Academic course: Biomedical 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."
Academic course: Biomedical 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
Academic course: Sport 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
Academic course: History
Nationality: British
Nominated sport (and position if a team sport): Athletics: 100m, 200m
Best sporting achievement/personal best:
Who is your inspiration or can you provide an inspiring quote?
Your dedication defines your success.
Academic course: Sports 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:
Who is your inspiration or can you provide an inspiring quote?
Masai Russell
Academic course: Psychology 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.
Academic course: Forensic 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.
Academic course: Medicine
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
Academic course: Computer 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:
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.
Academic course: History
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.