Sports students achieved great success in the 2007/8 academic
year. Ian Draycott (pictured left) represented England in the
Colleges’ under-19s football squad, three basketball academy
players played for the Bedford Bulls senior national league team,
rugby academy student Chris Bygraves was called up to the English
Colleges rugby squad, and Adam Kelly was awarded the Bedford
Borough Council Disability Sports prize.
Along with Ian and Chris, hockey player Amy Robertson, rugby
player Chris Elliott, and golfers Amy Lawes and Isaak Playford all
represented England in their chosen sports.
The Sport Academy saw league and cup wins for the men’s football
SESSA 1st team, the Saturday team won the league two
Bedford championship on their debut season and the basketball
academy won the SESSA league and were runners-up in the cup
competition.