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Team Announcement - SIAB T&F 2025
15/07/2025 00:00, In Blog /
Welsh Athletics are delighted to announce the team of athletes selected to compete at the SIAB T&F in Derby on July 19, 2025.
Andrew Jenkins, Welsh Schools Support Officer, shared:
Many of the most exciting young athletes from across Great Britain and Ireland will be competing in Derby on Saturday 19th July 2025. A strong Welsh selection will take on national teams representing England, Scotland and Ireland at the Schools International Athletic Board’s (SIAB) U17 Track and Field International. The Welsh team is led by captains Darcy Coslett (Bryngwyn School) and Toby Lemon (Hawarden High School). The majority of athletes selected for the Welsh team are from the middle age grouping (Under 17s) with a small number of outstanding Juniors (Under 15s) given the opportunity to gain experience of this level of competition for the first time. Half of the Under-17 athletes selected for Derby gained their places automatically thanks to gold medal winning performance at the WSAA Championships at Aberdare on Saturday 5th July. In 2024 home advantaged helped at Carmarthen with over 20 medals won across the team, we will be hoping to get close to this total again at Derby with the team selected which includes several highly ranked athletes in the UK. WSAA are very grateful to the athletes, parents, coaches and PE teachers who have supported them along the way to getting into the Welsh National team, we wish all the athletes the very best of luck.
Team Announcement:
Female 100m
Ava-Lexi Placide (St Illtyds, Cardiff & The Vale)
Aliyah Afolabi (St Illtyds, Cardiff & The Vale)
Male 100m
Kaleem Islam (Stanwell School, Cardiff & The Vale)
Jeremy Young (Olchfa Comprehensive School, Afan Nedd Tawe)
Female 200m
Mercedes Anderson (The Cathedral School, Cardiff & The Vale)
Mia Johnson (Ysgol Brynhyfryd, North East Wales)
Male 200m
Joshua Thomas (Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Bro Edern, Cardiff & The Vale)
Oliver Shearer (Bryn Celynnog Comprehensive School, Glamorgan Valleys)
Female 300m
Darcy Coslett (Bryngwyn Comprehensive School, Dyfed)
Evan-Rae Hanniford (Corpus Christi, Cardiff & The Vale)
Male 400m
Alex Stamp (Radyr Comprehensive, Cardiff & The Vale)
Eifion Surian-Holder (Ysgol Calon Cymru, Powys)
Female 800m
Lois Codling (Chepstow School, South East Wales)
Olivia Morgan (The Cathedral School, Cardiff & The Vale)
Male 800m
Lucas Salvage (St Julian's School, South East Wales)
Dylan Evans (St Joseph's RC High School, South East Wales)
Female 1500m
Holly Humphreys (Ysgol Gyfyn Gwyr, Afan Nedd Tawe)
Bryony Boyce (The Cathedral School, Cardiff & The Vale)
Male 1500m
Tom Garrod (Rougemont School, South East Wales)
Taylor Greig (Bryntirion Comprehensive School, Glamorgan Valleys)
Female 3000m
Rebeca Harries (Pencoedtre High, Cardiff & The Vale)
Heather Watson (Hawarden High School, North East Wales)
Male 3000m
Zac Campbell (Darland High School, North East Wales)
Osian Davies (Ysgol Bro Dur, Afan Nedd Tawe)
Female Sprint Hurdles
Ava-Lexi Placide (St Illtyds, Cardiff & The Vale)
Olivia Schrimshaw (Ysgol Brynhyfryd, North East Wales)
Male Sprint Hurdles
Aiden Angilletta (Connah's Quay High, North East Wales)
Macsen Martins Hughes (Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf, Cardiff & The Vale)
Female 300m Hurdles
Poppy Turton (Rougemont School, South East Wales)
Layla Aitchison (Birchgrove Comprehensive School, Afan Nedd Tawe)
Male 400m Hurdles
Toby Lemon (Hawarden high School, North East Wales)
Matthew Hines (Pontarddulais Comprehensive, Afan Nedd Tawe)
Female Steeplechase
Millie Pierce (Olchfa Comprehensive School, Afan Nedd Tawe)
Sali Owen (Ysgol Penweddig, Dyfed)
Male Steeplechase
Will Chalk (Monmouth Comprehensive School, South East Wales)
Ruben Crierie (Denbigh High School, North East Wales)
