Scottish Universities Championships, Elspeth Turner 1984
Pictures from Graham MacIndoe’s Galleries.
The Scottish Universities Championships have produced some exciting races and close victories in both team and individual races over the years and many of the very finest athletes the country has produced have graced the competitions. It is strange therefore that there is no comprehensive list of results for former students, or simply students of athletics available for consultation. In an effort to address this, Colin Youngson has done some research and with help from Fraser Clyne, Alex Wilson, George Brown and Kenny Ballantyne has come up with the following tables. There are several gaps, particularly in the women’s list, and any information helping us to complete them would be welcome. Men first and then the women, whose championship only started in 1975.
| Year | Winning Team | First Individual | Year | Winning Team |
First Individual |
Year | Winning Team | First Individual | ||
| 1939 | Glasgow | Morris Carstairs (Edin) | 1967 | Edinburgh | Ian Young (Edin) | 1991 | Edinburgh | Adam Eyre-Walker (Edin) | ||
| 1944 | Glasgow | JG Gray (Edin) | 1968 | Edinburgh | Dave Logue (Edin) | 1992 | Edinburgh | Phil Mowbray (Edin) | ||
| 1945 | Glasgow | JW Martin (Edin) | 1969 | Edinburgh | Ken Fyfe (Heriot-Watt) | 1993 | Edinburgh | Phil Mowbray (Edin) | ||
| 1946 | Glasgow | Gerry Young (Edin) | 1970 | Strathclyde | Dave Logue (Edin) | 1994 | Christian Nicolson (Edin) | |||
| 1947 | Glasgow | Dick Kendall (Aberdeen | 1971 | Strathclyde | Alistair Blamire (Edin) | 1995 | Phil Mowbray (Edin) | |||
| 1948 | Glasgow | Tom Braid (Edin) | 1972 | Glasgow | Donald Ritchie (Aberdeen) | 1996 | Sandy Moss (Aberdeen) | |||
| 1949 | Edinburgh | Tom Braid (Edin) | 1973 | Edinburgh | Andy McKean (Edin) | 1997 | Phil Mowbray (Edin) | |||
| 1950 | Edinburgh | Tom Braid (Edin) | 1974 | Glasgow | Dave Logue (Glasgow) | 1998 | Pat O’Keefe (Edin) | |||
| 1951 | Edinburgh | Jim Brydie (Edin) | 1975 | Glasgow | Paul Kenney (Dundee) | 1999 February | Mike Carroll (Abertay) | |||
| 1952 | Edinburgh | Jim Brydie (Edin) | 1976 | Glasgow | Lawrie Spence (Strathclyde) | 1999 November | Edinburgh | Ryan Montgomery (Paisley) | ||
| 1953 | Edinburgh | Jim Finlayson (Glasgow) | 1977 | Glasgow | Paul Kenney (Dundee) | 2000 | Owen Greene (St Andrew’s) | |||
| 1954 | Edinburgh | Adrian Jackson (Edin) | 1978 | Glasgow | Graham Clark (Strathclyde) | 2001 | Gary Crossan (Abertay) | |||
| 1955 | Edinburgh | Jim Finlayson (Glasgow) | 1979 | Glasgow | Fraser Clyne (Glasgow) | 2002 | Strathclyde | Andrew Lemoncello (Stirling) | ||
| 1956 | Edinburgh | Alastair Wood (Aberdeen) | 1980 | Glasgow | Brian McSloy (Strathclyde) | 2003 | Edinburgh | Andrew Lemoncello (Stirling) | ||
| 1957 | Edinburgh | 1981 | Glasgow | Alastair Douglas (Glasgow) | 2004 | John Newsom (Stirling) | ||||
| 1958 | Edinburgh | 1982 | Edinburgh | Alastair Douglas (Glasgow) | 2005 | Iain McCorquodale (Strathclyde) | ||||
| 1959 | Edinburgh | Adrian Jackson (Edin) | 1983 | Edinburgh | Callum Henderson (Edin) | 2006 | Strathclyde | Alastair Hay (Queen Margaret UC) | ||
| 1960 | Glasgow | Douglas Gifford (Glasgow) | 1984 | Edinburgh | Callum Henderson (Edin) | 2007 | Edinburgh | Conor McNulty (Strathclyde) | ||
| 1961 | Edinburgh | Calum Laing (Glasgow | 1985 | Glasgow | Richard Archer (St Andrew’s) | 2008 | Edinburgh | Conor McNulty (Strathclyde) | ||
| 1962 | Glasgow | Calum Laing (Glasgow) | 1986 | Glasgow | Bobby Quinn (Glasgow) | 2009 | Edinburgh | Michael Gillespie (Edin) | ||
| 1963 | Edinburgh | Calum Laing (Glasgow) | 1987 | Glasgow | Alastair Douglas (Glasgow) | 2010 | Edinburgh | Michael Gillespie (Edin) | ||
| 1964 | Glasgow | Fergus Murray (Edinburgh | 1988 | Edinburgh | Richard Archer (St Andrews) | 2011 | Edinburgh | Lachlan Oates (Glasgow) | ||
| 1965 | Edinburgh | Fergus Murray (Edinburgh) | 1989 | Edinburgh | Ian Hamer (Heriot-Watt) | 2012 | Edinburgh | Michael Crawley (Edin) | ||
| 1966 |
Edinburgh |
Fergus Murray (Edinburgh) |
1990 | Edinburgh | Ian Harkness (Edin) | 2013 | Aberdeen | David Vernon (Aberdeen) |
Scottish University Championships 1984
Complete results from the Universities Championship in 1971 are available here : thanks to Alex Jackson for passing them on.
