Birmingham Athletes secure European Cross County selections
A record-breaking weekend saw eight University of Birmingham athletes earn automatic selection for the European Cross Country Championships taking place in December.
Last weekend saw the team travel north for the Liverpool Cross Challenge which incorporated qualifiers across a number of events with three Birmingham athletes now set to make their Team GB debut in Antalya, Turkey on Sunday 8 December.
A full list of those qualified and results include:
Tomer Tarragano | Senior Mens – Gold
David Stone | U23 Mens – Gold
Will Barnicoat | U23 Men – Silver
Jess Bailey | U20 Womens – Silver
Kate Willis | U23 Womens – Silver
Poppy Tank | Senior Womens – Bronze
Brett Rushman | U23 Mens – 4th
Quinn Miell-Ingram | U20 Mens – 5th
U23 runners David Stone and Brett Rushman, and, U20 Kate Willis will make their debut next month, where Will Barnicoat will look to defend the title he won last year.
His strongest competition could come from closer to home, with teammate Tomer Tarragano, who stunned the Athletics community to win the senior title – who will also go toe-to-toe with Olympic Champion Jacob Ingebrightsen in the Senior Race.
Three further athletes secured discretionary positions following their results, but will not be confirmed until Tuesday next week pending final decisions:
Tyler Bilyard | Mixed Relay – Silver
Elenor Stevens | U20 Womens – 6th
Noah Campion | U20 Mens – 6th
With the European Cross Country Champions taking place on 8th December, we’ll bring you all the latest from the action in Turkey and wish all those competing the best of luck.
As well as our incredible athletes, the work of Endurance Athletics Coach Dean Miller - who personally coaches four of the athletes selected - helping them overcome injury over the past two years and the weekend was the culmination of his tireless work for the team. But, as he would be only too quick to say, this was a huge team effort from coaches, performance staff and committee to achieve these incredible results.
Photo credits: Gary Mitchell, please do not repurpose
