Two Selwyn students have been elected as captains of University sport teams for the next academic year. Frances Lee-Barber (left in the picture) will lead the Cambridge netball team. She is currently a fresher, and was part of the University team that beat Oxford in this year’s Varsity match. Charlotte Burrows (right) is in her second year, and she has been elected as captain of hockey. Cambridge are the defending champions in that sport too, having won this year’s encounter with Oxford 2-1. Charlotte says of her new role: “our team had a very successful season last year, getting promoted from both of our leagues and winning Varsity. It’s a huge honour to be voted captain. With a really talented squad, we are looking for back-to-back promotion and retaining the all-important Varsity trophy!”
This has been a particularly strong time for women’s sport in the college. Selwyn graduate student Hannah Evans was in the Cambridge crew for the first rowing of the women’s Boat Race on the Tideway this year; and undergraduate Katie Holmes was president of the women’s rugby club, leading her team to a 47-0 win over Oxford in the most recent Varsity match.
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