Sporting Excellence

At Winston there are a group of students that make up our Gifted & Talented sporting cohort, covering a wide range of sports. They individually devote hours of their life, outside of school, to travelling, training and preparing to excel.

Recently there have been a number of achievements to celebrate:

Ryan T (Year 10) - Biathlon: Having qualified from the regional round hosted at Whitgift school last term, Ryan qualified for the Schools Biathlon National Final. The finals were hosted by Bath University. After finishing a respectable 4th after the run, Ryan dominated in the pool to take 1^st place as the National winer!

Ariana M (Year9) - Kayaking: National champion in the 200m sprint! This was at the National Sprint Regatta held in Nottingham.

Estelle U (Year 9) - Cheerleading: As part of an Interational Cheerleading Squad (Top Gun UK Shadow), Estelle spent 2 week in the USA training and competing. Competing against 1711 other teams from over 9 countries, Estelle and her team won the championship for their level and ranked 21st overall. Furthermore, they then travelled to Florida where they were crowned champions at the famous ESPN centre across a 2 day competition!

Archie Sturt (Year 9) - Tumbling: Off the back of becoming National Tumbling Champion at the end of last season, Archie has started off the new season in the best way possible winning the South East Regional Championships.

Isaac Mellor (Year 11) - Judo: Competed at a International Judo Festival over in Lithuania helping his club (Core Judo) finish 2nd overall, beating a strong Ukranian team in the semi finals.

Jay Coote (Year 11) - Gymnastics: Finished 2nd place on Vault at the U16 English Championships. Jay then qualified and competed at the recent British Championships.

Finn N (Year 9) - Judo: Competed at the National Schools Judo Championships finishing 2^nd overall in his weight category in the country

Elsie S (Year9) - Judo: Competed at the National Schools Judo Championships finishing 5^th overall in her weight category.

Leo Rodella (Year 11) - Football: Continues to develop as an influential player for his club (Southampton FC) and represent his country (Italy) at U17 level.

Mathew H (Year 9) - Basketball: Took part in a UK50 Easter event where the top 50 Basketballers in the country come together to receive high level coaching. Mathew also continues to train with the Welsh National side.

Furthermore, our congratulations go to Winston Alumni, Jamie Lewis who is a 2016 leaver and became the 2025 Senior British Gymnastics Champion this month in Liverpool, bringing the title back to Woking Gymnastics Club since 1996.

Lastly, please let the PE department know of any outstanding performances/achievements that are accomplished outside the school environment. It is great to know and share these achievements in our school community and celebrate the commitment and determination students are putting in to develop themselves as athletes and competitors.

Mr Martin