On Wednesday 30 November, 2011 Whitgift hosted a dinner in celebration of sporting achievement.  As last year’s event was cancelled due to snow this year’s dinner was long overdue.  Furthermore, the Sports Department and pupils have had an outstanding record of achievement that stretches back over years and includes:

• 51 national titles in the past two years
• 80 national titles in the past five years
• 40 boys have represented England, Wales, The Republic of Ireland, Scotland, Romania or Italy in 8 different sports between 2007 and 2011
• Daily Telegraph / Aviva Sports Awards
Independent School of the Year 2011
• Daily Telegraph / Aviva Sports Awards
Independent School of the Year 2010
• School Sport Magazine
Independent Sports School of the Year 2011
• School Sport Magazine
Independent Sports School of the Year 2009  

Guests enjoyed a video of Whitgift sporting highlights as well as a question and answer session, conducted by Mr Simon Beck, with Elliot Daly, Lawrence Okoye and Matthew Spriegel where they gave the audience an insight into their respective sporting careers. 

Notable Old Whitgiftians who attended the event where:

• Lawrence Okoye - Great Britain U23 discus, British Men’s Record Holder, European U23 Gold
• Matthew Spriegel - Surrey CCC
• Tom Lancefield - Surrey CCC
• Lee Hills - England U18 & U19, Crystal Palace FC
• Ghassimu Sow - England U16, Crystal Palace FC
• Chris Catling - England A, Gloucester RFC
• Tim Catling - Barbarians RFC, Oxford University
• Elliot Daly - England U20, London Wasps RFC
• Mark Foster - England Sevens, England U18, Exeter Chiefs RFC
• Adam Thompstone - Barbarians RFC, England Sevens, England U20, London Irish RFC
• Richard Thorpe - England U21, London Irish RFC
• Jon Ufton - England A, London Wasps RFC, Cambridge University
• Marland Yarde - England U20, London Irish RFC