Elite Roster 2023

Hannah is an 800m/1500m athlete from Aberdeen, Scotland and the current Scottish indoor and outdoor 800m champion. She is rapidly developing having knocked her PB down by a whole 4 seconds in the last year and is definitely one to keep an eye on! Alongside her training she is also a full-time physio within the NHS.

Christopher is a late joiner to the sport but certainly not one to dismiss! Coming from South African origins he has moved over to Limerick in Ireland and works hard each day at training to develop his speed. He's come leaps and bounds since beginning his journey as an athlete and his improvements each year are demonstrative of that!

Matthew is the current Irish 60/110mh champion. Matthew has competed at European and World Level for Ireland enjoying great success in his event. Matthew competes for his home club Crusaders AC in Dublin. With 7 national titles and the Irish u20 record, Matthew is continuing to progress and improve in the hurdles.

Edson is a rapidly up and coming athlete specialising in the 110m Hurdles. Outside of athletics he is a model for many major brands. His main goals are to get the opportunity represent Portugal on a global scale and fight to make finals and win medals. He is also a self proclaimed "anime connoisseur".

Jessica was a multi-events specialist that elected to focus upon hurdling following a multitude of injuries, Since then she has kicked on considerably with her 2022 season being her best. She has represented English and Great Britain for the Heptathlon but has her eyes set on making a major championships team for the 400mH with Ireland. She is also an established Diamond League level pace maker for the 800m distance.

Dan is a 30 year old 400m runner, based in Essex. He has been self coached for the past 3 years, as well as coaching Jessica Tappin. The 2022 season has been a real success, culminating in a big PB in the 400m of 46.30, with 45 and beyond being the target for the 2023 season. Dan is also an established pacemaker for the 800m distance.

Babette has competed in three junior international competitions with team Belgium (WCU18, ECU20, ECU23) and hopes to get selected for her first senior championship soon. Her athletics journey started back when she was 7 and she has been throwing from an age of 12. She loves the sport with all her heart and throwing for her is a combination of elegance and power.

Ben Claridge was once a sprinter who specialised in the 400m but was also very capable at the 100 and 200m. Following on from major injury, Ben found himself unable to continue on as a sprinter so elected to try as an 800m runner. Two years later and he was suddenly a national champion and running quick times!

Keira McCarrell is a 23 year old Canadian Javelin thrower. She is currently getting her masters degree in Biomechanics. She previously was an NCAA athlete during her undergrad. She has been a heptathlete most of her track career but now is choosing to focus solely on the Javelin. A two time NCAA All American in the javelin throw. She is also the 2022 Texas Relays champion, with a throw of 56.56m leading the NCAA for three weeks mid-season. She has aspirations of being an Olympian for Canada, but outside of athletics is a happy plant and cat mom.

Lea is an established Swiss pole vaulter. She has great experience representing her country in junior level competitions such as the European U23 and U20 championships. Her biggest achievement is being the Swiss U23 Champion as well as finishing 9th at the World University Games in Napoli in 2019.

John is a lawyer and sprinter based in North London. He has an exceptionally large amount of untapped potential just waiting to be fulfilled. At the peak of his historical powers he ran 6.60 in the 2018 indoor season and if not for injuries and complexities of training to become a lawyer would likely have gone on to run 10.1 or faster.

Alex is a 400m hurdler and sprint coach currently based in Marseille (France). He has also lived a bit in Canterbury (England) and in Abidjan (Ivory Coast). His goals for 2023 are to have fun representing Ivory Coast in as many competitions as possible!

Divine, is a high jumper from Nottingham with a Personal Best of 2.15m. He loves the sport and really enjoys working hard both on and off the track. After spending some time being injured in the past, he's very passionate about ‘bullet-proofing’ himself and helping as many other athletes get rid of and prevent injuries as possible.

Poppy is a GB junior 400m sprinter. Currently training at Loughborough University where she also studies sports therapy. She's always dreamed of being a high level athlete, so is very happy about being able to compete for GB in her first full year back after injury. However, she's nowhere near satisfied yet and is excited for what the future has to bring.

Jyothi is a rapidly developing sprint hurdler and the first Indian woman to go under 13s. Certainly one to look out for in future, she sets her sights on lowering her personal best and becoming Asian champion both indoors and outdoors and making a statement on the global stage.

Amlan Borgohain is the national record holder for both the 100 and 200m making him the fastest male athlete in Indian history. Having dominated the domestic scene he now looks to taking on international competitions to prove himself against the world's best.

Tereza Elena Šínová is 21 years old and from the Czech Republic. She has been doing athletics for 9 years and her main discipline is 100m hurdles. In addition to hurdles, she holds national records in U18 and U20 pentathlon. Currently she is studying at to be a sports and fitness specialist at Palestra College.

Nicole Kendall is a exceptionally talented 400m hurdler but as well as this she is actually a mathematics teacher! A rare combination, she finds the time outside of her teaching to train and compete as a 400m hurdler. Last year was her first experience competing on the WACT circuit, leaving her hungry for more!

Róisín is an Irish 200m and 400m sprinter based in Scotland, where she is studying for a PhD in Psychology. Róisín has won national medals in the 200m and 400m and broke onto the senior international stage in 2022 with the Irish 4x400m relay team. Her current personal bests are 23.66 and 52.63.

James Lelliott is an established chiropractor and strength & conditioning coach who as an athlete specialises in the long jump.

Leonie has been competing in athletics competitively for the last 5 years and has a huge passion for sprinting. She's competed at international level and representing both GB and England. Her ambitions for the upcoming 2023 season are to continue to improve my performance over 100m and 200m with the aim of achieving international success in both age group and senior championships.

Kristof is in his 3rd year of University, studying to specialise as a PE teacher. He's always loved athletics, and started when he was just 9 years old. He is very focused upon getting bigger jumps and actually managed to jump 8.12m in 2022 however with a wind assistance. He aims to be a consistent 8m jumper in the year to come!

Having competed in the sport since age 10, Miguel wanted to create something which would help athletes reach their full potential and change the landscape of the sport forever. His main speciality is the sprint hurdles all though he has been known to dabble in many other events. He is a participant of the sport as an athlete and now as a representative.