15B) – LJ – Gold

Abraham Lanahan (U17B) – TJ – Gold

Lydia Woldeselassie (U17W) – T35/T45 – SP3K SX – Gold

Track and Field (Outdoor)

SDS Senior Athletes Championships

Lydia Woldeselassie (U17W) – T35/T45 – 100m – Gold, DT1K – Gold,

4J scottishathletics West District Champiohships 

Molly Brown (U13G) –100m, 200m – Gold

Zoe Roberts (U15G) – 300m – Silver

Joseph Lanahan (U15B) – LJ – Gold,  100m – Silver

Estelle Giraud (U17W) – SP – Bronze

Abraham Lanahan (U17MB) – TJ – Gold,  HJ  – Bronze

SAAA Championships

Group A – Over 16 

Annie Maclean – 400m – Gold

Jonathan Hooper – LJ – Gold

Group B (15-16)

Abraham Lanahan – TJ- Gold, LJ – Silver

Group C (14-15)

Joseph Lanahan – LJ – Gold

4J scottishathletics National Relay Championships

Senior men – 4×100 – Bronze (Emmanuel Nyamekye, Gkontouin Imante, Tanatorn Longjamnong, and Maynard Conteh)

4J scottishathletics National Age Group Championships

Molly Brown (U13G) – 100m- Silver,  200m – Silver

Gkontouin Imante (U20M) – 100m – Silver

Zoe Roberts (U15G) – 800m – Bronze

4J scottishathletics Combined and Master and Para Success Champs

Carson Graham (M45) – LJ – Gold, HJ – Gold, 110mH – Gold

Lydia Woldeselassie (U17W) – T35/T45 – DT1K – Gold,

Paul Easdale(M35) – 100m – Silver

British Masters Championships

Carson Graham (V45) 110mH – Silver, HJ – Silver, LJ – Bronze

English Southern 5000m Championship

Fin Dyer – Gold

Northern Irish Master Championships

David Houston – 1500m – Gold, 800m – Bronze

Lanarkshire AAA Relay Championships

U11B – (Oliver Allen, Joseph Paterson, Sebastien Wallace, Henoch Woldeselassie) – 4x100m – Silver

U13B (Rio Biddlecombe, Dominic Boyle, Louis Millican) – 3×800 – Gold

(Rio Biddlecombe, Louis Millican, Harry Webb, Ruaridh Johnson) – 4x100m – Silver

U15G – (Ava Prentice, Charlotte Reilly, Zoe Roberts) – 3x800m – Bronze

Senior Men (Michael Conteh, Maynard Conteh, Tanatorn Longjamnong and Arif Chapiti) – 4x100m – Gold

Lanarkshire AAA Track And Field Championships

Henoch Woldeselassie (U11B) – LJ – Silver

Molly Brown (U13G) – 100m – Gold,  200m – Gold

Harry Bell (U14B) – LJ – Gold,  200m – Silver

Naod Woldeselassie (U13B) – LJ – Silver

Zoe Roberts (U15G) – LJ – Silver, 200m – Bronze

Arianna Obiora (U15G) – 100m-Silver,  200m- Silver

David Omorogieva (U15B) – 100m – Gold, 200m – Gold

Joseph Lanahan (U15B) – LJ – Gold (Scottish record),  Javelin – Gold

Alessia Equi (U17W) – 200m – Silver

Estelle Giraud (U17W) – SP – Silver

Abraham Lanahan (U17B) – SP – Silver, Javelin – Silver

Chloe Fox (SW) – Javelin – Silver

Shannon Monaghan (SW) – LJ – Silver

Emma Baird – 400m – Gold

Carson Graham (SM) – LJ – Silver

Adam Butterworth (SM) – 3000m – Bronze, 800m – Bronze

Sam Leslie (SM) – 800m – Gold

International Vests

Scotland 

X country /Roads 

Lynn McKenna

Rosa Donaldson 

Jamie  Burns 

Emily Carroll

Brogan Wallace

Ultra 

Mike Deason

Hill Running 

Dan Dry 

Harry Pullman 

Track and Field 

Annie McLean 

Godin Imante 

Lydia Woldeselassie (T35/F35)

World Refugee Team picked for European X Country Championships 

Taha Ghafari 

Scottish Schools 

Abraham Lanahan 

Joseph Lanahan

Scottish Masters 

Denis Williams 

Carson Graham 

John Oates 

David Houston 

Charlene McCallum 

Avril Mason 

National records 

U15B – Jospeh Lanahan – LJ – 6.49 (LAAA Track and Field Championships – 8 Sept 2025)

Championship Records

U15G

Zoe Roberts – 800m – 2:22.67 – SAAA Indoor Track and Field Championships

Club records

U13G

Molly Brown – 60m – 8.52i – Commonwealth Arena – 03/02/25

                                    75m – 10.58 – Grangemouth – 19/06/2025

                                    100m – 13.31 – Crownpoint – 26/08/2025

                                    60mH – 11.24i – Commonwealth Arena – 08/02/2025

U13B 

Rio Biddlecombe – 1 Mile – 5:21:04 – Stirling – 30/08/2025

U15G

Zoe Roberts – 300m – 42.40 – Livingston – 05/09/2025

                                    800m – 2:14.88  – Crownpoint – 02/09/2025

                                    1 Mile – 5:17:84 – Stirling – 30/08/2025

U17W

Estelle Giraud – Pentathlon – 2233i – Commonwealth Arena – 09/02/2025

Heptathlon – 2949 – Ayr – 06/07/2025

U20W

Chloe Fox –   Javelin – 26m 07 – Crownpoint – 06/09/2025