Andy was born and brought up in Nottingham and comes from a sporty family where his father and brother were both County standard Athletes. At school he was scouted by Nott's County Football Club, where he played for two years. He subsequently switched from Football to Athletics because of his love for the sport.

In 1997, Andy won both the AAA's and English Schools' under 17 titles over the 100m hurdles in addition to being at the top of the Long Jump rankings. He was not a full time athlete until five years later in 2002, making his debut as a member of the under 23 Great Britain team in a match against Germany. He ran 13.97 for the 110m hurdles, braking 14 seconds for the first time.

Andy has been Britain’s top sprint hurdler since 2003, following his brilliant victory at the Loughborough International match. He then went on to make his debut as a senior at the European Cup in Florence, finishing in fifth place clocking 13.71, just 0.05 seconds outside of his fastest time ever.

In 2004, after a successful indoor season Andy was placed third in the European Cup smashing his personal best in a time of. A devastating injury, sustained to one of his quads ruined his preparation for the Olympics in Athens but determined not to miss his first Olympics, he decided to travel to Athens to give the hurdles his best shot. Whilst his courage and determination was admired it only saw him compete in the heats of the 110m hurdles.

Since then Andy has cemented his position as the Country's top hurdler, winning back to back UK Championships and representing GB at the World Championships in Osaka in 2007.

Andy is currently working hard in training as he continues to prepare for the Beijing Olympics in August.

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