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Football Scholars

Football Scholar

Lucy Ladd

Academic courseInternational Business

Hometown: Winchester, UK

Best sporting achievement/personal best: 

Playing Tier 4 football on my year abroad in Sweden. Winning Women’s Football’s Sportswomen of the Year.  

What is your number one sporting or academic goal this year on the Sports Scholarship Scheme? 

My number 1 goal this year is to improve my abilities to help propel the team back into Tier 1.  

What was your favourite moment from the Paris Olympics this summer? 

Watching my Australian cousin compete in the men’s triple jump final.  

Football Scholar

Anna Marfuad

Academic courseMSc Conservation Science

Nationality: British Indonesian

Best sporting achievement/personal best: 

  • Trialist for Indonesian National team. 
  • Sports Woman of the Year, Dulwich College Singapore – Football 2021.
  • Women's South Eastern Tier 2 - 2A 2021/22 Champions. 
  • UKC Varsity 2022/23/24 Champions. 
  • UKC Women’s 1st team Captain 23/24.
  • BUCS Conference Finals South Eastern Finalists 2023/24. 
  • University of Kent Sportswoman of the Year 2023/24. 

What is your number one sporting or academic goal this year on the Sports Scholarship Scheme? 

My goal this year is to improve my strength and endurance to achieve new PBs in S&C training. By doing so, I aspire to become a more powerful, dominant defender with improved tackling strength, precision, and control, enhancing my overall presence on the pitch.  

What was your favourite moment from the Paris Olympics this summer? 

My favourite moment was seeing Tom Daley win a silver medal in diving. It was great to see him compete in his fifth Olympics and continue to perform at such a high level.  

Football Scholar

Ruby Tickner

Academic courseCriminology

Hometown: Harpenden, UK

Best sporting achievement/personal best: 

Being accepted in Arsenal Women's Football Programme.

What is your number one sporting or academic goal this year on the Sports Scholarship Scheme? 

Improve my physical conditioning. 

What was your favourite moment from the Paris Olympics this summer? 

Watching Keely Hodgkinson win gold.

Football Scholar

Jessica Wood

Academic courseDigital Design

Nationality: British Indonesian

Best sporting achievement/personal best: 

Playing tier 4 semi-professional football for Cambridge City Top goal scorer in our BUCS league this season. 

What is your number one sporting or academic goal this year on the Sports Scholarship Scheme? 

Improve my footballing ability and help the team get promoted to tier 1 this coming season. 

What was your favourite moment from the Paris Olympics this summer? 

Watching the 10m diving – 17 year old Japanese diver won silver and performed a dive scored at 99.