A SKI race team is on a high as it prepares for the prestigious British schools’ finals for the fourth time in a row.
On the heels of returning from the English Championships in Norfolk, Richmond School and Sixth Form College’s under 19 girls’ teams will now represent England against skiers from Wales and Scotland in the British Artificial Slope Schools Skiing Championships, in Pontypool, in November.
The team, comprising Honor Clissold, Cara Websdale, Mia Cole and Annabelle Wright, won their age group at the regional heat of the event, at Silksworth Ski Slope, in Sunderland with Honor taking overall second place and Mia third.
The school fielded three teams of four racers in Sunderland. The U16 boys’ team, comprising Jack Dean, Ben Webster, Harvey Websdale and Tom Cole, enjoyed a clean sweep, with Harvey, Ben and Jack taking first, second and third places.
Isabel Bushell, of the U16 girls’ team, skiing with Hannah Speakman, Jodie Dangerfield and Emily Riley, took second place in her age group.
Cara said: “The whole team performed really well, especially as it was a first time for Ben and Emily, and we are delighted to qualify for the British finals again.”
The boys’ team hopes to compete in the British Schoolboys’ competition in Switzerland and the girls in the British Schoolgirls’ Championships in France this winter.
