26 November 2015

November sport round-up

A high-flying half term of individual and team achievements including national qualification in sailing, cross country and hockey.

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Cricket

Rhys Joseph has been invited to the join the Academy Fast Bowling programme as an Associate member for the third year running.

Cross Country

The inter boys and inter girls have qualified for the English Schools Cross Country Cup national final. This is the first time that a boys’ team has qualified for the nationals, which is a brilliant achievement. 

Sabrina Sinha comfortably won the London Youth Games Cross Country, nearly half a minute clear of her nearest competitor.

Golf

Daniel Shields has qualified for the Junior European Open Golf Championship in Spain, an incredible achievement!

Hockey

Zoe Eifion-Jones and Orissa Welsh have been selected for Hi-Pac (regional level).

The U14 squad were placed second in the East of England regional finals, and have qualified for the national single-match play-off in the new year.

Riding

Juliette Lindsay has qualified for the regional dressage championships.

Sailing

At the RYA Youth and Junior Championships, the U16s finished second overall (and first school team) and the U19s finished fourth. This is a huge event attracting all the top youth sailors in the country competing in U19 and U16 divisions, with teams from schools, national squads and sailing clubs from around the UK; 48 teams in total.

Swimming

Lily Snell had a great competition at the regional championships and picked up five national qualifying times.

Tae Kwon Do

Kai Meadows, Alex Hayward and Thomas Hayward passed their Second Degree and are now Tae Kwon Do Second Degree Black Belt.

Tennis

The U14 girls team came third at the Aegon Cup regional finals.

Old Sennockians

Chris Olley (OS 2014) was named the Kent U20 Male Athlete of the Year by the Kent County Athletics Association.

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