b'SportLower school Cross CountryLower School students all put on a wonderful display of determination, resilience, teamwork and sportsmanship as they took on the challenge of the Lower School House Cross Country!Always a fun afternoon, the pupils were lucky to have clear weather for each of their runs by Year group, and enjoyed hot chocolate & cookies to finish as they cheered the runners on! Well done to everyone who ran and supported the Houses! Golf Academy Goes from Strength to StrengthEllesmere College Golf Academy is enjoying continued success with its latest win at a national golf event - the first to do so since the schools Golf Academy was launched and ranking the school fourth in England for golf. 18-year-old student and Golf Academy player Jonjo Ashbrook, beat off tough competition to win the individual event at the Independent Schools Golf Tournament National final in Ayr, Scotland - with his twin brother Charlie coming third. In addition, the Ellesmere College Golf Academy Team came an impressive third overall, with 17-year-old Marcus Wildblood and Charlie Boys, 15, competing with the twins.Head of the Golf Academy, PGA Advanced Professional Robert Ashbrook, said these huge successes show the strength and depth of the Golf Academy at Ellesmere and how it is building each year. We have introduced new disciplines, a player development He said: We were up against all the schools that have golfpathway and compete in as many events on as many academies or play golf from around Great Britain so it wasdifferent golf courses as we can. Of course, we give equal a great achievement to finish a very impressive third in theweighting to academia too, so the students get the best of team competition but also to have the winner and bronzeboth worlds.medal places in the individual event. It is a proud momentThe team qualified for the three-day competition at for the school - I believe this is the first time one of ourDundonald Links by winning at Preston Golf Club and then academy has won a National event and this will help uswinning again at the English final at Carden Park, Cheshire. gain momentum for the future. Over the past few years theCharlie also won the Shropshire & Herefordshire Youth Academy has gone from strength to strengthwith theChampionship at Llanymynech Golf Club by one shot; help of impressive facilities such as the indoor SkyTrak Golfthe school hosted a Shropshire and Herefordshire girls Simulator and 9 hole CONGU rated golf course - and arecompetition, and last year one leg of the European Junior building on each success with a lot of interest from newTour was held at the school. Some Golf Academy members pupils each year.are also part of the Regional Development England Squad.For more visit: Ellesmere College Golf AcademyEllesmereCollellesmerecollellesmere_college12'