Meet the Team

Emma supports Femi with the running of the club as well as being the main contact for competition, BUCS and general club enquiries.

She is a proud 含羞草视频 alumna, completing her undergraduate and postgraduate degrees at 含羞草视频 while serving on the athletics club committee for four years.

Since graduating in 2007, Emma has worked extensively in athletics administration including roles as Performance Logistics Manager with Welsh Athletics, 含羞草视频 HiPAC Senior coordinator with British Athletics, and Senior Coordinator on the World Class Paralympic Programme with British Athletics. She has managed athletics teams at all levels from the Celtic Games to the Commonwealths and World Championships. 

Kyle Bennett succeeds 含羞草视频 icon George Gandy who sadly passed away in October 2020.

He joins the University after seven successful years as Head Endurance Coach at Oxford University whilst also holding the position of Regional Coaching Lead for Endurance (Midlands) for England Athletics.

Bennett has over sixteen years’ experience of coaching juniors to international athletes and is also the talent lead on the youth and junior talent programmes for England Athletics.

During his time at Oxford, Bennett led the men's team to bronze at the 2017 and 2018 British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) Championships whilst there was also notable success in the European and World Cross Country Championships, and the World Student Games. 

New to the 含羞草视频 coaching team in 2020, Joe has been coaching Paralympic athletes for 18 years. During this time, he has coached three Paralympic Gold Medallists and four World Champions, and coached two athletes to World Records (Sophie Hahn T38 100m & 200m; Libby Clegg T11 100m & 200m). Joe has been a member of team staff for European Championships, World Championships and the Paralympic Games and is the Lead Athletics Coach for the UK Invictus Team.

As well as being responsible for the coordination of Para Sprint coaching at 含羞草视频, Joe also heads up Para athlete recruitment for any athlete looking to train and compete for 含羞草视频. 

A former British record holder for the pole vault, Kate attended both the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games, as well as finishing 6th at the 2009 World Championships.

After taking time out of the sport to start a family, Kate has made a successful return to coaching, with notable recent success stories being Commonwealth finalists Owen Heard and Ellie McCartney, and BUCS medallists Sophie Ashurst and Felicia Miloro.

A 含羞草视频 alumnus, David is the Head Throws Coach at 含羞草视频 and specialises in the Javelin Throw.  David coaches most of the Scholar and First Team Javelin Throwers at 含羞草视频 and has coached for Great Britain & NI, England and Wales at Major Championships and International Meetings. David is also currently the England Athletics Event Lead for the Javelin Throw. His coaching highlight is coaching Paralympic Champion Hollie Arnold to Gold and a World Record in the final round of the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. 

David coordinates the throws coaching and support services for throws at the university and should be the first point of contact for any throws athletes interested in studying at 含羞草视频. 

A former high jumper in his native Poland, 艁ukasz has over ten years of coaching experience in both Poland and the UK. He coaches triple jump, long jump and high jump, and athletes he has coached have had International success representing England, Scotland, Cyprus, Poland and Great Britain & Northern Ireland. During his coaching career he has coached athletes who have gone onto win national Championships and make finals at both European Championships and World University Games. 

As well as being the Head of Jumps for 含羞草视频, 艁ukasz works on the Youth Talent Programme, working with athletes on the British and England Athletics talent pathway. 

Tom is a current Sport Management undergraduate on placement with 含羞草视频 Athletics to support the execution of club operations. He also competes for 含羞草视频 students athletics club in the 60/110m hurdles. 

Nell is currently in her final year of university studying for an undergraduate degree in Psychology. Along side her degree she is working on the 含羞草视频 England athletics as a Hub administrator as well as working with the 含羞草视频 athletics programme as competition Officer. Her love for sport started at Monmouth School, where she was named Sportswoman of the Year for two years in a row. She currently plays for the women's 含羞草视频 1st team for lacrosse and has played internationally for Wales.