2025 Season Highlights
2025 was the year of the World Championships in Tokyo. Two London athletes competed at the championships with Georgia Hunter Bell – silver 800m and Darryl Neita reaching the semi-finals of both the 100m & 200m and took 4th place as part of the 4x100m relay team.
Our first event of the year was the Main XC Championships held on wed 5th February at Wormwood Scrubs. The weather kind and mild, the marshals from schools were generally much better this year – and this has been steadily improving over the last few years.
Many thanks to Marilyn for organising, John Husbands (course and liaison with TVH and council), Stuart Pugh (officials) and Bridget, Alex Ralph and Sophie Barnes (registration admin) Michael from the facility and TVH for helping ensure it all ran smoothly,
Entries were up on previous years: with a total of 1,206 entries compared to 896 in 2024.
Cross-Country Championships 2025 Results
Boys’ Individual
- Junior A – Theo Creed
- Junior B – Emery Aldridge
- Intermediate – Caspian Holmes
- Senior – Harris Austin
Boys’ Team
- Junior A – Dulwich College
- Junior B – Dulwich Prep & Sen
- Intermediate – Dulwich College
- Senior – UCS
Girls’ Individual
- Junior A – Sofia Mendes
- Junior B – Skyla O’Brien
- Intermediate – Sonny Allen
- Senior – Allegra Massey
Girls’ Team
- Junior A – Kingsdale
- Junior B – South Hampstead
- Intermediate – Godolphin & Latymer
- Senior – G & L
English Schools XC
48 athletes were selected from LSAA Championships for the English Schools XC held at the Sussex County Showground at Ardingly.
One International vest for Theo Creed (Fulham Boys’ School) who was 3rd in the Jun Boys and was selected for the England team at SIAB schools international, which took 1st place.
Other individual placings in top 50 and team placings:
- JB (team 5th ): Luca Boulton 19th. Arnold Duan 26th,
- JG (team 28th) none in the top 100.
- IB (team 19th) none in the top 100.
- IG (Team 9th): Otelia Garcia Davis (Putney) 11th, Sonny Allen (St Margaret’s) 21st, Arabella Nichol 24th)
- SB (team 14th): Thomas Chadwick (UCS) 15th, Harris Austin (American School) 22nd
- SG (team 5th): Allegra Massey (G & L) 32nd, Leoni Delvendahl (Acland Burghley) 37th, Ruby James (Harris Westminster ) 38th.
All 6 scorers in the top 100.
Thanks to team managers Marilyn Walker, Matt Burdekin and Hilary Lawrence and coaches in attendance who were available to help if required.
Year 7 & 8 Cross Country – Avery hill
The event ran smoothly although no Camden, Islington or Tower Hamlets entries and the numbers down overall this year. Suggested perhaps hold it a little earlier – perhaps first week in March to encourage a larger entry. Thanks to Mick Bond for organising.
Year 7 Girls
- 1st Greenwich
- 2nd Wandsworth
- 3rd Southwark
Year 8 Girls
- 1st Southwark
- 2nd Greenwich
- 3rd Wandsworth
Year 7 Boys
- 1st Southwark
- 2nd Greenwich
- 3rd Wandsworth
Year 8 Boys
- 1st Southwark
- 2nd Lambeth
- 3rd
London Schools Combined Events Lee Valley Athletics Centre Wed 21st May
This year the competition was again run by Kent at Lee Valley with schools from Kent, London & Middlesex.
Our highest scorers were:
- Junior Girls: Luna Salvucci de Oliveira – 2302 points
- Junior Boys: Jayan Tank – 2056 points
- Inter Girls: Marly Taylor – 2233 points
- Inter Boys: Curtis Abbey – 2105 points
A London team was selected to compete at the regional competition at David Weir on 28th & 29th June.
- Jayan Tank 15 highest finisher jnr boys. Team result 6th
- Inter boys Mylo Berbard 12th
- Jnr girls Lizzy Mcken 13 team 6th
- Inter girls Jasmine Nkoso 2nd team 4th
- Senior girls Gabrielle Johnson 4th
Jasmine Nkoso then went on to win the National Finals at Chelmsford 20th & 21st September.
Our congratulations to Jasmine.
Track & Field Championships Battersea Park Saturday 14th June
After some last minute offers of help with officials the meeting was licenced. We had lots of help from our usual officials plus a few extras that we hope to welcome back in the future. Good help in the results hut & on refreshments with some youngsters from HHH helping as runners. Our thanks to all and to Marilyn for organising.
There were fewer “no shows” over all but in some events very low numbers e.g. JB shot putt one athlete!
