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Sporting Achievements 17

Mountain Bike Sporting Success for ollie
Year 10 student, ollie Murphy’s achievements in the sport of ‘XC’ - Cross Country Mountain Biking are definitely a
cause for celebration. he is currently ranked second nationally and has secured a place on the British Cycling
Regional School of Racing.
ollie has been racing the local circuit for a long time, mixing XC with cyclo-cross in the winter. The 2020
campaign started fantastically in March with a win beating the South West champion in the process. he also
competed in two races in September, winning both events. The second race saw ollie crush the opposition
beating the current, No.1 ranked, juvenile rider in the UK, and all the riders in the age category above him.
ollie said, “It is hard combining training and school work and keeping the motivation to do both. I am aiming to
do well in the National Race Series next year which requires a lot of hard training, but I am also determined to
work hard at school as well.”
he has again been offered a place at the South West of england Regional School of Racing for 2020/21, so he is
endeavouring to maintain his fitness over the winter and come into 2021 ready for the National Series. This is the
premier XC race series, where he will be up against the very best riders in the UK. When current preventative
measures allow, ollie will be able to use the Strength and Conditioning facilities at the College. With the progress
he continues to make he should be stronger and fitter than ever and will hopefully be on the podium showing
that Ivybridge Community College really is the best place to excel at sport.
ollie has shown himself to be an incredibly talented and determined rider and as a College we are proud of his
achievements in this challenging sport. We wish him all the best for his future endeavours, both in College and
with his upcoming mountain bike competitions.
Students are U16 exeter City National Football Champions

Football Academy students Andrew, in Year 11, and Sam, in Year 10, have
every reason to celebrate. They were both selected to play for exeter City
in the U16 eFl Floodlit National Cup Final. The pair travelled to Cirencester
where they played against Crewe Alexandra, with exeter City winning the
match 7-3.
Andrew, who began the game in goal, and Sam, who was playing a year
above his actual age group, are both members of the College’s Football
Academy. Mr leonard, who has worked with them both since they were in
Year 7, said that it was, “an amazing achievement, which they should be
extremely proud of. Both players had good games and made a good
account of what they’re capable of.” Andrew, who recently narrowly
missed out on the national title with the College’s U15 Boys’ Team,
described the whole experience as “amazing” and Sam, who played a
year up, was “delighted” with the victory.