2014
East Coast Amateur Championship Athletes

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David Marble
Dave currently hails from Cumberland VA where he lives
with his wife Devonna who is also a Highland Games Athlete. Originally from Washington DC, he is probably
our most colorful athletes. To qualify
for the ECCs this year he took first place at Frederick Celtic Festival as part
of a Pro/Am/Wounded Warrior competition.
While his favorite event is caber, his personal records are: Braemar 295; Open Stone 3611; HWFD 301; LWFD 621.5; Heavy Hammer 714.75;
Light Hammer 918; 16# Sheaf 270; WOB 130.
He is into casual spelunking(caving), and growing hot
peppers. Well, travelled, he has competed in 11 states(Virginia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New
York, Kentucky, West Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina). Please cheer on one of our favorites in the Team USA kilt!
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Travis Gardner
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Matt Hand
Matt Hand is
competing in his 8th year as a highland athlete out of Belmont, NY. Matt
recently competed in the US team championships in Orlando, Florida and Men's
Amateur World Championships in Minneapolis. Matt is the owner/operator of
StrongandFar.com a website dedicated to advancing strength sports. Matt's
favorite events are the Sheaf and Stones, and loves to take pictures with fans.
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Ernie Beath
Ernie hails from Cambridge, MD. He is of the Macdonald Clan, with family from Fife, Scotland. He comes from a strongman background, has been competing in Highland Games
for 3 years, has pressed 470 overhead standing, have a goal of putting 500 over
his head. In 2007 Ernie I had a weightlifting accident where while pressing 765lbs from
the rack, the rack collapsed and 765lbs landing of his face leaving him blind in
his right eye. We are fortunate to have him competing with us. Steve Pulcinella, a former VSG competitor, ernieme involved in Highland games and helped him along the way. Ernie won the Virginia Scottish Games, amateur class in 2013.
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Jamie Baker
Jamie is originally from Dayton, Ohio,
currently hails from Belpre, Ohio. He is
currently a Registered Nurse and is very recently engaged to Hannah McKibben. His Favorite Heavy Athletic Event is Sheaf
and hehas won the competitions in McHenry, MD in 2013 and 2014. His personal records in heavy athletics are Braemar 340; Open Stone 44 8.5; HWFD 33 4.25;
LWFD 66 1; Heavy Hammer 73 6; Light Hammer 90 5.5; 16# Sheaf 32 0; WOB
13 0. Please for him, you can tell him
in is Black Watch kilt. He is also a current
member of The G-Force Strength Unit and Church Youth Ministry team. This is his 2nd full year of
competing and has competed in Highland competitions in Ohio, West Virginia, New
York, Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania.
An avid golfer who has played Rugby at The Ohio State University and is getting
married on October 4th of this year!
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Tim Propst
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Thor Gylfason
Thor is
currently from Greenville NC, but comes to us from Reykjavik Iceland by way of Pittsfield
MA. He is currently a Personal Trainer. His favorite Heavy Athletic Event are the
Hammers. He has won 2013 Green Hill Highland
Games, 2013 Scotland County Highland Games, 2013 and Central VA Highland Games. His personalrecords in Heavy Athletics are
Braemar 348; Open Stone 4111; HWFD 337; LWFD 680; Heavy Hammer 887;
Light Hammer 1151; 16# Sheaf 330; WOB 130. And being Icelandic, we wont hold it against
him, but he is "pretty sure" he wears a McKenzie kilt.
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Justin Kaye
Originally from Barberton, Ohio, Justin Kaye now resides
in Cleveland Heights, Ohio with his wife, Katie, who is also a Highland Games
athlete. He is a management analyst
during the week, but comes out to throw heavy stuff on the weekends. He favors the sheaf, but holds strong personal
records at: Braemar 37-7 ; Open Stone 42-11.5
; HWFD 31-11 ; LWFD65-10.5 ; Heavy Hammer 76-4 ; Light Hammer 94-2 ; 16#
Sheaf 30 ; WOB 14. Youll know him in his Clan MacKay kilt. When not playing on the athletics fields, he
can be found playing at being a Rock Climber and Snowboarder. Come cheer Justin on!
