The Scottish Athletics Junior Championship was held at Eildons Hill Race – 21 June. 

Full results here

The Championship is open to members of scottishathletics. The categories are U20 (defined as born 2006–2008), U17 (born 2009-2010), U15 (born 2011-2012), U13 (born 2013-2014) with separate male and female awards.

League Standings

Current 2025 Scottish Athletics Junior Hill Running League tables are as follows:

U13 / U15 / U17 League

U20 League

If you have questions about the league please contact Phil Mestecky (phil[DOT]mestecky[AT]yahoo[DOT]co[DOT]uk)

Scottish Athletics Junior Hill Running League
For 2025, the league has categories of U17, U15 and U13 (U13 do not score but can claim a memento if they finish the series).

The 8 races which comprise the 2025 Junior League are:

5 Apr Dumyat Stirling

27 Apr Lomonds Junior Races Falkland

10 May Broughton Heights Broughton

7 Jun Braemar Junior Highland Games Braemar

14 Jun Cornalees Greenock

21 Jun Eildon Junior Race* Melrose

10 Aug Cademuir Rollercoaster Peebles

27 Sept Suidhe Hill Race* Kincraig

* Ten bonus points awarded in these races

NB: Please check the details of each individual event as to which race to compete in on the day as there may be multiple senior/junior races.

The junior league categories are: U17 (born 2009-2010), U15 (born 2011-2012), U13 (born 2013-2014)

Points will be awarded to the first 18 individuals in each category: 1st place 25 points, 2nd 20 points, 3rd 17 points, 4th 15 points, 5th 14 points, reducing at one point intervals down to 18th 1 point. The final league score comprises the athlete’s best 3 race scores, plus 2 points for each race completed. If overall points are tied after the final League race, points scored at the SA junior national championships (Eildons Hill Race) will be used to determine the winner of the age category.

Scottish Athletics Under 20 Hill Running League
The U20s have their own league. The 7 races in the 2025 edition are:

29 Mar Birnam Hill Race Birnam

12 Apr Screel Hill Castle Douglas

7 May Dumyat Hill Race Stirling University

21 Jun Eildon Hill Race* Melrose

10 Aug Cademuir Rollercoaster Peebles

17 Aug Whinlatter (GB Euros Trial) Keswick

4 Oct Morven Hill Race* Aboyne

* Ten bonus points awarded in these races

U20s are born 2006-2008. Points will be awarded to the first 18 individuals in each category: 1st place 25 points, 2nd 20 points, 3rd 17 points, 4th 15 points, 5th 14 points, reducing at one point intervals down to 18th 1 point. The final league score comprises the athlete’s best 3 race scores, plus 2 points for each race completed. If overall points are tied after the final League race, points scored at the SA national championships (Eildons Hill Race) will be used to determine the winner.