This year Hereford Sixth Form COllege are welcoming eight new high performing student athletes to the College’s Elite Athlete Programme. These students are:

Als Price | Tae Kwando

Patrick Morgan | Athletics

Matt Brunnock | Athletics

Theo Eggar | Fencing

Charlotte Colby | Karate

Scarlett Duffy | Eventing

Poppy Elton | Athletics

Beth Weaver | Rowing

These students compete at a high level both regionally and nationally and join second years who also compete in an array of elite sport from basketball and sailing to badminton and tetrathlon.

Alongside their studies, students on the Elite Athlete Programme receive extensive support, ranging from on-site physiotherapy to sports psychology. This is often delivered by high profile experts.

Students also benefit from one-to-one coaching sessions which are integrated into their timetable. Sixth Sense Fitness, the College’s onsite, independent fitness facility, also provides students with personalised training programmes and nutritional advice.

Through the programme, students have managed to balance outstanding results at international competitions, alongside top grades in their studies.