SAAA Gilbert Season Opener
Field of 4
- Braemar Stone17′ 4″
- Open Stone19′ 10″
- Light Weight Distance32′ 6″
- Heavy Weight Distance21′ 5″
- Weight Over BarSB10′ 0″
- Caber45°
Cathy Rafferty
- Class
- C
- Games
- 4 · 0 wins
- Event wins
- 2 of 15
- Standing
- 3rd of 9
4 games in Women's C, 3rd of 9 in the class standings, and four of Cathy's eight season bests on a single day at San Diego. Here is the whole year, measured.
Distance events
Every throw, on one tape
Gilbert · Apr 11San Diego · Jun 20Arizona · Jul 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
Four games, 1,108 miles apart
4Games
2States
1,108Miles between games
Miles are straight-line distances between consecutive games, in date order.
Event by event
2 of 15 events won in Women's C
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GilbertWomen's Open | 4thof 4 | 4thof 4 | – | – | 4thof 4 | 4thof 4 | 3rdof 4 | – |
| San DiegoWomen's C | 4thof 4 | 4thof 4 | 4thof 4 | 4thof 4 | 3rdof 4 | 3rdof 4 | 3rdof 4 | 3rdof 4 |
| ArizonaWomen's Open | 4thof 7 | 4thof 7 | 7thof 7 | 7thof 7 | 4thof 7 | 4thof 7 | 4thof 7 | 4thof 6 |
| SeasideWomen's C | 4thof 6 | 4thof 6 | 4thof 6 | 4thof 6 | 3rdof 6 | 1stof 6 | – | 1stof 6 |
The rivalry
Angel Flores: met two times. Angel leads 2–0.
The thrower Cathy faced most often this season, counting only games where they threw in the same class.
GameCathyAngel
San Diego Women's C4th3rdLOSS
Seaside Women's C3rd2ndLOSS
The games4th 4th 5th 3rd
Cathy's 4 games at a glance
San Diego Highland Games
Field of 6
- Braemar StoneSB18′ 4″
- Open StoneSB20′ 5″
- Light HammerSB49′ 8″
- Heavy HammerSB37′ 2″
- Light Weight Distance30′ 11″
- Heavy Weight Distance20′ 1″
- Weight Over Bar10′ 0″
- Sheaf Toss15′ 0″
- Caber75°
Arizona Highland Celtic Festival
Field of 7
- Braemar Stone18′ 4″
- Open Stone20′ 4″
- Light Hammer44′ 4″
- Heavy Hammer35′ 8″
- Light Weight Distance30′ 9″
- Heavy Weight Distance21′ 7″
- Weight Over Bar10′ 0″
- Sheaf Toss12′ 0″
- Caber50°
Seaside Highland Games
Field of 6
- Braemar Stone17′ 9″
- Open Stone19′ 5″
- Light Hammer46′ 3½″
- Heavy Hammer37′ 0″
- Light Weight DistanceSB36′ 4″
- Heavy Weight DistanceSB25′ 1″
- Sheaf TossSB16′ 0″
- Caber11:00
Who Cathy beat
7 throwers finished behind Cathy
Everyone who placed behind Cathy in the same class at least once this season.
MLMolly Lisowsky
ABAbby Barenholtz
DSDianna Silva-Martinez
KLKrista Lechner
LTLauren Tow
LWLesli Woodard
SVSarah Vasilis
Gold ring: current SAAA member (1 of 7).
Against the class
Where Cathy's bests rank in Women's C
Cathy's best Women's C mark in each event this season, ranked against the best Women's C 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, 1st of 7.
Heavy Weight Distance25′ 1″#1of 7
Light Weight Distance36′ 4″#3of 7
Weight Over Bar10′ 0″#3of 7
Sheaf Toss16′ 0″#3of 7
Braemar Stone18′ 4″#4of 7
Open Stone20′ 5″#5of 7
Light Hammer49′ 8″#5of 7
Heavy Hammer37′ 2″#5of 7
Lowry Cup · Seaside Highland Games
SD Kilt Club: 2nd of 6 teams
62Team points
6Cathy's points
10%Of the team total
| Team member | Class | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Francis Cullen | Men's Masters 40+ | 1st | 10 |
| Ainsley Oliphant | Women's C | 1st | 10 |
| Michaela Smith | Women's B | 2nd | 8 |
| Lyndsie Rohrbach | Women's Masters 40+ | 2nd | 8 |
| Canberra Rohrbach | Women's Lightweight | 2nd | 8 |
| Tony Olson | Men's Masters 50+ | 3rd | 6 |
| Cathy Rafferty | Women's C | 3rd | 6 |
| Nathaniel Campbell | Men's C | 4th | 4 |
| Fredrick Cook | Men's A | 5th | 2 |
| Jonathan RohrbachAlt | Men's Masters 40+ | 5th | – |
| Summer McCamonAlt | Women's Masters 40+ | 5th | – |
| Sara Cullen | Women's A | – | 0 |
Lowry Cup points: 10, 8, 6, 4, 2 and 1 for 1st through 6th in class, scored by nominated team members. Alternates are listed but don't score. Full rules.
Season totals
Add it all up
Distance thrown620′ 6½″
Every stone, hammer and weight for distance this season, end to end. About 2 football fields.
0300 ft600 ft900 ft
Iron moved≈1,362 lb
28 scored events at standard SAAA implement weights come to 454lb. With three attempts per event, that's roughly 1,362 lb thrown. Heaviest implement: the 28 lb heavy weight distance.
Height cleared73 ft
Every weight over bar and sheaf clearance this season, stacked.
Biggest jump+3′ 10″
Light Weight Distance, from 32′ 6″ at Gilbert to 36′ 4″ at Seaside.
Medal count8
Top-three finishes in individual events this season.
Share of the season4 of 5
SAAA-sanctioned games thrown this year. 217 athletes threw at least one sanctioned game in 2026.