GATESHEAD INDOOR SERIES

The second meeting of the Gateshead Indoor Series, organised by Gateshead Harriers, and held over two evenings at Gateshead College, took place on February 2 and 3.

Five Morpeth Harriers were in track action on the first day. Three athletes were from the Under 17 age group. They were Sam Dent, Freya Caygill, and relative newcomer Jack Dinning, all coached by Morpeth Sprint Coach Eddie Hedley, who also had Under 13 and Under 15 siblings Kyle and Conner Phillips tasting action, the former for the first time indoors.

Events were over 60m, and Dent, began his evening well by producing a personal best of 8.1s, which was seventh fastest of the first round. He went on to finish sixth fastest of the second round with 8.16s.

Caygill was seventh fastest in her first-round effort of 8.54s and progressed to be fifth fastest with her later effort of 8.46s.
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Dinning, enjoying his first taste of competition, was fifth fastest with his first-round effort of 7.86s, and his second-round effort of 7.85s saw him emerge as fourth fastest. Kyle Phillips was fourth fastest from his Under 13 age group, with his debut clocking of 9.48s, and elder brother Conner was sixth fastest Under 15 Boy with his effort of 8.06s.