Loughborough International team announced
We are pleased to confirm the athletes selected to compete for England at the Loughborough International on Sunday 18 May.
The competition is an important marker in the early outdoor season as athletes look to improve on their current form or chase qualifying standards ahead of this year’s World Championships and next year's Commonwealth Games.
Reigning champions from 2024, England will be up against teams representing Loughborough University, Scotland, Wales, the National Athletics League, and Great Britain and Northern Ireland Under-20s.
Notable athletes include Olympic silver medallist and double Commonwealth gold medallist, Katarina Johnson-Thompson, who will be running in the mixed 4x400m squad, Olympian and Commonwealth medallist, Scott Lincoln, in the shot put and British long jump champion, Alice Hopkins.
England Team Leader Scott Grace said:
"The Loughborough International is a great competition and provides an opportunity for English athletes to test themselves against other top athletes. We are really looking forward to a competitive event and we hope this helps many athletes launch their international season. We wish everyone involved this weekend all the best and look forward to welcoming the athletes selected for England."
England Team
Sprints
100m Tyvon Inniss (Croydon Harriers, Peter Griffiths), Diani Walker (Birchfield Harriers, Clarence Callender)
100m ambulant Kyle Keyworth (Manchester Harriers & AC, Michael Fennell), Bebe Jackson (Woodford Green with Essex Ladies, Alan James)
100m Hurdles Marli Jessop (Harrow AC, Scott Grace)
110m Hurdles Jake Cover (Team Bath AC, Francis Baker)
200m Luke Dorrell (Aldershot, Farnham and District AC, Linford Christie), Rachel Bennett (Sale Harriers, Anita Richardson)
400m Brook Cronin (Walton AC, Andrew Kennard), Asha Root (Tonbridge AC, Iain Presnell)
400m Hurdles Jake Minshull (Coventry Godiva Harriers, James Wright and Eamonn Kelly), Orla Brennan (Windsor Slough Eton and Hounslow, Mike Bennett)
Endurance
800m Sarah Smith (Kendall AC, Robert Foster), Max Bishop (Thames Valley Harriers, David Wilkinson)
Mile Holly Dixon (Cambridge Harriers, Arthur Roux), Joseph Rogers (Halesowen, Jethro McGraw)
1500m ambulant Kieran O'Hara (Havering Athletic Club, Patrick Gahagan)
3000m Emily Parker (Poole Athletics, Kyle Bennett), Joseph Tuffin (BRAT, Jethro McGraw)
3000m Steeplechase Rae Le Fay (Tonbridge AC, Mark Hookway), Stephen Kerfoot (Bristol and West AC, Kyle Bennett)
Throws
Discus Nick Wedderman (Liverpool Harriers, Mike Martin), Zara Obamakinwa (Blackheath and Bromley Harriers, Mark Chapman)
Hammer Jake Norris (Windsor Slough Eton and Hounslow, Paul Dickenson), Charlotte Payne (Newbury AC, Dave Smith)
Javelin Daniel Bainbridge (Shaftesbury Barnet, Tom Dobbing), Lauren Farley (Blackheath and Bromley Harriers, Mark Chapman)
Shot Put Scott Lincoln (City of York, Dale Stephenson), Serena Vincent (City of Portsmouth, Mike Winch and Andrew Vincent)
Jumps
Long Jump Alice Hopkins (Oxford City, Michael Puplampu), Sam Khogali (Woodford Green with Essex Ladies, Lukasz Zawila)
Long Jump ambulant Molly Kingsbury (Bracknell AC, Rafer Joseph), Sam Jose (Cornwall AC, Helen Jose)
Triple Jump Adelaide Omitowoju (Harrow AC, Ben Davies), Jude Bright-Davies (Thames Valley Harriers, David Johnson and John Herbert)
High Jump Kimani Jack (Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers, Julian Reid), Lucy Walliker (Exeter Harriers, Carol Jackson)
Pole Vault Nemiah Munir (Thames Valley Harriers, Rich Humby), Rowan May (Birchfield Harriers, Kate Rooney and Gareth Wiltshire)
Relays
4x100m Men
Corey Nealon-Richards (City of Sheffield and Dearne, Lewis Samuel)
Jody Smith (Thames Valley Harriers, Alex Currie)
Daniel Offiah (Thames Valley Harriers, Linford Christie)
Jason Kalala (Newham and Essex Beagles, Nat Senior)
Luke Dorrell (Aldershot, Farnham and District AC, Linford Christie)
4x100m Women
Darcey Kuypers (Blackheath and Bromley Harriers AC, Linford Christie)
Elise Modeste (Enfield and Haringey , Joshua Nevers-Simpson)
Aaliyah Brown (Blackheath & Bromley Harriers , Jeffrey Lawal-Balogun)
Diani Walker (Birchfield Harriers, Clarence Callender)
Rachel Bennett (Sale Harriers, Anita Richardson)
Louise Evans (Thames Valley Harriers , Linford Christie)
4x400m Mixed
Louise Evans (Thames Valley Harriers , Linford Christie)
Lee Thompson (City of Sheffield & Dearne AC, John Henson)
Katarina Johnson-Thompson (Liverpool Harriers AC, Aston Moore)
Tommy Owler (Folkestone AC, Nigel Stickings)
Brook Cronin (Walton AC, Andrew Kennard)
Scott Grace concluded:
"Many congratulations to all the athletes, their coaches, and clubs. We know that for some this will be their England senior debut, and for all, this will be a great opportunity to compete for their country at the highest level."
Support Team
The Loughborough International also provides team management experience opportunities for a number of coaches:
Scott Grace - Team Leader
Vicky Griffiths - Team Manager
Phoebe White - Team Manager
Garry Power - Throws
Mike Martin - Throws
Jethro McGraw - Endurance
Cath Mijvoic - Endurance
Speed – Neal Edwards
Speed - Andy Poppleton
Speed – Shani Palmer
Jumps- Ben Davies
Jumps - Deirdre Elmhirst
Jumps - Rich Humby
Physio - Stuart Butler
Physio - Lucy Eggleton