The NewVIc Cricket
Academy and the Ability Counts football teams have qualified to represent both
the College and the London region at the AoC Sport National Championships 2017,
which take place next month.
The teams from NewVIc fought
off stiff competition from colleges across the London Region to win gold in both events, which qualifies
them for the national finals taking place at the University of Nottingham and
surrounding facilities over the weekend of 21-23 April.
The AoC Sport National
Championships will see the team competing against athletes from colleges across
England and Wales. As well as individual glory, teams will be aiming to
accumulate points for their region and win the prestigious Wilkinson Sword
trophy.
Sports Academy Manager
Beth Harris said;
“We are extremely proud
to have not one but two teams selected to represent London at these National
Championships. Our Cricket Academy has a
history of excellence, and we’re very excited to be battling it out for top
honours. This is the fourth year running
that our Ability Counts Football Team has been selected for this honour, and
with 2nd place being our highest ranking so far, we’ll be aiming to
go one better this year!”
AoC Sport Managing
Director, Marcus Kingwell, said: “We are really excited about this year’s
National Championships, which will be hosted at state-of-the-art facilities in
Nottingham.
“Ours will be the first
major Multi-Sports event to take place at the David Ross Sports Village, and we
believe the standard of the facilities will provide students with an incredible
experience.
“We could even see a
future Olympic champion in action at the Championships.”
The AoC Sport National
Championships are now in their 39th year and remain the largest
student sporting event in the UK, with nearly 1,800 students taking part last
year. Colleges will compete in 13 different sports over a three-day period,
taking place in some of the best facilities in the country.
For more information
about the AoC Sport National Championships 2017, please visit www.aocsportchamps.org
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Notes for editors
About the AoC Sport National
Championships
The
2017 AoC Sport National Championships will be run in partnership with the
University of Nottingham, Nottingham Conferences, Sport Nottinghamshire,
Nottingham City Council and Experience Nottinghamshire.
About AoC Sport
AoC Sport is the lead
organisation for sport and physical activity in colleges. A subsidiary company
of the Association of Colleges, AoC Sport’s vision is for every student to
participate regularly in sport or physical activity, to achieve significant
benefits in terms of education, employment and health.
For
further information please contact:
Hannah Duncan, Marketing
& Communications Officer, hannah_duncan@aoc.co.uk