New faces join young SJ squads

26 February 2002

The Accenture International Young Rider squad includes a new category for up-and-coming juniors

Eighteen new names have been added to the Accenture International Young Rider squad following a recent assessment course at South View EC.

Chef d’equipe Mike Florence has also added a new category, the junior nursery squad, for those riders he believes would benefit from training and guidance before entering the under-18 category.

The squad members are now as follows:

Junior nursery: Marcus Feeley, Portia Howard, Aimee John, Samantha John, Tom Knox, Charlotte Platt, Sophie Ryan and Joanne Whitaker.

Junior: Nichola Bampton, Nick Benterman, James Billington, Stacey Cleal, Mark Davin, Anna Edwards, Lauren Fitch, Sophie Heaven, Richard Hook, Richard Moor, Gemma Paternoster, Lisa Phillips, Katherine Sims, Georgie Strutton, Lee Williams and Ellen Whitaker.

Young rider: Matthew Broome, Gemma Cranton, James Davenport, Jemma Hill, Ricki Hill, Susan Jack, Gemma Knox, Sarah Lynch, Ben Maher, Kate Mead, Sammy Pharo, Sian Price, Richard Robinson, Rebecca Walker, Robert Whitaker and James Wingrave.

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