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Sean Urquhart
Sean and his wife Lin currently hail from North Ridgeville, OH but he is a Cleveland native. A teacher by profession, he and his wife have
a beautiful son, Dylan. His favorite
events are the stones. He won the Ohio
Scottish Games in June to get his invitation here this year. Seans personal records stand at: Braemar
40 5; Open Stone 51
1; HWFD 39 9; LWFD 77 7; Heavy Hammer 94 2;
Light Hammer 113 4; 16# Sheaf 32 0; WOB 15 6. Please cheer for him when you see the Hunting
Sport Kilt. He has been competing for 4
years and will compete/most recently competed in Minnesota at the Amateur
Championships on August 16th. He also competed in the snow at the Arnold this year!
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Jason Thomas
A long time thrower, Jason hails from Perry, OH, though originally from Leavenworth, KS. He spends his day as a College Chemistry Professor when not getting in the way of his wife, Kristen, and their two boysJames (11) & Charles (8). He is a very good all around thrower, but prefers the sheaf. His Personal Records in Heavy Athletics are Braemar 356; Open Stone 425; HWFD 404.5; LWFD 732; Heavy Hammer 1022; Light Hammer 1196; 16# Sheaf 356; WOB 159. Did not realize it exists, but he will try to better these numbers while he wears the MacThomas tartan.
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2014 Professional Athletes

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Eric Frasure
Hailing from Charlotte, NC with
is wife, Megan, we
have known Eric since he
started competing as a teenager
with his father and have
watched him grow both in
the sport and personally.
He is now a law enforcement
agent. He is a former
college athlete who enjoys
cooking when he is not hard
at work.
Age: 26 Height:
6'4" Weight:
265 lbs Years Competing
in Heavy Athletics: 12 Sponsors:
www.cytosport.com,
www.sportkilt.com
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Kearney Smith
Hailing from Alabama, Kearney has been competing at the Virginia Scottish Games since he was an amateur and VSG was at Episcopal High School. Kearney is well known for his Southern charm and hospitality, even when he is a guest.
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Beau Fay
VSG were Beau's first games and the ones that got him hooked and we are proud to welcome him back as a professional.
Age: Height: Weight: Years Competing in Heavy Athletics: Sponsors:
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Mike Dickens
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John Collins
John
and his wife Bria (a former Scottish Games athlete herself) and their son hail
from Rockville, MD. Those of you from
the DC area will understand that he is a Business Development for a Government
Contractor. His current favorite event
is the sheaf as he is darn good at it.
When last asked, his personal records in heavy athletics are: Stone 513", HWFD 403, LWFD 76, HH
103, LH 127, Sheaf 34, WOB 156, Caber flipped it. He is also famous for his kickball prowess
and former kickball league champions. He
is a former University of MD Mens Track and Field team captain and All-ACC
athlete at ACC Championships for both indoor and outdoor track. (2004),
All-East competitor at the IC4A indoor track championships in 2004 for the 35
lb Weight. 2nd all time at U
of Maryland for the collegiate hammer throw. 5th all time for the 25 lb weight. Probably the most fun of all is that John can
eat 6 crackers in under a minute without assistance of water or any
liquid. Also has bested the cinnamon
challenge of eating a whole tablespoon at once.
Well ask Bria, but he claims he is a seamstress, very proficient at
sewing and mending clothes. Regularly
sews up and patches worn clothing rather than having to buy new attire. His favorite athlete is BJ Ketchum because he
is a little fighter and full of panache.
To round out his nuclear family, the Collins family also has two dogs, an
Old English Bulldog named Ruby and a Miniature Pinscher named Miley. As for his cooking talents, his signature
dish is homemade enchiladas.
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