Harriers’ young athletes win regional titles at SW indoor championships

Fifteen young Exeter Harriers travelled to Cardiff for the South West Indoor Athletics

Championships, with many experiencing the thrill of competing on an indoor athletics track for the

first time.

 

Excellent performances came from Katie Chapman, Theodore Jackson Clist and Rachel

Champion, who dominated all their events in the U13 age group, with Chapman and Jackson Clist

winning three championship titles apiece: Chapman in the 60 hurdles, long jump and shot and

Jackson Clist in the high jump, long jump and 60m. Champion took the sprint double in the 60m

and 200.

 

Also performing well in the U13 age group were Rebecca Squire with silver in the 60 hurdles,

Jasmine Stone with silver in the 1500, Abbie Freeman with fourth in the 60 hurdles, Nathan

Blatchford with silver in the 60 hurdles and fourth in the high jump, and Finlay Norman with bronze

in the 60 hurdles. Isobel Pinsky came third in the U15 200.