Category: Sport and Duke of Edinburgh
Waleed completes 50km race in Tunisian Sahara
Congratulations to Upper Sixth student Waleed Ben-Gacem who took part in the 50km Ultra Mirage El Djerid (UMED) in the Tunisian Sahara desert on 30 September. Aged only 17 years old, Waleed was among the youngest competitors in the race. His demonstration of determination and resilience, in completing this extreme challenge, is a source of inspiration …
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Annual Sports Awards
On Wednesday 3 May the College hosted its annual Sports Awards to recognise and celebrate students involved in competitive sport at the College. Congratulations to everyone receiving an award, including ‘Most Improved’, ‘Players’ Player’ and ‘Coach’s Player’. The awards for team ‘Sports Person of the Year’ and ‘Individual Sports Person of the Year’ are nominated by …
Duke of Edinburgh’s Gold Award
57 students took part in the Gold Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, practice expedition during the Easter holidays, in the Hope Valley in the Peak District. Despite a wet and muddy first day, the weather was great overall and students got to see sights such as Mam Tor and Bamford Edge, while exploring different aspects of …
Surrey Schools Cross County Championships
Congratulations to Grace Fordham who was placed 7th in the Senior Girls’ (years 12 and 13) Surrey Schools Cross County Championships, held in Priory Park on 21 January. Grace has now qualified for the South East Schools Inter Counties Cross Country Championships on Saturday 4 February, which is being held in Ardingly in West Sussex. We …
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Cross Country Championships Placeholder
Congratulations to Upper Sixth Miles Brown, who was previously at Oxted School, who has secured a place in the English Schools Cross Country Championships, that’s being held on Saturday 18 March in Nottingham.
Congratulations to the Mens’ 1st Football team
Congratulations to Reigate College’s Men’s 1st Team Football who took part at the AOC Regional finals held at Solent University on Wednesday 18 January. The guys got through to the quarter finals, having achieved some brilliant results at the group stage: Won 2-0 vs Esher; Drew 2-2 vs Peter Symonds; Won 2-0 vs Richard Taunton …
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Women’s Rugby Participation Festival
Congratulations to the Reigate College women who played in the AoC Women’s Rugby Participation Festival, held at Reigate College’s Wallfield Sports Ground, on 7 December. Cardinal Newman, Barton Pervril and Worthing also took part and despite a very cold afternoon, the women got a huge amount out of the event. Vicky Beagley, Sports Co-ordinator at Reigate …
BTEC Sport students visit Wimbledon
BTEC Sport students had the chance to go behind the scenes at the All England Lawn Tennis Club – Wimbledon, the world’s most famous tennis club and home of The Championships. As well as learning about the business side of Wimbledon, students got to visit the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum, and have a 90-minute Tour …
Great start to the season for College’s Sports Teams
The College’s sports teams have had a fantastic start to the year with some great results. The Women’s Football Team has made brilliant progress since last year and won their first game of the year 14 – 3! The Netball Teams have had some excellent results too, particularly the B team which has won multiple …
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Baillie-Young wins silver medal
Congratulations to Lower Sixth Ben Baillie-Young who won the silver medal at The National League Trampolining Competition, in South Shields, Level 3, age 15-16 years.
