The Kern County Highland Games
Field of 9
- Braemar Stone23′ 10½″
- Open Stone24′ 8″
- Light HammerSB60′ 8″
- Heavy HammerSB45′ 6½″
- Light Weight DistanceSB38′ 0″
- Heavy Weight DistanceSB27′ 6″
- Weight Over Bar13′ 0″
- Sheaf Toss16′ 0″
- Caber0:20
Charles Layne
- Class
- Novice
- Games
- 2 · 0 wins
- Event wins
- 3 of 8
- Standing
- 6th of 33
2 games in Men's Novice, 6th of 33 in the class standings, and four of Charles's eight season bests on a single day at Kern County. Here is the whole year, measured.
Distance events
Every throw, on one tape
Kern County · Apr 18Seaside · Oct 10
Each row is one event, each dot one game, all on the same feet scale. The labeled mark is the season best.
Height events
Over the bar
On the road
Two games, 77 miles apart
2Games
1States
77Miles between games
Miles are straight-line distances between consecutive games, in date order.
Event by event
3 of 8 events won in Men's Novice
Placing in each individual event against everyone in the class that day. Games thrown in another class are shown faded and don't count toward the total.
| Game | Braemar | Open | Lt Ham | Hv Ham | Lt Wt | Hv Wt | WOB | Sheaf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kern CountyMen's Novice | 3rdof 9 | 7thof 9 | 3rdof 9 | 3rdof 9 | 1stof 9 | 1stof 9 | 1stof 9 | 2ndof 9 |
| SeasideMen's Masters 40+ | 5thof 12 | 6thof 12 | 11thof 12 | 10thof 12 | 9thof 12 | 7thof 12 | 1stof 11 | 6thof 11 |
The rivalry
Robbie Normand: met two times. Charles leads 2–0.
The thrower Charles faced most often this season, counting only games where they threw in the same class.
CLCharles LayneMen's Novice
2–0head to head
RNRobbie NormandRival
GameCharlesRobbie
Kern County Men's Novice2nd8thWIN
Seaside M40+7th11thWIN
The games2nd 7th
Charles's 2 games at a glance
Seaside Highland Games
Field of 12
- Braemar StoneSB24′ 7½″
- Open StoneSB30′ 2″
- Light Hammer55′ 4″
- Heavy Hammer44′ 7″
- Light Weight Distance26′ 7″
- Heavy Weight Distance22′ 3″
- Weight Over BarSB15′ 0″
- Sheaf TossSB18′ 0″
- Caber45°
Who Charles beat
James JacksonCSChris Saenz
10 throwers finished behind Charles
Everyone who placed behind Charles in the same class at least once this season.
James JacksonCSChris SaenzBHBrant Hall
JTJake Toledo
JZJeremiah Zaragoza
JDJoseph Duncan
KHKonrad Hettinger
KHKurt Hettinger
LHLogan Henson
RNRobbie Normand
Gold ring: current SAAA member (2 of 10).
Against the class
Where Charles's bests rank in Men's Novice
Charles's best Men's Novice mark in each event this season, ranked against the best Men's Novice mark from every thrower in the class. Only sanctioned games count, so independent games and marks from other classes are left out. Strongest: Heavy Weight Distance, 5th of 33.
Heavy Weight Distance27′ 6″#5of 33
Weight Over Bar13′ 0″#6of 30
Light Weight Distance38′ 0″#7of 33
Braemar Stone23′ 10½″#8of 33
Sheaf Toss16′ 0″#7of 27
Heavy Hammer45′ 6½″#15of 33
Light Hammer60′ 8″#17of 33
Open Stone24′ 8″#25of 33
Season totals
Add it all up
Distance thrown423′ 9½″
Every stone, hammer and weight for distance this season, end to end. About 1½ football fields.
0300 ft600 ft
Iron moved≈1,224 lb
16 scored events at standard SAAA implement weights come to 408lb. With three attempts per event, that's roughly 1,224 lb thrown. Heaviest implement: the 42 lb heavy weight distance.
Height cleared62 ft
Every weight over bar and sheaf clearance this season, stacked.
Biggest jump+5′ 6″
Open Stone, from 24′ 8″ at Kern County to 30′ 2″ at Seaside.
Medal count8
Top-three finishes in individual events this season.
Share of the season2 of 5
SAAA-sanctioned games thrown this year. 217 athletes threw at least one sanctioned game in 2026.