Our 2022/23 Scholars

Loughborough's elite athletes

Abbie Donnelly

10,000m

Coach: Bill Foster & Rob Lewis

Recent achievements:

  • 24th place World XC Championships 2023 - fastest Brit & European 
  • BUCS Outdoor 5000m Champion 2022
  • 2nd place BUCS XC 2022 & team gold
  • 3rd place BUCS XC 2023 & team silver
  • 9th place SNR Euros XC 2022

Abi Pawlett

Heptathlon

Coach: Ashley Bryant

Recent achievements:

  • Ranked 7th on the UK U20 all-time heptathlon list 
  • 7th place European Junior Championships 2021
  • 2nd place 100mH England U20 Championships 2021
  • British Athletics Futures program for the 2021/22 season
  • Heptathlon Gold at the England U20 Championships 2022

Alex Cooper

400m

Coach: Grant Barker

Recent achievements:

  • BUCS Outdoor 400m Champion 2022

Alex Haydock-Wilson

400m

Coach: Benke Blomkvist

Recent achievements:

  • 400m Bronze European Championships 2022
  • 4x400m Gold European Championships 2022
  • 4x400m 6th place World Indoor Championships 2022
  • BUCS Outdoor 400m Champion 2020

Alex Melloy

800m

Coach: Mark Vile

Recent achievements:

  • Bronze 1500m BUCS Indoors 2023
  • 3rd place 3000m British Championships 2021
  • 3rd place 3000m European U20 Championships 2021
  • 6th place 1500m England Senior Championships 2022

Alexandra Millard

1500m

Coach: Bill Foster

Recent achievements:

  • BUCS XC Champion 2023 & team silver
  • 3rd place SNR Euros XC 2022
  • 4th place 1500m BUCS Outdoors 2022
  • 6th place 1500m British Outdoor Champs 2022
  • 1st place 3000m Loughborough International 2022

Archie Yeo

Triple Jump

Coach: Lukasz Zawila

Recent achievements:

Triple Jump

  • 5th place English Senior Champs 2022
  • 7th place UK Champs 2022
  • Silver U17 Indoor English Championships 2019
  • Gold U17 English Championships 2018
  • UK School Games Champion 2018

Long Jump

  • Ranked 6th U18 for Long Jump 2019
  • SIAB U17 Champion 2019
  • Gold U17 Outdoor English Championships 2019

Ben Pattison

800m

Coach: Dave Ragan

Recent achievements:

800m

  • Bronze medallist Commonwealth Games 2022
  • Gold medallist England U23 Championships 2021
  • 4th place European U23 Championships 2021
  • 2nd place European U20 Championships 2019
  • 2nd in UK U20 rankings 2019
  • 9th in UK U20 All Time list

400m

  • 2nd in the UK U20 rankings 2019

Ben West

3000m

Coach: Kyle Bennett

Recent achievements:

  • 1st place British Athletics Cross Challenge 2021
  • 1st place European Cross Country Relay 2021
  • 5th place 1500m Loughborough International 2021
  • 6th place 1500m English Championships 2021
  • 4th place 3000m Loughborough International 2019

Charlie Dobson

200m

Coach: Benke Blomkvist

Recent achievements:

  • Gold 4x400m European Championships 2022
  • 4th place 200m European Championships 2022
  • BUCS Indoor 60m Champion 2020
  • 5th place 200m British Championships 2019
  • Silver 200m World U20 Championships 2018

Charlotte Dannatt

10,000m

Coach: Kyle Bennett

Recent achievements:

  • Bronze 5000m Big East Championships 2022
  • 8th place 10,000m NCAA D1 Championships 2022
  • 4th place BUCS XC 2020

David Race

1500m

Coach: Kyle Bennett

Recent achievements:

  • Bronze 800m BUCS Indoors 2023
  • 1st place 800m England U20 Indoor Championships 2023
  • 2nd place 800m England U20 Championships 2022
  • 4th place 1500m England U20 Championships 2021
  • 6th place 3000m British Championships 2021

Emily Newnham

400mH

Coach: Nick Dakin

Recent achievements:

  • BUCS Indoor 400m Champion 2023 & Championship record 
  • Gold 400m U20 UK Indoor Championships 2022
  • Gold 400mH U20 English Championships 2021
  • Gold 400mH U20 English Schools 2021

Emmanuel Duruiheoma

100m

Coach: Leon Baptiste

Recent achievements:

