Three bronze and a silver medal was not a bad haul for Preston Harriers at the Northern Indoor Championships at Sheffield last weekend. Many of the athletes representing the club were competing in these championships for the first time, and they acquitted themselves well, gaining valuable experience in the process.

There were four athletes who gained more than experience, and top of the list was Curtis Mitchell, attending his first championship event and coming away with a silver medal in the under 15 boys Long Jump with a new personal best of 5.19 metres, as well as making the semi final of the 60m sprint. Bronze medal winners were under 15’s Rachel Scott in the 800m with a time of 2.28.0, Rhiann Beaumont in the Shot with a putt of 8.96, and under 17 Kati Williams in the 60metre hurdles with a time of 9.14.

Other notable performances were produced by two athletes at the bottom of their age groups, Abbie Unsworth finishing 5th in the under 17 Triple Jump to achieve a grade 1 standard in her first ever triple jump competition, and Kieran Corbett making it through to the final of the under 15 boys’ 200metres to finish in 5th place.