UK Athletics can announce a strong team of 51 future stars and emerging talent to represent the Novuna Great Britain and Northern Ireland (GB & NI) at the 2026 Loughborough International Athletics meet on Sunday, 17 May. 

Loughborough International will be hosted at the Paula Radcliffe Stadium, the high-level competition brings teams representing England, Wales, Scotland and Loughborough students together to kick start the track and field season.  

With the World Athletics U20 Championships in Eugene, Oregon, in August and the European U18 Championships in Rieti, Italy, in July, this will be a prime target for many of those selected, making it an ideal opportunity to gain international experience in a competitive environment. 

Alongside the Novuna GB & NI U20 team, a selection of para-athletes has been selected for the Novuna GB & NI team to compete in the invitational para-athletics events that Loughborough will host.  

The U20 squad features a mix of European U18 and U20 medallists and British Champions. Among the standout names in this year’s team is Tito Odunaike (David Johnson, Marshall Milton Keynes AC), this year’s UK Athletics Indoor triple jump Champion, who at just sixteen years of age became the youngest ever winner of the men’s British title. 

Returning to the team is Shaikira King (John Skevington, Wreake & Soar Valley), who won silver in the 800m at the 2024 European U18 Championships and finished fifth at last year’s U20 European Championships.  

Fellow 800m runner and U18 European Champion Mathew McKenna (Martin Norman, Walton AC) will be looking to build on his indoor form as he targets the World U20 standard. 

New to the team is 17-year-old Freddie Rowe (Havering AC, Patrick Gahagan), he will feature in the men’s mile event. He became the youngest winner of the Bannister Mile in a time of 4:00.88. This places him third in the all-time list of British U18 athletes, behind Steve Ovett and Steve Cram. 

After a successful cross country season, helping the GB junior men’s team finish fifth at the World Cross Country Championships in January in the USA, Alex Lennon (Nick Hancock, Sutton & District) will contest in the men’s 3000m. Kitty Scott (Michael Woods, Aldershot Farnham & District), who made her international debut out in Florida earlier this year, will feature in the women’s mile.  

The Loughborough International will again include several para events. World finalist Arthur Milles (Trevor Cummings, St Mary’s Richmond), a T13 athlete, will feature in the men’s 1500m.  

 Team Leader, Sharon Morris said; 

“Congratulations to the athletes selected. I very much look forward to the Loughborough International Athletics meet every year, as it is a fantastic competition. The team we have selected has lots of potential, and for many of them, it is a key development opportunity to go up against the best on a major stage and rise to the challenge.  

“For some of the team, this will be their first time wearing the Novuna GB & NI vest, it’s an exciting time for our U20 athletes ahead of the upcoming global age group championships in the summer.”  

The Novuna GB & NI U20 team and Novuna Para GB & NI invitational team for the 2026 Loughborough International Athletics Meet on Sunday 17 May: 

Sprints & Hurdles 

Women: 

Savannah Mckenzie Morgan (Rugby & Northampton AC, Matthew Thomas) (100M) * 

Macey Hand (Wenlock Olympians, Camilla Stewart) (Para 100M) * 

Sophie Thomas (Dunfermline Track & Field Club, Agustin Rafael Paniagua Osorio) (200M) * 

Rebecca Scott (Stevenage & North Herts AC, Joe McDonnell) (Para 200M) * 

Noa Chodokufa (Woodford Green AC with Essex Ladies, Paul Franklin) (400M) * 

Ava Freeman (Birchfield Harriers, Sharon Morris) (400MH) 

Men: 

Mayo Alabi (Birchfield Harriers, Andy Paul) (100M) * 

Ryan Hannah (Kettering Town Harriers, Joe McDonnell) (Para 100M) * 

Ethan Franklin (Woodford Green AC with Essex Ladies, Gladys Bird) (200M) 

Samuel Kalembo (Sutton & District AC) (400M) * 

Ollie Dieppe (Bromsgrove and Redditch, Paul Gripton) (400MH) * 

Middle & Long Distance 

Women: 

