Athletics
The North Lanark Highland Games welcomes champion heavyweight athletes from across Canada and abroad to compete in traditional Highland athletics.
Spectators are welcomed to the grandstands to join in the excitement as athletes display their skills in traditional events such as the Hammer Throw, Weight for Distance, Weight for Height, Sheaf Toss, Stone Throw, and the infamous Caber Toss.
The NLHG has been proud to host the following athletes in past Games and we hope you’ll join us this year to see who will be fighting for the titles in Male Professional, Female Professional and Amateur competitions, while setting Personal Bests and even new World Records.
Jason Baines
Birthdate: October 7, 1978
Height: 6’0″
Weight: 245 lbs
Home Town: Greenfield Park, Quebec
Current Town: Dalkeith, Ontario
Occupation:
Tartan: Maclaughlin
Throwing Since: 2008
Accomplishments: Married to Tiffany Dirico with 1 daughter
Personal Bests:
Braemar Stone: 31’10.0″ 22.2lbs.
Open Stone:
Sheaf: 31’2.0″ 0.0lbs.
Caber: 12:0 22’2.0″ 93.0lbs.
Light Weight for Distance: 79’4.0″
Heavy Weight for Distance: 40’4.0″
Light Hammer: 134’4.0″
Heavy Hammer: 115’4.0″
Weight Over Bar: 14’0.0″
Lorne Colthart
Birthdate: 1990
Height: 6’4″
Weight: 280 lbs
Home Town: Blair Atholl, Scotland
Current Town: Ottawa
Occupation: Hydro Millwright
Tartan: Stewart of Appin
Throwing Since: 2006
Accomplishments: Scottish Native Chmpion 2015/2017, 2017 World Caber champion
Personal Bests:
Braemar Stone: 41’0″ 22.0lbs.
Open Stone: 41’0″
Sheaf:
Caber:
Light Weight for Distance: 85’0″
Heavy Weight for Distance: 42’6″
Light Hammer: 146’0″
Heavy Hammer: 119’0″
Weight Over Bar: 15’6″
Dirk Bishop
Birthdate:
Height: 6’1″
Weight: 280 lbs
Home Town: Perth-Andover, New Brunswick
Current Town:
Occupation: Customs Officer
Tartan: Ancient Cameron
Throwing Since: 2004
Accomplishments: 4-Time Masters World Champion, 4-Time Canadian Caber Toss Champion
Personal Bests:
Braemar Stone: 40’9.0″ 22.0lbs.
Open Stone: 49’2.0″ 16.4lbs.
Sheaf: 31’0.0″ 16.0lbs.
Caber: 11:15 19’0.0″ 146.0lbs.
Light Weight for Distance: 76’8.5″
Heavy Weight for Distance: 53’0.0″
Light Hammer: 131’5.0″
Heavy Hammer: 106’4.0″
Weight Over Bar: 18’0.0″
Sultana Frizell
Birthdate: October 24, 1984
Height: 6’0″
Weight:
Home Town: Perth, Ontario
Current Town:
Occupation:
Tartan: Fraser
Throwing Since: 2017
Accomplishments: Canadian Record Holder in Light Weight for Distance and Weight Over Bar (both records set in her first competition, New Brunswick Highland Games in Fredericton, NB. Track & Field Olympian (2008, 2012)
Personal Bests:
Braemar Stone:
Open Stone: 46’1.0″ 8.2lbs.
Sheaf:
Caber: 12:30 16’6.0″ 48.0lbs.
Light Weight for Distance: 78’11.5″
Heavy Weight for Distance: 37’0.5″
Light Hammer: 92’8.0″
Heavy Hammer: 74’5.0″
Weight Over Bar: 17’0.0″