2001 Fort Smith, Arkansas USA
| Year | 40-44 | 45-49 | 50-54 | 55-59 | 60-64 | 65+ | 70+ | 40-49 U-200# | 50+ U-200# | Women 40+ | Women 50+ |
| 2001 | Ron McKee | Pete Kline | Bob Jeffery | Kent Durso | Frank Carl | ||||||
| 2002 | Ron McKee | Pete Kline | Jim DeAvellar | Bill Scruggs | Vern Alexander | Dale Harder | Kevin Henderson | Frank Lux | |||
| 2003 | Don Stewart | Dana Axelson | Harvey Barkauskas | Kent Durso | Dean Ross | Frank Carl | Kevin Henderson | Rich Doria | Terri James | ||
| 2004 | Mark McDonald | Don Stewart | Bill Leffler | Kent Durso | Bill Bailey | Frank Carl | Jim Spalding | Rich Doria | Terri James | ||
| 2005 | Dirk Bishop | Mike Baab | Harvey Barkauskas | Roddy McLeod | Vern Alexander | Frank Carl | Jim Spalding | Danny Ellis | Terri James | ||
| 2006 | Dirk Bishop | Mark McDonald | Mark Buchanan | Harvey Barkauskas | Kent Durso | Vern Alexander | Jim Spalding | Ally Munro | Denise Houseman | ||
| 2007 | Dirk Bishop | Myles Wetzel | Frank Henry | Bill Leffler | Bob Jeffery | Vern Alexander | Bob Verbanac | Jim Spalding | Danny Ellis | Denise Houseman | |
| 2008 | Dirk Bishop | Myles Wetzel | Frank Henry | Bill Leffler | Dan DeWelt | Dean Ross | Frank Carl | Kevin Rogers, Doug Ballard |
Jim Spalding | Denise Houseman | Ruth Welding |
| 2009 | Jason Young | Mark McDonald | Al Stagner | Bill Leffler | Wayne Staggs | Ray Oster | Bill Rogers | Bobby Brown | Kevin Rogers, Jim Spalding |
Denise Houseman | Kris Stuteville |
The entry fee is $57.50 and does NOT include any accommodations.
Important Information for 2010 MWC Athletes
1. Classes of Competition:
Entrants
will be grouped by age for competition. Age groups will be
Men 40-44
Men 45-49
Men 50-54
Men 55-59
Men
60-64
Men
65-69
Men 70 +
Men
Under 200 lb, 40-49
Men
Under 200 lb, 50+
Women 40-49
Women 50+
with athlete's age as of the first day of competition.
Saturday morning prior to competition beginning on Saturday. U-200
athletes not making weight will compete in their age class. Any class
must be competed by at least 3 athletes to determine a champion.
2. Flights for athletes within a class with more than 12 entrants will be determined by SMAI prior to the competition.
3. Entry
is open to any Scottish athlete of age regardless of pro or amateur standing but this
will not be a compensated competition. There will be no monetary awards and no travel funds will be provided.
4. The five game requirement (see below) will still be in force but waivers will be given to those for whom this is a hardship. You must have competed as an athlete (in any class) in five highland games between July 18, 2009, and August 13, 2010 to be eligible to compete. To obtain a waiver, contact Bill Scruggs if you cannot meet this requirement. If you have entered an MWC before this requirement is waived.
5. Events to be competed:
There
are NINE "heavy" events which
will be contested in 2009:
28# weight for
distance (women 14#) - standard rectangular trig
42# weight for distance (women 28#
and 20# over 50) - standard rectangular trig
16# open stone (women 9#) - circular
trig area and arced toe-board
22# Braemar Stone (women 13#) -
circular trig area and arced toe-board
16# hammer (women 12#) - standard
trig
22# hammer
42# weight over the bar
16# sheaf toss
Cabers appropriate for each age group
6. This is strictly an amateur event. No athlete will receive an appearance fee, complimentary rooms, prize money, or any other form of payment/compensation to compete. There will be no prize money.
7. The games will be competed ONE DAY (Saturday) with all classes competing that day. The order of events will be determined prior to the games and placed on this website.
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Masters’ World Championships
 | To be eligible for entry, an athlete must have competed in at least five sanctioned (see schedule page) highland games within the twelve month period preceding the World Championship competition. A waiver may be granted to Scottish athletes who normally compete on a regular basis but cannot meet this requirement this year. The waiver must be requested from SMAI well in advance. Athletes who have placed in the top six at a prior MWC automatically qualify for entry. |
| All entries will be paid from this website via PayPal and entries are not complete until the fee is paid. |
| Notification of entry receipt will be a listing of athlete's name on Who's Coming page of this web site. |
| All contestants must wear kilt and kilt stockings (with flashings) and games t-shirt at all times on the field. No kilts will be provided. |
| Athlete
check-in and weigh-in will take place at the field the day prior to and at the field between |
| Rules of competition will be those determined by the host games. |
| If there is a dispute, the decision of the judges and athletic director will be final. |
| No children under the age of 12 on the field at any time. Family members are only allowed into the athletic area (but not on the field) after they have signed a waiver and must be wearing Scottish attire (kilt, etc.) |
| Safety is everyone’s responsibility but the judge’s decision will be final in determining what constitutes safe technique in a throw. |
| Implements used in competition will be those furnished by the games committee. |
| Sheaf forks will be those furnished by competitors. Any competitor may use any fork brought to the field regardless of who brought it. |
The following rules for ties were determined by the SMAI board at a meeting held on the field at the 2005 MWC in New Hampshire.
INDIVIDUAL EVENTS: Ties in distance events as determined by each athletes best throw will stand as ties. Ties in height events will be broken according to misses as determined by the rules of competition used for the games or, if not broken by misses, will stand as ties. Ties in the caber will be broken by next best tosses and, if still not broken, will stand as ties. In case of unbroken ties, each tied athlete will be given the same place medal and the place points will be divided equally among the tied athletes.
OVERALL PLACES: Ties for world champion or second and third place overall (athletes who accumulated the same number of event points) will not be broken but left as ties and the title shared by the tied athletes. In case of ties, duplicate trophies will be provided.
TO RECEIVE OVERALL PLACEMENT: In order for a competitor to win or place in the overall competition, they must attempt to compete in all of the events. At the discretion of the athletic director, if the competitor does not attempt to compete in all the events then they will not receive points or awards for the missed individual events nor will they be eligible for the overall competition.