Female Race Walk
Megan Chantrell (Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic School, Glamorgan Valleys)
Florence Davies (Llanishan High School, Cardiff & The Vale)
Female Long Jump
Tiana Odugbesan (Blackwood Comprehensive, South East Wales)
Olivia Schrimshaw (Ysgol Brynhyfryd, North East Wales)
Male Long Jump
Aiden Angilletta (Connah's Quay High, North East Wales)
Kaleem Islam (Stanwell School, Cardiff & The Vale)
Female Triple Jump
Elen Blackmore (Ysgol Gyfyn gymraeg Glantaf, Cardiff & The Vale)
Naomi Parry (The Cathedral School, Cardiff & The Vale)
Male Triple Jump
Macsen Martin Hughes (Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf, Cardiff & The Vale)
Cobie Phillips (Cowbridge Comprehensive School, Cardiff & The Vale)
Female High Jump
Mari Wilson (Ysgol Y Strade, Dyfed)
Isobel Dunkeld (Ysgol Bro Preseli, Dyfed)
Male High Jump
Tomos Singleton (Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf, Cardiff & the Vale)
Ethan Hammond (Ysgol Greenhill Tenby, Dyfed)
Female Pole Vault
Ellie Dunleavy (Ysgol y Strade, Dyfed)
Lyra Roberts (St John Lloyd Catholic Comprehensive School, Dyfed)
Male Pole Vault
Tyler Davies (Bishopston Comprehensive, Afan Nedd Tawe)
Cobie Phillips (Cowbridge Comprehensive School, Cardiff & The Vale)
Female Shot
Grace Hawker (Islwyn High School, South East Wales)
Violet Snelgrove (Ysgol Gwyr, Afan Nedd Tawe)
Male Shot
Harri Smith (Ysgol Bro Hyddgen, Powys)
Harrison Riley (Llandovery College, Dyfed)
Female Discus
Summer Evans (Queen Elizabeth High School, Dyfed)
Ava John (Garth Olwg, Glamorgan Valleys)
Male Discus
Deacon Evans (Llanishan High School, Cardiff & The Vale)
Gethin Brown (Hawarden High School, North East Wales)
Female Javelin
Summer Evans (Queen Elizabeth High School, Dyfed)
Hollie Weaver (Ysgol Nantgwyn, Glamorgan Valleys)
Male Javelin
Joseph Wood (Ysgol Penglais, Dyfed)
Elias Khassouani (Olchfa Comprehensive School, Afan Nedd Tawe)
Female Hammer
Evie Cooper (Ysgol Gyfun Ystalyfera, Afan Nedd Tawe)
Amelia Mitchell (Morriston Comprehensive, Afan Nedd Tawe)
Male Hammer
Gethin Brown (Hawarden High School, North East Wales)
Deacon Evans (Llanishan High School, Cardiff & The Vale)
Women's 4 x 100m
Ava-Lexi Placide (St Illtyds, Cardiff & The Vale)
Aliyah Afolabi (St Illtyds, Cardiff & The Vale)
Darcy Coslett (Bryngwyn Comprehensive School, Dyfed)
Tiana Odugbesan (Blackwood Comprehensive, South East Wales)
Male 4 x 100m
Ruairi Harris (Bishopston Comprehensive, Afan Nedd Tawe)
Jeremy Young (Olchfa Comprehensive School, Afan Nedd Tawe)
Oliver Shearer (Bryn Celynnog Comprehensive School, Glamorgan Valleys)
Kaleem Islam (Stanwell School, Cardiff & The Vale)
Women's 4 x 300m
Darcy Coslett (Bryngwyn Comprehensive School, Dyfed)
Evan-Rae Hanniford (Corpus Christi, Cardiff & The Vale)
Lois Codling (Chepstow School, South East Wales)
Mia Johnson (Ysgoll Brynhyfryd, North East Wales)
Men's 4 x 400m
Dylan Evans (St.Joseph's RC High School, South East Wales)
Lucas Salvage (St Julian's School, South East Wales)
Toby Lemon (Hawarden High School, North East Wales)
Alex Stamp (Radyr Comprehensive, Cardiff & the Vale)
Team Staff
Joint Team Leads -
Zane Maynard WSAA/ Welfare officer (Morriston Comp School)
Andrew Jenkins (Welsh Schools Support Officer)
Sprints/ Hurdles/Relays -
Kevin Williams (Newport AC)
Lisa Waddon (CM ACADEMY)
Middle distance -
John Messum (Menai AC)
Dr Ffion Price (Ysgol Calon Cymru)
Jumps -
Phil Warwicker (Cardiff Archers)
Naomi Davies (Ysgol Cwm Rhymni)
Throws -
Lucy Griffiths (Milford Haven School)
Thomas John (Pencoed School)
Delegates -
Steve Jones (WSAA CHAIR)
Dai Williams (WSAA)
Gareth Oldham (WSAA)
Points of Contact
Steve Mitchell - National Talent Development Coordinator (Endurance)
Ieuan Jones - Performance Coordiator
Congratulations to everyone selected.
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