On Sunday 14th September, the selection day saw the selection day for the South East Regional Academy take place in Eastbourne.
After a tough selection day on the 14th September, 14 athletes were selected onto the South East regional academy for the year 2014/15.
These athletes all attained a silver points level or above:
Alex West 18
Nathan Marsh 18 / combined with Leeds University
Bernie Spanagal 18
Kieran Lindars 17
Harry Leleu 17
Luke Howard 17
Harrison Rolls King 17
Oliver Ripley 16
Andrey Brightwell 15
Sam Pink 15
Ted Yeates 14
Kate Curran 18
Lizzie Clarke 14
Anya Tamplin 14
An affiliate group has also been formed, with athletes being invited to attend the relevant academy sessions. These athletes all achieved the bronze points level or higher:
Joey Davies 16
Jamie Bedwell 16
Flynn Hope 14
Abigail Hughes 14
Charlotte Matthews 15
Maddie Drury 15
Our regional academy days kick off on the 4th October, with the main academy squad, followed by a further 10 days planned before the first event of 2015 - the Elite National Duathlon for youth and juniors.
The focus for this squad will be to help and support them continue to build and develop their skills and performance level appropriately with long term development being the priority.
The squad will aim to compete in the national youth and junior super series during 2015.
If you feel you have missed out and should be considered for the academy please e mail Sarah Coope at scoopextc@aol.com with your details.
Academy members must be between the ages of 15 and 19 in 2015.
