College life
Sports Report
Compiled by Alexandra Pitchford (Law, 2015) Sports & Societies Officer
Badminton
Rugby
This year the Mansfield badminton team partnered with St John’s College. Although the team only competed in a couple of matches, weekly training was well attended by students from both colleges, and a large number of beginners got involved. The season culminated in a formal dinner at St John’s.
The Mansfield/Merton rugby team have had a rough season during the past year, and currently remain in the University’s division four. Captained by Zak Keane, several members of the team travelled to Spain over the summer, to compete in the Ibiza 10s tournament in June.
Football
Ice hockey
The Mansfield/Merton football team (captained by Kasra Amini of Merton) has had a very successful year. The team won promotion with 10 wins out of 12 league games (a win percentage of 83%: a club record). They also made it through to Cuppers knockouts.
Congratulations to the Mansfield Alts ice hockey team, who won Cuppers in Hilary term. The team consisted of Ulysse Schnyder, Lova Chechik, Tinger Wen, Myles Tang, Hildie Rose Hoeschen and Daniel Shipley. Throughout the evening of the tournament, the team won all but one of the games (which ended in a draw), ensuring themselves a place in the final. The last game ran well over time into a ‘Golden Goal’ period when Tinger Wen scored, winning the tournament for Mansfield.
Cricket Mansfield and Merton have a combined team and remain in the second division of the University Cricket League.
Swimming Mansfield entered a team of swimmers in Cuppers during Michaelmas 2015 and came third. This was a remarkable improvement from the previous year, when the team was placed 17th. Swimmers included Heather Burke, Holly Winfield, Jack Frigaard, James Harrison, and Katrina Morris.
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