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12 Feb 2010 10:06:06
Sixteen of the elite sporting students at the University are receiving cash to help continue their development.
The students are each receiving £1,050 a year to support their sports commitments during their studies as part of the University’s Sport Scholarship Scheme.
All competing at national and international level, the students are drawn from a variety of different sports from football to fencing, and rounders to rugby. As well as those competing for England and Great Britain, students are also representing the likes of Canada, Trinidad, Guernsey and even Lithuania.
Julia Lines, the University’s sports development officer, said: “Hopefully some of our talented athletes could be competing in the 2012 Olympics and that’s a goal for everybody to be aiming for.
“We’re developing a programme of sports science support for them all at the moment.”
The 16 students are:
Stuart Riches - ski racer (England dry slope squad).
Claire Stancliffe - football (Great Britain deaf women’s international).
Alexander Miller - touch rugby (Guernsey international).
Matthew Molloy - Taekwondo (third degree black belt).
Scott Johnson - high jump (ranked third nationally, under-20s).
Lauren Impey - football (Great Britain women’s university squad international).
Daniel Fryer - Kyokushinkai karate (England/GB international).
Michael Doyle - race walking (Ireland international).
Helen Blencoe - rounders (England women’s under-21 level).
Joanne Cook - cricket (England women’s under-19 captain).
Natalia Davey - fencing (Great Britain cadets).
Mark Kohler - rugby (Canada under-20 international).
Karissa Rodney - football (Trinidad under-20 international).
Lydia Howton - ice hockey (Great Britain World Winter University Games squad member).
Jan Wolodzko - football (Lithuania under-21 international).
Micah Pink - Taekwondo (England international).
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