North Lanark Highland Games

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″

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″

Accomplishments: Scottish Native Champion 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″

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″

Accomplishments:

• 2007 – 3rd place, World Masters Championships, McPherson Kansas
• 2012 – 2nd place, World Masters Championships, Calgary Alberta

Personal Bests:

Braemar Stone: 23’11.5″ 13.8lbs.

Open Stone: 34’1.0″ 8.6lbs.

Sheaf: 21’0.0″ 0.0lbs.

Caber: 12:0 17’0.0″ 48.0lbs.

Light Weight for Distance: 55’0.0″

Heavy Weight for Distance: 43’11.0″

Light Hammer: 76’10.0″

Heavy Hammer: 64’7.0″

Weight Over Bar: 13’0.0″

Accomplishments: Heidi took up Heavy Events as a dare. A former member of Team Canada’s Beach Volleyball team, she now throws heavy things around fields in the summer instead! She met her husband, Neil Lowry, a fellow competitor, at her first heavy events competition and her life changed. This is now her ninth year competing and she continues to enjoy the camaraderie and competition. She wears the Spirit of Scotland tartan and loves it mostly because it is purple, her favourite colour. Most importantly, she is proud to continue this Scottish tradition and pass on her love of the pipes and Scottish culture to her three children, Isabel, Mason and MacPherson.

Personal Bests:

Braemar Stone: 27’9.8″ 12.2lbs.

Open Stone: 41’7.5″ 8.0lbs.

Sheaf: 20’0.0″ 8.0lbs.

Caber: 11:0 16’0.0″ 57.0lbs.

Light Weight for Distance: 72’10.3″

Heavy Weight for Distance: 34’9.0″

Light Hammer: 85’11.5″

Heavy Hammer: 65’9.5″

Weight Over Bar: 12’0.0″

Accomplishments:  Born on June 17th, 1980, in Ottawa, Ontario; two days later Neil went home to his parent’s dairy farm and hasn’t stopped working since. Over his career, his top events have been the Caber, and sheaf toss. Neil is a farmer and a licensed Funeral Director in the Province of Ontario for over 14 years. He and his wife Heidi (who is a fellow Heavy Events competitor) have 3 awesome kids and reside in the town of Almonte, Ontario.

Personal Bests:

Braemar Stone: 30’9.0″ 22.5lbs.

Open Stone:

Sheaf: 32’0.0″ 16.0lbs.

Caber: 0:15 22’10.0″ 93.0lbs.

Light Weight for Distance: 67’8.0″

Heavy Weight for Distance: 34’6.5″

Light Hammer: 120’3.5″

Heavy Hammer: 98’0.0″

Weight Over Bar:  14’6.0″

Accomplishments: I am from Fredericton, NB. I competed in track and field for 13 years and over time competed in hammer, discus, weight throw and shot put. I currently still throw hammer and will throw the weight and shot put this winter. This is my third season competing in the heavy events. I work as registered dental hygienist in downtown Fredericton.

Personal Bests:

Braemar Stone: 27’9.8″ 12.2lbs.

Open Stone: 41’7.5″ 8.0lbs.

Sheaf: 20’0.0″ 8.0lbs.

Caber: 11:0 16’0.0″ 57.0lbs.

Light Weight for Distance: 72’10.3″

Heavy Weight for Distance: 34’9.0″

Light Hammer: 85’11.5″

Heavy Hammer: 65’9.5″

Weight Over Bar: 12’0.0″

Accomplishments:

Personal Bests:

Braemar Stone: 20’11.0″ 12.0lbs.

Open Stone: 29’4.0″ 10.0lbs.

Sheaf: 23’0.0″ 8.0lbs.

Caber: 12:0 15’0.0″ 55.0lbs.

Light Weight for Distance: 47’4.5″

Heavy Weight for Distance: 25’5.5″

Light Hammer: 66’8.0″

Heavy Hammer: 52’0.0″

Weight Over Bar: 12’0.0″

Accomplishments: 2011 – 3rd in World Masters

Personal Bests:

Braemar Stone: 25’1.5″ 13.0lbs.

Open Stone: 31’3.5″ 8.0lbs.

Sheaf: 24’0.0″ 8.0lbs.

Caber: 12:2 17’2.0″ 52.0lbs.

Light Weight for Distance: 59’7.0″

Heavy Weight for Distance: 32’7.0″

Light Hammer:  73’5.0″

Heavy Hammer: 60’11.0″

Weight Over Bar:  13’0.0″

Accomplishments:

Personal Bests:

Braemar Stone: 33’8.0″ 23.0lbs.

Open Stone:  45’1.5″ 16.6lbs.

Sheaf: 27’0.0″ 16.0lbs.

Caber: 12:15 20’3.0″ 104.0lbs.

Light Weight for Distance: 64’6.5″

Heavy Weight for Distance: 33’8.0″

Light Hammer: 109’2.0″

Heavy Hammer: 91’7.0″

Weight Over Bar:  14’0.0″

Accomplishments:

• 2007 New Brunswick Highland Games Champion.
• 2007 Calgary Highland Games Champion
• 2012 CSAF Championship Qualified Competitor
• 2012 Perth-Andover Gathering of the Scotts Champion
• 2012 Pugwash Highland Games Champion
• 2012 New Brunswick Highland Games Champion

Personal Bests:

Braemar Stone: 25’1.5″ 12.2lbs.

Open Stone: 35’1.0″ 8.2lbs.

Sheaf:

Caber: 11:50 16’0.0″ 57.0lbs.

Light Weight for Distance: 62’4.0″

Heavy Weight for Distance: 34’6.0″

Light Hammer: 78’0.0″

Heavy Hammer: 63’2.0″

Weight Over Bar: 14’0.0″

Accomplishments:

• 2006 New Brunswick Highland Game Champion
• CSAF Invitational Championship Competitor 2006 2007 & 2008
• North American Championships Competitor 2006,2007
• Springfield Protectworth Highland Games “Masters Champion 2012”
• Festival Of The Tartans “Masters Champion 2012”

Personal Bests:

Braemar Stone: 34’10.5″ 22.8lbs.

Open Stone: 44’7.5″ 16.6lbs.

Sheaf: 29’0.0″ 20.0lbs.

Caber: 0:0 20’6.0″ 110.0lbs.

Light Weight for Distance: 73’3.0″

Heavy Weight for Distance: 50’1.0″

Light Hammer: 117’9.0″

Heavy Hammer: 100’3.0″

Weight Over Bar: 17’0.0″

Accomplishments:

• Former Canadian Record holder in the 20 lb sheaf toss
• Farmer’s Walk: 501 feet in Fergus, 2004 (unofficial World Record)

Born on October 8, 1980 in North Bay, Ontario and was raised on a family farm in Powassan, Ontario.  Currently, Markus’ top events are the sheaf toss, HWFD and caber. Graduating in 2003 from the University of Guelph with a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture (B.Sc. Agr.), Markus returned home to the family farm in Powassan where he currently runs a livestock operation of 70 beef cattle and 600 sheep in partnership with his parents.

Personal Bests:

Braemar Stone: 34’3.0″ 22.5lbs.

Open Stone:

Sheaf: 37’0.0″ 16.0lbs.

Caber: 12:10 20’0.0″ 132.0lbs.

Light Weight for Distance: 78’0.0″

Heavy Weight for Distance: 42’5.0″

Light Hammer: 118’10.0″

Heavy Hammer: 99’10.0″

Weight Over Bar: 14’0.0″