Daniel Clarke silver in British College finals
Posted by on 30 March 2015
Warrington Table Tennis Club junior, Daniel Clarke, secured a Silver medal in the British College Sports National Championships.
Representing, Aquinas College, Daniel Clarke had earlier in the season won the North West Regional finals to earn his college a place at the National Championships.
Daniel defeated six other regional champions to secure silver, losing out to the West Midlands' champion Mike Siket who took the gold.
Daniel Clarke secured silver in the last match,
defeating one of the strongest players at the
finals, from the South East Region, who got
the bronze
Daniel Clarke said: "It was great to represent Aquinas College and the North West at this amazing event; I'll remember it for the rest of my life. Congratulations to Mike, he tanked it out all day, winning all of his matches, including in three games straight against me. He fully deserved the gold. I hope to return next year and go one better."
The British College Sports finals is one of the country's largest annual sports events, with 1,800 competitors competing in sixteen sports: Badminton, Basketball, Cross Country, Football (men), Football (women), Football (7-a-side), Golf, Hockey, Netball, Rugby, Swimming, Squash, Table Tennis, Tennis, Trampolining and Volleyball.
The 2015 finals took place at the University of Bath, for the third year in succession. Colleges enter competitors into each sport via a series of regional qualifiers, with the winners going on to represent their college and their region at the finals.
The North West Region finished 5th overall with 4 Golds, 4 Silvers and 6 Bronzes. The full medals table and results are on the National Chamionpships website.
