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JUMPS RECORDS REMAIN INTACT AT MULL writes Shane Fenton
Despite good monetary incentive's all three jump records at the Mull Highland Games remain intact.
The park at Tobermory is usually one of the best surfaces on the circuit for the jumpers however hours of rain prior to the event had softened the ground.
Nevertheless there were some good performances, 16 year old Inverness Harrier Connell McDonald looks to have a bright future in the High Jump, his leap of 6' 1'' if my calculations are correct was higher than his Power 10 PB of 1.83m.
His win won him £100, however he was 2.5 inches short of breaking Jay Scott's 1955 record of 6' 3.5'' which would have doubled the prize money.
Tony Daffurn, Kilbarchan did the Long and Trilple Jump double, his jump of 22' 00'' in the long jump edged out Scotland's leading 110 metre hurdler Allan Scott by 4.5'' with David Watson, Kilbarchan 3rd with a jump of 21' 5''.
Willie McLellan holds the record at 22' 11'' set in 1968.
David Watson holds the ground record in the Triple Jump at 49' 4'' but had to settle for 2nd place on this occasion behind Tony Daffrun who won with a jump of 46' 5'5''.
RESULTS
HIGH JUMP
1st Connel McDonald 6ft 1in.
2nd David Clunie 6ft 0in [ Local ground record ]
3rd Tony Daffurn
4th Cullen McClymont
LONG JUMP
1st Tony Daffurn 22ft 0in
2nd Allan Scott 21ft 7.5in
3rd David Watson 21ft 5in.
4th David Clunie
TRIPLE JUMP
1st Tony Daffurn 46ft 5.5in.
2nd David Watson 45ft 7.5in.
3rd Allan Scott 42ft 4in.
4th David Clunie 41ft 2in.
SHGA Jumps League after Mull
1st Tony Daffurn 53 points.
2nd Fraser Davidson 51.
3rd Stewart Clark 29.
4th David Clunie 22.
5th Allan Scott 20.
6th David Watson 17.
Published: 2013-07-21 14:49:30
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