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Track and Field Scholars

Track and Field Scholar

Chad Akili

Academic courseBiomedical Science

Hometown: Norwich, UK

Nominated sport (and position if a team sport)Cross Country Running

Best sporting achievement/personal best: 

Representing city of Norwich AC at National XC. 

Who is your inspiration or can you provide an inspiring quote? 

Eliud Kipchoge “What feels like an ending is just your mind asking for a stronger beginning."

Track and Field Scholar

Christabel Amponsah

Academic courseBiomedical Science

Hometown: London, UK

Nominated sport (and position if a team sport)Track (100m, 200m, 60m)

Best sporting achievement/personal best: 

A highlight of my athletic career includes qualifying for the Welsh Championships and reaching the semi-finals clocking two personal best of 12.12 for 100m and 25.15 for 200m, securing BUCS semi-finalist status for outdoors and indoors, earning LUCA silver medals both indoors and outdoors, and winning a gold medal at the National Relay Championships.  

Who is your inspiration or can you provide an inspiring quote? 

Every drop of sweat is a step closer to greatness. Champions aren't born; they're built in silence, shaped by discipline, and revealed through perseverance  

Track and Field Scholar

Liam Carr

Academic courseSport Therapy and Rehabilitation

Hometown: London, UK

Nominated sport (and position if a team sport)Cross Country

Best sporting achievement/personal best: 

5K PB of 15:50, and 18th in the UK in the 10 Mile.  

Who is your inspiration or can you provide an inspiring quote? 

Wout Van Aert / Mondo Duplantis  

Track and Field Scholar

Cassie Campbell

Academic courseHistory

Nationality: British

Nominated sport (and position if a team sport)Athletics: 100m, 200m

Best sporting achievement/personal best: 

  • 200m 25.29
  • 100m 12.55 

Who is your inspiration or can you provide an inspiring quote? 

Your dedication defines your success. 

Track and Field Scholar

Paris King

Academic courseSports Rehabilitation

Hometown/Nationality: Romford, UK/British Caribbean

Nominated sport (and position if a team sport)100 metre hurdles / 100 metre

Best sporting achievement/personal best: 

  • 13.50- 100 meter hurdles 
  • 12.09/11.88w – 100 meter  

Who is your inspiration or can you provide an inspiring quote? 

Masai Russell

Track and Field Scholar

Josie Knight

Academic coursePsychology with a year in professional practice

Hometown: Peterborough, UK

Nominated sport (and position if a team sport)XC (Cross Country)

Best sporting achievement/personal best: 

Making English Schools XC or becoming U20 XC County Champion.

Who is your inspiration or can you provide an inspiring quote? 

You must expect great things of yourself before you can do them – Alessia Russo.

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Olivia Mensah

Academic courseForensic Psychology

Hometown/Nationality: Surrey, UK. British and Ghanaian

Nominated sport (and position if a team sport)Track & Field – Sprints/Relays/Hurdles

Best sporting achievement/personal best: 

3rd at Nationals in Hurdles. 

Who is your inspiration or can you provide an inspiring quote? 

Don’t be afraid of failure as this is the pathway to success.

Track and Field Scholar

Harry Nelson

Academic courseMedicine

Hometown/Nationality: Belfast

Nominated sport (and position if a team sport)Track & Field – Triple Jump

Best sporting achievement/personal best: 

My best sporting achievement is medalling at the Northern Ireland senior championships. My PB is 12.54m.  

Who is your inspiration or can you provide an inspiring quote? 

"I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions." - Hunter Woodhall  

Photo credit: Gregory Ufnal @gmu.photography on Instagram

Harry is a student with the Kent and Medway Medical School (KMMS).

Track and Field Scholar

Jayden Pratt

Academic courseComputer Science

Hometown/Nationality: Nassau, The Bahamas

Nominated sport (and position if a team sport)Track and Field – Sprints and Hurdles

Best sporting achievement/personal best: 

  • Captain - U13 Queens College High School Track and Field Team
  • Team Captain - High performance Track and Field Club
  • Personal Best
    • 100m - 10.89
    • 200m - 22.79
    • 100m hurdles - 15.68

Who is your inspiration or can you provide an inspiring quote? 

I'm inspired to put my country on the map and motivated by making myself, my coaches, and my family proud through track and field.

Track and Field Scholar

Christopher Thompson

Academic courseHistory

Hometown/Nationality: Sudbury, UK

Nominated sport (and position if a team sport)Track & Field – Javelin

Best sporting achievement/personal best: 

Representing my unit at the inter unit athletics championships, which was a great honour.

Personal best of 50.77 metres

Who is your inspiration or can you provide an inspiring quote? 

My brothers, who are the ones who convinced me to carry on with sport even when I seemed to have fallen out of love with it, which I am forever grateful for.