North East Counties Throws Festival

Morpeth Harriers siblings Jessica and Edward Gardiner very effectively ended their highly successful 2018 outdoor athletics season in fine style, when they produced respectively excellent performances at the North East Counties Throws Festival, held in conjunction with the Sprint Relays Meeting at Jarrow’s Monkton Stadium on the evening of Wednesday 5th September 2018.

In the Under 15 Girls 3k Hammer, Jessica got very close to her lifetime best
with an on the night best of 37.95m, however she remains firmly at No 2 regionally.

Meanwhile, in the Under 13 Boys 3k Hammer competition, Edward produced a new best of 18.26m,
​which very much improved on the 12.85m that he had thrown at the same meeting in 2017.