A TEENAGER has set her sights on the British Indoor Athletics Championships after some strong performances on both sides of the border.

Katherine Bell, of Prudhoe Community High School, competed in both the Scottish and English National Athletics Under 17 60m Championships.

The 16-year-old took a bronze medal home at the Scottish championships in Glasgow, running a time of 7.97 seconds and making her the third best under-17 woman 60m sprinter in Scotland.

Katherine made it into the final after winning her heat race in a time of 8.09 seconds. In the semi-final, she came in second with a faster time of 8.05 seconds.

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At the English championships in Sheffield, Katherine finished fourth in her head race with a time of 8 seconds. She ran a time of 7.98 seconds in the semi-final, leading to a 14th place finish in England for her age group.

The school girl's PB for the 60m is 7.90 seconds.

She said: "All I wanted to do this season is go under eight seconds consistently and towards the end of the season, I did that; that was a huge goal that I wanted to achieve, so it was a great feeling to finally do it.

"To think that I could be racing my idols, such as Dina Asher Smith and Daryll Neita, in a few years time on the big stage, it's an amazing feeling and a lot of motivation to drive me forward".

The Gateshead Harriers & AC sprinter is planning to study sport and exercise science at college after she finishes her GCSES.