INSPIRATIONAL ATHLETES FROM FORRES ACADEMY PAST AND PRESENT
Double Olympic Gold medalist Heather Stanning is presenting Anna MacFadyen with the Heather Stanning Award at the annual sportMoray Awards November 2016. Anna won the Intermediate SportsWoman Award for her Cross Country and Hill Running success over the past year for success in both club and school events.
Seen in the photo on the right is Ben Cameron along with Anna and Heatgher. Ben won the Junior Sportsperson Trophy for his success in Cross Country in both club and school events.
Past student of Forres Academy Lawrence Clark collecting the Senior Team Trophy for the Moray Gig. Approximately 50% of the GB Atlantic Challenge Team came from Forres Academy. The team came an overall 4th in the International Seamanship Challenge. Also in the photograph is Cox Gavin Sim from Keith.
S2 Pupils who made selection for the Moray Netball Squads
Callum McBeath – Olympic Breastroke Trialist
Jamie Paterson winner of the UK Power Boat Championships 2014 and 2016.
Chloe Hunter – Synchronized Swimming – Scotland Award Winner for Age Group
George Hurst (on right) – Scotland U17 Rugby CaptainDylan Lawrence, Ruari Fraser and Jack Noel – Football. Ruari and Jack – second and third from trophy on the right have now been signed up for the U17 Ross County Team.Harry FergusonHarry Ferguson – Ice Hockey – now playing professionally.Anna McFadyen – Cross Country and Hill Running representing Scotland. Also very talented and successful in Triathalon. Past winner of the sportMoray Awards – The Heather Stanning Trophy.Kathryn Barr competing at the Worlds Orienteering Event representing Great Britain for her age group.
Kathryn Barr proudly wearing her silver medal from the Worlds. Kathryn is certainly a great Ambassador for her sport and regularly gives of her time to help young athletes who come into the sport at grass root level – Primary and Secondary aged pupils. She also competes for the School and supports the younger members of the team as they represent the school.
Gillies Munro – Achieved Local Hero recognition from the RYA. Along with his team mate Daniel Harris trained for Scotland, selected for the GB Squad and competing on the GB, European and World circuit with great success. Now competing in a 49er.Gillies and Daniel training hard on their 29er.
Andrew Barr – Orienteering – Scottish then onto GB Team for his age group achieving great accolades from Orienteering Events on both UK and European stages.Andrew Barr back row third in from the left.
Mark Mitchell – Scottish and GB 1500m and Cross Country Athlete. Winner of the OSC North East Grant Award. Mark was invited to present the Sport Awards and gave our students an insight into the training schedule, challenges he faced along with his successes. It was most inspirational especially when Mark came from Forres and had represented Forres Academy at Moray, North of Scotland and Scottish Events – 800m, 1500m and Cross Country with great success.
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