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Fantastic Performances at NSEA Competitions

Students competed in the prestigious NSEA (National Schools Equestrian Association) Inter-School Equestrian
Show Jumping competition at Bicton Arena on Sunday, 3 March. The amazing team of Show Jumpers were
Amy Stephens and Katie Reid in Year 8, Caitlin Johns and Courtney Fletcher in Year 9, Ellie Smart, Grace Dahle
and Hannah Preston in Year 10, Rebecca Reid in Year 11, and Millie Walton in Year 12.
The 90/95cm Team won their Devon County Class, qualifying for the National Championships in April. There were
two 80/85cm Teams that finished 4th and 5th in a very strong class. Katie Reid was 6th as an Individual in the
70/75cm class and Caitlin Johns was 5th in the 1 metre class and 4th in her first 1.10 metre class.
Students have also been representing the College in the recent NSEA Arena Eventing competitions. They
competed against schools from all over the South West with the winning and second place teams qualifying for
the National Finals.
There was success for the 90/95cm Team who finished in 2nd place at the competition held at Bicton Arena. This
gave them a qualifying place for the NSEA Eventers Challenge Finals at the prestigious Hickstead Arena, in May.
The teams in the 80/85cm and the 70/75cm rode really well and both finished in 3rd place. There was individual
success for Ellie Smart and her horse Sunbeam, who finished in 7th place in a large class of over 40 competitors.
Congratulations to all the Team: Rebecca Reid, Molly Northmore, in Year 11, Caitlin Johns, Mia Horswell, in Year 9,
Courtney Fletcher, Ellie Smart, Hannah Preston and Katie Reid.

Diving Success for Zach Pierre represents College
at Judo Championships
Last term, students Zach Anderson, in Year 8, Josh Freeman, in
Year 9 and Josh Gibbs in Year 10 attended the Scottish National On 16 March, Year 11 student, Pierre Michelin
and Open Diving Championships in Edinburgh. Zach achieved represented the College in the British Schools’ Judo
two Gold medals and a Bronze medal in the Under 13. Championships, in Sheffield. With Over 700
Over the February half term Zach, Josh F, Josh G, Ben Kearton, competitors this is the second biggest competition on
in Year 7, and Lucy Gutierrez Freeman, in Year 8, competed at the British Judo calendar (after the British Nationals).
the Armada Cup Diving National Competition held in Plymouth. Pierre was competing in the
Zach produced some fantastic results, gaining 4 Gold medals in Years 10 -11 U73kg category.
the 1 metre, 3 metre, Team and Synchro events, and a Bronze Pierre made it to the top of his
medal in the Platform event. Also picking up a medal was group to earn a place in the
Josh Freeman in a highly competitive group winning a Bronze semi-finals, unfortunately he
medal in the Platform event. narrowly missed the Bronze
Zach competed in at the GStar Diving Championships at the medal contest due to a knee
John Charles Centre for Sport, in Leeds from 14 – 17 March. He injury. A hard day on the tatami
made every final and brought home a Silver medal in the but a well-earned 5th place at
3 metre event and narrowly missed out on the Gold medal in this year's British Schools Judo
the 1 metre event by only 1.5 points. Championships.

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