Local News | January 2017
Stevie scoops top award Pictured (left to right) are Gail Prince CEO, Scottish Association of Local Sports Councils, Steve Cullen and Moira Ord MBE, Chair of Sports Council for Glasgow Life
A coach at a local athletics club has been honoured for his dedication to the sport at the Sports Council for Glasgow Awards. Stevie Cullen, of Garscube Harriers, won the highest accolade of the awards ceremony, held late last year, taking the trophy for Service to Sport. He was nominated by club president, Jill O’Neil, who said: “In his 46 years at Garscube Harriers, Stevie has made a huge contribution to athletics and has held a large number of volunteer roles in this
time with the club, the Glasgow Athletics Association (GAA) and also the Transplant Games.” Stevie first joined the committee of Garscube Harriers in 1975 as an ordinary member before becoming club secretary. In the 1980s he began coaching because he was keen to see the club expand and improve. Over the coming years he went on to be
club captain, track captain and also senior head coach. His own running has been curtailed recently due to injury however that doesn’t stop his enthusiasm for the sport and his passion to see young athletes improve. Stevie is a regular fixture at the club continuing to act as lead coach for a number of the junior athletes, with a particular interest in middle distance running. He was also one of the founding committee members of the GAA and originally the treasurer. He first attended the Transplant Games in 1988 as a supporter and the year after his wife had her first transplant. Since 1990 he has been Team Manager. There was more success for the club at the annual sports council awards when Robert Cuthbertson was highly commended in the category of performance coach of the year. Nicola Adams-Henry and Calum Esler were also highly commended for Senior Outstanding Performance and Junior Volunteer of the Year, respectively.
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