At just 16-years-old Beth Cook is already a household name in cross country. She has medalled at every English Schools XC Champs she has competed at, winning in 2019, and has taken two silvers internationally and numerous county titles. Kate Matthews caught up with the Bodyworks XTC athlete to chat about her background in […]
Athlete Spotlight – Toby Harries
When Toby Harries was selected for the 4 x 400m British team at the World Champs in Doha last year, it was the proudest moment of his life. Kate Matthews caught up with the 21-year-old Brighton Phoenix athlete to chat about his background in the sport, training and dealing with changes following isolation and […]
Athlete Spotlight – George Mills
After winning the British Indoor Champs, 2020 looked set to be George Mills’ year. Then Covid hit. Despite this the young Sussex athlete is still raring to go and very much looking forward to his future in the sport. Kate Matthews caught up with him to chat about his background in the sport, training and […]
Athlete Spotlight – Elise Lovell
Elise Lovell has been competing in Sussex since she was 13 years old. Over the years she has represented Great Britain, won national titles as well as a string of county gold medals. She is also the current Sussex long jump record holder. Kate Matthews caught up with the Hastings athlete to chat about her […]
Athlete Spotlight- – Pyers Lockwood
2019 was a very good year for Pyers Lockwood. The 17-year-old 400 metre hurdler won the English Schools, the England Athletics U17 Champs, SIAB, the SEAA Champs and the Sussex Champs, where he also took gold medals in the 400m and 200m and silver in the 100m. Off the back of this he was […]
Athlete Spotlight – Lizzy Korczak
Lizzy Korczak loves throwing the javelin. This love inspires her to train hard and in turn this training, and a whole lot of talent, has led to an array of medals. These include Sussex Championship golds, gold at the last three English Schools competitions, silver at SIAB and silver at the past two England […]