St Mary's Athletes Selected for European Athletics Championships

12 Athletes from the Endurance Performance and Coaching Centre (EPACC) and Alumni at St Mary’s University, Twickenham have been selected to represent Team GB at the European Athletics Championships. Hosted in Amsterdam on the 6^th to 10^th July, the Championships bring together Europe’s leading athletes for the last major competition before Rio 2016. The University will see eight women and four men represent Team GB at the competition. Amongst the women selected for Team GB are Steph Twell, 5000m, Lennie Waite, 3000m Steeplechase, and Jade Lally, Discus, who all confirmed their selections for Rio 2016 at the recent British Athletics Championships. Adelle Tracy will compete in the 800m competition, whilst Charlotte Purdue, Lily Partridge, and Jessica Coulson will all run in the Half-Marathon Cup. EPACC Athlete Jo Pavey will also run in the 10000m competition, hoping to retain her 2014 title. In the men’s events, the University will see British Champions Rob Mullett, 3000m Steeplechase, and Elliot Giles, 800m, compete alongside alumnus Andy Vernon who will run in the 10000m, whilst Jonathan Hay will run in the Half-Marathon Cup. Director of Sport St Mary’s Andrew Reid-Smith said of their selections, “St Mary’s athletes are well represented on the Great Britain team. To have 11 endurance runners selected is a testament to the running programme that in partnership with the London Marathon has helped support the athletes. For many of the athletes this will be an opportunity to prove form ahead of final selection for Rio, we wish them every success.”