Shaikira King (Wreake & Soar Valley, John Bigg) (800M) 

Kitty Scott (Aldershot Farnham & District, Michael Woods) (Mile) 

Katie Pye (Aldershot Farnham & District, Michael Woods) (3000M) 

Ava James (Brighton & Hove AC, John Clements) (3000M SC) 

Men: 

Mathew McKenna (Walton AC, Martin Norman) (800M) 

Freddie Rowe (Patrick Gahagan, Havering AC) (Mile) *

Arthur Milles (St Mary’s Richmond, Trevor Cummings) (Para 1500M)  

Alex Lennon (Sutton & District, Nick Hancock) (3000M) 

Dillon Millard (Taunton AC, Dave Lee) (3000M SC) 

Jumps 

Women: 

Daisy Snell (Blackheath & Bromley Harriers AC, Guy Spencer) (LONG JUMP) 

Macey Hand (Wenlock Olympians, Camilla Stewart) (Para LONG JUMP) 

Leila Newth (Ealing Southall & Middlesex AC, David Johnson) (TRIPLE JUMP) * 

Alessia Scala (Blackheath & Bromley Harriers AC, John Bancroft) (HIGH JUMP) * 

Charis Crawford (Glasgow Jaguars T&F Club, Alasdair Strange) (POLE VAULT) * 

Men: 

Daniel Emegbor (Harrow AC, Rohan Samuel) (LONG JUMP)  

Elliott Griffiths (Liverpool Harriers, Mike Holmes) (Para LONG JUMP) 

Tito Odunaike (Marshall Milton Keynes AC, David Johnson) (TRIPLE JUMP) * 

Regan Corrin (Manx, Emma Lowry) (HIGH JUMP) 

Nathan Mobbs (Woodford Green AC with Essex Ladies, Alasdair Strange) (POLE VAULT) * 

Throws 

Women: 

Alani Dumbuya (Leigh, Simon Forster) (SHOT PUT) 

Harriet Wheeler (West Cheshire Athletic Club) (JAVELIN THROW) * 

Alice Howie (Worthing & District Harriers, Matthew Evans) (HAMMER THROW) * 

Matilda Farrar (Waverley Athletics Club, Paul Bingham) (DISCUS THROW) * 

Men: 

Lawson Capes (Peterborough & Nene Valley AC, Lewis Capes) (SHOT PUT) * 

Charli Mason (Cheltenham and County Harriers, Carolyn Franks) (JAVELIN THROW) * 

Ethan Kendrick (Wolverhampton & Bilston, Matt Sutton) (HAMMER THROW) * 

Jacob McKinlay (Glasgow Jaguars T&F Club) (DISCUS THROW) * 

Relays 

Women’s 4x100M: 

Nell Desir (Cardiff Archers, Lisa Waddon)  

Sophie Thomas (Dunfermline Track & Field Club, Agustin Rafael Paniagua Osorio) * 

Maizie Boylan (Great Yarmouth & District AC, Liam Boylan) * 

Savannah Mckenzie Morgan (Rugby & Northampton AC, Matthew Thomas) * 

Ava Freeman (Birchfield Harriers, Sharon Morris)  

Men’s 4x100M: 

Farrell Fabusiwa (Croydon Harriers, Paul Weston) 

Mayo Alabi (Birchfield Harriers, Andy Paul)   

Ethan Franklin (Woodford Green AC with Essex Ladies, Gladys Bird)  

Dylan Williams (Be Fit Today Track Academy, Tamunonengiye-ofori Ossai) 

Joel Masters (Birchfield Harriers, Andy Paul) 

Mixed 4x400M: 

Noa Chodokufa (Woodford Green AC with Essex Ladies, Paul Franklin) * 

Caitlin Hadfield (Derby Athletic Club) * 

Shiloh Omotosho (Basildon AC, Sarah Robinson) * 

Samuel Kalembo (Sutton & District AC) * 

Rowan Whittaker (City of York AC, Paul Daynes) * 

Luc Macleod (Glasgow Jaguars T&F Club, Tom Leeson) * 

*International Debut