A number of the Clubs emerging young throwers all contested the U15 / U17 Northern Championships at Wavertree on the weekend of August 17th & 18th. Nathan Billington ( Hammer); Rebecca Orrell (Hammer, Discus and Shot Putt) and Connor Davison (Hammer and Shot Putt) were all hoping to win a medal as was Ben Aspinall in the Triple Jump.
Full Results HERE
Northern Athletics Report HERE
Nathan Billington in the U17 Men’s Hammer threw a new PB by 2 metres with a distance of 41.46m winning the event and taking the Gold Medal.
U17 Rebecca competed in in three events including the Hammer to finish 3rd and win a Bronze Medal with a throw of 37.60m, then threw 28.70m in the Discus for 4th place and 6th place in the Shot Putt (6.23m).
U15 Connor also competed in two Throwing events and made it the third medal of the day for Harriers athletes in coming 3rd in the Hammer (33.70m) and winning a Bronze Medal. He then went on to contest the Shot Putt with a distance of 10.48m for 5th place.
U17 Ben just fell short of making it four medals on the day for the Harriers when he jumped 12.45m for fourth place in the Triple Jump.
