UK Athletics has named a team of 15 athletes for the Great Britain & Northern Ireland team for the upcoming European Mountain Running Championships in Cauterets, France on 8 July.

Andi Jones (Salford Harriers), who led the GB & NI men’s team to bronze at last year’s Europeans in Upice, Czech Republic when finishing 7th, is again in the team. Victoria Wilkinson (Bingley Harriers), the leading British woman in last year’s World Mountain Running Trophy in Bursa, Turkey, where she was 11th is also in the team.

GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND TEAM

SENIOR MEN

Andrew Hunt (Cardiff AAC)

Andi Jones (Salford Harriers)

Joe Symonds (Kendal AC)

James Walsh (Leeds AC)

SENIOR WOMEN

Anne Buckley (Bingley Harriers)

Rebecca Robinson (Kendal AC)

Olivia Walwyn (Altricham & District)

Victoria Wilkinson (Bingley Harriers)

JUNIOR MEN

Tom Addison (Helm Hill)

Nicky    Cornock (Swansea Harriers)

Jonathan Hare (Halifax Harriers)

Nick Swinburn (Morpeth Harriers)

JUNIOR WOMEN

Hannah Bateson (Lancaster & Morecombe)

Blue Haywood (Lincoln Wellington)

Heather Timmins (Warrington AC)

TEAM MANGEMENT

Team Leader: Adrian Woods

Team Coaches: Bashir Hussain, Sharon Woods

Team official: Pauline Stewart

Physiotherapist: Graeme Everard