  • 3rd place England U20 Indoor Championships 2022
  • 2nd place Southern U20 Indoor Championships 2022
  • 4th place 100m England U20 Championships 2022

George Hyde

Shot Put

Coach: 

Recent achievements:

  • BUCS Outdoor Champion 2022
  • Bronze BUCS Indoor Championships 2023
  • 4th place UK Indoor Champs 2022
  • 5th place Loughborough International 2022
  • 6th place UK Champs 2022
  • 5th place UK Indoor Champs 2023

Ioanna Malli

Javelin

Coach: Dave Turner

Recent achievements:

  • 2nd place UK Winter Long Throws Championships 2023
  • 1st place National Athletics League Championship North 2022
  • 1st place Manchester International 2022
  • 6th place Loughborough International 2022

Jamie Webb

800m

Coach: Matt Yates

Recent achievements:

  • 4th place 800m Commonwealth Games 2022
  • 2nd place 800m European Indoor Championships 2019
  • 3rd place 800m British Outdoor Championships 2019
  • BUCS Outdoor 1500m Champion 2018
  • 3rd place 800m BUCS Outdoor Championships 2018

Jazmine Moss

200m

Coach: Leon Baptiste

Recent achievements:

  • 1st place Northern Championships 2022
  • 3rd place UK Athletics Indoor Championships 2022
  • 3rd place Loughborough International 2022
  • 3rd place England Athletics Senior Championships 2021
  • BUCS Indoor Champion 2020

Kelechi Aguocha

High Jump

Coach: Robbie Grabarz

Recent achievements:

  • BUCS Indoor Champion 2023
  • 3rd place UK Athletics Championships 2022
  • BUCS Indoor & Outdoor HJ Champion 2022
  • 2nd place Loughborough International 2022
  • 1st place U23 England Championships 2022
  • 1st place UK Athletics Indoor Championships 2022
  • 3rd place England Athletics Senior Championships 2022

Lily Hulland

Triple Jump

Coach: Lukasz Zawila

Recent achievements:

  • 2nd place UK Indoor Championships 2023
  • Bronze BUCS Indoors 2023
  • 3rd place UK Outdoor Championships 2022
  • BUCS Indoor TJ Champion 2020 & 2022
  • 3rd place BUCS Outdoor Championships 2022
  • 4th place England Senior Chamionships 2022
  • England U23 Champion 2021
Lucy Matthews competing in hurdles

Lucy-Jane Matthews

100m Hurdles

Coaches: Benke Blomkvist/Ashley Bryant

Recent achievements:

  • Silver British Championships 2020
  • Bronze European U20 Championships 2019
  • Gold England U20 Championships 2019
  • 1st in the U20 UK 2020 rankings
  • 3rd in the UK 2020 rankings
  • 3rd UK U20 all time list 

Luke Nuttall

Para 1500m

Coach: Alison Wyeth

Recent achievements:

  • 9th place Paralympics Games 2021
  • Bronze European Para Championships 2021

Lydia Church

Para Shot

Coach: 

Recent achievements:

  • 7th place World Para Championships 2019
  • 8th place Paralympic Games 2021
  • Silver European Para Championships 2021
  • BUCS Indoor & Outdoor Para Shot Champion 2022
  • Silver England Athletics Senior Championships 2021 & 2022

Matt Stonier

1500m

Coach: Chris & Sonia McGeorge 

Recent achievements:

  • 7th place Commonwealth Games 2022
  • 2nd place & team gold BUCS XC 2023
  • 5th place European Championships 2022
  • BUCS Outdoor 1500m Champion 2022
  • 8th place European Cross Country Championships 2022
  • Gold 3000m Loughborough International 2021

Molly Caudery

Pole Vault

Coach: Scott Simpson

Recent Achievements:

  • U20 National record 
  • Ranked 3rd on UK All-time list
  • Silver Commonwealth Games 2022
  • Silver British Championships 2021 & 2022
  • 7th place European Championships 2022
  • 9th place World Junior Championships 2018

Molly Palmer

Long Jump

Coach: Lukasz Zawila

Recent achievements:

  • 11th place U20 World Championships 2022
  • 9th place UK Athletics Championships 2022
  • 2nd place Loughborough International 2022
  • U20 English Champion 2021

Natasha Harrison

400m

Coach: Alex O'Gorman

Recent achievements:

  • BUCS Indoor & Outdoor 400m Champion 2022
  • Silver U23 England Championships 2022
  • Bronze U23 England Championships 2021
Niamh