Women’s Championship : 1975 to 2011
| Year | Winning Team | First Individual | Year | Winning Team | First Individual | |
| 1975 | Edinburgh | 1994 | Hayley Parkinson (Edin) | |||
| 1976 | 1995 | Glasgow | Elizabeth Riley (Aberdeen) | |||
| 1977 | Ruby Young (Glasgow) | 1996 | Sheila Fairweather (Glasgow) | |||
| 1978 | 1997 | Katy Rice (Edin) | ||||
| 1979 | Barbara Harvie (Aberdeen) | 1998 | Ann McPhail (Glasgow) | |||
| 1980 | Fiona McQueen (Glasgow) | 1999 February | Kirsty Munro (Edin) | |||
| 1981 | Fiona McQueen (Glasgow) | 1999 November | Edinburgh | Ruth McKean (Aberdeen) | ||
| 1982 | Edinburgh | Jean Lorden (Edin) | 2000 | Toni McIntosh (Stirling) | ||
| 1983 | Linsey MacDonakl (Edin) | 2001 | Gillian Palmer (Edin) | |||
| 1984 | Glasgow | Kirsty Husband (Glasgow) | 2002 | Toni McIntosh (Stirling) | ||
| 1985 | Glasgow | Kirsty Husband (Glasgow) | 2003 | Edinburgh | Rosie Smith (Edin) | |
| 1986 | Strathclyde | Lynne MacDougall (Strathclyde) | 2004 | Rosie Smith (Edin) | ||
| 1987 | Glasgow | Audrey Sym (Glasgow) | 2005 | Lyn Wilson (Heriot Watt) | ||
| 1988 | Edinburgh | Alison Rose (Dundee) | 2006 | Edinburgh | Pam Nicholson (Aberdeen) | |
| 1989 | Glasgow | Audrey Sym (Glasgow) | 2007 | Edinburgh | Edel Mooney (Heriot Watt) | |
| 1990 | Edinburgh | Yvette Hague (Edin) | 2008 | Edinburgh | Morag MacLarty (Dundee) | |
| 1991 | Glasgow | Vikki MacPherson (Glasgow) | 2009 | Edinburgh | Morag MacLarty (Dundee) | |
| 1992 | Glasgow | Joanna Cliffe (Glasgow) | 2010 | Dundee | Elspeth Curran (Glasgow) | |
| 1993 | Edinburgh | Joanna Cliffe (Glasgow) | 2011 | Edinburgh | Morag MacLarty (Dundee) | |
| 2012 | Edinburgh | Rhona Auckland (Edin) |
The following results were received from Faser Clyne, to whom many thanks.Results for 2013
Men: David Vernon (Aberdeen), Grant Sheldon (Stirling), Tom Martin (Edinburgh) Venue: Aberdeen
Women: Laureen Quee (Glasgow), Katie Bristow (Strath), Mhairi McLennan (Edin)
2014:
Men: Lachlan Oates (Glasgow), Michael Ferguson (Aberdeen), Ryan Thomson (Strath) Venue: Dundee
Women: Louise Mercer (Edin), Mhairi McLennan (Edin), Stephie Pennycook (Edin)
2015:
Men: Scott Stirling (Edin), Dale Colley (CoG College), Andrew Lawler (Edin) Venue: Stirling
Women: Steph Pennycook (Edin), Angela Richardson (St Andrews), Fanni Gyurko (Glasgow)
Edinburgh won the women’s team race in each of these years, in the men’s race Edinburgh won in 2013 and 2015 with Glasgow winning in 2014.