Dalkeith’s Scott Fraser, the world university championship medallist, is included among the 14 names in Scotland’s Performance Squad for the coming season. Another half dozen are in a Potential Squad.

The programme for the squad members includes several training weekends – a session in Speyside from 14-15 in March will be the forerunner to the following week’s Culbin long race.

The International race experience will come from taking part in the Jukola/Venla Event in Finland on June 20 and a trip to Northern Ireland in October.

Performance Squad: Oleg Chepelin,?Duncan Coombs,?Scott Fraser,?Ewan McCarthy,?Mhairi MacKenzie,?Ali MacLeod,?Mark Nixon,?Hollie Orr,?Jamie Stevenson,?Jo Stevenson,?Murray Strain,?Doug Tullie,?Clare Ward and?Hazel Wright

Potential Squad: Fiona Berrow,?Fiona Forest,?Janine Inman,?Ross McLennan,?Anthony Squire?and James Tullie