Wooldridge Takes Gold and Heads for 2012
It was gold all the way for 18 year old Lawrence Wooldridge and his relay team who took first place at the British Schools Championship recently.
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Starting at the age of 16 and now in just his second season, Wooldridge made a huge achievement in being selected as part of the London Schools athletics team “I always did well at sports day and look up to athletes like Jeremy Wariner and Michael Johnson” The race was a success with Wooldridge (pictured far right passing the baton), completing the penultimate 100 meters for the team.
Lawrence has just finished his BTEC in Sports Science at London Leisure College achieving a distinction overall and said “These are the best grades I ever achieved in education, its different from school, I had to do it myself, in my own time and got all the help I needed.”
An endurance sprinter comfortable running 200 and 400m, Lawrence can do the short distances too. At the age of 18 he’s just left the senior boys groups to compete against men and is working with his coach to find his event. Currently living in Sevenoaks he is a member of both Catford based, Kent Athletics Club and Tonbridge AC.
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Lawrence is heading off to University to study a BSC in Sports Science and due to his grades was able to select Southbank University from his two offers, proud to have surpassed their higher entry requirements.
Yet his dedication to studying is second place to his goal of getting a place in the British Athletics team. “My main aim is the 2012 Olympics, its what I’m living for and I can use my studies to go into coaching after athletics”. If his grades are this good, then his passion for athletics is in the right place.