| Year: | Sophomore |
| Hometown: | Penkridge, England |
| High School: | Stafford Grammar School |
| Position: | Distance |
| Major: | Chemistry |
| House Affiliation: | Currier |
Accomplishments/Personal Bests
2011 European Junior gold medalist –
1500m
2010 World Junior semi-finalist – 800m
2009 World Youth participant – 800m
Personal bests of 1:48.30 for 800 and 3:41.33 for
1500m
2011-12
Finished 44th at the Heptagonal Championships Oct. 29
with a time of 26:04.3.
High School
Cross country and track and field team member and captain
every year at Stafford Grammar … ISA national cross country
champion in 2004 and cross country midland champion from 2004-08
… National champion and national record holder in the
800-meter run in 2008 … Placed second in the 800 at the
English Schools National Meet and UK School Games in 2008 …
World youth semifinalist in the 800 and U20 national indoor
champion in 2009 … In 2010, was a semifinalist at world
juniors and placed second at the national indoor and outdoor meets
in the 800.
Personal
Top 100 nationally in 5 Decade Chemistry Challenge …
Received gold, silver and bronze Duke of Edinburgh awards between
2005-10 … Parents, Mary (1,500) and David (race walk)
Cotton, were both nationally competitive track and field athletes
… Uncle, Ian Stewart, competed in the Olympics in the 5,000
and uncle, Peter Stewart, was a European indoor champion in the
3,000.
