National Talent Squad names announced
On 19th September, 42 athletes attended a selection event at The British Wrestling Academy, Manchester.
An X-Factor style panel of Shaun Morley, Volodymyr Gladkov and Steven Mckeown assessed the hopefuls against standardised criteria such as technical ability and having the potential to be successful in the international arena.
After an initial delay whilst waiting for individuals to accept their places, the final list of the 2009/2010 National Talent Squad is: –
| Male | Club | N&R | Female | Club | Region |
| Jack Cartwright Lawrence Carson Jack Longthorne Connor McGrath Marcus Sudron Thomas Denham Tommy Hawthorn Brett Hawthorn Elton Cole Daniel Panczysyzn Tony McKenna Craig McKenna Brian Harper Sammy Tufts Christ Tshikeva |
Sharples Sharples Bolton Bolton Stockton Stockton Bradford Bradford Y-Club Y-Club Milngavie Milngavie Tulllibody Knockagh Harringay |
North North North North North North North North North North Scot Scot Scot NI South |
Elizabeth Kay Kelly Kay Laura Farrell Holly Fielding Dominque Kay Megan Malone Shannon Hawke Katy Colebourne |
Sharples Sharples Sharples Stockton Bolton Palace of Arts Tullibody M&W |
North North North North North Scot Scot M |
British Wrestling will be seeking to bring the squad together on a regular basis and to ensure that these young athletes are given every chance to perform in the international arena, with the intention of developing the next generation of British performance athletes.
The next stages in their journey will be a training day on 21st November in Manchester, a competition for female athletes in Helsinki (late-November) and a competition for male athletes in Estonia (early-December).
The next review of squad membership will be following the English Junior Championships (April 2010) when each athlete on the squad will be reviewed and there will be the opportunity for new athletes to be considered for the squad – primarily depending on their results at the English Junior Championships.
For further information, contact the British Wrestling Administrator
