The first half of the autumn term has seen a raft of outstanding individual and team performances across a range of sports, with national recognition for several of the school’s young sportspeople.
Year 12’s Gabby is soaring to new heights in Athletics after being selected for the England Athletics Youth Talent Programme, the first step on the Talent pathway in the sport. The two-year programme includes seven national training days that offer technical coaching, strength and conditioning support and performance support. The programme is intensely competitive with only the highest quality athletes succeeding in gaining a place, and this year saw the highest-ever number of applications, so her achievement is even more impressive.
Jakab (Y13) has been selected for the U18 GB Waterpolo team, and will be travelling to Croatia in November to compete in the LEN European Championships. Colfe’s Waterpolo teams can celebrate their own run of success within the inter-school fixture competitions after several recent victories for both the U18 and U16 teams.
Meanwhile, fencing star Thea (Y10) continues her rise through the national ranks after being selected to represent GB and Europe at U17 level.
In cross-country, the Junior Girls, Junior Boys, Senior Girls and Senior Boys have all qualified for the English Schools Regional Finals, while the recent Greenwich Schools competition saw further success for Colfe’s, including 1st place for the Y8 Girls and Y7 Boys teams. Several individual medals were won by Colfe’s pupils: Darcey (Y7), Miya and Ethan (Y8) and Olly (Y11) all secured 2nd place while Christian (Y7) and Charlotte (Y8) took home 1st place medals – an outstanding achievement after competing against all the runners in Greenwich.
Girls’ football is in the ascendancy after some particularly notable successes in recent inter-school fixtures across the age groups. In the first year of fielding a full U18 squad, the team has progressed to the second round of the English Schools Football Cup while the U14 team have reached round three. Individual achievements include Grace and Ava (Year 7) and Frances, Grace and Florence (Year 8) securing places on the Prep Schools Lions Squads following trials at Wellington College.
Colfe’s cricketers continue to accrue plenty of county success, with Senior girls Orla, Madison, Sofa and Ziana being selected for Kent, while George, Achintya, Harry and Rory making Junior selections.
Girls can also boast some excellent results in hockey, with the U14 and 1st XI teams both progressing to regional finals, while the U13 Girls took home the Sevenoaks Shield. At an individual level, Amelia (Y11) has been selected for the England U16 talent academy.
In rugby meanwhile, both the U15 and U16 teams continue their progress in the National School Cup, with further fixtures to follow after half-term.
Director of Sport Nicci Rayes said: “It’s fantastic to see the new school year get off to such a strong start in so many sports both at a team and individual level. Our individual sporting stars each continue their upward journeys and we are excited to see what happens next for each of them. I am especially proud of our team performances in cross-country, football, cricket, rugby and hockey, with every one of our teams displaying exemplary behaviour, sportsmanship, teamwork and resilience and achieving some tremendous results.”
