A former student at Colyton Grammar School, Sam Bowker, has been selected to represent Cambridge University, the holders, in the 113th annual Varsity hockey match against Oxford in London on March 10.
Selection for the men's Blues squad is highly competitive and the 21-year-old's achievement comes after seven months of intense training.
Sam, whose family is from Whimple, is a former Senior Prefect at the school.
He said: "It was a pleasant and unexpected surprise to be picked - a combination of training and fitness along with a happy knack of being at the right place at the right time to score goals."
Selection for the men's Blues squad is highly competitive and the 21-year-old's achievement comes after seven months of intense training.
Sam, whose family is from Whimple, is a former Senior Prefect at the school.
He said: "It was a pleasant and unexpected surprise to be picked - a combination of training and fitness along with a happy knack of being at the right place at the right time to score goals."
