Reports from Scottish Champs, NEGP and NECAA Open

Scottish U13/U15/U20 Championships

6 Team Blyth athletes made the long trip north to Aberdeen last weekend, for the Scottish National U13/U15/U20 Championships.

The throws squad were in stunning form again, with Fearne Bell become Scottish U15 Hammer champion 🥇 with a best throw of 42.36m in the 2nd round. There were silver medals for Kaitlyn Waddell (U20) 🥈 and Ben Compton (U15) 🥈, whilst Georgia Turner threw a seasons best to take 4th.

On track, Sarah Wright and Fearne both made it through the U15 75m Hurdles heats, but just missed out on the final. Kimi Ng went in the U15 100m, and just missed out on a place in the semi-final, but came back strongly in the triple jump, finishing in a fine 5th place with 9.18m on her event debut.

A huge well done to the team on a fantastic weekend, and thanks to @scottishathletics on another fantastic event.

North East Grand Prix 13th August

A stunning evening of action at the final NEGP. There were fantastic club records for Lauren Creaby (800m) and George Bryce (3000m),  as our team of 17 athletes showed just how much progress they have made this season. Check out the full results below

NECAA Open at Shildon

A small squad made the trip to Shildon, with Luke Pichler setting new club records in the Javelin (44.91m) and Discus (33.83m). Dexter Heatley ran strongly in the 800m, with Lilia Purvis throwing well in the discus and shot put.