A year 10 student from The King Alfred School Academy (TKASA), in Highbridge, Somerset has won a silver medal in the British Triathlon Grand Finals.
Macy Noad won the prestigious award at Mallory Park which puts her in the top 25 triathletes in her age range in the country.
In the finals, Noad came out of the swim in ninth place, picked her way through the field on the bike before running herself into second place to claim silver.
Going into the Inter Regional Championships at Mallory Park, Macy was ranked as the top South West athlete.
“I felt confident going into the final as training this year had gone well leading up to this event," Noad told the Good News Post website.
“I put together a strong swim in four minutes and 27 seconds, and a fast first transition set up a fast bike section in four minutes and 15 seconds. I ran the fourth fastest time of the day to bring me home in second place overall!”
Noad attributed her success to the support and guidance of her local coaches Martin Rogers, Sara Dykes and Simon Prior as well as the continued support of Burnham Swim and Sports Academy.
Principal Dan Milford said: “Macy has already achieved incredible success in the triathlon. She is also a humble, dedicated and superb student who will go far.”
Noad is one of many TKASA students to thrive in athletics as she follows after ex-student Luke Prior, who achieved his England international vest and was selected to join Great Britain at the World Cross Championships in Kampala in 2017.
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