A powerhouse squad of GB student-athletes is set to compete in a full spectrum of track and field events at the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games.

It’s official, the GB Students Athletics team for the FISU World University Games has been selected, and they’re ready to bring the heat to Rhine-Ruhr, Germany this July šŸ”„

With a huge variety of events covered, from sprints to steeplechase, jumps to throws, pole vaults to half marathons this squad is bursting with talent from across the UK (and beyond). Representing universities including Loughborough, Birmingham, Edinburgh, and even Duke and Columbia, these student athletes are ready to show the world what British university sport is all about.

Meet the team competing at this summer's international stage:

Sprints & Hurdles

  • 100m & 200m: Harry Taylor (Loughborough), Jennifer Eduwu (London South Bank), Brooke Ironside (Health Sciences University), David Chapman (Leeds Beckett)
  • 100m Hurdles: Marli Jessop (Buckinghamshire New), Lucy Matthews (Loughborough)
  • 110m Hurdles: Thomas Wilcock (Loughborough)
  • 200m: Brooke Ironside, David Chapman
  • 400m: Natasha Harrison (Manchester Met), Nathaniel Dyas (Manchester Met), Isabelle Skelton (Birmingham)
  • 400m Hurdles: Orla Brennan (Birmingham), Stephanie Brooks (Cardiff Met)
  • 800m: David Race (Loughborough), Charlotte Buckley (Oxford), Benjamin Gardiner (Birmingham), Lucy Armitage (Manchester Met)
  • 1500m: Samuel Charig (St Mary’s), Sarah Calvert (Edinburgh), Ty Brockley-Langford (Loughborough), Alexander Melloy (Loughborough)

Middle & Long Distance

  • 3000m Steeplechase: Maisie Grice (NAU), Amelia Wills (Loughborough), Thomas Bridger (Birmingham), Alexander Sproston (Loughborough)
  • 5000m: David Mullarkey (NAU), Emily Parker (Loughborough), Phoebe Anderson (Columbia), Oliver Smart (Birmingham)
  • 10000m: Holly Weedall (Birmingham), Isaac Chandler (Birmingham), William Aitken (Wingate), David Mullarkey (NAU)
  • Half Marathon: Andrew Thomson (Heriot Watt), Finley Proffitt (Birmingham), Joseph O’Connell (Durham), Joshua Hobbs (St Mary’s), Catherine Palfreeman-Watt (Birmingham), Rosie Hamilton-James (Birmingham)

Jumps

  • Long Jump: Molly Palmer (Loughborough), Stephen Mackenzie (Edinburgh), Ruby Jerges (Loughborough), Archie Yeo (Loughborough)
  • Triple Jump: Georgina Forde-Wells (Loughborough), Deshawn Lascelles (Loughborough), Archie Yeo
  • High Jump: Halle Ferguson (Manchester Met)
  • Pole Vault: Owen Heard (Loughborough), Gemma Tutton (Duke), Mark Mellor (Loughborough), Nemiah Munir (City St George’s)

Throws & Multis

  • Hammer: Harry Ricketts (Brunel), Shaun Kerry (Manchester)
  • Discus: Nicholas Wedderman (UCLan)
  • Shot Put: Amy Kennedy (Glasgow)
  • Heptathlon: Bryony Bovell (Loughborough)
  • Decathlon: Stuart Bladon (Duke), Conrad Winter (East Anglia)

This team has trained tirelessly, balancing academics and elite competition, and now they’re set to face off against the world’s top student-athletes.

Stay tuned for athlete spotlights, behind-the-scenes stories, and daily updates as GB Students go for gold on the global stage.

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