Pocklington School ​high Jumper ranked 1st in UK U15s

Pocklington School pupil, Emily Marshall, was recently awarded Gold for High Jump at the Northern Indoor Championships held at the England Institute of Sport in Sheffield on 6th February. Already ranked no 1 in the UK with an impressive PB of 168cm the previous week at an open meet in Manchester, Emily was delighted with the gold medal.

A week later on Saturday 12th of February, Emily went on to win Bronze at the England Athletics Age Group (U15/U17/U20) Indoor National Championships (at EIS Sheffield) and retained her age group’s 1st place ranking - an enormous achievement as this was the first time Emily had been old enough to compete in the Nationals.

Emily said: “I’ve been doing high jump for 6 years and I’m part of Kingston Upon Hull Athletics Club. Last year I changed coaches and began training twice a week with Ian Hill at EIS in Sheffield. Since training with Ian I have improved by 23cm! I am currently ranked 1st in the UK for high jump in the U15 age group with my PB of 1.68. My goal for the indoor season was to clear 160 so jumping 168 a few weeks ago was a big highlight!

“My goal for the outdoor season is 174cm. In April, I’m going with my coach to train in Spain for 10 days along with 5 other athletes to get ready for the outdoor season.”

David Byas, Director of Sport at Pocklington School, commented: “As a community we are delighted with the success that Emily has achieved, it is testament to the hard work and dedication that she has shown in this field, and we all wish her well in achieving her goal of 174cm through the outdoor season.”

Emily’s coach Ian Hill added: “I have been coaching high jump for many years and have coached athletes through to international level. Though Emily is still young and developing she can put together a series of jumps which make people sit up and take notice. It is exciting for me to think what the future may hold for Emily.”