Despite a torrential downpour, Morpeth Harriers Senior Man Josh Fiddaman found an extra dimension to his winning 1500m performance at the fifth and penultimate NEGP meeting, held at Jarrow’s Monkton Stadium on Wednesday 19th August.
After Durham City’s William Jardine led the fastest three- and three-quarter lap field through the early stages, Fiddaman’s Morpeth club colleague Ellis Hetherington took them through the bell, being chased by North Shields Poly’s Daniel Watson.
Hetherington looked all day a winner during the final lap, however that factor changed as the leaders rounded the final bend, as Fiddaman surged to the front, to take a sweet victory in 3m53.98s.
Whilst Watson remained in second place, Hetherington was forced to settle for third place in 3m55.03s, just ahead of his club colleague Matthew Walton, who produced a personal best performance of 3m56.04s.
Other Morpeth performances in the 1500m A race came from Bertie Marr, who finished eighth in 3m58.26s, which was a new personal best, and Alistair Douglass, who finished twelfth in 4m04.86s.
Morpeth’s Liam Roche finished third in the second fastest 1500m race, posting a time of 4m08.25s.
In the E final of the 1500m, Morpeth Under 16 Girl Heidi Wilkinson finished second in 4m57.64s, just being outpaced in the later stages by Prudhoe’s Martha Carr.
Morpeth Under 14 Boys William Fawcett and Hector Ford Hutchinson finished fifth and eighth respectively in the 1500m F Final, each producing new personal best times of 5m06.65s, and 5m12.88s.
In the 1500m G Final, Morpeth Harrier Charlotte Marshall finished eleventh in 5m44.43s.
Morpeth’s talented Under 16 Boy sprinter Charlie Townsend finished third in the 300m A Race, in a time of 39.71s.
Alastair Beasley of Morpeth Harriers, won the B Final of the 400m, producing a new personal best time of 56m56s.
In the fifth fastest 100m of the night, Morpeth’s Ellie Wickens finished third in 13.3s.
Morpeth Harrier’s Under 16 Boy Shot Putter Lucas Townsend, produced an on the night best of 6.24m.
