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Team Announcement - Loughborough International
08/05/2025 00:00, In Blog /
Welsh Athletics are delighted to announce the team of athletes selected to compete at the Loughborough International on May 18, 2025.
Steve Mitchell (National Talent Development Coordinator, Endurance) shared:
We are delighted to announce a strong Welsh team for the Loughborough International. This team is a mix of experienced seniors and promising juniors. Many of this team are challenging for GB selection in 2025 for the World Senior, Euro U23 or Euro U20 championships. Excitingly, this team also gives a glimpse of what we might expect come the 2026 Commonwealth Games
Team Announcement:
Womens Team:
200m: Aliyah Afolabi (Cardiff Archers, Lisa Waddon)
400m: Isabelle Boffey (Enfield and Haringey, Luke Gunn)
800m: Rachel McClay (Bracknell AC, Laurance Kingsbury)
3000m: Anna Bracegirdle (Salford Harriers, Self Coached)
100m Hurdles: Abi Pawlett (Trafford Athletics Club, Ashely Bryant)
400m Hurdles: Sophie Lisk (Cardiff Archers, Alex Currie & Phil Warwicker)
Steeplechase: Millie Gold (Swansea Harriers, Mark Gold)
Long Jump: Abi Pawlett (Trafford Athletics Club, Ashley Bryant)
Triple Jump: Olivia Schrimshaw (Deeside AAC, Amy Billington)
High Jump: Hannah Lake (Cardiff Athletics, Deirdre Elmhirst)
Pole Vault: Carys Jones (Swansea Harriers, Kate Rooney)
Shot: Adele Nicoll (Birchfield Harriers, Ryan Spencer-Jones) - Team Captain
Discus: Lucy Harris (Swansea Harriers, Gary Herrington)
Javelin: Freya Jones (Harrow AC, Tom Dobbing)
Hammer: Amelia Fettis (Newport Harriers, John Pearson & Adrian Palmer)
Para Long Jump: Olivia Breen (City of Portsmouth AC, Aston Moore)
4 x 100m Development Team: Aliyah Afolabi (Cardiff Archers, Lisa Waddon), Jessica Mantle (Cardiff Athletics, Helen James), Menna Grant (Cardiff Archers, Bethan Grant), Ava Placide (Cardiff Athletics, Helen James)
Mens Team:
100m: Sam Gordon (Cardiff Athletics, Helen James)
200m: Alex Azu (Cardiff Archers, Helen James)
400m: Harry Bardley (Newport Harriers, Darryn Mcatee)
800m: Jack Organ (Brecon AC, Derek Osbourne)
Mile: Ethan Ackroyd (Liverpool Harriers, Ian Ackroyd)
3000m: James Heneghan (Pontypridd Roadents, James Thie)
400m Hurdles: Jack Houghton (Swansea Harriers, Andrew Griffiths)
Steeplechase: Henry Evans (Cardiff Athletics, Self Coached)
Long Jump: Toks Akanbi-Mortimer (Cardiff Athletics, Mike Guest)
High Jump: Seb Clatworthy (Chelmsford AC, Simon Hemmings)
Pole Vault: Mark Mellor (Cardiff Athletics, Lewis Preece)
Shot: Patrick Swan (Cornwall AC, Ryan Spencer-Jones)
Discus: Michael Jenkins (Swansea Harriers, Ryan Spencer-Jones)
Male Para 100m: James Ledger (Swansea Harriers, Matt Elias) - Team Captain
Male Para 400m: John Bridge (Cardiff Athletics, Darrell Maynard)
Male Para Long Jump: Barney Corrall (Charnwood AC, Aston Moore)
4 x 100m: Sam Gordon (Cardiff Athletics, Helen James), Joseph Berry (Newport Harriers, Eric Oram), Alex Azu (Cardiff Archers, Helen James), Aron Tugwell (Cardiff Archers, Lisa Waddon)
Mixed 4 x 400m
Tess McHugh (Sale Harriers, Steve Ball)
Hannah Brier (Swansea Harriers, Rhys Williams)
Joseph Brier (Swansea Harriers, Nick Dakin)
Harry Bradley (Newport Harriers, Darryn Mcatee)
Team Staff
Team lead: Steve Mitchell
Head of Performance: Chris Type
Sprints lead: Rhys Williams
Relays: Lisa Waddon, Dave Norton
Throws lead: Adrian Palmer
Para lead: Richie Powell
Endurance lead: John Messum
Jumps lead: Ashley Bryant
Sport Pyschologist: Louise Jones
Physiotherapy: Jonny Harper
Points of Contact
Steve Mitchell - National Talent Development Coordinator (Endurance)
Ieuan Jones - Performance Coordiator
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