A SCOTS teenager from Strathallan College in Perth and Kinross has made historical past by breaking a dash document which had remained for 33 years.
Sophie Wallwork set Strathallan’s new 200m dash document at an athletics competitors between Strathallan College, Merchiston Fortress College, and Fettes Faculty.
The 18-year-old’s time of 24.6 seconds shattered the earlier document, which had been in place since 1990 while additionally setting a private finest within the 100m race.
Reflecting on her latest success, Sophie expressed gratitude to her former coach, John Fleming, who recognized her potential throughout her first Sports activities Day at Strathallan and guided her in the direction of sprinting.
She mentioned: “I owe an amazing debt of gratitude to Mr. Fleming, who acknowledged my expertise and nurtured it.
“His unwavering assist and steering have performed an important position in my accomplishments.
“I’m immensely happy with my efficiency on Tuesday, and I hope it units a benchmark for future college students to attempt in the direction of.”
Sophie, who serves because the Athletics Captain at Strathallan, was one in all 26 senior pupils who competed at Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh.
Six of the Strathallan athletes secured podium positions within the 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, and 1500m occasions.
Jim Thompson, the Director of Sport at Strathallan, praised the excellent performances of all of the athletes.
He added: “All our athletes delivered excellent performances, igniting the spirit of pleasant rivalry between the colleges. It was implausible to see so many below 16s and over 16s competing.”
After attaining new information, Sophie competed at Strathallan’s extremely anticipated Sports activities Day.
Sophie’s performances on the monitor not solely earned her the distinguished title of Senior Women Victrix Ludorum but in addition performed an important position in propelling her college home, Thornbank, to victory within the Fleming Cup.
In consequence, Thornbank emerged as the general Home Champions for 2023.