Four CBPs – GU15 300m, GU17 1500m, GU17 Shot Putt, BU17 Long Jump (from 1997)
Intermediate Boys
- 1st Greenwich – 82pts
- 2nd Southwark – 69 pts
- 3rd Wandsworth – 45pts
Junior Boys
- 1st Southwark – 82 pts
- 2nd Wandsworth – 57.5pts
- 3rd Greenwich – 34.5pts
Intermediate Girls
- 1st Wandsworth – 87pts
- 2nd Southwark – 54 pts
- 3rd Westminster – 35 pts
Junior Girls
- 1st Southwark – 70 pts
- 2nd Greenwich – 61pts
- 3rd Wandsworth – 48pts
Overall
- 1st Southwark – 275pts
- 2nd Wandsworth – 237.5pts
- 3rd Greenwich – 177.5pts
Year 7&8 Championships - Mile End Tuesday 17th June
All 12 Boroughs entered teams. The best performances on the day were:
- Y8 Miya Cook (GRE) threw 10.62 in shot and 31.65 in Javelin
- Y8 Ellen Odigie (SOU) jumped 1.52m in high jump
- Y8 Mya Carter (HAC) jumped 4.76 in long jump
Year 7 Girls results
- 1st Southwark 51 points
- 2nd Lambeth 42 points
- 3rd Wandsworth 41 points
Year 8 girls results
- 1st Southwark 62 points
- 2nd Greenwich 48 points
- 3rd Hackney 33 points
Year 7 Boys results
- 1st Southwark 66 points
- 2nd Greenwich 36 points
- 3rd Hackney 33 points
Year 8 boys results
- 1st Southwark 88 points
- 2nd Hackney 45 points
- 3rd Wandsworth 44 points
Thank you to all our officials for their assistance on the day and to Tilly da Cunha for organising
English Schools Track and Field Championships 11th & 12th July at Birmingham Alexander Stadium.
70 athletes were selected supported by 10 Team managers.
27 of our athletes won a top 8 position, with 16 new PB’s, 1 equal PB and 2 SB.
International vests were won by Ella Rennie (200m), Emilia Adese (Shot Putt) & Elijah Olaleye (400m H)
Our medallists were:-
Girls GOLD
- Sasha Nolan
- Ella Rennie
- Emilia Adese
- 4 x 100m relay IG
Girls SILVER
- Issy Stamp
Boys GOLD
- Elijah Olaleye
Boys SILVER
- Max O’Keefe
Boys BRONZE
- Michael Bridge
- Sonny Allen
- 4 x 100 Relay
Team Positions in group A of 10 counties
- Junior Girls 8th – Junior Boys 7th
- Inter Girls 3rd – Inter Boys 7th
- Senior Girls 9th – Senior Boys 10th
21 National standards, 22 Entry standards and 3 International Vests were achieved.
Congratulations to International vests:
- Ella Rennie (200m)
- Emilia Adese (Shot Putt)
- Elijah Olaleye (400m H)
Thank you to our Team Managers
LSAA Special Awards Winners
Dan Coffey Award Winner 2025
For the outstanding London individual performance at the English Schools cross-country championships.
- Theo Creed
Gwyn Williams Award 2025
Best performances at the London Schools Track & Field Championships.
- Girl – Ella Rennie & Zhane Pilgrim
- Boy – Ezekiel Olu-Micah
Dick Wyer Award 2025
English Schools Trace & Filed:
- Track: Ella Rennie
- Field: Sasha Nolan
Sylvester Akpalara Award 2025
Awarded to the athlete who embraces the spirit of the ‘English Schools Track & Field Championship’.
- Michael Somade Makinde
Bridget Yule Award 2025
Combined Events:
- Jasmine Nkoso
Other Athletic Competitions
The Simmonds Cup continues to attract large numbers with high quality competition.
London schools continue to achieve success at both the indoor and outdoor competitions.
Our highest finishers this year were;
- Girls outdoor: Ark Globe – 1st place
- Boys outdoor: Dulwich college 2nd place
- Girls Indoor City of London – 1st place
- Boys Indoor Ark Globe 1st place
English Schools Track & Field Cup-National Finals
Good performances from London schools with Ark Globe IB and JAGs IG making it to the national Finals finishing in 6th and 4th place respectively.
English Schools Cross Country Cup – National Finals
Our highest finishers were:
- Dulwich College – 11th JB
- Kingsdale Foundation– 18th JG
- Eltham College – 26th IB
- Putney High-6th IG
- Putney High-11th SG
We are again fortunate to have a faithful team of officials and helpers, without whom it would not be possible to put on any of our activities and on behalf of the LSAA Committee and our schools I offer a huge vote of thanks.