Last week saw Boston College host its fifth annual sporting event, Elite Eleven.
Elite Eleven is an inter-school sporting competition involving ten secondary schools from around the county, competing against each other in a variety of indoor sporting challenges. The event highlights the incredible commitment, teamwork and motivation of many young learners and raises aspirations for all those involved.
Each team was made up of 11 boys and girls from years 10 and 11, all competing for the coveted ‘Target Team Award’ trophy, with each member of the winning team also receiving an individual pair of Beats headphones.
The event also saw a special guest appearance from an advocate for health and wellbeing and the Manager at Boston’s newest gym, énergie Fitness Boston, Mark Mills. Mark has had a wide and varied career ranging from being a member of Team GB’s Olympic Futures Bobsled Squad to featuring in Men’s Health Magazine. He delivered both a motivational and inspiring presentation to everyone in attendance. Highlighting the importance of never giving up and always striving to achieve success.
James Wright, Programme Area Manager for Sport said, “It has been great to see so many schools competing at this year’s Elite Eleven. Sport provides a great vehicle for people to step outside of their comfort zone and develop their competitive edge required to be successful in the workplace. I would like to congratulate all competitors and highlight the support of our sponsors Boston United Football Club, Target and Geoff Moulder Leisure Complex.”
After an eventful day, the scores were tallied up and prizes were awarded to the top three teams. 1st place went Bourne Grammar School, 2nd place to The Deepings School and 3rd place to Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School. The winning team consisted of Katie Callcot, Helene Wilson, Cody Roe, Connor Ely, Harry Atkin, Bryce Tshabalala, Will Kong, Francesca Fenwick, Sam Oakley, Alex Starbuck and Jo Richardson.
The event saw over 100 learners in attendance with the following schools in attendance –
Bourne Grammar School
Bridge House Independent School
Giles Academy
Greenfields Academy
Kirkstone House School
Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School
The Bourne Academy
The Deepings School
The Thomas Cowley High School
Thomas Middlecott Academy
To find out more about Sport courses at Boston College visit www.boston.ac.uk or call 01205 313218.