British Athletics today announced a 52-strong team of juniors ahead of the 59th edition of the Loughborough International (LIA), due to be held this coming Sunday (21 May) at the Paula Radcliffe Athletics Stadium, Loughborough.
One of six Brits currently topping the European U20 discipline rankings and fresh from clearing a new personal best of 2.20m over the weekend, high jumper Tom Gale (coach: Denis Doyle) earns another junior vest as he bids to follow up a strong 2016 in which he made the final of the IAAF World Junior Championships.
Joining Gale on the team with the status of top ranked European in their event are 100m sprinter Alisha Rees (Willy Russell), a European Youth silver medal winner last year; while 800m specialist Isabelle Boffey (Douglas Stone), European Youth champion in Tblisi last year, will aim to continue the personal best form which saw her run 2:05.53 at the start of the month.
After throwing significant lifetime bests with both the 6kg and 7.26kg implements already this year, Jake Norris (Paul Dickenson) earns selection in the hammer throw, with company out in the field coming from fellow European Youth medal winner Holly Mills (James Coney) in the long jump.
Following a spell at altitude training in Flagstaff, Jemma Reekie (Andy Young) will toe the start line of the 3000m as she strives to test herself against senior opposition as she tackles the distance for the second ever time. In the sprint events, Hannah Williams (Colin Gaynor) will line up in the 400m, with IAAF World Junior finalists Rechmial Miller (Ryan Freckleton) and Cameron Tindle (Henry Gray) will go in the 100m and 200m respectively.
Elsewhere, after record breaking feats during the indoor season over the short hurdles, Chesterfield’s Alicia Barrett (Toni Minichiello) will look to trouble the European Juniors qualifier of 13.65, while multi-eventer and European Youth heptathlon bronze medallist Niamh Emerson (David Feeney) will use the meeting as an opportunity to test herself in the high jump for the first time in 2017.
Tickets for the Loughborough International, which sees the British Athletics team take on teams from England, Scotland, Wales, British Universities and Loughborough Students can be purchased online via the following link: https://loughboroughsport.com/lia2017
The British Athletics team for the 2017 Loughborough International (LIA) on Sunday 21 May:
Men
100m
Rechmial Miller (Ryan Freckleton)
200m
Cameron Tindle (Henry Gray)
400m
Owen Richardson (John Davis)
800m
Canaan Solomon (Richard Thurston)
1500m
Archie Davis (Joel Kidger)
3000m
Archie Rayner (Richard Massey)
110m Hurdles
Cameron Fillery (Trevor Simcox)
400m Hurdles
Joe Fuggle (David Hull)
4x100m Relay
Rechmial Miller
Rio Mitcham (Eric Cartwright)
Cameron Tindle
Dom Ashwell (Marvin Rowe)
Oliver Bromby (Sara MacDonald-Gray)
Nick Stewart (Ryan Freckleton)
4x400m Relay
Owen Richardson
Connor Wood (Brian Scobie)
Joseph Brier (Neal Merry)
Ellis Greatrex (Claudio Albanese)
Lewis Brown (Stephen Wallace)
Alex Knibbs (Julie Feeney)
High Jump
Tom Gale (Denis Doyle)
Pole Vault
Joel Leon Benitez (Alan Richardson)
Long Jump
Ben Fisher (Rhiannon Rose)
Triple Jump
Jude Bright-Davies (David Johnson)
Shot
Daniel Cartwright
Hammer
Jake Norris (Paul Dickenson)
Discus
James Tomlinson (Paul Jensen)
Javelin
George Davies (David Parker)
Women
100m
Alisha Rees (Willy Russell)
200m
Maya Bruney (John Blackie)
400m
Hannah Williams (Colin Gaynor)
800m
Isabelle Boffey (Douglas Stone)
1500m
Anna Burt (Kevin Brunt)
3000m
Jemmie Reekie (Andy Young)
110m Hurdles
Alicia Barrett (Toni Minchiello)
400m Hurdles
Orla Brothers (Marina Armstrong)
3000m Steeplechase
Emily Moyes (Mick Woods)
4x100m Relay
Hannah Brier (Steve Fudge)
Alisha Rees
Maya Bruney
Olivia Okoli (Anthony Childs)
Sophie Yorke (David Warner)
Charmont Webster-Tape (Lorna Boothe)
4x400m Relay
Hannah Williams
Jill Cherry (Allan Scott)
Emma Alderson (Stephen Carroll)
Laura Russell (Coral Nourrice)
Mair Edwards (John Davis)
Orla Brothers (Marina Armstrong)
High Jump
Niamh Emerson (David Feeney)
Pole Vault
Molly Caudery (Steve Caudery)
Long Jump
Holly Mills (James Coney)
Triple Jump
Naomi Ogbeta (Tom Cullen)
Shot
Sophie Merritt (David Callaway)
Hammer
Katie Lambert (Steve Pearson)
Discus
Luisa Chantler Edmond (Peter O’Keefe)
Javelin
Emma Hamplett (David Parker)
