morpeth contingent claim 9 pbs at jarrow

Nine new personal bests were achieved by the 14 athletes from Morpeth Harriers & AC who competed at the sixth and final meeting of the NEGP series, sponsored once again by Start Fitness, and held as usual at Jarrow’s Monkton Stadium, on 10 August.
Eight athletes from the club took part in some very competitive 800m events, and Ross Charlton achieved a new personal best of 1m59.38s, the first time that the Modern Pentathlon Champion had got below the two-minute barrier, taking two and a half seconds off the last figures he had set in 2019.
Two places behind Charlton was his young club colleague Joseph Close. The Under 17 athlete took a whole second off his previous figures when he crossed the finish line, posting a time of 1m59.93s.
Bertie Marr was the next Morpeth Harrier to finish in the fastest 800m, two places behind Close in eighth spot, posting a new personal best time of 2m01.03s and taking a whole five seconds off his previous figures.
Ralph Robson finished eleventh in the fastest 800m, posting a finishing time of 2m06.13s.
In the second fastest 800m, Elliot Mavir took a second off his previous best when finishing eighth in 2m09.0s.
Caitlin Flanagan took three seconds off her previous best, when finishing fifth in the third fastest 800m, posting a time of 2m19.42s.
In the fourth fastest heat, fellow Morpeth Harrier and Under 17 athlete Tabitha Robson, younger sister of Ralph, improved her best by nine seconds for 800m, when she finished seventh, posting a finishing time of 2m28.80s.
Charlotte Marshall improved her 800m time by five seconds when finishing fifth in the sixth fastest heat, posting a time of 2m49.54s.
Charlotte’s elder brother Connor was a prominent figure in the fastest of two 3000m events, finishing third, with new figures of 8m43.97s for the seven and a half lap event, improving on his previous best by sixteen seconds.
One place behind Connor, but around nine seconds adrift of him, was Under 17 club colleague Will DeVere-Owen, who posted a finishing time of 8m52.81s for his efforts.
A Morpeth athlete who continues to show significant improvement is Under 20 Man James Tilley. James improved on his previous best by nineteen seconds, when finishing sixth, posting a time of 8m58.34s.
Two places behind James was Under 15 Boy Ollie Calvert, who was running the distance for the first time. He posted a finishing time of 9m15.31s.
Under 17 Ryan Davies posted a season’s best of 9m44.13s when finishing fourteenth.
 Under 15 Boy Harry Armstrong was also tackling the distance for the first time. He finished eleventh in the second fastest event, posting figures of 11m30.26s.