Reuben selected to join top development squad S


ibford Sixth Form student and Sports Captain Reuben has been selected to join the British Triathlon ENG (England Next Generation) Development Squad. Reuben is already a member of the South Central Triathlon Academy which regularly trains at Sibford School.


His selection is based upon his race performances


this year, including his selection to race at the European Elite Junior race in Holten in June. Triathlon Coach Scott Murray said: “As part of the ENG Development Squad, Reuben will be invited to training camps led by Rick Velati, the England Head Coach who has led the England triathlon team at the last two Commonwealth Games. “At the camps Reuben will be training alongside the ENG Performance athletes as well as the other ENG Development athletes. The Camps will be supported


by Academy Coaches, and English Institute of Sport staff, such as physiotherapists and nutritionists. Reuben will be able to access these support services.” Reuben is the second South Central Academy athlete to make the ENG squad, following on from Katie Rodda who got invited to the squad last year and who has retained her place in it for 2019. Reuben’s first ENG Development Squad training camp was due to take place in Sherwood Forest from 13 – 16 December as the newsletter went to press.


Hundreds go on the run at Sibford


November saw Sibford hosting two Cross Country championships on behalf of the North Oxfordshire School Sport Partnership. On 8 November, all our pupils from Years 1 and 2


raced against over 200 pupils from nine different local primary schools. And on 13 November it was the turn of pupils in


Finallists: Henry, Alice, Jago, Eliza, Nicholas and Tom


Years 3 - 6 to don their running shoes in an event which saw more than 350 youngsters competing. Year 6 pupil Tom showed fantastic stamina coming home first in the Year 5/6 boys’ race and qualifying for the final which took place here at Sibford on 7 December. Also qualifying for the finals were Nicholas (Year 6), Jago and Henry (Year 4) and Eliza and Alice (Year 2). Despite heavy rain in the morning, the sun shone


for the final which saw Alice coming home in 7th place in the Year 1/2 girls’ race closely followed by Eliza in 9th place. In the Year 3/4 boys’ race Jago came home in 7th and Henry in 20th position, while in the Year 5/6 boys’ race Tom (pictured left) came home in first position followed by Nicholas in 14th place.


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