SAAA Gilbert Season Opener
Field of 4
- Braemar Stone29′ 10″
- Open Stone35′ 5″
- Light Weight Distance50′ 3″
- Heavy Weight Distance36′ 4″
- Weight Over BarSB15′ 0″
- Caber11:45
Francis Cullen
- Class
- Masters 40+
- Games
- 4 · 3 wins
- Event wins
- 18 of 21
- Standing
- 1st of 36
Three wins in Men's Masters 40+, first place in the class standings, and four of Francis'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
18 of 21 events won in M40+
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GilbertMen's Masters 40+ | 1stof 4 | 1stof 4 | – | – | 1stof 4 | 1stof 4 | 1stof 4 | – |
| San DiegoMen's A | 4thof 8 | 4thof 8 | 7thof 8 | 5thof 8 | 4thof 8 | 7thof 8 | 6thof 6 | 5thof 6 |
| ArizonaMen's Masters 40+ | 1stof 11 | 2ndof 11 | 1stof 10 | 1stof 10 | 1stof 11 | 2ndof 11 | 1stof 11 | 1stof 10 |
| SeasideMen's Masters 40+ | 1stof 12 | 1stof 12 | 1stof 12 | 1stof 12 | 1stof 12 | 1stof 12 | 2ndof 11 | 1stof 11 |
The rivalry
Jonathan Rohrbach: met two times. Francis leads 2–0.
The thrower Francis faced most often this season, counting only games where they threw in the same class.
GameFrancisJonathan
Arizona M40+1st4thWIN
Seaside M40+1st5thWIN
The games1st 5th 1st 1st
Francis's 4 games at a glance
San Diego Highland Games
Field of 8
- Braemar StoneSB32′ 5″
- Open StoneSB39′ 0″
- Light HammerSB87′ 9″
- Heavy HammerSB72′ 6″
- Light Weight Distance52′ 0″
- Heavy Weight Distance23′ 10″
- Weight Over Bar12′ 0″
- Sheaf Toss20′ 0″
- Caber75°
Arizona Highland Celtic Festival
Field of 11
- Braemar Stone30′ 1″
- Open Stone33′ 7″
- Light Hammer82′ 3″
- Heavy Hammer63′ 2″
- Light Weight DistanceSB53′ 6″
- Heavy Weight Distance33′ 7″
- Weight Over Bar14′ 0″
- Sheaf Toss23′ 0″
- Caber70°
Seaside Highland Games
Field of 12
- Braemar Stone31′ 6″
- Open Stone36′ 11″
- Light Hammer86′ 3″
- Heavy Hammer67′ 4″
- Light Weight Distance51′ 0″
- Heavy Weight DistanceSB36′ 10½″
- Weight Over Bar14′ 0″
- Sheaf TossSB24′ 0″
- Caber11:00
Who Francis beat
Christopher Stout
James Jackson
Jonathan Rohrbach
Jose Flores
Levi Lacey
Peter GiannopoulosCSChris SaenzFCFredrick CookIWIvan WolfeJCJames CunninghamKBKyle BoydstunTOTony Olson
25 throwers finished behind Francis
Everyone who placed behind Francis in the same class at least once this season.
Christopher StoutJames JacksonJonathan RohrbachJose FloresLevi LaceyPeter GiannopoulosCSChris SaenzFCFredrick CookIWIvan WolfeJCJames CunninghamKBKyle BoydstunTOTony OlsonBWBen Westover
BSBenji Seller
BHBrant Hall
BMBret McLeod
CLCharles Layne
IGIldefonso(Ponch Green
JRJason RobinsonJHJoshua Hocieniec
KRKevin Robinson
NCNathan Cluff
RNRobbie Normand
RKRyan Kuck
RPRyan Powell
Gold ring: current SAAA member (12 of 25).
Against the class
Where Francis's bests rank in M40+
Francis's best Men's Masters 40+ mark in each event this season, ranked against the best Men's Masters 40+ mark from every thrower in the class. Only sanctioned games count, so independent games and marks from other classes are left out. Strongest: Sheaf Toss, 3rd of 30.
Sheaf Toss24′ 0″#3of 30
Heavy Weight Distance36′ 10½″#4of 32
Weight Over Bar15′ 0″#4of 30
Braemar Stone31′ 6″#5of 32
Open Stone36′ 11″#5of 32
Light Weight Distance53′ 6″#5of 32
Light Hammer86′ 3″#5of 28
Heavy Hammer67′ 4″#5of 28
Lowry Cup · Seaside Highland Games
SD Kilt Club: 2nd of 6 teams
62Team points
10Francis's points
16%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 thrown1065′ 4½″
Every stone, hammer and weight for distance this season, end to end. About 3½ football fields.
0300 ft600 ft900 ft1200 ft
Iron moved≈2,382 lb
29 scored events at standard SAAA implement weights come to 794lb. With three attempts per event, that's roughly 2,382 lb thrown. Heaviest implement: the 56 lb heavy weight distance.
Height cleared122 ft
Every weight over bar and sheaf clearance this season, stacked.
Biggest jump+4′ 0″
Sheaf Toss, from 20′ 0″ at San Diego to 24′ 0″ at Seaside.
Medal count21
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.