A TRE-MENDOUS YEAR FOR THOMAS
EMILY MOSS PROFILES ONE OF THE COUNTRY’S TOP UNDER-17 SPRINT HURDLERS, TRE THOMAS
Tre Thomas: his time of 12.84 for 100m hurdles ranks him second on the UK under-17 rankings for 2016
MARK SHEARMAN
HAVING earlier this year won the England Athletics indoor 60m hurdles title in the second fastest ever time by a UK under-17 athlete, 16-year-old Tre Thomas finished the outdoor season ranked second over 100m hurdles and with a 2016 School Games title to his name.
“It feels satisfying to think I was at the top of the rankings and I was able to keep running fast times throughout the season,” explains Tre.
After his 7.90 indoors, the Charnwood hurdler ran 12.84 for 100m hurdles in April and improved further to a hand-timed 12.8 in May. He has since gone sub-12.9 on two other occasions – when taking the Midland Championships and School Games titles. His time was the quickest of 2016 until Mayowa Osunsami clocked 12.70 to beat him into second at the England Athletics Under-17 Championships at the end of August.