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Sixteen of Morpeth Harriers talented athletes took part in the fifth and penultimate North
Eastern Grand Prix Meeting, held at Jarrow’s Monkton Stadium, on the evening of Wednesday 21 st July. It was again an excellent night for competition, with barely a whisper of wind, and warm sunshine, as a total of fourteen personal bests were set by the clubs’ contingent. The majority of athletes competed in the 1500m events, and Morpeth very nearly produced a winner in Alistair Douglass, who lost out by just under two seconds to Blyth’s Josh Fiddaman in the fastest of the three- and three-quarter lap events. Douglass, who two nights previously, had got under four minutes for the distance for the first time, managed to improve on his best by a further second, as he crossed over the finish line in 3m58.23s. Three places behind Douglass was his Under 23 club colleague Daniel Melling, who had also raced alongside him at Chester Le Street two nights previously, however on this occasion not quite bettering his time, as he clocked 4m08.33s. Further back in the field were another four Morpeth Harriers. Finishing in eighth place was Under 17 athlete Bertie Marr, who marginally bettered his previous figures, when he clocked 4m12.47s. Close finishers behind Marr were Joseph Anderson and Joe Dixon, who were ninth and tenth, with respective personal bests of 4m13.52s, and 4m13.98s. For Under 20 athlete Anderson, it was a three second improvement, and for Under 17 athlete Dixon, a massive thirty-two seconds. Morpeth’s Ryan Davies, also an Under 17 Man, was twelfth finisher in 4m18.95s. Three Morpeth Harriers faced the starter in the second fastest 1500m. They all produced personal best performances when finishing fourth, fifth, and sixth respectively. Leading the trio home was Under 17 athlete Ralph Robson, who improved on his previous best by nine seconds, with his clocking of 4m25.94s. Joseph Close, who is still an Under 15 athlete, clocked 4m29.50s, which was a seven second improvement. Completing the trio, was relative newcomer Cameron Mullarkey, who took a massive eleven seconds off his previous figures, when he finished in 4m31.46s. Two Morpeth Harriers lined up in the third fastest 1500m. Over 50 Veteran Jason Dawson was more than pleased to finish third, posting a time of 4m44.48s, which was a seven second improvement. Two places behind Jason was Morpeth Under 15 athlete Oliver Tomlinson, who improved on his best by four seconds, as he clocked 4m46.44s. For the second time in 48 hours, Morpeth Under 17 Woman Caitlin Flanagan improved her 1500m personal best. She finished third in the fourth fastest race in 5m06.39s, which was a four second improvement. Three places behind Caitlin was her Under 15 Morpeth club colleague Tabitha Robson, younger sister of Ralph, who improved he 1500m best by a massive seventeen seconds, with her clocking of 5m09.53s. In the fifth fastest 1500m, Morpeth’s Senior Woman Tayla Murdy ran an excellent race to finish fifth, posting a finishing time of 5m29.13s, a three second improvement on her previous figures. Morpeth’s Emma Tomlinson, younger sister of Oliver, finished tenth in the sixth fastest of the 1500m events, posting a new personal best of 5m53.24s. The Under 13 Girl took three seconds off her previous figures for the distance. Two Morpeth Harriers who had competed in the 1500m, also took the opportunity to try the shorter distance of 400m. Under 15 athlete Joseph Close, competing over the single lap for the first time, finished second in the third fastest race in a brisk 60.33s. In the second fastest of the 400m events, Over 50 Veteran Jason Dawson finished sixth in 59.56s, his second personal best of the night. Having her first competitive outing of the season, Morpeth Under 17 sprinter Mia Belton finished sixth in the third fastest 100m event in 13.05s, just over a second adrift of her personal best. There were no competitors from Morpeth Harriers in the accompanying Field Events. Comments are closed.
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