Fourteen year old Leigh Harrier Laura Hickey raced to a bronze medal at the Northern indoor athletics Championships at Sheffield on Sunday. In the 60m hurdles Laura finished 1st in her heat running a personal best time and a club record of 9.36sec, in her 2nd heat she was 2nd 9.52, and in the final she clocked 9.52 again to win a bronze her first ever Northern County medal. Laura had a fantastic end to a long day just missing out on medals in the high jump 1.50m for 4th place and 5th in Long Jump 4.96m.
Laura Hickey Northern Indoor Athletics Championships 2016.
Leigh Harrier Laura Hickey pictured with the Bronze medal for the U15Girls 60m Hurdles in the Northern Athletics U15/U13 Championships at Sheffield. Laura had a busy day competing in High Jump – 4th with 1.50m and Long Jump – 5th with 4.96m. A good set of results for Laura especially as she is just returning to full fitness after a hamstring injury in December. Laura continues her progress in multi-events and will be competing in theEngland Athletics Age Group U17 U15 indoor Combined Events Championships next month.