#057 - Shane Sutherland

Shane Sutherland is a track and field coach as well as teacher at Walhalla High School in Walhalla, South Carolina. Prior to Walhalla, Sutherland previously served as a both the track and field as well as cross country coach and teacher at Stratford High School in Goose Creek, SC. From 2002-2019 he not only led training for both teams on the field and in the classroom as an economics, history and geography teacher but also ran the strength training program in the fall for all off-season teams. 

Sutherland got his start throwing himself as a member of the Charleston Southern University track & field team. A two-time All-Conference athlete in the weight throw he was also honored as a member of the Big South Conference Men’s Indoor Track & Field All-Decade Team. From the collegiate ring he transitioned to Scottish Highland Games, first starting in 2001. Since his inception into the sport he’s competed in over 200 games both nationally and internationally in multiple classes, going pro in 2017. He’s held multiple world records and has earned such accolades as finishing 2nd at the 2021 Master World Championships, and Amateur North American Champion in 2016, 4x captain of the South Team (2010, 2013, 2015, 2016), captain of team USA in 2014, and East Coast Champion in 2013. Now following his professional career, he looks to continue competing in the Lightweight Master’s Division. 

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