Niamh Emerson

Heptathlon

Coaches: Ashley Bryant

Recent achievements:

  • World Junior Gold 2018
  • Bronze Commonwealth Games 2018 at first major championships
  • Silver Pentathlon European Indoor Championships 2019 (World best score for a 19 year old)
  • Ranked 4th on Pentathlon UK All-time list
  • Ranked 8th on Heptathlon UK All-time list

Nicolas DeLuca

High Jump/Triple Jump

Coach: Aston Moore

Recent achievements:

  • Bronze BUCS Indoor Championships 2022

Owaab Barrow

110mH

Coach: Jerzy Maciukiewicz

Recent achievements:

  • 4th place BUCS 60m Indoor 2022
  • Gold U20 100mH Welsh Athletics International 2019

Owen Merrett

Hammer Throw

Coach: Matt Spicer

Recent achievements:

  • 1st place U20 English Championships 2022
  • 9th place U20 World Athletics Championships 2022
  • English Schools Champion 2022
  • 1st place Loughborough International 2022

Rebekah Walton

Javelin

Coach: David Turner

Recent achievements:

  • British Champion 2021 & 2022
  • Ranked 6th UK All-time list
  • BUCS Outdoor Champion 2019 & 2022
  • 1st place UK Winter Throws 2022
  • 1st place Q European U23 Championships 2021
  • 5th place European U23 Championships 2021
  • 1st place England U23 Championships 2019 & 2021
  • 1st place Loughborough International 2019

Ruby Jerges

Long Jump

Coach: Lukasz Zawila

Recent achievements:

  • Bronze BUCS Indoors 2023
  • English Schools Champion 2022
  • Silver England U20 Indoor Championships 2022
  • 4th place England U20 Championships 2022
  • Gold Southern U20 Championships 2022

Sam Brereton

High Jump

Coach: Robbie Grabarz

Recent achievements:

  • Bronze European Juniors 2021
  • English Schools Champion 2019 & 2021
  • Bronze British Championships 2020
  • U20 & U17 England National Champion 2019
  • Gold SIAB International 2019

Sophie Ashurst

Pole Vault

Coach: Kate Rooney

  • Silver BUCS Indoors 2023
  • 6th place World U20 Championships 2022 (& GB team captain)
  • Bronze UK Indoor Championships 2022
  • 2nd place Loughborough International 2022
  • Silver BUCS Indoors 2022
  • 5th place UK Outdoor Champs 2022
  • England U20 Champion 2021 & 2022
  • 5th place U20 European Championships 2021

Steph Driscoll

800m

Coach: Trevor Painter

Recent achievements:

  • Silver 800m BUCS Indoors 2023
  • England Senior 800m Champion 2022
  • Silver U23 800m England Championships 2022
  • Bronze U20 400m Northern Championships 2020

Taia Tunstall

Discus

Coach: 

Recent achievements:

  • BUCS Outdoor Champion 2022
  • 6th place UK Championships 2022
  • England U23 Champion 2022
  • 3rd place UK Winter Throws 2023

Tom Hewson

Javelin

Coach: Mark Bradford

Recent achievements:

  • Bronze British Championships 2020
  • 3rd place Loughborough Winter Throws 2020
  • 2nd place Loughborough International 2019
  • Welsh U20 Champion 2019
  • Silver U20 England Championships 2019

Thomas Holmes

Javelin

Coach: Mark Bradford

Recent achievements:

  • 4th place European U20 Championships 2021
  • England U20 Champion 2021
  • 5th place British Championships 2021
  • 4th place Loughborough International 2021

Thomas Young

Para Sprints

Coach: Joe McDonnell

Recent achievements:

  • Gold 100m Paralympics 2021
  • Gold 100m European Para Championships 2021
  • Silver 100m World Para Championships 2019
  • Gold 100m & 200m European Para Championships 2018
  • BUCS Outdoor 100m & 200m Champion 2022
  • BUCS Indoor 60m Champion 2022
  • Silver UK Indoor Championships 2022

Tom Mortimer

5000m

Coaches: Chris & Sonia McGeorge

Recent achievements:

  • 4th place 3000m UK Indoor Championships 2022
  • 1st place 1500m Loughborough International 2021
  • 4th place 5000m European U23 Championships 2021
  • 14th place European Cross Country Championships 2021
  • Bronze 5000m British Championships 2020